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{2013 COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT}
S O N O R A R E G I O N A L M E D I CA L C E N T E R
connections
a report to the community | 2011
of Service
Fill your mind with truth.
Fill your life with service.
Fill your
with love.
heart
“
“
- Vaughn J. Featherstone
While Sonora Regional Medical Center can
be compared in size and quality
healthcare to many medical facilities
around the country, one thing sets us
apart—our connection to our community.
Our doctors, nurses and staff invest their
time, skills and hearts in sharing God’s love
through medicine and commitment.
We are proud to be a part of our
community and invite you to read about
our efforts.
{HEART OF SERVICE}
When I think heart of service, I think about
compassion, that human connection we
make when we reach out physically and
emotionally to embrace our fellow man. Making that
connection is the difference between giving good
care and giving excellent care to our patients and
families. It moves our hospital from a good hospital to
an excellent hospital. We have the responsibility and
privilege to provide service to our community. Every
day we have the opportunity to make a difference
in someone’s life. It can be small (a compassionate
hug) or great (helping a patient overcome drug
dependency). Regardless of the act, it is an
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Medical Center’s staff and volunteers with the joy and
satisfaction one receives when performing
meaningful work.
“It is not how much we do, but how much love we put into doing it. It is not how
much we give, but how much love we put into giving.” —Mother Teresa
Julie Kline
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{OUR MISSION}
To share God’s love by providing physical, mental and spiritual healing.
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know quite what to think. He wore overalls and a hat, had a fun sense of
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heart disease.
“He would come in every week and I would spend about an hour with him,”
Herd explains. “He just was the sweetest guy. You get to know people intimately
when you spend that much time with them. He would always tease me about
having a baby. He said he set wood aside to build my future baby a Caterpillar
tractor cradle.”
“Al called her his adopted, second daughter,” says Marjorie Hauschildt, Al’s
widow. “He really cared about her.”
Over the years, Jill became friends with Marjorie and
“I think I did
the whole family. Sadly, Al died in August 2011 at the
age of 82.
touch his
“When Al found out his last days were near, he put
but, even more
his arms around Jill and they cried together. It was
very moving,” said Mrs. Hauschildt.
importantly, he
At the funeral, his son read his last wishes. He
mine.”
requested three things of his son. One was that the
family build Jill’s cradle. In 2012, the cradle arrived.
“I think I did touch his heart but, even more importantly, he touched mine,”
says Herd. “He was a very special person to me. He was the biggest hearted
man who loved to work on his vintage tractors. I really came to love him.”
The Hauschildt family owns and operates the Horse Around Ranch Tractor
Museum, on Soulsbyville Road.
“The favorite part of my job is when I have the chance to help regulars —
people who need me more than once or twice,” adds Herd. “It’s such an honor
to help people. You’re helping them to feel better. You get to smile and laugh
with them for a short period of time. When I think about Al, it’s nice to know that
at the end of his life, he thought of me.”
heart
touched
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Jill Herd and daughter Maeve
Sara Richey, MD
{HELP AND UNDERSTANDING}
No single factor can predict whether a person will become addicted to
drugs – legal (prescription) or illegal.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, people mistakenly
assume that drug abusers lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop
using drugs simply by choosing to change their behavior. In reality, drug addiction is
a complex disease, and quitting takes more than good intentions or a strong will.
Sara Richey, MD, is a family practice physician at the Forest Road Health and
Wellness Center. She is the only doctor in Tuolumne County accepting Medi-Cal as
payment for Suboxone® treatment. Otherwise, patients are required to pay
hundreds of dollars out of pocket for this lifesaving treatment.
“There are quite a few people with legitimate pain problems who need opioid
painkillers but they can become addicted,” Dr. Richey explains. “Factor in
recreational use of drugs, and we had a crisis
situation in Tuolumne County a few years back.
Not only did we have overdoses but also overdose
deaths. Suboxone® is a very good alternative.”
Suboxone® is a prescription medicine used for
maintenance treatment of opioid dependence as
-Patient Linda O’Connell
part of a complete treatment plan to include
says about Dr. Richey
counseling and behavioral therapy.
