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Awards Announced at June 5 Gala
St. Joseph Hospital Foundation presented its annual gala, “A Celebration of Philanthropy,” on June 5 at Hotel Bellwether. The event raised over $145,000 to help fund vital healthcare services provided by PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center.
At the gala the Foundation recognized current Circle of Care Members and presented awards to three outstanding philanthropists.
Inspirational Leader of the Year Award – Mo West
Ralph H. Rinne, MD Physician Philanthropy Leader of the Year Award – Richard Jones, MD
Philanthropists of the Year Award – Central Auxiliary
Major sponsors of the event were Saturna Capital, Northwest Radiologists, Brooks Manufacturing, IMCO General Construction and Valley Electric. Thank you to everyone who attended or participated!
Gala 2010 to be held June 5
St. Joseph Hospital Foundation will present “A Celebration of Philanthropy” on June 5 at the Hotel Bellwether. Tickets are $150 per person.
The St. Joseph Hospital Foundation strives to help ensure that every individual needing medical services, from birth through the transitions of life, will receive quality healing and compassionate healthcare. Dollars raised at the Gala will assist St. Joseph Hospital in fulfilling its mission in providing medical services to the Whatcom region.
Through their generous sponsorship, we would like to acknowledge the following companies for their support of the Gala.
Gold Sponsor: Saturna Capital
Silver Sponsor: Northwest Radiologists
Bronze Sponsor: Brooks Manufacturing, IMCO General Construction, Inc., Valley Electric
The Gala will recognize current Circle of Care Members, as well as honoring three outstanding philanthropists.
For more information about Gala 2010, please call (360) 788‐6615.
Measuring Mission at the St. Joseph Foundation
“Much of the work being done at St. Joseph Hospital falls into the category of ‘best kept secrets.’ Our job at the Foundation is to share with the community the remarkable work being done by our local physicians and the caregivers at the Hospital. The more people who know about St. Joseph Hospital and our commitment to excellent medicine and compassionate care, the more they will feel compelled to support it, as many of you already do.”
-Nancy Steiger, Regional CEO & CMO, “CEO Briefing on Radiation Oncology” at Mt. Baker Theatre in Bellingham, WA on November 12, 2009
If some stories beg to be told, so do certain statistics. Especially when these numbers reveal how treating every patient with safe, evidence based compassionate care—every time, every touch—translate to remarkable rates of cancer survival. Extending lives provides a base measure, suggesting also symptoms relieved, illnesses managed.
Every Hospital program hopes to provide the finest care. At St. Joseph’s Cancer Center, survival rates for the most common cancer sites exceed those reported in the National Oncology Database, for cancers of the breast and prostate, by about two percent; and ten percent for lung and colorectal cancers.
The Cancer Center’s Dr. William Hall put the significance of these figures into perspective, in comments distilled from his November 12 presentation to members of the Circle of Care:
CEO Briefing on Interventional Radiology & Radiation Oncology in Bellingham
Thursday, November 12, Mt. Baker Theatre – Circle of Care members and their guests were given a look behind the scenes at some of the hospital programs supported by the Hospital Foundation. Nancy Steiger, Regional CEO and CMO, pointed out that we have many reasons to be proud of our award-winning Hospital, and just as many reasons to donate to the Hospital Foundation. The contributions made by guest speakers Dag Jensen, MD (Northwest Radiologists) and Dr. William Hall (Cancer Center) illustrated this statement.
Planning For Future Retirement
“How to Retire,” of the Leadership Briefing Series, was held on October 21st, 2009 at the Hotel Bellwether Ballroom. Nicholas Kaiser, Director and Chairman of Saturna Capital, was the guest speaker. Below are photos of the event, which helped an audience of St. Joseph anesthesiologists and radiologists plan for retirement.
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A Celebration of Philanthropy
Care. Share. Inspire.
The Donor Recognition Gala was held on May 2nd, 2009 at the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, Washington. Jonathan Klein, President of CNN/US, was the guest speaker at the event. Below are photos of the event, to recognize and thank generous donors and community members who have contributed to the Foundation in 2009.
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