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Building Our Future Together

Todd Hornback

On Oct. 6, the first patient was admitted to Banner

partnership with Banner Boswell and Banner Del

Boswell Medical Center’s new, state-of-the art

E. Webb medical centers and our community. As a

Emergency Department nearly 50 years after the

result, the best in health care can be found right here.

Gina W. Ore

first patient walked through the doors of Banner Hospital on Nov. 16, 1970.

So, what’s next?

A history to commemorate, a vibrant future to

Indeed, our past is the springboard to the future. In

celebrate. That’s what this issue of GenerousLiving is

the pages that follow, you’ll read about those who’ve

all about – five decades of superior health care and

both impacted and have been impacted by the

the generations of generosity that have made this

health care in this community, a Hero with Heart who

milestone possible. Fifty years of healing, Heroes

delivers it, and how support for the Generosity for

with Heart, and those who have found it in their

Generations Campaign helps write the next chapter in

hearts to support health care in their community.

superior health care for the West Valley.

We celebrate all of this and all of you. Together, you

Today in 2020, thanks to you, there’s truly no better

have made a tremendous impact in our lives.

place to be. With your continued support, the next

Generations of visionaries built the foundation

chapter will not only be written, it will be the best yet.

for this milestone today. Such visionaries they were, dedicated to bringing health care to this

To your health!

community and inspired by the founding fathers of health care in the West Valley Del Webb, Bill

CREATED FOR SUN HEALTH BY

Chapman and the Boswell brothers.

The legacy of support for superior health care continues today, thanks to the philanthropic

Todd Hornback

Gina W. Ore

Chairman Sun Health Foundation Board of Trustees

Chief Philanthropy Officer Sun Health Foundation

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I M PA C T S TO R Y

Dancing to the Rhythm of Superior Health Care Dolores and Dutch Svoboda Dolores and Dutch Svoboda danced together as kids.

Eighty plus years later, they’re still dancing, even if it’s more with their hearts than with their feet these days.

After running a successful dry-cleaning business in Iowa, the Svobodas moved to Sun City in 1974 to retire. Banner Boswell had just opened four years earlier. They threw themselves into community activities, including dancing, softball and supporting their local Sun Health Hospital, then called Boswell Memorial Hospital.

With their help, superior health care has remained

out and saw she was under attack from a hornet,

“We got involved because we knew how important

available in the West Valley. The Svobodas are in

or hornets, I should say, and I knew that something

Sun Health was to the community,” says Dutch.

excellent health for the most part, but not long ago,

had to be done. So I attempted to kill them, and in

Dutch fractured his pelvis in a fall and wound up as a

the meantime I fell and broke my pelvis.”

The couple have been longtime supporters of Sun

patient at Banner Boswell.

“The ambulance took him to Banner Boswell, and

Health Foundation, the philanthropic partner for several local health care causes, including Boswell,

Dutch explains, “I was in the kitchen having my

then he was transferred over to the rehab center,”

now called Banner Boswell Medical Center.

breakfast and I heard Dolores call my name. I went

Dolores says.

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With rehabilitation, his recovery went well. In 2019, there were more trips to the Emergency Department when Dutch experienced heart trouble. He could hardly breathe. Minutes mattered.

It was then that Dutch met cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon Rajeev S. Kathuria, M.D., who recommended the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) heart procedure. At 94, he was grateful that he was a candidate. Now, he’s shooting for 100. Dutch, Dolores and their son, Dean can’t thank Dr. Kathuria enough.

“If it had not been for Dr. Kathuria and his skills, I wouldn’t be here today,” says Dutch.

How reassuring it’s been to know that emergency care and cardiac services are available close to

“We have supported Sun Health Foundation all

home…even more so today with the new, spacious,

these years because we believe in it, and after being

state-of-the-art Emergency Department, being made

a patient many different times at Banner Boswell

possible with charitable contributions.

from emergency to sometimes care for several days, it just reinforces our thinking,” says Dutch. “Life has

“We are very fortunate to have a hospital in this

been great, and we’ve tried to use the gifts that God

community. Everyone should give back to continue

gave us wisely.”

making the best health care available,” says Dutch.

