DEAR FRIENDS,

2022-23 has been a year of renewal at St. John’s Health Foundation. With our new President, Anna Olson in place, we worked together to prioritize meeting and thanking donors, governance, stewardship and building a strong relationship with Jeff Sollis the new St. John’s Health CEO.

St. John’s Health Foundation has an active board of 23 members. This year we welcomed back two experienced leaders Debby Hopkins to Co-Chair who brings her innovative pursuit of growth to our Development Committee; and Pat Robertson as Secretary, who also brings her strong institutional finance background to our Finance Committee. We also onboarded Jim Augé, a long-standing community leader with strong ties in business and philanthropy.

Thanks to your donations and wishes, St. John’s Health Foundation manages approximately 25 directed funds in addition to our unrestricted St. John’s Health fund. This year, each fund was reviewed with the corresponding hospital leadership and clinical department staff to ensure that their priorities were being met and we are stewarding funds according to the donors’ intents. Patient Support funding was also carefully evaluated as Anna and her team streamlined access for patients who need financial support, by creating a new Universal Application process (See story on page 16).

Jeff Sollis started as CEO Jan 2, 2023. Thanks to his generous nature and keen desire to work in partnership with the Foundation, we were able to introduce him to hundreds of community members and donors throughout the spring and summer. This was accomplished as Foundation Board members generously hosted events for Jeff and his wife Rachel. Jeff also enthusiastically attended community meetings and took time to greet patients and their families in the hospital. We are actively supporting the development of a new Strategic Plan with Jeff and his team, that will lead St. John’s Health into 2024 and beyond.

Hospitals across the nation face unprecedented financial challenges. Rural hospitals are especially stretched as they look for the road to sustainability. Thanks to strong leadership, excellent medical and nursing staff and dedicated administrative and support staff, St. John’s Health is in a good place as we close out the year. However, in this challenging and complex environment, the need to maximize philanthropic support is stronger than ever. 2024 will mark the beginning of our first campaign since the Sage Living Campaign ended in 2019. The funding initiatives will be critical to the future of our independent hospital, including funding for housing our staff, for improving and strengthening our current services, and for expanding our services to better support the needs of our community.

We express our thanks to the incredible generosity of our community of donors. We hope you will enjoy reading about the impact your contributions had this year.

Jane Hopkins Carey, Co-Chair

Bob Pisano, Co-Chair

Patricia Robertson, Secretary

Patrick Trucco, Treasurer and Finance & Investment Co-Chair

Doug Ober, Finance & Investment Co-Chair

Karen Brennan, Marketing Chair

Tom Bruno, Nominating & Governance Chair

Deborah C. Hopkins, Development Co-Chair

Ted Staryk, Development Co-Chair

Bill Best, Past Board Chair

Katharine Conover-Keller, SJH Board of Trustees Chair

Jeff Sollis, St. John’s Health CEO

Jim Augé

Michael Coles

Tom Fay

Chuck Fleischman

Jeff Flug

Robert Halper, MD

May Herr

Hillary Munro

Shirley Cheramy

Jim Eden

Ross Hartley

Ed Liebzeit

ANNA OLSON President

CHRIS CLABUESCH Operations & Program Manager

Katy Niner

Gary Roubin, MD

Charlie Thomson

Marty Trott, MD

Paul Vogelheim

Connie Hansen, Ex Officio

Jim Little, Jr., MD, Ex Officio

Evan Jones, SJH Board of Trustees Representative

Thank you to the board members who completed their board service: Bob Grady and Rachel Kay Rogers

SHELDON PERKINS

Vice President, Development & Stewardship

METTE MOSQUERA Development & Marketing Specialist

Sincerely,

Jane Hopkins Carey, Board Co-Chair | Bob Pisano, Board Co-Chair

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