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Program 1 [2020]
Adventist Health White Memorial Charitable Foundation supports Adventist Health White Memorial (AHWM), a 353-bed, not-for-profit, faith-based, teaching hospital, which provides a full range of inpatient, outpatient, emergency and diagnostic services to the communities in and near downtown Los Angeles. One of the greatest assets an organization can possess is the trust of its community, both on campus and in the surrounding neighborhoods.The care we give at AHWM follows our mission of living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope. We touch the lives of people at every point throughout their lifetime beginning with exceptional prenatal and maternity care. Our Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is one of the few in Los Angeles for newborns in need of advanced specialized care. The AHWM Cleft Palate Program focuses on providing the surgeries and support for children with this birth defect, including restoring normal function with minimal scarring, dentistry, and speech therapy to help correct speaking difficulties. Mental and emotional health services are provided for all ages. In partnership with MAOF (Mexican American Opportunity Foundation) and other not-for-profit partners, Viva Bien at our Community Information Center provides local seniors a place to connect as well as activities to improve health and fitness, and free expertise for MediCare and ACA health care sign-ups. Our partnership with TELACU Education Foundation to assist youth from our community to become nurses was cited previously as being instrumental in the hospital being recognized nationally with the Malcolm Baldrige Award. Our hospitals impact on our community during 2020 was a major key in helping our residents through the pandemic and our Foundation received a significant amount of donated Personal Protective Equipment from our community and other supporters. Los Angeless Latinx community was disproportionately hard hit since the beginning of the pandemic, and 90% of AHWM patients are Hispanic. Boyle Heights was a county designated COVID-19 hotspot beginning in April 2020. Our Latinx community was highly susceptible to COVID-19 spread because of housing density, underlying health conditions, and the fact that many are essential workers unable to work from home.Due to the high volume of patients during the winter COVID-19 surge, the hospital had to make patient room modifications, secure critical supplies and additional equipment, and deal with the stress on healthcare staff. "Our hospital continues to take care of our community. Our community has been our priority for over 100 years," says Former Chief of the AHWM Medical Staff, Dr. Miguel Martinez. As the winter COVID-1 9 surge began to peak in early January, White Memorial had to quickly make huge adjustments to accommodate our growing numbers of COVID-19 patients."I am very proud of our hospital," says John Raffoul, President, Adventist Health White Memorial. "We were in a crisis. Our hospital teams came together with creative ideas to convert areas of our hospital to safely care for the huge influx of COVID-19 patients."We converted 187 of our hospital rooms into negative pressure rooms. Negative pressure rooms, also called isolation rooms, are a type of hospital room that keeps patients with infectious illnesses away from other patients, visitors, and healthcare staff. They are called negative pressure rooms because the air pressure inside the room is lower than the air pressure outside the room. This means that when the door is opened, potentially contaminated air or other dangerous particles from inside the room will not flow outside into non-contaminated areas. Contaminated air is sucked out of the room with exhaust systems, which are built with filters that clean the air before it is pumped outside and away from the healthcare facility. The hospital also had to secure additional intravenous infusion pumps, high flow oxygen systems, telemetry systems and oxygen cylinders. Los Angeles hospital oxygen delivery systems were not designed for a pandemic. According to Mara Bryant, AHWM Operations Executive, "We have a capacity of 10,000 gallons of oxygen and on a normal day use about 500 gallons. At one point during the crisis, we were using 3,200 gallons of oxygen daily - 800% over our normal daily usage." The hospital augmented the oxygen system with external tanks and installed higher powered evaporators to stabilize the system to supply the much-needed oxygen for COVID-19 patients.We are grateful to the TELACU Education Foundation nursing students who came to White Memorial to assist with distribution of the vaccine to our healthcare workers and our community. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Defense sent U.S. Army and Air Force medical personnel and the State of California sent National Guard nurses and physicians. The troops arrived fresh and eager to assist our staff with heavy patient loads. The Army Corp of Engineers built a field hospital in our Emergency Department parking lot to accommodate COVID-19 patients during a surge. We are grateful for the dedication and hard work of all our physicians, nurses, hospital staff, the U.S. Army and Air Force teams, the National Guard Strike teams, the Army Corp of Engineers, the TELACU Education Foundation nurses and all those who have stepped up to help White Memorial and to assist the lives of so many patients in our community.Adventist Health White Memorial continues to partner with other community organizations to vaccinate our community. Thank you to ALL our hospital heroes - physicians, nurses, staff, community leaders, military leaders and teams, elected officials, and our donors for your continued support during the COVID-19 pandemic.AHWM invites you to partner with us in building on our legacy of primary care and our unwavering pursuit of excellence in quality, innovation and service. For more information on the work that we do, please visit www.whitememorial.com/foundation or look for us on Facebook or LinkedIn.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4.6MComprehensive Health Services
Adventist Health White Memorial Charitable Foundation supports Adventist Health White Memorial (AHWM), a 545-bed, not-for-profit, faith-based, teaching hospital, which provides a full range of inpatient, outpatient, emergency and diagnostic services to the communities in and near downtown Los Angeles. The hospital expanded its footprint with the acquisition of Beverly Hospital in Montebello in September, 2023. This makes Adventist health White Memorial the largest hospital in Adventist Health. One of the greatest assets an organization can possess is the trust of its community, both on campus and in the surrounding neighborhoods.The care we give at AHWM follows our mission of living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope. We touch the lives of people at every point throughout their lifetime beginning with exceptional prenatal and maternity care. Our Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is one of the few in Los Angeles for newborns in need of advanced specialized care. The AHWM Cleft Palate Program focuses on providing the surgeries and support for children with this birth defect, including restoring normal function with minimal scarring, dentistry, and speech therapy to help correct speaking difficulties. Mental and emotional health services are provided for all ages. In partnership with MAOF (Mexican American Opportunity Foundation) and other not-for-profit partners, Vive Bien at our Community Resource Center provides local seniors a place to connect as well as activities to improve health and fitness, and free expertise for MediCare and ACA health care sign-ups. Our partnership with TELACU Education Foundation to assist youth from our community to become nurses was cited previously as being instrumental in the hospital being recognized nationally with the Malcolm Baldrige Award. To illustrate how Adventist Health White Memorial works to strengthen and transform the community let us share the following story:The air was tense in Dr. Faisal Khans office on that October day as Yanira Hurtado and her husband Joaquin awaited her biopsy results. Kahn entered and pulled his stool close. He looked at Hurtado, shook his head, and said, Yanira, its cancer. The weight of his words matched the gravity in his eyes.Hurtado was diagnosed with stage three invasive lobular carcinoma. She had always prioritized her breast health and diligently undergone mammograms after developing benign cyst that required surgical drainage. However, this cancer was notorious for its branching pattern growth that early detection. With resolve and without delay, Hurtado opted for a mastectomy, determined to confront the disease head-on.Moments before her surgery, in a rare moment of vulnerability, Hurtado conveyed her fears to Khan. Can you please leave it nice? Dont leave me butchered up. Leaning in cluse, Kahn responded with gentleness, I know what you mean, I got you.Post-mastectomy, Hurtado began an intensive six-month chemotherapy protocol at the Cecilia Gonzalez De La Hoya Cancer Center, followed by 36 consecutive radiation treatments. Her oncologist Dr. Arati Chand, and the cancer centers staff provided comprehensive medical care, secured financial assistance and gave her the emotional support she needed to fight this battle. The cancer center became my second home, Hurtado reflects with gratitude. Josie was like my mom,Hurtado formed a special bond with her care team, radiation oncology therapists, Jaime Jimenez and Aurie Francisco, and infusion nurse, Josephine Cabisag. One day as her treatments neared completion, the emotional burden and trauma from cancer treatment overwhelmed her, and she broke down in tears before her session. Jaime and Aurie huddled around her and cried with her. As they dried their eyes, Hurtado confided, I needed that. Although her husband was her primary source of emotional support, on that day, Aurie and Jaime helped to ease the accumulated stress from her cancer journey. Feeling better, Hurtado lay on the radiation table to begin treatment, and Aurie played one of her favorite gospel songs, It Is the Name of Jesus. With tears streaming down her face again, Hurtado looked up at the picture of a tropical beach affixed to the radiation room ceiling, whispering a silent prayer for strength and the future chance to take her family to Hawaii.Finally Hurtado received the news she had longed for she was in remission. This experience transformed her into a vocal advocate for breast cancer awareness. She raises funds for Chavelytas Pink Hood, an organization committed to creating a supportive network for individuals and families navigating the challenges of cancer. To provide further support, she established Pink Bloom, a nonprofit organization to help cancer patients. She wears a streak of purple and pink in her hair, a reminder that although she had no choice in losing her hair during treatment, she now has the power to choose her appearance. And this past June, her dream was realized as she stood with her family on the balcony of their Hawaiian hotel room, gazing out at a view she prayed to see.This cancer diagnosis will not go in vain, Hurtado said. Some women dont want to talk about it, very private. But as long as Im alive, my mission is to help in every way I can.AHWM Charitable Foundation invites you to partner with us in building on our legacy of primary care and our unwavering pursuit of excellence in quality, innovation and service. For more information on the work that we do, please visit https://whitememorial.give.adventisthealth.org or look for us on Facebook or LinkedIn.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$5.5M
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