Dancing with the feet is one thing. Dancing with the “Supporting Sun Health Foundation gives us a good

heart is another.

feeling, like dancing to good music does,” says Dolores.

“What do you know? We’ve still got it,” says Dutch.

Follow your heart to support superior health care through Sun Health Foundation’s Generosity for Generations Campaign. Learn how at SunHealthFoundation.org/generosity.

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“What do you mean,” replies Dolores. “We never lost it.”

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Rajeev S. Kathuria, M.D. PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT

West Valley. I’m very proud of the work that’s being

I’ve said this to my wife that if the day ever comes

Rajeev S. Kathuria,

done at this hospital and this expansion of the

that I don’t care what happens to a person that I’ve

M.D., serves as Chief

emergency department, the new patient tower,

operated on, tell me so I can hang it up. Because to

of Cardiovascular

and the new heart center is only going to make this

me it is critically important to absolutely provide

& Thoracic Surgery

institution better.

the best care you can for a given individual. Because these people who are under our care are trusting us

at Banner Boswell Medical Center and

Serving this community for almost three decades,

with their lives. They’re at their most vulnerable and

also is the Medical

we know you’ve cared for thousands of patients.

need to be treated with respect and compassion.

Director of the

What has been most rewarding for you?

Structural Heart

One of the most fulfilling parts of my career has

Why did you decide to pursue medicine?

program. He has been

been the fact that over the years we’ve seen

One of the things that crystallized my decision was

recognized as one of the top cardiac surgeons in the

patients and their families come through these

when my grandmother had her cataract operation

country and is considered an expert in minimally

doors that have required care of different types.

when I was 8. I was fascinated by the idea that a

invasive valve surgery. Most recently he was ranked

I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to have

surgeon, under local anesthetic, can cut open the

No. 1 in Arizona for coronary artery bypass graft

operated on husbands and wives, daughters and

eye and take out a cataract, which is the lens of the

surgery and ranked in the top 25 cardiac surgeons

sons, brothers and sisters, and in-laws of patients.

eye which has become opaque, and restore vision.

nationally. He was recently honored as a Hero with

What it tells us is they trust us to come back to our

Heart at Sun Health Foundation’s Heroes with

hospital for the type of care that we provide here.

While I did not pursue ophthalmology, I knew I

Heart Virtual Gala on Nov. 7 for his compassion to

It’s particularly exciting for me to also see younger

wanted to be a surgeon. I also had an interest in

patients and passion for superior health care.

folks who are now choosing Banner Boswell for

diseases of the heart.

their cardiovascular care.

Of all the places you could choose to practice

When I was in medical school, during my surgical

medicine, why did you choose the West Valley?

What inspires you to come to work every day?

rotation, two weeks were dedicated to cardiac

I’ve been extremely passionate about the care

What I do makes a huge difference in people’s

surgery. I remember the first day I walked into the

that we provide at Banner Boswell Medical Center,

lives. The reward for me is to see them after their

operating room as a medical student and scrubbed

and I have been practicing here for close to 30

operation when they are no longer having angina

in on a coronary artery bypass procedure, and saw

years now. The hospital just celebrated its 50th

or are no longer short of breath and feel so much

the heart beating within the chest. That was it for

anniversary and I would say that we have one of

better than before their surgery. The impact of

me. I was sold. I knew then that I would pursue

the best hospitals in the country right here in the

these operations can be lifelong.

cardiac surgery as a career.

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Generosity for Generations | Our Vibrant Future We recognize donors who made total gifts of $500 or more from Nov. 1, 2019 through Oct. 31, 2020 in support of the Generosity for Generations Campaign and other initiatives.

