In this issue: 04  |  Where the Heart Is 

The Heart Center’s regional

presence allows children to

receive exceptional care in

their own communities.

08  |  Thrive,  Not Just Survive

Our NICU addresses the life-threatening medical issues of critically ill infants.

12  |  Taking On a  Quiet Epidemic 

See what Seattle Children’s is doing to save one in eight children from premature birth.

Connection

Fall 2010

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From Where I Stand

Ken AlhadeffSixth-generation Seattleite, entrepreneur, Seattle Children’s donor

I am inspired. Seattle Children’s Hospital has been part of my DNA since birth.

One of my earliest memories is of my mother volunteering with a guild in our Seward Park neighborhood. I remember being puzzled as to why children needed a different kind of hospital than grown-ups.

Now I know.When our daughter Alison was

12 months old, she developed a serious intestinal condition. We ate and slept and lived at the hospital in that intimate way that only happens when your child is in dire need.

Some years later, our youngest child, Andrea, started having seizures at age 8. Again, Children’s turned what seemed so unfair into a happy ending for our family.

Is the hospital perfect? No. But the men and women who treat such

complex conditions are perfect in their understanding that there is no “business as usual” for chronically ill children.

For my grandchildren, I pray that all Children’s ever has to be is a symbol of the goodness of the human spirit. But if it ever needed to be more, I’m so grateful that it’s here.

There’s a Hebrew term, “l’dor v’dor.” It means “from generation to generation.” Children’s embodies this concept by blending intelligence and compassion to create hope for each new generation.

Every day the newspapers tell us what’s wrong with us as a society. Children’s Hospital is about what’s right with us. The real news is that each of us has the capacity to include Children’s as part of our own front-page story.

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Contents

Feature Stories

04 | Where the Heart Is The Heart Center’s regional presence allows children to receive exceptional care in their own communities.

08 | Thrive, Not Just Survive Our newborn intensive care team helps critically ill infants from throughout our region overcome life-threatening problems.

12 | Taking On a Quiet Epidemic A new global initiative of Seattle Children’s takes on prematurity and stillbirth with a goal of saving millions of babies from Seattle to Sri Lanka.

In Every Issue

14 | What’s Happening at Seattle Children’s

18 | On the Scene

22 | Calendar of Events

23 | At a Glance

Fall 2010

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”— Mohandas Gandhi

connection Vol. 12 no. 3 © 2010 Seattle Children’s, Seattle, Washington. All rights reserved.

cover Selah Joy, 1, (with her dad, Air Force pilot Josh Ellis) gets the specialty care she needs at Seattle Children’s South Sound Cardiology Clinics — just 30 minutes from her Port Orchard, Wash., home.

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Katie Ellis was thrilled to be back near Tacoma, Wash., where she and her husband, Joshua, grew up and where their families still live. After spending seven years at Air Force bases in Mississippi and South Carolina where her husband trained and worked as a pilot, Ellis was glad to be home — especially now that they were expecting their third child.

When Selah Joy was born in May 2009, both parents breathed a sigh of relief that she was so mellow. As Selah’s first week of life passed, Ellis was happy that her newborn was nursing so well and that her color looked good.

“I did wonder if I was swaddling her too tight,” recalls Ellis, “when I noticed that her feet would turn purple and blue, and sometimes she’d wheeze and sweat.”

Ellis mentioned these strange symptoms at Selah’s two-week well-baby visit. A concerning heart murmur led their Gig Harbor–based pediatrician to refer them to Dr. Don Trippel at Seattle Children’s South Sound Cardiology Clinics in Tacoma — a mere 10-minute drive from their pediatrician’s office.

A three-dimensional ultrasound of Selah’s heart — reviewed on a shared computer system by both Trippel and an echocardiography expert at Children’s Heart Center in Seattle — confirmed that the Ellises’ pediatrician was on to something.

The tiny girl had a large hole in the wall dividing the left and right lower

Where the Heart IsOur Heart Center’s team approach and regional presence allow children to receive exceptional care in their own communities.

chambers of her heart. The condition, known as ventricular septal defect or VSD, is the most common congenital heart defect, affecting 1 in 500 newborns. Though VSD is repairable by surgery, Selah’s condition was complicated by pulmonary hypertension — a factor that added greater risk to the surgery.

“Only about 1% of infants are born with heart problems, so local pedia-tricians are happy to have someone with expertise in the community,” says Trippel. “They rely on us to determine if something that concerns them is truly a problem.”

Seamless coordination of care

For three and a half months, Trippel monitored Selah’s condition from Tacoma while the family waited for her to reach 13 pounds — big enough to ensure a good outcome from her surgery at Children’s Heart Center in Seattle.

“Josh had been deployed to the Middle East during the time we were waiting for Selah to gain weight, so I was thankful to have Dr. Trippel so close instead of having to drive to Seattle for appointments,” says Ellis.

More than 40 pediatric specialists work together at the Heart Center in Seattle and regional sites in Washington, Alaska and Montana to treat every childhood heart issue — from congenital abnormalities and rhythm disorders to heart failure and transplant.

For out-of-town children like Selah who need a surgery or procedure that can’t be done at one of Children’s regional cardiology clinics, a team of coordinators works with the family to set up the appointment and make accommodations in Seattle, including airport pickup when necessary. Upon discharge, the team schedules the child’s follow-up visits with a Children’s

(Above) Dr. Don Trippel is one of two cardi-ologists at Seattle Children’s South Sound Cardiology Clinics. Only about 5% of his patients need to go to Seattle Children’s main campus for procedures.

(Left) Selah Joy Ellis’ heart was repaired by Children’s cardiac surgeons in Seattle, but her ongoing care is at Seattle Children’s South Sound Cardiology Clinics.

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Other locations where Children’s Heart Center providers see patients

Seattle Children’s main campus

“ It would be wrong for us not to reach out to children and teens in their own communities.”

 

— Dr. Stanley Stamm, who started traveling around the state in 1964 to see pediatric cardiology patients

cardiologist in their own community and makes sure that the child’s primary care provider is kept informed.

“When families come to us looking for a second opinion, they stay here,” explains cardiac surgeon Dr. Mike McMullan. “Our team approach is different from the way most other heart centers treat kids. Our medical and surgical functions at the hospital are totally coordinated with our cardiol-ogists out in the communities, so nothing falls through the cracks.”