Dr. Richey saw a critical need and wanted to help. She went through extensive
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to help patients in the county not only get off the prescription medications or illegal
drugs but also alleviate some of the pain that sparked the addiction.
“Dr. Richey is a great doctor,” says Linda O’Connell, patient. “She is very
understanding and very professional. She listened to me. I have a new lease on life.”
O’Connell suffers from chronic back pain. Other medications made her feel
drugged, dizzy, sleepy and confused. She says she’s been able to go to college,
take classes, work on a computer, and take on a part-time job. “Dr. Richey has
helped me become my normal self again, which is life-saving for a person with
chronic pain,” says O’Connell.
“She
to
me. I have a new
lease on
.”
listened
life
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{COMPASSION WHEN YOU NEED IT}
A trip to any hospital emergency department is a highly stressful time, not
only for the patient, but also for family and friends. From the initial encounter
with the admitting staff, to the triage nurses, to the technicians, to the
emergency provider, patients need to be treated with kindness and compassion.
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has treated patients in the emergency room for the past seven years.
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urgent medical needs,” says Williamson. “When the emergency part is over, you can
take a step back and try to meet their emotional needs as well.”
The Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days
of the year. The team treats a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries, some of which
are life-threatening. Those that are not life-threatening are still taken very seriously,
such as fractures, dislocations, and lacerations requiring
suturing.
“Sonora Regional is unique in that it’s more intimate
than most large hospital settings. That means we get to
know a lot of people in the community, including our
patients’ relatives and extended networks,” says
Williamson. “We really care about them, physically and
emotionally.”
Sonora Regional Medical Center is the only hospital in the area where all
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“We are a highly trained team. We take a no-nonsense approach to treatment,”
comments Williamson. “However, our collective goal is to also make sure patients
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situation.”
“We really
about them,
care
physically and
emotionally.”
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Physician Assistant Matt Williamson
Richard Smith & Teresa Hernandez, RN
{MORE THAN A JOB}
If you ask Teresa Hernandez, RN, BSN, CWON, what she does, she’ll tell you
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knowledgeable skilled professional and yet, so much more.
“She really cares about her job and she cares about the people she works with,
like me,” says Richard Smith, a resident in the Medical Center’s long-term care unit.
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had a number of trouble spots that required Hernandez
to spend several hours a day treating him. They got to
know each other and have become friends.
“She bent over backwards to help me, and if there
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explains.
In 2010, Sonora Regional Medical Center began a very focused campaign to
reduce hospital-acquired pressure ulcers. Hernandez was an integral part of that
campaign and proudly states that there were only four cases in 2013, as compared
to 49 when they started. It’s an admirable achievement, but her dedication to the
good health and well-being of her patients didn’t end there.
At age 48, Hernandez went back to school. She received her bachelor’s degree in
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outpatient clinic in Tuolumne County. The Medical Center made her dream a reality.
“I really felt there was a need,” says Hernandez. “As a wound care nurse, you also
check and treat ostomy patients. They are frustrated. They have discomfort. It really is
a specialty area that needed to be addressed. Sonora Regional supported me and
paid for my training, and my dream came true.”
Hernandez helps patients prepare for and adapt to living with a colostomy,
ileostomy, or urostomy by providing pre- and post-op teaching and stoma and
appliance evaluations. She also started an ostomy support group.
“My job brings me so much joy. Sometimes I feel guilty that I am paid to do
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fortunate that I am able to form relationships with patients over a long period of time,
which is important to me,” says Hernandez. “I agree with Richard Smith, we have
become friends.”
“My job brings
me so much
...
I have been
by God.”
joy
blessed
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{A VILLAGE OF HEART}
Battling cancer is no easy feat. There are anxieties, uncertainties, fears, losses,
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focusing on his or her immediate medical needs.
Susanne Woods was diagnosed with breast cancer soon after her husband
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even worse after she was diagnosed. They faced obstacle after obstacle.
Woods and her husband live in Groveland, which is a 56-mile round trip. She was
in a three-week cycle of chemotherapy, which required her to be at the Medical
Center three times a week.
“Things were bad. We didn’t have money to put diesel fuel into our truck, let alone
to buy food,” says Woods. “The Cancer Center helped us with gas cards, food cards,
a wig, my pharmacy needs and our DMV car registration costs.”
Sonora Regional Medical Center’s Cancer Patient Support Fund helps cancer
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rent, house cleaning and medication co-payments.
“We help people stay as independent as possible. We try to give them ways they
can take control over their illnesses. We want them to
continue with treatment,” says Susan Balcarcel, registered
nurse and social worker. “It’s a Godsend that we have
generous people in our community to donate to the fund.
100 percent of the money goes to help local cancer
patients in need.”
“I have been touched by so many people in many
departments,” said Woods. “I couldn’t have made it
through chemotherapy without the help and compassion of the team. I appreciate
every single person who has shown me kindness and caring. They got me to a place
where I could say, ‘I have cancer. I’m sick. I have questions. I need help.’”
Woods continues, “I feel blessed by so many things, but especially by the staff at
Sonora Regional. You can train a person to be a doctor, nurse or technician, but
training doesn’t make him or her compassionate. The people who helped me truly
have heart and compassion.”
The people
who
me
truly have heart
&
.
helped
compassion
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Susanne Woods & Susan Balcarcel, RN
Les Cover
{AN UNSUNG HERO}
Les Cover is a humble man. He is also a remarkable man. He spent 22 years
teaching children and shaping lives at a Christian school. And now, at
age 80, he has donated more than 5,000 hours of his life to the Medical
Center as a volunteer.
Cover has been a volunteer since 2000. He starts his day reading to the residents
in the Medical Center’s long-term care units. There is a
real bond with the residents, their families, and the staff.
They all care about one another. Some of the people
have been there for years. Cover tries to encourage
them. Many of the senior residents enjoy listening to his
wholesome and inspirational adventure stories.
“There is a common bond with the volunteers,” says
Cover. “We are an integral part of the Medical Center, and we are told time and
time again that we are needed and appreciated.” The Medical Center celebrates
its volunteers twice a year through special banquets.
In the afternoon, Cover becomes “the plant manager.” Literally. He waters the
plants in the hospital – not an easy job – but one that enables him to interact with
patients, visitors, and staff. He is a friendly face to many of them and enjoys this part
of the job tremendously.
If he has time, he goes downstairs to the Infusion Center where people spend hours
sitting in recliners, connected to IVs. The nurses do an excellent job taking care of
their patients with warm blankets, food, drinks, magazines and other distractions.
Cover offers his reading service to those who want it. He tries to bring a bit of cheer
to a less-than-cheerful situation. Some of the patients receive their chemotherapy
there. If it’s appropriate, Cover will offer to pray for them.
“I know it’s helping others, but I get a lot out of it too,” says Cover. “I’ve certainly
been rewarded with friendship and thanks. Sonora Regional volunteers have very
generous hearts.”
“I’ve certainly
been rewarded
with
and thanks.”
friendship
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{QUALITY MATTERS}
At Sonora Regional Medical Center, our focus on patient safety and quality of care
has earned us recognition, not only from the patients and families who experience
our excellent care, but also from national health care agencies.
The National Research Corporation selected Sonora Regional Medical Center as
a recipient of its 2013 Path to Excellence Award. The Medical Center was one of
the three chosen out of nearly 400 participating facilities in the nation to be named
Value-Based Purchasing Champion, earning national recognition as a leader in
improving quality care and the patient experience and providing high-value,
high-quality health care.
The Joint Commission again named Sonora Regional Medical Center a Top
Performer on Key Quality Measures®. By earning this award for a second consecutive
year, the Medical Center demonstrates a solid foundation and consistency in quality
care.
The Medical Center was one of just 19 out of 96 participating hospitals to meet the
criteria for The Joint Commission’s Surgical Site Infection Change Project. The
Medical Center was included in a May 2013 report as a model for under-performing
hospitals to reference and learn how our facility and the other 18 facilities, are able
to attain such low rates of surgical site infection.
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Patient education on hygiene before surgery and keeping surgical site
clean after surgery
No razor shaving, which can cause nicks susceptible to infection at or near the
surgical site
Antibiotics administered within one hour of surgery and discontinued within 24
hours after surgery
Perioperative temperature management
Appropriate venous thromboembolism prophylaxis within 24 hours prior to 24
hours after surgery
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100%
100%
100%
97.5%
97.1%
96.9%
95.6%
94.8%
99.0%
94.7%
83.7 %
HEART FAILURE
COMMUNITY
ACQUIRED
PNEUMONIA
SURGICAL CARE
IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT
CHEST PAIN
CENTRAL LINE
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Sonora Regional Medical Center
National Average
A core measure is a quality standard that allows us to assess our performance
compared with national averages. Core measures are made up of evidencebased care processes that are closely linked to positive patient outcomes for
certain conditions – performing a blood culture for pneumonia prior to initial
antibiotic, for example. The scores in this chart represent the percentage of
patients who received the recommended treatments for their condition.
Noelle Hope, RN
{COMMUNITY BENEFIT}
Sonora Regional Medical Center is proud to serve the communities of
Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. Since 1957, it has been our privilege to
respond to the needs of our community. Now more than ever, our
communities are stressed by economic impacts, making it our priority to provide
care for the vulnerable.
In 2013, Sonora Regional Medical Center provided $27,715,000 in community
EHQHÀW:HSURYLGHG 274,362 inpatient and outpatient visits and employed 1,253
people in the community.
$27,715,000
TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT FOR 2013
TOTAL
1
2
Free &
Discounted
Care for
Those in
Need
Subsidized
Clinical
Services
Provided
to the
Community
3
Unfunded
portion of
GovernmentSponsored
Medical
Care:
Medi-Cal
4
Unfunded
portion of
GovernmentSponsored
Medical
Care:
Medicare
5
Community
Programs &
Services
$2,729,221 $2,112,561 $4,016,350 $18,340,409 $516,459
Total Cost of
Care and
Services
Donated in
2013
$27,715,000
Based on 2013 Audited Financials
1 Financial assistance for the uninsured and others who cannot pay for their care
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3 The difference between the cost of care and what is paid for by the Medi-Cal program
4 The difference between cost of care and what is paid for by the Medicare program
5 Cash gifts and in-kind donations to the community, free community services such as patient education,
health screenings, immunizations and support groups. See page 17 for details.
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2013 was another wonderful year for Sonora Regional Medical
Center’s Foundation, thanks to the generosity of our donors, the work
of our Foundation Board and this vision of our grateful patients. We
are proud to report that in 2013 our donors helped us raise more than
$1,691,950.
As good stewards of the gifts that are entrusted to us, we
provided
COMMUNITY
OUTREACH
OU
IN 2010
free care on our mobile healthvan and to hospice patients, assisted
cancer patients with transportation and household expenses,
promoted wellness to every age group of our population in ageappropriate settings, collaborated to help meet the needs that arose
due to the Rim Fire, and so much more.
We are most grateful for your support. Thank you!
FRED MATHEWS
MATHEWS, DDS
DDS, MS
MS, MPH
Chair of the Foundation Board
GAIL WITZLSTEINER, CFRE
Foundation Executive Director
Fred Mathews, chair of the
Foundation Board, and Gail Witzlsteiner,
executive director of the Foundation.
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&DQFHU3DWLHQW6XSSRUW)XQGRaised $95,800
and supported more than 200 patients with gifts
from the fund.
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hundreds of community members with services
including home, church and hospital visits,
phone calls, and blood pressure clinics.
)RRGIRU)DPLOLHVProvided 12,665 pounds of
food to local families in need.
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$82,130 to local schools and organizations.
&KDSODLQ Provided 3,798 chaplain visits,
pastoral counseling for 2,530 community
members, 792 hours of employee counseling,
19 memorial services, and four weddings.
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families.
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3,500 low-cost blood draws and free health
screenings at the Tuolumne County Health Fair
and several other wellness events around the
region.
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patient visits at the Project HOPE mobile health
clinic with $63,000 raised at the Golf Classic.
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of free dental care to adult Medi-Cal patients
without dental coverage.
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hospice patients who could not afford it.
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SUPPORTERS
Larry & Olga Jones
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Dr. Catherine Jones
Anchor Pest Contol, Inc.
Jerry Kurtz
Dr. Donovan Teel
BENEFACTORS
Blue Mountain Minerals
Latham & Watkins LLP
TJ Maxx
SRMC Auxiliary
California Cancer Care
Teresa Lewis
Tuolumne County Economic
California Gold
Dr. Frederick &
Dr. Harvey W. Glasser
Mary Jo Brereton
Columbia College
Development Corp.
Darlene Mathews
Ebbetts Pass Moose Lodge
Dr. Brian Carlson
Kathrina & Jim McRee
Sonora Area Foundation
Century 21 Wildwood
Rebekah Moore
Tuolumne County Public
Health Department
PATRONS
Adventist Health
Anonymous
Properties
Murphys Historic Hotel
SRMC Medical Executive
Committee
Development Authority
Dr. Georg Weidlich
E. Samuel Wheeler & Egger
CPAs, LLC
Gail Witzlsteiner &
Comcast Spotlight
Teresa & Ben Nelson
Dan Costa
Kathy Neuman
Innes & Darrell Woertz
Cutler-Segerstrom Insurance
Lester Niven
Yosemite Pathology Medical
Agency
Delta Blood Bank
Northern California Spine
Institute
David Tozier
Group
Yosemite Title Co.
Black Oak Casino
Design Studio 120
Oak Valley Community Bank
Richard Brockett
Dodge Ridge Corporation
DelRay Olberg
FRIENDS
Nancy Drews
Craig & Ruth Pedro
Abbey Carpet by Perea
Dr. Rodney Eddi
Carleton & Patty Penwell
Dr. Penny Ablin
Clarke Broadcasting Corp.
Elekta, Inc.
Richard & Audrey Pland
Gary Alexander
Jeff & DeeAnna Eller
Front Porch
Gina Prock
Corrie Alexander
Arnold & Valerie Gloyn
Lee Sanguinetti
Patricia Allopenna
Golden State Cellular
Save Mart Supermarkets
Donald Ammon
Dr. Mihoko Fujita & Ted Hall
Dr. Leon Grabow
Jean Schwald
Dorothy Amrhein
Sequoia Woods Golf &
Alan Grant
Kate Powell Segerstrom
Pat Anderson
Grant Mercantile Agency
Valerie & Lee Shuemake
Michele Angilly-Berkowitz
Dr. Charles & Kim Habekost
Sierra Conservation Center
Dr. Douglas &
Judith & Roger Haughton
Sonora Ford
Helping Hands of Groveland
Sound Physicians
Dr. Gerard & Marigold Ardron
J.S. West & Co. Propane
SRMC In-Patient Pharmacy
JoAnn Arnold
Chicken Ranch Bingo &
Casino
Dr. Brenda Forrest &
Tom Sweeney
Country Club Men’s Club
Sierra Cardiology Medical
Associates
Sierra Emergency Medical
Group
Sonora Hills
Kathleen Ankrom
Grant Ashlock
Aspen Street Architects
Eric Carlson
Patricia Dunlap
ATCAA
Colleen & Kevin Carpenter
Patricia Edenberg
Deborah Aventi
Frederick Causey
Toni & Ray Emerald
Dr. Russell & Sally Hoenes
Susan Balcarcel
James Caywood
Larry England
H. Randolph & Betty Holder
Bank of America East Sonora
Bruce & Tara Chan
Shaun Field
Andrea & Donald Houser
Matt & Amy Banks
Jacquie Cituk
Denise Fleming
Steve Huizenga
Banks Glass
Laurie Clark
Rex Flower
Dixie & Don Hukari
Albert & Evelyn Barreno
Karyn Clifford
Foothill Business Cards
William Ingraham
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Dr. Edward & Debra Clinite
Foothill Printing and Graphics
Robert Irwin
Dave Berger
Coffey Communications, Inc.
Formulation Technology
Andrew & Marlena Jahn
Margaret Bittrolff
Coldwell Banker-Twain Harte
Gary Fowler
Bill Jennings
Suzanne Bittrolff
Blake Elliott Insurance
Historic Sonora Chamber of
Commerce
Dr. Eric & Nancy Freedman
Joan’s Boutique
Timothy Colwell
Michael French
Julie Jones
Realty
Dr. James & Bonnie Comazzi
William Friend
Nikki Karpinski
Toni Bloom
Community Personal Care
James Frost
Sharon Kaye
Larry Bodiford
Condor Earth Technologies,
Patricia Gallno
Shelly Kellog
P. Michael Ghiorso
Anne Kempf
Gianelli & Polley, A
Bruce Kennedy
Agency, Inc.
Audrey Brennan
Inc.
Cathy Gee Bridges
Pam Conners
Tari Brink
Dr. Felix Conte
Dr. Lawrence &
Nicole Coolidge
Robert Gibbs
Nancy Kerr
Country Girl Salon
Nancy Gonsalves
Julie & Chuck Kline
Marguerite & Gary Bulkin
Fred Crummey
Rox Ann Graziano
John Kolb
Eugene Burdick
Joe Cunningham
Dr. Garth Greenwell
Mollie Lamberton
Mary Burdick
Hal & Clarene Cunningham
Shirley Griggs
Jacqueline Langsam
Cecile Burke
Karl Dambacher
Grocery Outlet
David Larsen
Shauna Burrow
Dorothy & Kenneth Danz
Marlene Grundstrom
Jennifer Lavender
Denise Button
Kimberly & Shawn Darr
Steve Gunn
Bryan & Julie Lewis
Denise Byrd-Cognetti
Pat Dean
Gunn House Hotel
Pat Lien
Calaveras Winegrape
Ruth Dettman
Sarah Hamblin
Lise Lindstrom
Local Independent Charities
Rosemary Brunel
Professional Law Corp.
Jeff & Sally Kerns
Philip Dinger
Veronica & David Hanf
Donna Caldwell
Rod Ditler
Shirley Harms
Susan Calfee
W.H. Dobbs
Dr. Eric Hemminger
Elena Lomeli
California Imaging Services
Rick & Victoria Dodds
Karen Hendrix
Myrna Long
California Nevada
Alice Doescher
Marylou & Grady Henington
Jaclyn Love
Construction
Zondra Duarte
Heritage Bank of Commerce
Elizabeth Lucchesi
Capital Quest, Inc.
Ginger DuMars
Heuton Memorial Chapel
Judi Maguire
Alliance
of America
Dr. Artin & Roya Mahmoudi
Narcotics Anonymous
Jennifer & Justin Pinasco
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Dick Mannini
Kristine Nash
Pine Mountain Lake Ladies
Charles Shehorn
Manteca District Ambulance
Jeffrey Nash
Service
Golf Club
Dr. Fred & Susan Shield
Dr. John Nelligan
Pinnell’s Carpet One
Dr. Steven & Pam Shield
Rebecca Marks
Leslee Nelson
Pires Lipomi & Navarro
Gordon Shimer
Joe & Joyce Martin
Tyler & Kristin Newton
Susan Martin
Gerald Nielsen
Plum Construction, Inc.
Sierra Internal Medicine
John Martin
Thomas Nischwitz & Noelle
Dr. Theodore &
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Melva Martinelli
Beerman
Architectural Corporation
Kathryn Powers
Sierra Hills Market Inc.
Center
Lisa & Dana Mayo
Jocelyn Norwood
Corrine & James Pratt
Joseph & Colleen Silva
Diana Mays
Dr. Airell & Gretchen Nygaard
Josh Prieto
Gary Simning
Bonnie McCall
Oakdale Trading Company,
Priority Billing
Todd & Cyndi Simonson
Marianne Quinn
Louise Skokan
John McCardy
Inc.
Bruce McCulloch
Rex Oberg
Jeff Redoudty
Skyline Place
McCurley’s National Flooring
Karen O’Brien
Dr. James & Donna Reese
James Smale
& Supply, Inc.
Carolyn O’Hara
Ruthe Reese
Charleen Smith
Donna Mehl
Rosalyce Olson
Susan Reichle
Lisa Smith
Jim & Sharon Mele
Wanda O’Mara
Dr. Ralph Retherford
Joyce Smith
Joy Meyer
Omega Nu
Jordan Rice
Sonora Subaru
Micro-Tronics
Cliff Opland
Cathey Richards
Helen & Wayne Sparks
Middleton’s Mark Twain
Rachel Oppedahl
Bonnie Ritchie
Kari Spenker
Center, Inc.
Dr. Trygve & Betty Opsahl
RJ Summit Electric, Inc.
SRMC Medical Staff
Dr. Lawrence & Debbie Mier
Roy Opsahl
A. Richard Robertson
Standard Storage, Inc.
Erin Miller
Jean Orozco
Jodie Rodriguez
Stanislaus Surgical Hosp./
Sheila Monaghan &
Suzanne Osborn
Tracy & Hank Russell
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Surgery Center
Sheri Overmier
Safari Learning (Zoo-phonics)
Patricia Stauffer
Joe Moreno
Theresa Owen
Henrietta Sandner
Mark & Laura Steichen
Lynda Morlan
Marilyn Owen
Jeannie Sawtelle
Jon Sturtevant
Brad Morrison
Richard Parise
Tracey Sawyer
Suess Insurance & Investments
Mother Lode Bank
Donald Pazour
Jeffrey & Renee Schuster
Lee & Elaine Suggs
Mother Lode Storage MLS,
Harper Petersen
Dennis Scott
Donn & Cathie Swartz
LLC
Charles Peterson
Jill Seltzer
Thomas Taake
Mother Lode VW Club
John Peterson
ServiceMaster Sierras
Lyn & Rose Taber
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
PG&E Campaign for the
Seventh-day Adventist
Anna Taylor
Multimedia Games, Inc.
Judith & Donald Myers
Community
Francine Phillips
Church
Shannon Shackelford
Bruce Tepper
Irving & June Terzich
Terzich & Wilson Funeral
Home, Inc.
Carol & Tony Tyrrell
Dr. Donald Westbie
On behalf of all the patients
Umpqua Bank
Lyndalee Whipple
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The Union Democrat
Vali Cooper & Associates, Inc.
Justin White
of these very generous
Patricia Thionnet
Peter Van Meter
Maud Wild-Stevenson
donors...thank you!
Gary Toops
Leslie Vassar
Walter Wilkinson
Maria Tortorelli
Shirley Vaughn
Dr. James & Judy Wilson
Rosemary Tovar
Steven Ventura
Sharon Wivell
programs and services that
Virginia Tremaine
Julie & Ray von Savoye
Women’s Night Out
are supported through their
Susan Troy
Matt von Savoye
Dr. Jennifer & Tim Trujillo
Bee Waddelow
Ron & Ricky Woodall
Tune Construction
Sally Wales
Maureen Woods
Tuolumne County Deputy
Rosie Wallis
Hanri Yadgari
Gretchen Walters
Dave York
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Yosemite Bank
Nanette Warzee
Christel Zaluga
Sheriff’s Assoc.
Tuolumne County
Superintendent of Schools
Tuolumne Me-Wuk Indian
Health Center
Judy Twisselman
Bowling League
Marion Watson
Christine Watts
These are some of the
generosity:
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Cancer Patient
Support Fund
Hospice of the Sierra
Project HOPE
Chaplain’s Fund
Lifeline
OakPlus
Live Well Be Well
Center
Thank you!
Audrey Wentworth
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Sonora Regional Outpatient Pavilion
Sonora Regional Medical Center is making
plans to build a new Cancer Center in a new
63,500 sq. ft., 3-story outpatient pavilion, across
the street from the hospital. Through a
competitive, strategic capital request, Adventist
Health will fund the bulk of the project and the
Medical Center’s Foundation will work towards
raising an additional $3 million. We look forward
to partnering with the community to provide this
vital health service, so that loved ones will be
able to have their care provided by excellent
physicians, right here at home.
1000 Greenley Road
Sonora, CA 95370
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