FY23 Sacred Heart Heart and Vascular Impact

Thank you for your support

I am profoundly grateful for your philanthropic support of heart and vascular services at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center. Your generosity allows us to upgrade equipment so that the caregivers at the Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute can offer leading edge diagnostics and technologies. You also enable us to educate caregivers, collaborate with industry leaders, and offer safety and wellness programs that benefit our entire community. Thank you for helping us ensure that, in the event of a cardiac emergency, you and your loved ones will not need to travel far from home to receive safe, compassionate, life-saving care.

With deepest gratitude,

Richard Padgett, MD, FACC Executive Director, Oregon Heart & Vascular Institue PeaceHealth System Medical Director for Cardiac Services

Award Winning, Nationally Recognized Cardiovascular Care

With your help to ensure our continued access to excellence, PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend has been recognized as an Accredited 24/7 Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) for upholding the highest standards of care for all chest pain patients who come through our doors. Additionally, we are proud to have recently been named:

 The first hospital in Oregon to be recognized as a Certified Transcatheter Valve Center by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) for meeting the highest standards for minimally invasive procedures known as TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) and Mitraclip (mitral valve repair).

 A Gold Plus Comprehensive Stroke Center by the American Heart Association for saving lives by ensuring that stroke patients receive the most appropriate and timely treatment according to research-based guidelines.

 A Bronze Milestone Award Winner by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) for OHVI

Echocardiology team’s 20 years of commitment to continuously improving patient safety and outcomes.

Dr. Sudeshna Banerjee, Interventional Cardiology Medical Director, Invasive Cardiology and Structural Heart Program

Recent Fund Distributions

made possible by your gifts

 $60,000 for Defibrillators in Eugene Police Cars

 $54,640 for Cardiac Surgical Instruments

 $36,575 for Cardiovascular Roundtable Education

 $23,238 for Wellness & Prevention Program

 $14,436 for Cardiovascular Symposium

 $9,932 for Heart & Vascular Nursing Excellence

With your support, over the past two years PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation has distributed $198,821 to support outstanding heart and vascular care in our community. Our emphasis on caregiver education ensures that our physicians and clinicians stay up to date on current best practices by accessing industry leaders.

Thank you for making a difference!

The Power of Your Giving

5717 heart and vascular patients served in 2021 650 cardiopulmonary rehab patients per year, on average

$198,821 recently distributed to support heart and vascular services

Your heartfelt dedication to the health of your community is evident with every gift you make.

Endowment provides Supervised Excercise Program Scholarships

Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation is an important part of healing for patients with cardiac and pulmonary concerns. Our excellent program includes supervised physical activity, lifestyle education and support.

Graduates of the program may continue developing the healthy habits they’ve learned by participating in our Supervised Excercise Program, but often insurance won’t cover it. To date, generous donors including The Coeta and Donald Barker Foundation have provided scholarships to more than 100 patients through our Supervised Exercise Program Scholarship Endowment Fund.

Thank you, donors, for empowering patients to defend against repeat cardiopulmonary events and move confidently down the path to full and complete recovery.

Philanthropy puts defibrillators in Eugene Police Squad Cars

Recently local media outlets shared the story of how Eugene Police, Eugene Springfield Fire, Eugene Police Foundation and PeaceHealth came together to put life-saving Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in 48 Eugene Police patrol cars.

Generous donors like you enabled PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation to contribute $60,000 toward the purchase of the AED’s. Additional funding was provided through the Eugene Police Foundation.

Police, who are trained in CPR, are often the first on scene for a cardiac arrest. As of this writing, officers have already used the new units twice to save lives.

“Time is critical,” says Rick Padgett, MD, cardiologist and Executive Director of the Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute. “For each minute that goes by without CPR and shock from a defibrillator, chances of survival drop by 10%.”

We are immensely grateful for your support! Your contributions will save lives and positively impact the health of our community for many years to come.

PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation