THANK YOU FROM THE PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH CANCER CENTER

By Dr. William Hall, Radiation Oncologist

Five years ago, our generous philanthropic community contributed more than $9 million to help build an integrated cancer center that could consolidate a wide array of treatment and support services into a single convenient location. Since it opened in 2012, the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Cancer Center has served more than 6,000 patients and their loved ones, providing healing and compassionate care during some of the most difficult and frightening moments of their lives.

Today, philanthropy helps fund the necessary technology, education and equipment to provide our patients access to state-of-the-art clinical tools. Thanks to you we recently, purchased an advanced robotic treatment table that allows us to perfectly position patients for safe, highly accurate and reproducible radiation treatment setups.

The level of alignment accuracy that the 6DoF Couch® provides is beneficial to all patients, but it is especially critical for high-intensity treatments, such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). This advanced technology will facilitate the expansion of our existing SBRT program into spine, liver, prostate and other body sites which require 6DoF® positioning for safe and accurate treatment.

As a PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation donor, you enhance our ability to deliver exceptional care. Your contributions fund advanced technology, research studies, clinical trials, complementary therapies like massage and acupuncture, and a robust, diverse array of classes and support programs to help patients connect with each other and heal in their own way.

Your support helps to ensure that everyone who needs our help will receive it with open arms, regardless of their ability to pay. Thank you for making a difference.

A PUBLICATION OF PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION

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In 2012 your generosity enabled us to open the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Cancer Center.

In 2017 your gifts purchased a PerfectPitch 6DoF Couch® to facilitate extraordinarily precise radiation treatments.

Your Gifts at Work: 2017 Allocations Report Enclosed!

You Funded It: ENDOSCOPIC EQUIPMENT for Speech & Language Therapy

Thanks to donors, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center have a new tool for assessing patients who have trouble swallowing due to stroke or illness. The Foundation has funded two Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES®) systems, one for use by inpatient rehab and acute care, and one for outpatient treatment at the Grabow Therapy & Wellness Center.

This new fiberoptic equipment will allow SLPs to view a patient’s pharynx, larynx

and upper esophageal opening clearly and in full color while dyed food or liquids are swallowed. This helps them recommend appropriate interventions to ensure swallowing safety. FEES® can be done at bedside and doesn’t involve exposure to radiation. It is an evidenced-based, convenient and safe alternative to a Modified Barium Swallow study (MBS).

Your support has made this possible. Thank you!

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation launched a $1 million campaign in March 2017 to fund Cardiovascular Center diagnostic imaging advancements. To date, our generous community has donated more than $831,000 toward our goal!

Your gift will save lives by funding equipment and facility improvements for cardiovascular

diagnostic imaging needs. Image clarity is critical to cardiovascular diagnostic and treatment procedures. New imaging systems drastically increase image clarity for more precise diagnosis and treatment.

Electrophysiology Lab equipment and facility improvements will allow clinicians to care for 10-12 percent more patients per year. Additionally, the new imaging systems will reduce radiation exposure for patients and employees by up to 40 percent, depending on the procedure.

Help support local cardiovascular care with a campaign gift. Naming opportunities are available in the Cardiovascular Center for gifts of $10,000 or more. To learn more, contact Jennifer Fix at 360-788-6861 or jfix@peacehealth.org.

Cardiovascular Diagnostic Imaging Campaign Update

PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS

Lynnette JensenFoundation Board PresidentCommunity Volunteer

Jon SitkinFoundation Board Vice PresidentChmelik Sitkin and Davis PS

Donna InglisFoundation Board SecretaryCommunity Volunteer

Katie JansenFoundation Board TreasurerJIJ Corporation

Shaun Sullivan, MDFoundation Board Past PresidentBellingham Anesthesia Associates

Charles Ariz, MDMt. Baker Imaging

Brad Bearden, ODOptometric Physicians NW

Brad DeHaanCommunity Volunteer

Amy EsaryFaithlife

William Hall III, MDPeaceHealth St. Joseph Cancer Center

John HuntleyMills Electric

Chet KenoyerChet, Gina & Jess Kenoyer Real Estate

John MacGregor, MDPeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Cardiovascular Center

Mike PerryWells Fargo Advisors LLC

Denise Sartz, DNP, RN, FNPPeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center

Marcus SchumacherEnfield Farms

Holly StudleyCommunity Volunteer

Christine ThompsonSisters Venture LLC

Bob TullCommunity Volunteer

Cheryl WegCommunity Volunteer

Scott WhitmanWhitman Holdings LLC

Doug WightWindermere Property Management

Anna WilliamsCommunity Volunteer

Dale ZenderPeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center

ALL GIFTS MADE TO PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION STAY LOCAL, RIGHT HERE IN WHATCOM COUNTY.