“We were so nervous,” remembers Ellis, whose husband was given special permission by his unit to fly home for the surgery. “But spending time with Dr. McMullan reassured us. He explained everything and he listened well. No question was crazy for him. He was

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In 2009, more than half of the Heart Center’s clinic visits — about 6,000 appointments — took place at sites other than Seattle Children’s main campus:

just so capable and comfortable to be around.”

Understanding families’ needs

Selah’s siblings wanted to see her after her six-hour open-heart surgery. “I didn’t think the nurses would allow that, but they covered Selah with a blanket so the kids could see her face but not all the tubes,” recalls Ellis. “Then they explained that Selah had a zipper in her chest — and my other daughter said she wanted a zipper, too! We were so grateful to have nurses who really understood siblings and families.”

Today, Selah is a feisty toddler. She no longer needs medication and, eventually, her heart muscle will grow over the Dacron patch that covers

the VSD. Trippel will follow Selah throughout her childhood to make sure that no problems develop.

“We put our trust in Children’s hands and everything was taken care of in the best possible way,” says Ellis. “We’ve had exceptional care both in Seattle and Tacoma.”

Regional resource for complex cases

When Siena Hope Magana was born in Richland, Wash., what was supposed to be the happiest day of her parents’ lives turned into the worst.

“As soon as she was born, she was blue and they whisked her out of the room,” remembers her mom Erica Magana. “My husband Omar went with her on an emergency transport helicopter to Children’s.”

Within half an hour after giving birth, Magana was being driven to Seattle by her family. On the way, she learned that Siena was born with a life-threatening condition called tetralogy of Fallot — a combination of four heart malforma-tions that required immediate surgery. In addition, the infant’s heart was missing a pulmonary valve.

“A newborn’s heart is the size of a ring box,” explains McMullan, who likens Siena’s “unusual and challenging surgery” to “putting a pair of tiny baby shoes inside that box, cutting a hole in it, then trying to tie the shoelaces inside the box.”

Siena was lucky. McMullan and his colleagues Drs. Gordon Cohen and Lester Permut are the only cardiac surgeons in the region who are focused exclusively on repairing the ring-box-sized hearts of infants.

Siena has had two surgeries at our main hospital, but her care is managed

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Whisked to Seattle Children’s main campus shortly after birth with a complex heart problem, Siena Hope Magana receives her follow-up care at Children’s Tri-Cities Clinic.

He is an icon at Seattle Children’s. Dr. Stanley Stamm was the first cardiologist hired in 1962 and only our second paid physician (prior to the 1960s, community physicians volunteered for shifts on the hospital’s wards).

During Stamm’s 48-year career at Children’s, he developed the pulmonary and intensive care units, trained thousands of adoring clinicians and single-handedly started a week-long summer camp for children with serious illnesses that has been operating for 44 years.

He was also the father of Children’s Regional Outreach Program.

“When I started my career in general pediatrics, I enjoyed making house calls,” remembers Stamm. “Once I joined Children’s, it was a natural evolution to reach out around the state to see cardiology patients.”

Stamm began his travels to Port Angeles, Wash., in 1964, before heart-imaging technology was available in the U.S.

By 1970, Stamm convinced the hospital to buy him a van with a lift so he could transport his team — a cardiac nurse, a new-fangled echocardiography machine and an echosonographer. Before long, their travels extended to pediatric clinics in Bellingham and Yakima and to the Indian Health Services in Toppenish, Wash. Eventually, they started flying up to Alaska.

Today, Stamm’s legacy includes 40 visits each month by Children’s cardiologists to hospitals and clinics throughout Washington, Alaska and Montana. Our echosonographers attend every clinic to take images of young hearts.

Stamm, now 85, retired from seeing patients in August 2010.

Have Stethoscope, Will Travel

In 1964, Dr. Stanley Stamm started traveling around Washington state to care for young cardiology patients, thus unofficially starting Seattle Children’s Regional Outreach Program. After working together for many years, both he and longtime cardiology nurse Marlene Dannemiller, RN, retired from Children’s in August 2010.

close to her home at Children’s Tri-Cities Clinic, by cardiologists Paul Herndon and Warren Toews. All of Siena’s physicians at Children’s — those on the east and west side of the mountains — share her electronic medical records on one computer system for immediate access to her case.

“The clinic in Richland is part of Children’s,” says Magana. “Dr. Herndon and Dr. Toews are as good as any of the doctors at the hospital. They clear up any confusion we have and explain everything to us so we understand.”

Magana says she’s thankful for the doctors and nurses in Seattle, because they saved her daughter’s life. But she’s equally thankful for Siena’s doctors in Richland, because they’re helping keep the outgoing and playful toddler strong and healthy.

“Cardiac outreach is a necessity,” says cardiologist Dr. Stanley Stamm, who started traveling around Washington state to see patients in 1964. “It would be wrong for us not to reach out to children and teens in their own communities.”

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Thrive, Not Just SurviveWe help critically ill infants overcome life-threatening problems with advanced therapies and a compassionate touch.

When Jimmy King was airlifted to Seattle Children’s from Island Hospital in Anacortes, Wash., shortly after birth, his oxygen levels were so low he was at high risk for brain damage. "Children’s didn’t just save Jimmy’s life," says grateful mom Holly King, "they gave us the little boy we were hoping for."

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Jimmy King seems like a typical 2-year-old who lives to play with trucks and ride his trike, but there’s nothing typical about what happened shortly after he was born.

Jimmy, the son of Jeremy and Holly King of Orcas Island, was about to go home from Island Hospital in Anacortes when a nurse noticed he was panting slightly. A doctor ordered an X-ray, but the results were inconclusive, so she ordered another.

“That was when all hell broke loose,” recalls Holly King.

The X-ray showed that one of Jimmy’s lungs had collapsed. Jimmy was having increasing problems breathing. Island Hospital doctors tried to re-inflate Jimmy’s lung, but his oxygen concentration remained perilously low, and he faced almost certain brain injury. By the time he reached Seattle Children’s, both lungs had collapsed and he was on the brink of death.

“Jimmy’s brain was shutting down,” recalls his mother. “Even if he pulled through, we worried whether he’d ever be able to walk or feed himself or live any kind of a normal life.”

Two years later, those fears are just a memory, thanks to the care Jimmy received in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Children’s. “The NICU team not only saved Jimmy’s life,” says King, “they gave us the little boy we were hoping for. They gave us Jimmy.”

Most advanced care in the region

Other hospitals also have NICUs, where babies who are sick or premature get

extra care and time in the hospital to heal or grow. However, the most critically ill babies — from tiny preemies to full-term infants with multiple medical problems or surgical needs — come to Children’s.

Our medical specialists, transport team and unique therapies offer newborns and some older babies the most advanced care available in Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. Two therapies — extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and neuroprotective hypothermia — helped Jimmy make a nearly full recovery.

Time to heal

Jimmy’s lungs needed time to heal. And his brain needed protection

from the residual effects of oxygen deprivation, which causes injury for a period of time even after oxygen concentrations are restored.

After arriving by helicopter at Children’s, Jimmy spent six days on ECMO, an advanced technology that circulated his blood through a machine that oxygenated it and returned it to his body, which allowed his lungs to heal.

Meanwhile, doctors sought to limit brain injury with a novel treatment — hypothermia. By cooling Jimmy to around 91 degrees Fahrenheit for three days, they slowed the metabolic rate of his brain, which slowed the rate of injury.

Eleven days after Jimmy entered the NICU, a brain scan showed only

Because Children’s does not deliver babies, all of the critically ill newborns treated in our NICU are brought to Children’s via ambulance, helicopter or airplane. This one-of-a-kind ambulance was specially designed for Children’s as a mobile intensive care unit. It can carry the highly trained staff and specialized equipment these tiny babies need to make the journey safely.

“ There’s a whole lifetime ahead of these babies and we want to make sure that lifetime is as good as it can be.”

  — Neonatologist Dr. Christine Gleason

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“Families are often reeling because they weren’t expecting their baby to be born with serious medical issues,” says Katie Stiver, a social worker with the NICU. “Having someone to guide them through the experience and empower them in their role as parents is important. I tell families that we have a very experienced medical team to look after their child, and I’m here to look after them.”

“So sick so quickly”

All of the newborns treated at the NICU are born at other hospitals because Children’s does not deliver babies. Although Children’s rarely knows in advance that a baby needs to come to the NICU, little time is lost between birth and arrival at the unit. Two specially equipped ambulances and their drivers are stationed at Children’s round-the-

minor injury to a small area of his brain. Today, Jimmy’s left hand lacks the dexterity of his right and he may lose some hearing, but he’s otherwise a healthy and happy little boy.

Caring for newborns — and families

Our NICU cares for more than 400 babies a year. They come with a wide range of diagnoses — many with multiple symptoms, some of which are very rare. The neonatal team works with specialists from all over the hospital to treat everything from heart defects to blood infections to metabolic disorders to prematurity.

“There are things I’ve seen at Children’s that most neonatologists may see only once in a lifetime,” says Dr. Christine Gleason, who leads Children’s neonatology program. “We’re able to diagnose and treat these complex conditions because of the breadth and depth of our multidisciplinary team approach.”

Besides caring for critically ill newborns, the NICU team helps families cope with the sudden crisis of a baby fighting for life. Our social workers help families understand the infant’s condition, navigate the hospital and, if they’re from out of town, arrange for housing and transportation.

Critical Care Nurse Patti Jason (at left) and Respiratory Therapist Pete Juarez are part of the team that brings nearly 500 critically ill newborns to Children’s each year.

The region’s most critically ill babies come to Seattle Children’s.

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The time just before and just after a baby is born is a crucial period in the brain’s growth. Seattle Children’s neonatologists are studying how to protect the brains of critically ill newborns and premature infants during this key stage of their neurological development.

“Over the years, we’ve been able to help more and more of these infants live. Our mission now is to help them thrive,” says neonatologist Dr. Sandra (Sunny) Juul.

That often involves dealing with the effects of respiratory problems that deprive the brain of oxygen, causing everything from stroke to blindness to cerebral palsy. Juul is investigating whether using erythropoietin (known as EPO) — a hormone that produces oxygen-carrying red blood cells — in combination with hypothermia therapy is more effective at treating brain injury due to oxygen depri-vation than hypothermia alone.

She and Dr. Christine Gleason

are also investigating how the medications used to alleviate pain and stress affect brain development.

In the NICU, critically ill babies are kept alive with breathing machines and are fed through tubes. They undergo many uncomfortable procedures every day. During this time their mothers may not be able to hold them because they are too fragile. They are given sedatives and painkillers to ease their discomfort, but the long-term effects of the drugs on brain development have not been well studied.

As Juul and Gleason work to understand those effects, the NICU is using more and more alternatives to sedatives and painkillers. One example: giving a tube-fed infant a tiny taste of mother’s milk to trigger the release of natural pain-relieving endorphins.

“There’s a whole lifetime ahead of these babies,” Gleason says, “and we want to make sure that lifetime is as good as it can be.”

Research Improves Treatment Options and Outcomes

Drs. Christine Gleason (left) and Sunny Juul are studying how to protect the brains of critically ill newborns during this key stage of their neurological development.

clock to whisk infants to the 19-bed unit.“The ambulances are ready to roll

within 30 minutes of getting the call,” says Lori Markham, neonatal nurse practitioner. “Depending on the urgency and the distance, we also work with Airlift Northwest to bring patients here by helicopter or plane.”

These mobile intensive care units carry a NICU nurse and a respiratory therapist who are trained to prepare high-risk newborns for transport and keep them stable while traveling.

In many cases, the transport team can offer more advanced care than the baby’s birth hospital, like treating respiratory failure with high-frequency ventilation and inhaled nitric oxide.

Doctors stay in constant touch by phone. “We are their eyes and ears,” says Patti Rossie, a NICU nurse and member of the transport team. “It’s a huge responsibility, but we have the training and experience to deal with whatever problems come up, whether we’re 10 minutes away from the hospital or an hour and a half.”

There’s no such thing as a routine call. “The biggest challenge is that these

kids can get so sick so quickly that you never know what you’ll be dealing with until you get there,” says Rodney Blower, a respiratory therapist who works with the transport team. “But we can handle just about anything.”

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Taking On a Quiet Epidemic A new global initiative of Seattle Children’s takes on prematurity and stillbirth with a goal of saving millions of babies from Seattle to Sri Lanka.

Pregnant women everywhere face a medical risk that researchers call a “quiet epidemic.” In the United States, it affects one in eight babies and accounts for $26 billion in healthcare costs annually.

The problem is preterm birth, and Seattle Children’s is leading an international effort to address it through the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS). The GAPPS team is working to raise awareness of prematurity and stillbirth, understand the causes, develop solutions and advocate for policy changes that save lives.

“Prematurity and stillbirth do not discriminate,” says Dr. Craig Rubens, executive director of GAPPS. “This tragedy affects women in low-, middle- and high-income countries. It happens to women in Seattle and Sri Lanka. It happens to women who go to every prenatal care appointment, and it happens to women who can’t see a doctor during pregnancy because they live too far from a medical facility.”

Throughout the world, prematurity is the leading cause of newborn deaths, and millions of stillbirths occur late in pregnancy or just minutes before birth. Because the biology of pregnancy and childbirth is poorly understood, many underlying causes of this widespread situation are unknown.

Even in the richest countries, current healthcare strategies cannot prevent a preterm birth once labor begins. One million preterm newborns die each year, and many who survive experience health problems such as cerebral palsy, respiratory infections, neurological problems and impaired vision and hearing. Families of premature babies endure tremendous emotional and financial stress.

A difficult journey

No one prepared Gina Celeste-Hjort and Erica Gower for the possibility of having premature babies. Both Seattle-area

“Preterm birth and stillbirth are complex local and global health problems that require an interdisciplinary approach and an international commitment,” says Dr. Craig Rubens, executive director of GAPPS, pictured with his GAPPS co-founder Donna Russell. “We are proud to coordinate this effort and serve as a catalyst for innovative solutions.”

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women gave birth to healthy, full-term babies during their first pregnancies, so they expected “seamless” pregnancies with their second children in 2007. But Celeste-Hjort delivered son Ryan at 28 weeks and Gower delivered daughter Katie at 31 weeks. Their families were shaken by the circumstances and unprepared for the challenges that followed.

“Katie was hospitalized for six weeks before my husband Ray and I brought her home,” Gower recalls. “Then she contracted viral meningitis and was admitted to Children’s. We didn’t know if she would make it. That’s how it was during the first year of her life — we lived moment to moment, never knowing what would happen next.”

After their son Ryan spent two weeks in the hospital, Celeste-Hjort and her husband, Dane, received shocking news: Their little boy had necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a gastrointestinal disease that primarily affects premature infants. He died four weeks later, and his parents faced the difficult transition to life without their baby. Since that time, Celeste-Hjort has grappled with a fundamental question: Why did this happen?

“I underwent all kinds of tests after Ryan was born, but no one could find a cause for my premature labor,” says Celeste-Hjort. “It was devastating to lose my baby to prematurity and have no idea why.”

Hope through research

Though prematurity is a leading healthcare expenditure in the U.S., it is 63rd on the list of research topics funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

“The most significant barrier to the development of new interventions is a lack of scientific information on normal and abnormal gestational biology,” Rubens explains. “Fortunately, new tools and technologies will help us gain a better understanding of why some pregnancies end in preterm birth or stillbirth. With this information in hand, we can develop effective strategies for diagnosis, treatment and prevention.”

Celeste-Hjort and Gower are so passionate about the potential of GAPPS’ efforts that they founded the Tiny Footprints Guild to raise money for prematurity awareness, research and advocacy.

“As a nation and a global community, we are failing our babies and families,” says Gower. “In low-resource countries, more newborns die from prematurity than from HIV/AIDS or tuberculosis. Prematurity and stillbirth can happen to anyone, yet there’s little awareness of this global health crisis and few resources to address it. We are proud to bring people together and support GAPPS’ work to find solutions.”

“ In the U.S., preterm birth affects one in eight babies and accounts for $26 billion in healthcare costs annually.”

Gina Celeste-Hjort (left) and Erica Gower met on Seattle Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after each had a second child born prematurely. They’ve since created the Tiny Footprints Guild to raise money to support GAPPS.

Erica Gower enjoys a moment with daughter Katie, 3, who was born nine weeks prematurely.

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A record-breaking 1,300 children and their families attended Seattle Children’s seventh annual community health fair in March. The free event featured health and safety activities for kids ages 3 to 8. This year, Drs. Tom Lendvay and John Meehan, who are experts in robotic surgery, gave young attendees the chance to operate the arms of the da Vinci surgical robot. Children also enjoyed activities such

as getting a finger cast, taking their favorite stuffed animal for a checkup at the teddy bear clinic, running a wheelchair obstacle course, visiting the Tooth Fairy and touring our special ambulance for infants. Trained volunteers fitted 500 adults and children with complimentary bike helmets. Families also had the opportunity to purchase low-cost booster seats and life jackets.

Record-breaking Attendance for Health Fair 

Dear Readers, We are making steady progress toward our goal of being available to all patients and families who need us throughout our region.

In July, we opened the doors to Seattle Children’s Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center, giving Eastside families easier access to pediatric surgeons and specialists in more than 15 disciplines.

Our plans to expand our main Seattle campus received the green light from the Seattle City Council earlier this spring, and we will begin preparing the site this fall for the

What’s Happening at Seattle Children’s

Dr. Tom Hansen welcomes Jim Ladd, the new chair of the Seattle Children’s Hospital Board of Trustees

Little surgeons get a hands-on experience in the operating room — one of the many kid-friendly activities at Children’s annual health fair.

first of four phases of construction that will transform our campus over the next 20 years. Taking a phased approach lets us build the facilities we need and no more. Our initial focus is on adding inpatient beds and making all inpatient rooms private, as this is our region’s most critical need.

In July, Jim Ladd began a two-year term as chair of the Seattle Children’s Hospital Board of Trustees — the first male to hold this position in Children’s 103-year history.

We thank outgoing chair Cilla Joondeph, whose graciousness and tenacity were essential to crafting a plan for the main campus expansion that meets the needs of our hospital, our city and our neighbors.

Thanks also to one-time board chair Peggy Walton, who retired from our board after 17 years of service. Peggy’s many contributions include her work to develop and expand Children’s research operations.

We recently kicked off the process of updating the five-year strategic plan we began implementing in August 2006.

That plan’s unofficial theme was growth. We are happy to report that we met and exceeded almost every target we set, from the number of patients we were able to see to the impressive growth in our research facilities and funding.

We’ll keep you informed about the progress of the next plan, in which we’ll focus on responding thoughtfully to the rapidly changing healthcare environment.

All of this is geared to helping us fulfill our founding promise: being available to all children in our region who need us, regardless of their families’ ability to pay. Thank you for all you do to make this goal our continuing reality.

All the best,

Tom Hansen, MDCEO, Seattle Children’s

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McDonald Elected Secretary of National Organ Network

Children’s plans to begin site preparation for Phase 1 of our main campus expansion this fall.

In April 2010, the Seattle City Council approved Seattle Children’s Major Institution Master Plan to expand our main hospital campus in four phases over 20 or more years.

Children’s is currently working with the City of Seattle and Sellen Construction to develop a timeline for Phase 1 construction. The current plan, which depends on the city’s approval of the Phase 1 Master Use Permit, includes preparing the Laurelon Terrace site in late 2010 and beginning construction of a new building in winter 2011.

Phase 1 includes 192 private patient rooms, of which 60 to 80 will open in 2013. The additional private rooms — and the conversion of all existing inpatient rooms to private rooms —

will be completed in subsequent years. Phase 1 will also include a kitchen and service dock, and an improved emergency department is planned. We are also working with the city and the community to analyze options for a new helicopter-landing pad.

Children’s urgent need to start and complete Phase 1 is driven by our shortage of inpatient beds. While we continue to be as efficient as possible in delivering quality healthcare to all of our patients, we had to divert 79 children and teens to other hospitals because beds were full last year.

We are committed to building only what we need in order to provide the best possible care to our patients and their families.

Seattle Children’s newest facility, the Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center, opened July 20 to provide pediatric outpatient specialty care, urgent care, radiology, sports physical therapy and day surgery to Eastside patients and their families. Construction was completed ahead of schedule and under budget.

Donors and Eastside community leaders who supported the project got a “sneak peek” on June 15. More than 100 guests toured the building to see for themselves how the design creates

a warm, welcoming and healing environment and to learn how the flexible, efficient spaces support an easy flow for patients and families as well as staff. The interior artwork, much of it created by KittenChops Graphic Design and Illustration, reflects the flora, fauna and landscape of the Pacific Northwest and illustrates the healing relationship between patient and caregiver.

Information about the services available on the Eastside can be found at www.seattlechildrens.org/bellevue.

Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center Now Open

Seattle Children’s Grows Toward the Future

Dr. Ruth McDonald is a nationally known pediatric nephrologist whose work has improved organ allocation policies for children.

Dr. Ruth McDonald was elected secretary of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Board of Directors. Her two-year term started in June 2010.

UNOS oversees the national database of clinical transplant information and operates the computerized organ-sharing system, which matches donated organs to patients. Throughout her career as a pediatric nephrologist, McDonald has worked to improve organ allocation policy for children. She is a

nationally known researcher in pediatric renal transplant, and she participates in many multicenter research studies.

McDonald is one of the leaders of our Nephrology program, currently ranked #2 in the country by U.S.News & World Report. McDonald leads Seattle Children’s Solid Organ Transplant Program and is associate medical director for our Ambulatory Services Department. She is professor of pediatrics at University of Washington School of Medicine.

The newly opened Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center offers a warm welcoming environment — and saves more Eastside patients and families a trip to Seattle.

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Neurosurgeon Dr. Rich Ellenbogen will help the NFL establish best practices for treating head, neck and spine injuries.

Dr. Richard Ellenbogen was named co-chair of the National Football League’s Head, Neck and Spine Medical Committee.

The committee’s work includes identifying best practices for treating head, neck and spine injuries; supporting research on the long-term impact of concussions and related injuries; and increasing public awareness about the prevention and treatment of these injuries.

“I am humbled and honored to be participating in a program by the NFL

that recognizes the widespread problem of concussion, which occurs in a wide spectrum of our population from student-athletes to soldiers to professional athletes,” says Ellenbogen.

An attending neurosurgeon at Seattle Children’s, Ellenbogen also co-directs the Seattle Sports Concussion Program, holds the Theodore S. Roberts Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine and is the chief of neurological surgery at Harborview Medical Center.

Dr. Michael Jensen, who is leading research that has the potential to radically change the way pediatric cancers are treated — and cured — joined Seattle Children’s Research Institute in July.

Jensen has developed a method of reprogramming the body’s own immune system to kill cancer. This technique of genetically re-engineering an individual’s T cells has proven to be safe and effective in the laboratory. His research promises a future of immunotherapy cancer cures without the devastating side effects of radiation and chemotherapy. He is now working to translate this breakthrough to children with cancer.

“Mike’s research is tremendously exciting, with implications for virtually every type of pediatric cancer,” says James Hendricks, PhD, president of the research institute.

Support from the Ben Towne Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation was essential to bringing Jensen to Seattle, says Hendricks. This Seattle-based nonprofit public charity was established to support transformative cancer research. It is named for Children’s patient Ben Towne, who passed away at age 3-1/2 after a two-year battle with neuroblastoma.

New Hope for Pediatric Cancer Treatment

Dr. Mike Jensen’s research shows it’s possible to use the body’s own immune system to kill cancer cells.

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Founding Promise KeptExceptional care to all children in our region who need us — regardless of a family’s ability to pay.

“We are so blessed to have a Children’s facility nearby,” says Eastside resident Nicole Wright-Neumiller, who is adopting her foster daughter Maddie, a recipient of uncompensated care for treatment related to a chromosomal disorder.

Seattle Children’s new Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center provides exceptional care to children in our region regardless of a family’s ability to pay.

Our commitment to uncompensated care applies to both inpatients and outpatients, and covers the hospital’s main Seattle campus and our outpatient clinics throughout the region.

Eastside resident Nicole Wright-Neumiller, the foster and soon-to-be adoptive mom of 9-month-old Maddie, is glad to have a Children’s facility closer to home where Maddie can receive ongoing treatment for a rare chromosomal disorder. Maddie has Medicaid insurance, which typically reimburses healthcare providers for much less than the cost of services. Uncompensated care covers the difference between Medicaid reimburse-ment and the actual cost of treatment.

“No matter what, Maddie will always get the care she needs at Children’s,” says Wright-Neumiller.

Contrary to popular notions about the Eastside’s affluence, we anticipate a significant need for uncompensated care at Children’s Bellevue. It’s estimated that 32% of patients who will be treated at the new clinic, which translates into an estimated 20,000 clinic visits each year, will have Medicaid.

Our policy of uncompensated care also extends to families who need financial assistance because

their private health insurance isn’t adequate. Throughout our region, Children’s expects to provide more than $100 million in uncompensated care during the 2010 fiscal year.

Generous community support — like yours — enables us to provide world-class compassionate care to every child in our region who needs it, regardless of insurance coverage or financial circumstances.

“It means so much to families to have uncompensated care,” says Wright-Neumiller.

Your financial gifts help us fulfill our founding promise to patients at Children’s Bellevue and our other sites. To support uncompensated care, please call 206-987-2153.

Children’s expects to provide more than $100 million in uncompensated care during the 2010 fiscal year.

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On the Scene

The Friends of Costco Guild raised $6.6 million at the 11th annual Children’s Golf Classic to benefit uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s. Held in August, the three-day Golf Classic is consistently Children’s top fundraiser. In fiscal year 2009, the event generated 57% of all revenue raised by the hospital’s Guild Association.

A reception was held at Chateau Ste. Michelle Aug. 14 to recognize major sponsors. The next day, more than 1,000 guests attended a dinner and party at Safeco Field, where Children’s

neurosurgeon Dr. Richard Ellenbogen spoke about Children’s innovative cancer research. Afterward, guests enjoyed a concert by the rock band Chicago. The following morning, more than 1,000 golfers played at seven area courses. After golfing, supporters attended an awards party at The Golf Club at Newcastle to celebrate the event’s success.

Sincere appreciation to Classic Circle of Care sponsors Costco Wholesale, agron/adidas, American Express, Cargill, Inc., General Mills,

JBS Swift, Nice-Pak, Pilgrim’s Pride, Sun Products Corporation, and the Sinegal Family Foundation.

Many thanks to title sponsors Allied Marketing, Comprehensive Payment Recovery Service, ConAgra Foods, Diageo, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Earth Friendly Products, LNK International, Mars, Inc., Mazzetta Company, LLC, Niagara Bottling, PepsiCo, Pharmavite, LLC, Tarantino Gourmet Sausages, Trident Seafoods, Tyson Foods, Unilever, and Vizio.

Children’s Golf Classic Raises $6.6 Million

(Above left) The Friends of Costco Guild is the most successful fundraising group in Seattle Children’s history. (Top right) Friends of Costco Guild founder Jan Sinegal (left) and guild president Lynn Winters were joined by Seattle Children’s patient Keilana Hamper during the Children’s Golf Classic celebration at Safeco Field. (Bottom right) The band Chicago entertained at the celebration.

The $9.75 million raised at the events described in this section primarily benefited uncompensated care, helping to provide equal access to hope and healing at Seattle Children’s.

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Support Seattle Children’s this year by pledging a gift for every touchdown scored by the University of Washington football team.

Wine Auction Uncorks Support

The 23rd annual Auction of Washington Wines raised $1.4 million through a weekend of events in August to benefit Seattle Children’s uncompensated care.

More than 1,000 guests attended a gourmet picnic at Chateau Ste. Michelle Aug. 19, and winemaker dinners were held the following evening at wineries and in area homes. The Run for Children’s Guild raised $120,000 at the fourth annual Covey Run 10K and 5K Run/Walk & Kids Dash on Aug. 21. That evening, 450 guests attended the Gala Auction. Themed “2010 — A Wine

This season, Jake Locker and the University of Washington Husky football team are battling on the field to win games and raise money for Seattle Children’s. Join them by making a financial pledge for every touchdown they score. Make your pledge or give a one-time gift at www.uwtouchdownsforkids.com. Pledges will be collected after the Huskies play their final game.

With your pledge, each touchdown the Huskies score means generous support for patients and families at Children’s who need it. And Husky players aren’t only supporting Children’s through efforts on the field. They also frequently visit the hospital, bringing energy, smiles and excitement to patients and their families.

Join the Huskies!

Odyssey,” the black-tie affair featured a multicourse dinner, and silent and live auctions of exclusive wine vacations and rare Washington wines.

Jake Finkbonner, 10, spoke about his extensive treatment at Children’s for necrotizing fasciitis, commonly called flesh-eating disease. Many thanks to lead sponsors Chateau Ste. Michelle, John L. Scott Foundation, Tulalip Resort Casino, Classical KING FM 98.1, KING 5, Seattle magazine, Viking, Vine Vertical and Wine Spectator.

(Top) Chairing the 2010 Auction of Washington Wines were (from left) Rick Small, Darcey Fugman-Small, Brad Smith and Michele Smith.

(Bottom) The Covey Run raised $120,000 for Seattle Children’s.

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Seattle Children’s patient Marques Mar and his mother Marji Mar joined KOMO 4’s Steve Pool during the “Miracle Makers” broadcast in June.

Children’s Ride Weekend has made the Imagine Guild one of Seattle Children’s top five fundraising guilds.

Children’s Ride Weekend raised more than $200,000 in June for uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s. Presented by the Imagine Guild, the weekend included the sixth annual Children’s Ride Gala and Auction, which was held June 25 at Fremont Studios in Seattle. The live auction featured three custom motorcycles, which together raised nearly $72,000.

The day after the gala, nearly 500 motorcycles took part in Children’s Ride 15, a Washington State Patrol–escorted ride that began and ended at BMC SELECT in Issaquah. Afterward, participants celebrated at “Biker’s Carnival,” which featured food, games and live music.

Many thanks to title sponsors Buyken Metal Products, Dacels Jewelers & Gallery, Destination Harley-Davidson, Downtown Harley-Davidson, Dragonfly Cycle Concepts, John L. Scott Foundation, KZOK, Mayfair Games, United Parcel Service, V-Twin magazine, Wizards of the Coast and Zackys Custom Rods.

Weekend of Fundraising Tops $200,000

The 26th annual “Miracle Makers” television special raised $215,000 — a 45% increase over 2009 — during its June 4 broadcast on KOMO 4. Marques Mar, Shawn Berg and Jake Finkbonner shared inspirational stories about their care at Seattle Children’s, while KOMO 4 hosts Steve Pool, Mike Dardis, Molly Shen and Kathi Goertzen encouraged viewers to pledge financial support. It was an emotional return to the program for Goertzen, who hosted “Miracle Makers” for 24 consecutive years before missing last year’s broadcast because of her treatment for a brain tumor. The program was co-sponsored by KOMO 4 and Costco Wholesale.

The Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (OBCC), a community clinic of Seattle Children’s, presented the Dr. Blanche S. Lavizzo Spirit of Caring Award to Jacqueline Sherris, PhD, at a ceremony held May 27. As a vice president of the international nonprofit PATH, Sherris promotes equality in healthcare for children around the world. Sherris has supported OBCC for 20 years and established Ryan’s Fund at the clinic in memory of her son. “We are very fortunate to have a champion like Jackie Sherris advocating on behalf of the medically underserved,” says OBCC Medical Director Dr. Ben Danielson. The award, named for OBCC’s first medical director, recognizes individuals or organizations for extraordinary leadership, volunteer time and financial gifts to the clinic.

Viewers Support “Miracles” Clinic Supporter Honored

Jacqueline Sherris, PhD, received the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic Spirit of Caring Award from Lenny Wilkens, a trustee of Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Children of members of the Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts (SOVREN) and the SOVREN Guild attended the 22nd annual Pacific Northwest Historics Vintage Races.

The SOVREN Guild raised more than $675,000 at the 22nd annual Pacific Northwest Historics Vintage Races, held July 4th weekend at Pacific Raceways in Kent. Proceeds benefited uncompensated care. Guest celebrity Augie Pabst and about 10,000 fans watched more than 250 restored cars racing at speeds up to 150 mph.

This year featured a celebration of Alfa Romeo’s 100th anniversary. The Pacific Northwest Kart Race Challenge gave fans the chance to race electric karts on a special track. Teams pledged at least $500 to Children’s to participate.

Many thanks to title sponsor Phil Smart Mercedes-Benz, presenting sponsor Edelbrock Corporation, premiere sponsor Jackson Dean Construction, associate sponsors MulvannyG2 Architecture and Pacific Raceways, and supporting sponsors JFC Racing and Lake Union Sea Ray.

Races Benefit Hospital

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Purchase a Miracle  Raises $540,000 

The 2010 Purchase a Miracle campaign raised $540,000 to benefit Seattle Children’s uncompensated care program and the hospital’s Science Adventure Lab. Members of 79 Children’s guilds placed 200,000 bright green shelf tags in 430 grocery stores around the state to identify Purchase a Miracle products. Between May 1 and June 15, shoppers selected these items from popular companies such as Newman’s Own, Coca-Cola and Kraft. Retailers raised a substantial portion of Purchase a Miracle funds through employee giving, Miracle Balloon sales, product promotions and sponsor incentives.

Support for Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic 

The Lenny Wilkens Foundation raised funds in August in support of several community organizations that provide health and education services. More than $100,000 was given to the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (OBCC), the foundation’s primary beneficiary. The annual Celebrity Classic Weekend kicked off with a dinner and auction at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue Aug. 6. The following day, supporters and sports celebrities played in a tournament at The Golf Club at Echo Falls. Proceeds help the OBCC provide parenting education, a sickle-cell anemia clinic and asthma case management for children and families in central Seattle. Lenny Wilkens, a former NBA coach and player, serves on the board of Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation and on Children’s Corporate Leadership Council.

Conference Highlights Philanthropy 

Leading benefactors from Seattle Children’s traveled to Atlanta for the Children’s Circle of Care (CCC) North American Leadership Conference, held May 12 and 13. Nearly 30 Seattle CCC members joined 670 others at the annual conference, which focuses on the importance of philanthropy in pediatric medicine. CCC is a program for donors who give $10,000 or more per calendar year to any of 25 parti-cipating pediatric hospitals.

Featured presenters at the conference were three physicians from CCC hospitals who spoke about advances in pediatric research and care. Iconic singer-songwriter Lionel Richie entertained attendees at the Georgia Aquarium following the gala dinner. The night before the gala, Costco Wholesale and The Oki Foundation hosted a dinner for Seattle CCC members.

TOP Food & Drug and Haggen Food & Pharmacy customers donated $42,283 to Seattle Children’s during a two-week Miracle Balloon campaign. Checker Leisha Minich, one of the retailer’s top sellers, raised $700.

(From left) Former NBA stars Elgin Baylor, Gus Williams and Lenny Wilkens gather at the dinner and auction held by the Lenny Wilkens Foundation in August.

Children’s Circle of Care members from Seattle gathered at the North American Leadership Conference gala in Atlanta in May.

Hundreds of supporters gathered at the Seattle Westin in April for the annual meeting of Seattle Children’s Hospital Guild Association.

The annual meeting of Seattle Children’s Hospital Guild Association attracted nearly 400 guild members and supporters to the Westin Seattle April 22. Laurie Boehme, who chairs the association, congratulated guilds for their fiscal year 2009 achievements, which included raising $10.3 million in net revenue through projects, events and membership dues.

Dr. Tom Hansen, Seattle Children’s

CEO, thanked guilds for their ongoing support and updated attendees on the hospital’s expansion plans. Drs. Gordon Cohen and Mark Lewin, co-directors of Children’s Heart Center, spoke about the hospital’s world-class cardiac care and thanked guilds for supporting the center’s Program in Cardiac Innovation.

Attendees donated $18,000 to uncompensated care at the luncheon’s conclusion.

Guilds Celebrate at Annual Meeting 

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Throughout September; at participat ing Great Harvest Bread Co. bakeries

Great Harvest will donate 100% of proceeds from September sales of $20 honey-wheat Bread-y Bears to Seattle Children’s. Baked fresh daily. Order online or at participating Great Harvest bakeries. Visit www.greatharvest.com.

2010 Great Kitchen & Bath Tour

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18 and 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Greater Seattle

Support Seattle Children’s by touring nine private homes that reflect some of the homebuilding industry’s leading designs. $15 per person in advance; $20 at the door. Visit www.greatkitchenandbathtour.org.

18th Annual Toy Drive

Saturday, Sept. 18, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Husky Stadium, Seattle

Drop off a new, safe, unwrapped toy with volunteers at stadium entry gates before the Washington vs. Nebraska football game. Cash donations accepted. Call 206-999-0958. Presented by Les Schwab Tire Centers, Q13 FOX and the Guardian Angel Guild.

Dierks Bentley’s “Miles and Music for Kids”

Saturday, Sept. 18, 2:30 p.m. register for ride from Fife to Puyallup Fair, 7:30 p.m. concert

Join recording artist Dierks Bentley for a celebrity motorcycle ride and concert to benefit Seattle Children’s. Ride and concert, $65 to $300 per person. Concert only, $25 to $75. Visit www.thefair.com or call 800-745-3000.

Wine Tasting Saturday, Sept. 25, 6 p.m.; Glendale Country Club, Bellevue

The Catalina’s Hope Guild presents wine and food pairings with wines from Steppe Cellars. $75 per person includes silent auction and raffle. Proceeds benefit uncompensated care. Cocktail attire. Visit www.catalinashope.org or call 425-883-2893.

Autism Guild Annual Gala and Auction

Saturday, Oct. 2, 5:30 p.m.; Seattle Sheraton

Seattle Children’s Autism Guild presents cocktails, dinner and silent and live auctions to benefit the hospital’s autism center. $150 per person. Call 206-601-7934.

Run of Hope Sunday, Oct. 3, 8 to 9:15 a.m. sameday registration, race begins at10 a.m.; Seward Park, Seattle

Join the Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Guild for a run or walk followed by a celebration with music, food and prizes. $25 per person. Visit www.runofhopeseattle.org to register online. Sponsored by the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle.

Luly Yang Annual Couture Fashion Show

Friday, Oct. 8, 7 p.m. reception, 8 p.m. show; Seattle Aquarium

Luly Yang presents an evening of high fashion to benefit Seattle Children’s. $125 to $500 per person. Visit www.lulyyang.com or e-mail your reservation to oceans@truecolorsevents.com. Sponsored by TriWest.

Harvest Ball Silver Anniversary

Saturday, Oct. 16, 6 p.m.; Red Lion Inn, Pasco

Celebrate 25 years of giving with the Harvest Ball Guild. Enjoy wine, dinner, live entertainment and live and silent auctions. Black tie optional. $100 per person; $75 for Seattle Children’s guild members. Visit www.tcchguilds.org or call 509-460-0172.

11th Annual Cruise for a Cure

Saturday, Oct. 23, 6 p.m.; Issaquah Community Center

Hawaiian-themed event will include dinner, wine and live and silent auctions to benefit the pediatric brain tumor research of Seattle Children’s Dr. Jim Olson. $75 per person. Visit www.jdmguild.org. Presented by the Jaquish/Dukelow Memorial Cancer Research Guild.

10th Annual Where Miracles Take Flight Auction

Saturday, Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m.; The Museum of Flight, Seattle

The Miracle House Guild will celebrate its 10th year with wine, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, live entertainment and silent and live auctions to benefit uncompensated care. $100 per person. Cocktail attire. Visit www.miraclehouseguild.org or e-mail jaimeforeman@comcast.net.

Big Night Thursday, Nov. 4, 6 p.m.; Sodo Park by Herban Feast, Seattle

The Frances W. Nordstrom Guild presents an elegant evening with wine, dinner, live auction, raffle, cocktails and dancing to benefit uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s. $85 per person. E-mail a1aleinikoff@comcast.net or call 206-523-6611.

A Primal Symphony Friday, Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m. silent auction, 8 p.m. concert; Benaroya Hall, Seattle

Grammy Award–winning composer Mateo Messina, the Northwest Symphony Orchestra and special guests present the Symphony Guild’s 13th annual benefit concert. $40 to $60 per person includes concert, silent auction and raffle. Visit www.thesymphonyguild.org or call 866-833-4747.

Blue Bayou…Where Dreams Come True

Saturday, Nov. 6, 6:30 p.m.; Overlake Golf & Country Club, Medina

This French Quarter–themed event will feature wine, dinner and entertainment, presented in classic Southern style. Small live auction. $150 per person. Cocktail attire. E-mail joyroush@comcast.net or call 425-451-7686. Presented by the We Believe Guild.

32nd Annual Festival of Trees

Sunday, Nov. 21, 3 to 5:30 p.m.; Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle

View 20 beautiful Christmas trees to be auctioned for Seattle Children’s. Enjoy refreshments, music and entertainment. Free admission. Bid on trees at www.seattlefestivaloftrees.com starting Nov. 14. Presented by the Dr. Forrest L. Flashman Guild.

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Boards of Trustees 2010–2011

Hospital

Jim Ladd

Chair

Foundation

Peter Shimer 

Chair

Guild Association

Laurie Boehme 

Chair

Executive Staff

Thomas Hansen, MD

CEO

Dean Allen

Rhoda Altom

Libby Armintrout

Robb Bakemeier

Joel Benoliel

Jane Blair

Pat Char

Nancy Daly

Michael Delman

David Fisher, MD

Bob Flowers

Mary Ann Flynn

Thomas Hansen, MD

Genie Higgins

Judy Holder

Cynthia Huffman

Cilla Joondeph

Cindy Masin

Susan Mask

Resa Moore

Jeff Nitta

Gloria Northcroft

Laurie Oki

Rob Roskin, MD

Nancy Senseney

Jan Sinegal

Charles Stevens

Chap Alvord

Laurie Boehme

Cindy Brettler

Robert Cline

A.M. Clise

Ronald Crockett

Richard DiCerchio

David Fisher, MD

Shalisan Foster

Thomas Hansen, MD

Ray Heacox

Kandace Holley

Craig Jelinek

Craig Kinzer

Jim Ladd

Tod Leiweke

Dan Levitan

Howard Lincoln

Candy Marshall

John Meisenbach

Linda Myhrvold

Laurie Oki

Gordon Perkin, MD

Douglas Picha

Cindy Pigott

Scott Redman

Tami Reller

Fariba Ronnasi

Robert Sawin, MD

Keith Schorsch

Kenneth Schubert Jr.

Jan Sinegal

Michele Smith

Dale Sperling

F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

Kelly Wallace

Peggy Walton

Robert Watt

Lenny Wilkens

Maureen Atkins

Sue Byers

Debbie Cady

Kerri Coyle

Jana Dukelow

Carol Fleck

Mary Jo Foseid

Jennifer Goldberg

Leslie Groberman

Mary Lynn Holman

Jane Humphries

Mari Juntunen

Jolene Logue

Alex Lytle

Linda Maki

Louisa Malatos

Barbara Mann

Lorene Martin

Judy Ogden

Trish Oury

Laurie Taylor

Jennifer Zinda

Patrick Hagan President and Chief Operating Officer, Seattle Children’s Hospital

James Hendricks, PhD President, Seattle Children’s Research Institute

Douglas Picha President, Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation

Lisa Brandenburg Senior Vice President Chief Administrative Officer

Drexel DeFord Senior Vice President Chief Information Officer

Mark Del Beccaro, MD Pediatrician-in-Chief Chief Medical Information Officer

David Fisher, MD Senior Vice President Medical Director

Susan Heath, RN, MN Senior Vice President Chief Nursing Officer

Sanford Melzer, MD Senior Vice President Strategic Planning

Robert Sawin, MD Surgeon-in-Chief President, CUMG

Jeffrey Sconyers Senior Vice President General Counsel

F. Bruder Stapleton, MD Senior Vice President Chief Academic Officer

Kelly Wallace Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer

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World-class care has a new Eastside address.

This July, we opened our new 80,000-square-foot

Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center. With more than 15

pediatric specialty clinics, including general surgery,

cardiology, orthopedics and sports medicine, the new

Bellevue clinic brings our world-class care

to the Eastside. And the center also includes

urgent care, radiology and a sports gym.

Along with the best facilities, you’ll also get the best care

providers, because the same doctors and nurses who

treat children at our Seattle campus travel to the Bellevue

clinic. To learn more, visit seattlechildrens.org/bellevue or

call (425) 454-4644.

Hope. Care. Cure.

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