$1,000,000 or greater Anonymous Mr. Warren D. Ruff*^^ $500,000-$999,999 Anonymous* (2) Ira J. and Laurel^^ Gedan Mrs. Mary Lou Goodfriend Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Haiges $100,000-$499,999 Anonymous Anonymous* Dr. and Mrs. William B. Furgerson, Jr* James G. and Maria C. Hess Birt^ and Louisa Kellam Suzy and Joe La Rue Mrs. Erika O. Saltzman* $50,000-$99,999 Ms. Laurette Broehm* Mrs. Jean M. Carr* James E. Greenwald Mr. Robert Horning and Ms. Rosalyn Wilson Mrs. Carol A. Howland* Ms. Marion I. Jones* Mr. Joseph T. Muldoon Mrs. LaVerne T. Requarth* Mrs. Marlene E. Seyler* Vituity Healthcare $25,000-$49,999 Anonymous (2) Anonymous* Ms. Mary E. Autio Banner Health Mr. Francis “Chip” Burns Gracie C. Carter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Chaet* Mrs. Helgar Crochelt* Mr. James Dobbins and Ms. Sharon K. Forbes*

Mr. and Mrs. Jerald D. Gentry Mrs. Carol B. Hilder Mr. and Mrs. C. Kenneth Jenks* Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Jutzi Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. Koenig* Mrs. Elaine S. Lahr Gina and John Ore Don and Anna Scheidt Mrs. Betty R. Shults-Jensen $10,000-$24,999 Anonymous Jennifer and John Drago, Jr. Ms. Charlotte M. Erb* Carolyn and Gerald Golden Gary and Sharon Grambow Mr. and Mrs. Todd^ Hornback Mr. and Mrs. Warren Huebner Mr. Bruce C. Kelly* Mr. and Mrs. Gerald^^ F. Lapke Mr. and Mrs. Daniel^ D. Minnix David^ and Melissa Monheit Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Morrison Living Mr. and Mrs. John E. Norris Northern Trust Mr. Dudley W. Puryear* Daniel J. and Patricia^ Rourke R. Jack^* and Sandra Stephenson Mr. and Mrs. S. J. “Dutch” Svoboda Mr. Gilbert R. Vasquez Tahlya and Matt Visintainer Zion & Zion $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous (1) Birdies for Charity Mr. and Mrs. David Bradford George and Darlene Bradner Mr. Charles O. Cassada Mrs. Julia K. Czapor* Edwards Lifesciences LLC

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$1,000-$2,499 Anonymous (3) Ms. Norma J. Anderson* Ms. Kimberly A. Blanford Ms. Carol W. Blitstein Mrs. Dorothy Blum Stan and Shirley Bormann Ms. Tricia M. Botma Bradford’s Auction Gallery Mrs. Mattie L. Buettner* Mr. Aaron B. Carder Client Focus Printing Comprehensive Care Services Mr. and Mrs. David Coon Patrick T. and Kathleen^ Crowley Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Dodgion Mr. and Mrs. Delaine Donohue Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Downing Mr. Gary Egan Dr. Janice A. Ferguson^^ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fernandez Ms. Ann Flatten Ms. Debra A. Flores Lawrence D. and Nancy J. Foy Mrs. Donnarae B. Freyermuth Mrs. Colette M. Guiberteau Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hallin Mrs. Helen Hansgen Mrs. Nancy Hays Ms. Sue Hellriegel Mrs. Betty L. Hintz Mr. Andrew and Mrs. Agnes L. Hopper* Mr. and Mrs. Frank E.^^ Joyce Ms. Vicki Johnson Mr. and Mrs. John Jung Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kohnen Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Larson, JD Mrs. Patricia Lewis Finnell^ Mr. Donald J. Leyshon Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Liebsack

Mr. Dan P. Liguori Barbara and Stephen Mason Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. McAvoy^^ Mrs. Diane M. McManis Rear Admiral and Mrs. Jay Miller, Jr. Ms. Linda Moore Mrs. Audrey H. Mulhollen Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nappen Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Olin Ms. Courtney C. Owens Wendy and William Pardonche Gary and Penny Pinter Dr. and Mrs. Michael Pollay Mr. and Mrs. James R. Radley Mr. and Mrs. Richard Redmond Ms. Brandiel L. Rodriguez Mrs. Ethel M. Scarlett Roberta and Michael Schaff Mr. Walter C. Schalm Ms. Jessica E. Selby James L. and Ruth D. Selkman* Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sheehan Mr. Brian Standage Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stuckey Mr. and Mrs. Ted Stults Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.^^ Tibbitts Mr. and Mrs. John J. Turpin, Jr. Ms. Mary E. Turrentine J. Warren and Linda Tyler Dr. Mary Hope Underwood Ms. Nancy Urbach Ms. Rose Vandervort Claudia and Ricardo Vazquez Larry H. and Mary Pat Vering Mr. and Mrs. H. Glenn Weavers Mr. Dan F. Weinman Mrs. Chizuko N. White Mrs. Merle H. Winstead Jerry and Pam Wojtas Ms. Joan E. Worsham

$500-$999 Anonymous (10) Anonymous* Ms. Nancy K. Adamson Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert L. Alvarez Mr. Wendell E. Anderson Ms. Dortha Apland Ms. Erica Arcos Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas N. Beauchamp Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Behrens Ms. Karen L. Beltramo Mr. and Mrs. Harvey D. Bettesworth Mr. Charles A. Beyer* Mr. and Mrs. James* N. Booy^^ Ms. Elizabeth Burke Ms. Donna R. Byron Mr. Billie B. Chandler Ms. Arlene Christensen Mr. Eugene and Mrs. Susan Colvin Mrs. Charlotte Cotner Mr. and Mrs. Ivan E. Dale Ms. Jean M. Davis Ms. Sandra K. Davis Mrs. Kari Davis-Curry Ms. Pat Dugan Mrs. Rita A. Dunikoski Ms. Mary Barbara Eddy Ms. Julie E. Ellison Mrs. Jane B. Engel Farmingdale Fund Mrs. Clarissa Fink Mrs. Faye A. Fray Mrs. Kathleen Frederick Mr. Joshua Freegard Mr. Byron Georgiou Mr. Paul and Mrs. Regina Greves Dr. and Mrs. H. Virgil Grumbling, Jr Mr. and Mrs. Greg Haro Dr. Cheryl Hedegaard Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hernandez Ms. Cynthia Hoak

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Home Instead Senior Care Mrs. Shirley Homme Ms. Toni Horton Brian and Julie Huebner Mrs. Carol A. Irwin Ms. Phyllis Jacobs Mrs. Velda Jacobs Ms. Marcia C. James Wes and Luanne Jorgensen Ms. Arlene M. Kershaw Mrs. Marilyn P. Kluge Mr. Lawrence F. Kolb Mr. and Mrs. James Koltveit

Mr. Edward H. and Mrs. Linda K. Koning Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Koo Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Kuck Mr. and Mrs. Doug Laiho Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Lamps Ms. Belinda S. Lane Ms. Theresa M. Lentini Mr. Billy and Mrs. Stacey Lester Ms. Betty Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Macon Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mayfield Mrs. Rosemary K. Mazero

Mr. and Mrs. Tom McGinley Ms. H. Catherine McKeown Mr. and Mrs. Edwin R. McNicholas Bernie and Joan Meagher Mr. Richard W. Miles Mrs. Joanne Miller* Ms. Genevieve Mountain Ms. Jan A. Nelson Rev. Lowell^ and Deborah Nelson Jack and Ruth Niemi Mrs. Betty J. Oeding Ms. Patricia O’Neil Ms. Carole M. Parnell

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Phillips Mrs. Yvonne T. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Potts Ms. Diane K. Poulter Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Reinstein Mrs. Doris J. Rettger Dr. and Mrs. Robert Rings Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Schill Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Schreiber Setterberg Jewelers of Sun City Ms. Patricia Shaw Ms. Regina L. Sheets Mr. Timothy Shipe

Mrs. Nancy Q. Shovlain Mr. Saul N. Silbert* Mrs. Susan M. Slezak Mrs. Christine M. “Chickie” Smith Mr. and Mrs. Randy Smith^^ Mr. Stanley L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Smith Mrs. Laura E. Snow Mrs. Ruth H. Snyder* Mr. and Mrs. John D.^^ Spooler Mrs. Margaret E. Staggs Mr. Donald J. Stanton Mr. and Mrs. Allen L. Swedenborg

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Mr. Roger Tharp Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Thompson Mr. Jaime Torres and Mr. Gary Marlett Dr. and Mrs. John Tullai Ms. Mary I. Valenzuela-Resto Mr. Dennis Vanhoose Ms. Terry Wallace Mrs. Nannine H. Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. Jeff White Bruce and Debi Williams Joyce and Adam Wilt Ms. Susan A. Witter

LEGACY LEADERS We are proud to recognize Legacy Leaders. Thank you for elevating Sun Health Foundation to the level of “family.” Many Leagcy Leaders have named Sun Health Foundation as beneficiary in a Will or a Living Trust.

Others have chosen to make a charitable gift that provides income for life. Other ways include a Charitable Remainder or Lead Trust, a Life Insurance Policy, or a Retirement Account.

Anonymous (26) Anonymous* (8) Mr. Charles A. Adams, JD Ms. Norma J. Anderson* Mrs. Joan A. Anderson Dr. Roger B. Anderson Mrs. Dorothy Arnold Susan C. Arnold Ms. Mary E. Autio Mrs. Jean F. Bachman Mrs. Joanne G. Backs Ms. Helen Bartholomew Mrs. Lois M. Becker Mrs. Anne L. Bieter Ms. Mildred Bilancetti Jeanne M. Blanchet, PhD Ms. Carol W. Blitstein Mrs. Phyllis A. Borysko Mrs. Marcia A. Boston Ms. Laurette Broehm* Mrs. Katherine A. Brown* Mrs. Edith A. Brozka Mrs. Mattie L. Buettner* Mrs. Delores A. Buller Mr. James H. Burchill Mrs. Norma B. Cameron Mrs. Jean M. Carr* Gracie C. Carter

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Chaet* Ms. Elizabeth B. Chase* Mrs. Elsie E. Coates* Mr. and Mrs.* Robert F. Colli Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Colrud Mrs. Mary Jo Copelan* Mr. and Mrs. William M. Corfield* Ms. Barbara A. Cornell Mrs. Elizabeth S. Cox Mrs. Katherine M. Craine* Mrs. Phyllis R. Curry Mr. Wilmer R. Dachtler Mrs. Sara E. Dean Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dierks Mr. Ray P. Dinsmore, Jr.* Mrs. Marcia M. Diven* Mr. William B. Doherty* Mr. Lester R. Dray* Mr. Robert J. Droesch Miss Isabell A. Eakin* Mr. Clark Engle Ms. Charlotte M. Erb* Rev. and Mrs. Vernon Ermeling Mrs. Louise K. Fallner Dr. Joan R. Fedor Mrs. Patricia Lewis Finnell^ Ms. Ann Flatten Dr. William B. Furgerson, Jr*

Mr. and Mrs. George H. Galstad, Jr Ira J. and Laurel^^ Gedan Mrs. Rosemary Gibb Mr. Stanley J. Ginda Mrs. Mary Lou Goodfriend James E. Greenwald Dr. Harold E. Gries Mrs. Evelyn R. Grigsby* Mrs. Mildred V. Groat Mrs. Colette M. Guiberteau Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Haiges Mrs. Nancy S. Hamilton* Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Hanselman Mrs. Helen Hansgen Dr. and Mrs. Oliver J. Harper Joe T. Hayashi, MD Mr. and Mrs. James A. Healy* James G. and Maria C. Hess Mrs. Carol B. Hilder Mr. Andrew and Mrs. Agnes Hopper* Mr. Edwin C. Howe Mrs. Carol A. Howland* Mr. Hugh “Ed” Hughes Mr. Vernon J. Jenkins Mrs. Susanne M. Jensen Ms. Marion I. Jones*

Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Jutzi Dr. and Mrs. Walter M. Kalback Birt^ and Louisa Kellam Mr. Bruce C. Kelly* Mrs. Jane B. Kimpel* Mrs. Nancy E. Klar Mr. Jack P. Kurrle Suzy and Joe La Rue Mrs. Elaine S. Lahr Mrs. Hazel I. Leslie Mrs. Susan Q. Lewis Mrs. Joyce Loding Mr. and Mrs. Michael^^ Mandell Mr. and Mrs. Walter Martin Mrs. Diane M. McManis Dr. G. Robert and Rae K. McMillan Dr. Donald and Mrs. Nadine Meis Mr. and Mrs. Werner W. Metsch Mr. and Mrs. John Meyerhoffer Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Mueller Mr. Joseph T. Muldoon Ms. Jan A. Nelson Mr. Myron E. Noben Ms. Mary A. Nykamp Mrs. Barbara J. Penhallow Ms. Mary Anne Poggenburg Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Pratt Mr. Dudley W. Puryear*

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Radley Mr. and Mrs. Richard Redmond Mrs. Mary B. Reichstein Mrs. LaVerne T. Requarth* Mrs. Doris J. Rettger Mr. John Retynski Mrs. Ina M. Romito Mrs. Nancy B. Root Mr. Warren D. Ruff*^^ Mrs. Robert J. Ruppert Mrs. Helen Ruscitti Mrs. Florence D. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Sallander Mrs. Erika O. Saltzman* Dr. and Mrs. Anthony V. Saputo James L. and Ruth D. Selkman* Mrs. Marlene E. Seyler* Mr. Gordon Shieck Mr. Saul N. Silbert* Mrs. Dolores Silva Mrs. Stefanie Sjoberg Mrs. Delores L. Smith Mr. Russell R. Smith Mrs. Ruth H. Snyder* Ms. Julie A. Soske Mrs. Phyllis L. Stacklie Mr. and Mrs. S. J. “Dutch” Svoboda

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Tamura Mrs. Donna Mae Tanzie Mrs. Jacklin G. Taylor Mr. Gilbert H. TeWinkle* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.^^ Tibbitts Mr. Burton S. Turney Ms. Mary E. Turrentine Mr. and Mrs. H. Glenn Weavers Ms. Susan L. White Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Williamson Mr. Noel W. and Mrs. Jayne Willis* Mr. Ralph Wirebaugh Mr. Raymond W. Wirsing Mrs. Charlene M. Work* Ms. Joan E. Worsham Mr. Alan C. Wren* Mrs. Aloise J. Wrobel Dr. Albin J. Zielen Mr. Robert W. Zinser

* Departed ^ Board member ^^ Former Board member

LOUISA AND BIRT KELLAM

Envisioning a Vibrant Future As the West Valley celebrates Banner Boswell Medical Center’s 50 years of superior health care, Sun Health Foundation also celebrates the visionaries who, through the years, have paved the way for this health PHOTO: MATT YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHY

care milestone and so many others to occur. Among them are Louisa and Birt Kellam.

For decades these visionaries and community leaders have given and continue to give of their time, talent, treasure and testimony in support of superior health care and quality of life in the West Valley.

While they’ve been an integral part of the history being celebrated, they’re also looking ahead to the Louisa volunteers at the Dysart Community Center,

Louisa and Birt did their research before moving

teaching English as a Second Language and serving

from St. Louis, Missouri, to Arizona’s West Valley.

Birt is a Sun Health Board member and Chair of

as its board Chair. She also serves on the board of

They wanted to make sure that everything

Sun Health Foundation’s Generosity for Generations

the West Valley Symphony and has volunteered her

important to them for a longer, healthier, more

Campaign Committee. He has been a highly valued

time on various church committees and with several

purposeful life was available. Superior health care

member of one of the boards or committees as far

other organizations over the years. Her name is

was at the top of the list. They discovered Boswell

back as 1995. Among his many roles, he has served

synonymous with women’s health care in the West

and Del E. Webb hospitals in the Sun Cities were

as chairman of the Sun Health Foundation Board of

Valley. The Louisa Kellam Center for Women’s Health

ranked among the top 100 hospitals in the country.

Trustees, as well as chairman of the Board for Sun

on the Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center campus

That’s when they knew for sure this area was where

Health and Del E. Webb Hospital.

was named in her honor.

they wanted to be.

vibrant future for health care that awaits.

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SunHealthFoundation.org | “Louisa and I have been here for 30 years,” Birt says.

“Since then, we’ve watched with great excitement the growth of health care services in this area — from the seeds planted by visionaries. We’ve been grateful recipients of superior health care as well.”

When asked to give an example, Birt is quick to say:

“I believe that to get doctors and other medical professionals of the highest caliber, you must have really superior facilities.”

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as Del Webb, the Boswell brothers and Bill Chapman, who are considered the founding fathers of health care in this community.

As Campaign Chair, Birt is helping to inspire the next generation of visionaries.

“Pure and simple, funding for this $48-million

that required a quadruple bypass at Banner Boswell.

Community support through Sun Health Foundation’s

Campaign will determine our future. The Campaign’s

In short, Dr. Rajeev Kathuria, a cardiovascular

Generosity for Generations Campaign ensures Banner

initiatives for emergency medical care, spine health

and thoracic surgeon, saved her life. We were so

Boswell and Banner Del E. Webb medical centers have

and orthopedics, women and infant services, breast

fortunate and grateful to have Dr. Kathuria perform

the latest of everything right here.”

and lung cancer care, and wellness programs are

the surgery — a true Hero with Heart to us and so many others.”

so important that the actions we take now and Part of today’s generation of visionaries, Louisa and

over the next two to five years will impact this

Birt are following in the footsteps of such trailblazers

community for the next 50.”

For the superior health care he has delivered, and the compassion he has shown to patients and families for almost 30 years, Dr. Kathuria was honored as a Hero with Heart at Sun Health Foundation’s Heroes with Heart Virtual Gala on Nov. 7. To view the Gala and make a Tribute gift in honor of him or other Hero with Heart, visit SunHealthFoundation.org/donate.

Their story is just one of many testimonials about the quality of care delivered by the physicians and staff at Banner Boswell through the years.

“I believe that to get people to get doctors and other medical professionals of the highest caliber, you must have really superior facilities,” says Birt. “And that’s where the Sun Health Foundation comes in.

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The Future of Emergency Medical Care Community support has made it possible to build a state-of-the-art Emergency Department (ED) at Banner Boswell Medical Center that meets the needs of residents today, with a forward look into the future. Because Banner Boswell is considered world class for its care, the hospital is attracting a broader demographic, and this ED stands ready as PHOTO: MATT YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHY

needs evolve.

Today, superior health care is even more accessible with 33% more beds and an increased capacity to serve 25% more patients annually. The new ED opened its doors Oct. 6 and stands as a testament to the vibrant future our community can build when we work together.

New Emergency Department and Patient Tower, Banner Boswell Medical Center A larger lobby that affords space for social distancing, an increase from four to 17 specialized negative-

building our future together — one that will ensure

and offers additional safety measures that happen

pressure patient rooms to contain any sort of

the health and wellbeing of our community for

to align with today’s social distancing practices.”

airborne illness, two CT scanners dedicated to the ED,

generations to come.

and more ensure that emergency medicine providers at Banner Boswell can provide great care.

Additionally, the new Emergency Department is

This milestone is the result of charitable contributions “Despite what many people believe, the ED is safer

to Sun Health Foundation’s Generosity for Generations

than ever,” says Hites T. Patel, M.D., a board-certified

Campaign from those who recognize the value of

emergency medicine physician at Banner Boswell.

investing in health care and wellness — and understand

vital to expanding other important service lines

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the importance of preparedness when it comes to

for our community, including cancer care and

“We’re separating patients with any respiratory or

managing a medical emergency. If this speaks to you,

heart care. As patients receive treatment for these

COVID-like symptoms from the rest of the ED and

opportunities to support this project continue to be

conditions and more, there is an inevitable need

diverting them to a completely different pathway

available. Visit SunHealthFoundation.org/generosity.

for comprehensive emergency medicine services to

and treatment area,” says Dr. Patel. “The new ED has

address any unexpected side effects. It’s all part of

a very deliberate design that follows this protocol

Your vibrant future awaits!

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THE JOY OF GIVING

Feeling Joy That Lasts Excerpts from The Joy of Giving Lasts Longer Than

online donation to the same charity every day. The

the Joy of Getting – Psychological Science, a journal

participants reflected on their spending experience

of the Association for Psychological Science.

and overall happiness at the end of each day.

Dec. 20, 2018 The data, from a total of 96 participants, showed a

Michael Cofield, Ph.D., ABPP

The happiness we feel after a particular event or

clear pattern: Participants started off with similar

In other research:

activity diminishes each time we experience that

levels of self-reported happiness, and those who

“Studies have shown that the regular experience of

event, a phenomenon known as hedonic adaptation.

spent money on themselves reported a steady decline

positive emotions is a major contributor to our health,

But giving to others may be the exception to this

in happiness over the 5-day period. But happiness did

happiness and higher performance,” says Michael

rule, according to research in Psychological Science.

not seem to fade for those who gave their money to

Cofield, Ph.D., ABPP, with The Mindability Group based

someone else. The joy from giving for the fifth time in

in Scottsdale, Arizona. “And it turns out that consistent

a row was just as strong as it was at the start.

and intentional acts of altruism and gratitude are

In two studies, psychology researchers Ed O’Brien

some of the best and most well researched ways of

(University of Chicago Booth School of Business) and Samantha Kassirer (Northwestern University Kellogg

The researchers note that when people focus

boosting your personal level of positive emotions on a

School of Management) found that participants’

on an outcome, such as getting paid, they can

sustained basis,“ Dr. Cofield adds.

happiness did not decline, or declined much slower,

easily compare outcomes, which diminishes

if they repeatedly bestowed gifts on others versus

their sensitivity to each experience. When

repeatedly receiving those same gifts themselves.

people focus on an action, such as donating to a charity, they may focus less on comparison and

In one experiment, university student participants

instead experience each act of giving as a unique

received $5 every day for 5 days; they were required

happiness-inducing event.

to spend the money on the exact same thing each time. The researchers randomly assigned

To review the entire article with both studies, visit

participants to spend the money either on

sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181220080008.htm

Learn more from Dr. Cofield about what triggers our feelings of joy at the next Coffee with Gina & Friends virtual get-together at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 18. RSVP to Joyce.Wilt@ SunHealth.org or (623) 471-8508.

themselves or on someone else, such as by leaving money in a tip jar at the same café or making an

The experiments were preregistered and all data and materials have been made available online via the Open Science Framework.

Association for Psychological Science. “The joy of giving lasts longer than the joy of getting.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 20 December 2018. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181220080008.htm.

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Which gives us more joy, receiving or giving?

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The answer may surprise you. Join Sun Health

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Michael Cofield, Ph.D., ABPP, with The Mindability

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