$100,000+Central Auxiliary of

St. Joseph Medical Center First Federal Community

Foundation

$50,000+Bellingham Anesthesia

Associates Marion R. Foote Denise and Scott Whitman

$25,000+AnonymousIMCO General Construction,

Inc.Patti and Frank ImhofKathy and Guy JansenMt. Baker Imaging

$10,000+Hank and Erin Baumgart ARNPBellingham Golf & Country

Club, Women’s DivisionLynette and Chet KenoyerShaun P. Sullivan, MDStacy SullivanErnst & Young Foundation,

Carmen and Bob ThibaultWhatcom Educational

Credit Union

$5,000+AnonymousAmy Bearden, OD and

Brad Bearden, OD

Thank You to Our Generous Donors!

Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S.Olga I. LoganManagement Services

NorthwestCrystal and George MillsMuseum of Northwest Art,

La ConnerWilliam H. NeukomRobert W. Baird & Co.

IncorporatedWendy and Jeff RobinsonSound PhysiciansJoan and Marvin Wayne, MDWells Fargo

$2,500+AnonymousAnn McQuade and Charles

Ariz, MDKaren and Donald Berry, MDYanolla and Sam BoulosRosemarie FrancisMichael LangeyKatherine Leone, MN, ARNP

and Richard Leone, MD, PhD

March of Dimes WashingtonMills Electric CompanyChristine M. ThompsonVanguard Charitable: The

Bryant Crane Charitable Gift Fund

Megalen and James Webert

$1,000+AnonymousActive NetworkBrio LaundryBrooks Manufacturing Co. Susan BruechnerCascade RefiningColdwell Banker Bain:

Wayne KwiatkowskiBecky and Paul Connor, MDMidge DawsonSheryl and Brad DeHaanBillee and Herb ErshigFidelity Charitable,

Diane R. Staves, MDSusan and James FlemingGlynn’s Shamrock Pub, Inc.Hotel Bellwether: Jim HauptMicki JacksonJohn and June Martsolf

Schwab Charitable FundMary and Frank KingChristina and Bradley Lyons,

MDJoan and Bruce Mackay, MDSydney and Troy Markus, DOJennifer and Kevin MoyesArlan NormanCindy PrestonAnne and Rob RasmussenPenny and Bill Roberts

Sharon RutherfordPaul and Carolyn Scott, MDErik Senuty and Lone

Adams, MDLisel SilkSisters of St. Joseph of

PeaceShari Mays and Jon SitkinJanet StarkenburgShawna M. UngerCheryl and Randy WegAmy WolsdorfCarmen and Dale Zender

$500+Anonymous1PC LLCTrisha and Brad BannermanTawna and Gary BaxterAugustina BerendsenSandra and Dean BlinnDiane and James Bochsler,

MDEva and Bruce BradfieldChristopher BrownParmdeep Cheema and

Pavanjit BainsJane E. DrinkwalterLois and Bob FrancoFredrick W. Wicknick,

D.M.D., Inc., P.S.Vic Gleichmann

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation is extremely grateful for the amazing community support we receive each year! These generous individuals and organizations made gifts or pledge payments of $500 or more between July 1 and December 31, 2017.

A Note to Our Supporters: We appreciate your generous donations to the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation and we want to recognize everyone accordingly with 100 percent accuracy. If we have inadvertently made an error, please contact us at 360-788-6866 with any concerns or corrections.

You Funded It: NEW RESOURCES for Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit

Carol GoesonLuis GonzalezKaren and Jeff HaggenElizabeth and Mike HamptonCarolyn Anne and Jim HauptJill Tetrick, DDS, PLLCTina and Chris JohnstonKelly LundyPeggy and Joseph MalloyCherie Martin and Joe LewisBrenda and Rob Nicholson,

MDMisty and Chris ParrisPaul RazoreCathy Lee RenfroDenise Sartz, DNP, RN, FNP

and Greg SartzSandy and Ed ScovilTerry and Dan ShermanTracie and David SkrindeElaine and Dan SofieNancy and Rick TiemanJoanne and Gaylon

VanderyachtPattie and Karl WashburnMaggie and Warren WaznyMo West and Michael

Gannon, MDRonell Wight

According to the National Association for Mental Illness (NAMI), one in five adults experiences a mental health condition every year. One in 17 lives with a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. For members of our community needing inpatient care during a mental health crisis, PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center’s 20-bed Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit offers supportive, individualized care in a safe, home-like environment.

Thanks to our generous donors, patients on this unit will soon have some brand-new equipment to help them achieve their therapeutic goals. The Foundation has approved the purchase of exercise equipment and a folding ping-pong table to enable patients to release energy in a healthy way, a smart TV, educational books for information and entertainment, and mood-enhancing lighting to increase their overall well-being.

These resources will enable staff to develop personalized interventions to help patients gain positive life coping skills.

For more than 60 years, the Auxiliaries of PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center have raised funds to purchase hospital equipment and enhance patient care for the benefit of our entire community. This group of more than 100 dedicated volunteers holds various special events, sales and fundraisers throughout the year. Then comes the really rewarding part – they get to give the money away to support patient care at St. Joseph!

Each fall the Central Auxiliary invites the various PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center departments to present their funding “wish lists” to Auxiliary members who make a joint decision about which items to support. For the 2017-2018 year the two active auxiliaries, Sister Rose Fidelma Auxiliary and Sister Catherine Auxiliary, have pledged more than $96,000 to fund the following items:

PLEDGE ITEM LOCATION COST

Ten Infant Bassinets Childbirth Center$1,800 each – total $18,000

One Siemens Acuson P500 Ultrasound System®

Cardiovascular Center $35,635

One Siemens Acuson P500 Ultrasound System®

Operating Room $42,438

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Central Auxiliary Funds Vital Equipment

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If you do not wish to receive fundraising materials from PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation, please contact us at 360-788-6866 or infofoundation@peacehealth.org.

Thank you Auxiliary members for your dedication and commitment to ensuring that PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center has the resources it needs to serve our community!

Central Auxiliary co-presidents Becky Walstad and Rosemary Westover said of the pledge –

“We are so pleased to help the Childbirth Center, Cardiovascular Center and Surgical Services Department with this vital equipment. Knowing that our work touches so many people is truly rewarding.”

Your Gifts at Work2017 ALLOCATIONS REPORT

O New equipment and advanced technology to keep our Cardiovascular Center at the cutting edge of heart and vascular care. Cardiac rehab patient scholarships to assist patients who would otherwise be unable to afford the cost of insurance co-pays for their rehabilitation after a heart attack or cardiovascular surgery.

O Gifts to our Palliative Care Program help relieve pain and suffering by providing physical, psychological and spiritual comfort to patients with complex or challenging problems associated with a serious illness.

O A new robotic treatment table for the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Cancer Center to facilitate extraordinarily precise radiation treatment setups. Workshops, supplies and support groups to improve the patient experience of those undergoing cancer treatments. Cancer research and clinical trials that may lead to exciting breakthroughs in cancer care.

O Funding for Honoring Choices® – a community-wide advanced care planning initiative aimed at assisting people with documenting their end-of-life wishes, values and goals so their family members and physicians are aware of their desired interventions if they can no longer speak for themselves.

Thanks to your generosity, PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation allocated more than $2.2 million in calendar year 2017. Here are just a few of the equipment and program needs funded with the help of our philanthropic community:

O Opening and state-of-the art equipment for the Grabow Therapy & Wellness Center, which features two gyms, 15 treatment rooms, an education center and a treatment pool with two underwater treadmills.

O High-quality regional, nature-based art for PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center’s permanent art collection. Research has shown that patients who view art in their environment may require less pain medication, have shorter hospital stays and are less likely to return to the hospital after discharge.

O Emergency financial assistance for hospital caregivers and employees in times of suffering, whether the suffering comes from illness, injury, tragedy or death within their family. This funding is raised for Behind the Cross – Caring for our Caregivers Fund through fundraising efforts including the annual Everyday Superheroes 5K Run.

O Facility enhancements and new equipment for our childbirth center to match our outstanding level of care.

O Resources to help the less fortunate of our community, including clothes for patients who lack adequate or appropriate clothing for discharge and Bridge Assistance to help with hospital bills. The Foundation also supports the annual Hearts to Soles event which provides foot examinations and free shoes to those in need.

O Funding for the Nutrition and Diabetes Clinic’s childhood obesity prevention program ACT! (Actively Changing Together) that encourages healthy lifestyles through youth scholarships to the Whatcom Family YMCA.

O Scholarships to our Registered Nurses pursuing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees. An increase in the percentage of BSN-prepared nurses has been tied to better outcomes for patients.

O Funding for the Journey to Magnet nursing initiative – an ongoing effort to place PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center among the top 8 percent of U.S. hospitals earning Magnet Recognition® from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This is the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care.

Your Will Makes a DifferenceIf you are like most people who read Inspire or who donate to PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation, it is because you believe in our mission and vision and want to ensure patients receive exceptional medicine and compassionate care. What if you could make a permanent difference in strengthening that mission and vision? You can!

When you create or revise your will or trust:

O Include PHSJMCF in your will or trust for a fixed dollar amount. Or,

O Name PHSJMCF to receive a percentage of the residual of your estate — the amount left after the bills and specific bequests have been made. Or,

O Bequeath personal property, such as a gift of securities.

When you include PHSJMCF in your estate, you can:

O Make the gift unrestricted — giving to the area of greatest need.

O Restrict your fund to support a specific area of interest, such as Cancer Center or Cardiovascular Services.

We can provide suggested wording and other details for the various bequest types and methods mentioned above. This information can assist you and your attorney in finalizing your will.

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LEGACY SOCIETYPeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation gratefully acknowledges the very generous members of its Legacy Society who have included the Medical Center in their estate plans. Our Legacy Society Members play an important role in ensuring that future generations will continue to have access to exceptional care right here in our own community.

Evelyn E. Ames, PhDLisa and Bob BaileyEstate of Elliot James BelkinWilliam BirminghamJo Ann and Jack BowmanEstate of James BringEstate of Byron Brown and

Angela Klontz-BrownDana CunninghamDalia De JesusEstate of Harold and Ellen

DudleyBecky and Jim EastwoodAmy and Brett Esary

James and Susan FlemingMarion “Robin” FooteEstate of Emily FullerEstate of Dodie GannEstate of Conrad W. GrabowSylvia and Rick HaggenKathy HaggenEstate of Jack and Dorothy

HellerSylvia and Dennis HolmstromEstate of Margaret JacksonRichard J. Jones, MDEstate of Eileen and Richard

Kersey

Estate of Lillian M. KingmanEstate of Gwen LennonEstate of Phyllis LevinGinny and Pat McEvoyEstate of Barbara F. MeehanEstate of John MooreEstate of Fred D. NowickeEstate of Patricia RandallAnne and Rob RasmussenEstate of Eileen J. RettigEleanor and Ralph H. Rinne,

MD FamilyPenny and William Roberts

Joanne RobinsonEstate of Joe and Irmgard

SchleiffEstate of LaVere ShafferEstate of Don SontagNancy Steiger and Jackson

HelslootShaun P. Sullivan, MDChristine M. ThomsponDianna M. TorricoEstate of Claudia VogelEstate of Bertha WahlEstate of Fern and Reginald

Weldon

Lynn and Douglas WightEstate of Kenneth A. WilksEstate of Winifred WilksEstate of Eugene WilliamsJohn WinkelpleckEstate of Robert

WitherspoonAmy WolsdorfEstate of Joseph and

Anneliese Zauchner

Karen Haggen Legacy Advisor 360-788-6851 khaggen@peacehealth.org

If you are interested in receiving information on how to include PHSJMCF in your estate plans, please contact: