A Medical Home Improves Patient Care - Emanuel Medical Center

Heart
Beat
SPRING 2009
S P R I N G
April 2009
Don’t Be Surprised When
a VP Stops By
When Ceres resident Barbariae Boyete
was admitted to Emanuel Medical Center
recently with chest pain, she thought the
nice woman named Connie who visited
her was just another member of Emanuel’s
friendly staff.
“She came into my room and introduced
herself and asked me how I was feeling
and if there was anything she could do,”
Boyete said. “Like all the staff, she was
really nice and very personable.”
It wasn’t until later, when she read the
business card Connie left, that Boyete
realized the pleasant woman who visited
her was the hospital’s Vice President of
Patient Care Services, Connie Fairchilds.
“When I looked at the card, I thought,
‘Wow! I must really be great!’” Boyete
said. “It was nice they sent a VP; I really
felt honored.”
Had Boyete been admitted during a
different week, she might have been visited
by a different hospital vice president – the
head of Human Resources or Emanuel’s
attorney, perhaps – or even by President
and CEO John Sigsbury himself.
(Continued on page 8)
A Medical Home Improves
Patient Care
Family Doctors are the Key
In The Wizard
of Oz, Dorothy
learned that
there’s no place
like home.
Now new
studies are
showing that,
in health care
at least,
Dorothy was
right. Researchers
are finding that
doctors who
provide their
patients a
“medical home” deliver better health
outcomes for their patients – and at a
cheaper cost.
Dr. Edmond Ghahramani and Dr. David Canton confer
with a patient at the Emanuel Physician Center.
“The key aspect of a medical home is that
the patient’s primary care physician works
with the patient to coordinate all of their
care,” explained Dr. David Canton, the
Medical Director of the Emanuel Physician
Center. “They make sure the patient gets
all the appropriate screenings, and
coordinates all their treatment. So if
someone is seeing an endocrinologist, an
oncologist and
a pulmonologist,
all those records
come back to
one source.”
Then, and most
importantly, the
primary care
physician doesn’t
just store the
records, he or
she reviews them
to make sure the
whole system
is on the same
page and
working in concert to help and heal
the patient.
“Patients do better when their primary
care physician provides a medical home
and works with them to coordinate care,”
Canton said.
What does this mean for patients
in Turlock?
First, the year-and-a-half-old Emanuel
Physician Center embraces the medical
(Continued on page 4)
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SPRING 2009
Dear Friends,
Spring in Turlock is a special time. The
winter fog is finally gone and the summer
heat is still somewhere down the road.
Orchards bloom in a riot of color. Days
last longer and the grass grows greener.
It’s a fresh time, a season of rebirth
and renewal.
So the spring issue of HeartBeat seems
like an appropriate time to share with you
some of the seeds we’re planting here at
Emanuel Medical Center – programs to
make this great hospital even better.
My favorite is something we call
Administrative Welcome Visits, and as
you’ll see in the story, what that means is
that one member of Emanuel’s executive
leadership team – myself or one of our
Vice Presidents – visits just about every new
patient admitted to Emanuel. I know it can
be a bit of a surprise when a guy walks
into your room and says he’s the president
of the hospital, so let me apologize now to
anyone I have startled (or will startle in the
future!) These five and 10 minute visits are
a bright spot in all of our days, because
they give us a chance to meet you and get
your feedback on how we’re doing.
And that feedback is very important to us.
As you’ll see in the story about our Service
Excellence Initiative, Emanuel is committed
to providing the best patient care and best
customer service you can find anywhere.
We’re examining everything we do, from
top to bottom, to make your experience at
Emanuel the very best it can be. As a part
of that effort, we will continue to expand
the number of private rooms we have
available for patients.
Jennifer and I want to take this opportunity
to thank everyone who has helped us take
care of this community for more than 90
years – our exceptional and caring
employees, dedicated Board members,
smiling volunteers, generous community
supporters and everyone else who has
helped Emanuel grow and flourish. Our
wonderful donors contributed $2.7
million to Emanuel last year alone –
the most ever – and we could not be
more grateful.
From both of us – and everyone here at
Emanuel Medical Center – thank you
for your continued support. We know
you have health care choices, and we
want Emanuel to be your first choice.
John R. Sigsbury, President & CEO
Jennifer C. Larson, Board Chair
BOARD MEMBERS
Jennifer Larson- Chair
Walter de Bruyn- Vice Chair
Art DeRooy- Treasurer
Marlene Stante- Secretary
Joseph Higgins, M.D., PhD. - Chief, Medical Staff
Paul Carmichael, M.D. - Vice Chief, Medical Staff
Jim Ahlem
David Dwight- President, Covenant Ministries of Benevolence
Bob Field
Wade Fullmer
Jim Pallios
Tom Wilson, M.D.
John R. Sigsbury - President & CEO
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SPRING 2009
Wow! Donors Made 2008 a Record Year
If you’ve stopped reading the
financial stories in the newspaper
or your favorite magazine because
they’re just getting depressing, don’t
worry – this story is different.
In fact, it’s downright inspiring.
That’s because Emanuel Medical
Center’s generous donors and
community supporters are inspiring. In
2008, Emanuel supporters donated
$2.7 million to the hospital – an
all-time record and a seven-percent
increase over 2007.
“It’s amazing, it really is,” said Shirley Pok,
Emanuel’s Vice President of Development.
“Our donors are a truly special group
of individuals.”
Pok knows that people are extra careful
with their money during tough economic
times, noting that charitable giving was
down nationally in 2008. Not only did
Emanuel’s go up, it expanded into new
arenas. In 2008, for instance, three area
people made bequests to Emanuel in
their estate plans, including one gift for
$750,000.
Pok believes this trend will continue.
“We also know that if people have
established a relationship with a cause
or an organization, and that organization
has proven to be good stewards of their
money, most people do continue to give,”
she said. “They know the needs still exist
and they are willing to help according to
their abilities.”
Some of the money raised in 2008 has
already been disbursed to support the
hospital’s many services, including:
•$285,000 to support Hospice of
Emanuel to provide hospice patients and
their families care and support.
Revenue Sources:
•$100,000 for construction of Emanuel’s
Critical Care Center.
•$3,400 to provide nursing scholarships to
the next generation of care givers.
•$360,000 in unrestricted funds that
pays for programs, new technology and
capital projects.
•$885,000 to establish the Emanuel
Cancer Endowment.
The Emanuel Cancer Endowment was its
own success story in 2008. Through the
hospital’s Legacy Circle annual giving
campaign, volunteers raised more than
$1 million for the endowment last year
alone. That brings the two-year fundraising
total to more than $2 million – half way to
reaching the hospital’s $4 million goal.
Once that goal is reached, the
endowment will generate hundreds of
thousands of dollars every year to support
Funding Disbursed for Patient Care:
Annual Giving $1,355,421 Emanuel Cancer Endowment $885,166
Planned Giving $800,000 General Donations $360,081
Major Giving $348,657 Hospice of Emanuel $285,194
Events & Programs $340,598 Emergency Department $100,423
Pledge Allowances ($138,892) Nursing Scholarships $ 3,425
Total Revenue $2,705,784 Total Funding $1,634,288
Emanuel Medical Center - Office of Development
(Revenue & Expenses)
3,000,000
Revenue
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
0
$2,417,232
$742,037
$2,420,059
$850,898
$2,525,076
$818,163
$2,705,784
$801,382
FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09
Expenses
Emanuel Regional Cancer Services and
projects like support groups, community
screenings and education efforts, clinical
trials and a cancer library.
“Our primary fundraising goal for 2009
is the Emanuel Cancer Endowment,”
Pok said. “And we anticipate reaching
that goal this year and having in place
the entire $4 million. After that, we’ll
be looking at raising money for enhanced
cardio-vascular services and expanding
women’s health services at the Ruby E.
Bergman Women’s Center. But for
2009, the focus is on fully funding
the endowment.”
While that may sound ambitious – even
audacious given the current economic
climate – Pok believes the community is
committed enough to do it.
“It is too early to know how deep or how
long the economic downturn will last,”
she said. “These are certainly challenging
times, but it is no time to retreat. Emanuel
will stay focused on the fundamental value
of building relationships and securing
philanthropy that endures, while
continuing to be exceptional stewards
of our resources.”
In other words, be prepared to be
impressed again by the community’s
generosity and support during 2009!
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SPRING 2009
A Medical Home for Patients
and for many established practices
converting old paper records into
electronic records is a huge and
expensive undertaking.”
Key Features of a
“Medical Home”
(Continued from page 1)
home approach and is bringing new
primary care physicians to Turlock. There
are expansion plans for the Center’s current
office behind Emanuel Medical Center,
and a second location is already being
developed on Monte Vista Avenue.
“After that, we’re looking at opening two
more sites around the community in the
next three to five years,” Canton said.
“Then, within five years, we’re looking at
becoming a multi-specialty group with
obstetrics, pediatrics, family practice,
internal medicine and general surgery.”
Second, the Emanuel Physician Center
has the technology to provide patients
a medical home that many other
practices lack.
“An advantage we have here is a brand
new electronic medical records system,”
Canton explained. “The level of
coordination that goes into a medical
home requires accessible medical records,
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Dr. Tom Johnson
Most importantly, though, finding a
medical home, either at the Emanuel
Physician Center or another practice,
means patients will do better.
“By developing a medical home, we get
better quality and health outcomes for
our patients and lower overall health care
costs,” Canton said. “It’s a win-win.”
Emanuel Physician Center is located
at 2121 Colorado Avenue, Suite C,
Turlock. Appointments with Drs. Canton,
Ghahramani and Johnson can be made
at (209) 664-5175.
Dr. Edmond Ghahramani
Personal Physician – Patients have an
ongoing relationship with a personal
physician who provides continuous and
comprehensive care.
Physician-Directed Medical Practice
– The patient’s Personal Physician leads
the team at the practice, and the team
collectively takes responsibility for the
patient’s care.
Whole-Person Orientation – The
patient’s personal physician is
responsible for providing for all of
the patient’s health care needs and
arranges for referrals and specialists
as necessary.
Care is Coordinated and Integrated –
Across the health care system, including
specialty care, hospitals, home health
care and nursing homes. Patient care
information is available and shared so
patients get care when and where they
need it.
Quality and Safety – Personal
physicians and their practices follow
strict guidelines to ensure and
continuously improve quality and safety.
Enhanced Access – Access expands
through open scheduling, expanded
hours and new communication options
between patients, physicians and
practice staff.

SPRING 2009
One of the perks
of my job is that
I am never far
from a good
story about what
Emanuel Medical
Center means to
our community.
So much of what I do involves working
with volunteers and donors who look to
Emanuel as their community hospital and
their place to make a real difference in the
lives of others. My office is a hub of
activity – a healthy blend of well-planned
order with spurts of fast and furious.
In frequent contact with our supporters, I
often have the opportunity to hear about
their grateful experiences – the reasons
they give to Emanuel. For some it is a
patient-care experience, but for many it
is simply a well-informed appreciation for
their community hospital close to home.
And every time, I return to my tasks feeling
blessed by these stories that are powerful
reminders of the importance of our work.
Giving is like that – so satisfying.
Philanthropy is one of the greatest
heritages shared by Americans.
Certainly, there is general recognition that
our economy is troubled and that we are
in an economic environment that is beyond
what most imagined possible. While
things are challenging, a basic truth
remains - people continue to give, to the
best of their ability, even in the most
difficult times. Giving brings the
satisfaction of knowing the gift will count
for something worthy and meaningful.
It is our hope that your 2009 giving will
demonstrate that we are partners in tough
as well as in good times.
Gratefully yours,
Shirley Pok, CFRE
Vice President, Development
Legacy Circle 2008 Corporate Members
Emanuel Medical Center is grateful for our relationship with civic-minded businesses that distinguish themselves as “Corporate Partners of
Emanuel” through their annual Legacy Circle gift. In 2008, these businesses partnered with us through the second year of the three year
campaign to build the Emanuel Cancer Endowment. We admire their philanthropic spirit and thank them for supporting our advancements
in care without compromise.
CORNERSTONE
EL PORTAL RADIATION
ONCOLOGY CENTER/M.F.A.
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
MILESTONE
EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER
MEDICAL STAFF
GEMPERLE
ENTERPRISES
GEMSTONE
EVERGREEN
LANDSCAPING
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SPRING 2009
Excellence is Just a Starting Point
Some changes are easy to notice. When
Emanuel Medical Center dedicates a new
multi-million dollar Emergency Department
or starts providing comprehensive cancer
care, you can see it when you drive by or
read about it in the newspaper.
Some changes are more subtle. For
instance, when you walk onto a patient
floor at Emanuel now, it’s what you don’t
hear that’s important. And what you
don’t hear is as many call buttons
summoning nurses.
“Beginning last summer, we’ve had
a team focused on finding ways to
increase the amount of time and the
quality of time our nurses spend at
the bedside with each patient,”
explained Connie Fairchilds,
Emanuel’s Vice President of Patient
Care Services. “We instituted
‘hourly rounding,’ where nurses
spend five or ten minutes with every
patient each hour, asking if there is
anything they can do for them. It’s
been great for everyone, and it’s
lowered the number of call lights
which helps reduce the noise on
the floor.”
That change in nursing rounds is
just one of the first concrete
improvements Emanuel has seen as
a result of its Service Excellence Initiative
– a comprehensive effort to make a great
organization even better.
Emanuel President and CEO John Sigsbury
is passionate about the initiative.
“Emanuel has always been known for
having a very caring staff,” he said. “We
know our staff has great talent and great
compassion, and we prided ourselves that
we had that very important aspect of care
covered. But when we looked at customer
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satisfaction surveys, the numbers weren’t
much different than anyone else’s and we
felt as an organization that we can do
better than that.
“We had the will and we had the
capability. We needed to add
the training.”
So last summer, Emanuel began working
with a Canadian company that has
developed a very successful three-year
program that provides training and a
framework for continual improvement.
Nurse Denal Nieto, RN, checks in with Ruben Hernandez on her
hourly rounds.
And the first people to get trained were
Sigsbury and other senior administrators.
“As senior leadership, we have to walk the
walk,” Sigsbury said. “And we are.”
That’s not even a cliché. Sigsbury and all
the Emanuel vice presidents are literally
walking rounds – visiting new patients
admitted to the hospital. (See the story
on page 1.)
Middle managers were trained next,
then about 100 of Emanuel’s best
employees were selected as trainers to
train the rest of the staff. In each of the
next two years, 100 new employee
trainers will be chosen.
“It’s been fun watching our first 100
trainers,” Fairchilds said. “A lot of them had
never been in front of a classroom before
and we’re really seeing people blossom.”
In addition to the new training and
leadership opportunities, the hospital has
created 12 teams focused on different
aspects of Emanuel’s operations. Each
team has one year to identify and
implement improvements.
“One team is our ‘Go Green’
team,” explained Ashley Williams,
the project director of the initiative.
“They’re charged with looking at
everything we do from an environmental
and recycling standpoint
and finding ways we can improve.”
Another team is looking at
developing ways to provide
ongoing training and support to
new employees. One team is
focusing on all aspects of the
Emergency Department, another
on nursing, and another on
encouraging new physicians to
move to Turlock.
“We’re committed to becoming
the hospital of choice and the employer
of choice,” said Michael Iltis, the Vice
President of Professional Services. “And
that means focusing on patient
satisfaction, physician satisfaction and
employee satisfaction.”
And the effort won’t end after one year or
even three.
“It’s permanent,” Sigsbury said. “This is a
permanent culture change for the hospital
and I’m excited about it.”

SPRING 2009
Monkey Business: Helping Kids Understand Cancer
Concierge Nancy Daley engages during
Monkey Business
The language of cancer is frightening: Tumor.
Radiation. Chemo. Metastases. Malignant.
For adults, it’s scary enough. But for kids,
too young to really understand what
cancer is, the disease can be terrifying
when it strikes a loved one.
“Cancer is a disease with a strong
emotional element that impacts all the
people around a patient,” explained Sanjiv
Kashyap, the Executive Director of Emanuel
Regional Cancer Services. “And children
are the people least able to understand
their emotions and deal with all these
emotional issues when one of their parents,
or an aunt or uncle or grandparent or other
loved one has cancer.”
To help kids cope in these circumstances,
the Oncology Support Staff at Emanuel
Regional Cancer Services created Monkey
Business, a support and education group
for kids ages 5 to 12. The group started
meeting in March.
During an 8-week series, kids come to the
group with an adult loved one. The kids
meet in one room, the adults in another.
Kashyap said. “The first week’s theme
was ‘What is Cancer?’ and the activities
revolved around that.”
The book and activities sections of the
children’s group helps kids understand
what cancer is and explain the disease
and treatments in language youngsters
can understand.
The crafts portion of the program lets
the kids draw, color, paint or use
modeling clay to illustrate how they’re
feeling, helping them communicate
emotions and feelings they don’t yet have
the words or maturity to express.
In the adult group, participants talk in a
more traditional support group structure,
and learn skills to help them continue to
help their child at home.
Another purpose of the Monkey
Business group is to let kids know
they’re still valued, even when the family’s
focus is on a disease.
“A lot of times, children do get lost in the
shuffle,” Kashyap said. “This group lets
them know they’re still important.”
The class meets from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
on Tuesdays, and after this first 8-week
series Social Worker Lori Grossman,
Kashyap and the Oncology Support
Staff will evaluate feedback from the
participants and make any needed
adjustments before beginning the
next series.
“Our hope is to do it on a rolling basis
year-around,” Kashyap said.
For more information about the
Monkey Business children’s group, call
the Oncology Support Desk at the
Emanuel Regional Cancer Services at
664-2434.
“Each week has a different theme, and the
children and our social worker do several
activities – a book, an activity and a craft,”
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SPRING 2009
Don’t Be Surprised When a VP Stops By
(Continued from page 1)
It’s a new program called Administrative
Welcome Visits, and all 11 of Emanuel’s
top administrators take turns personally
greeting just about every patient who is
admitted to the hospital.
And people love it. The visits make patients
feel special, employees feel valued, and
shows Emanuel’s top executives’ commitment
to patient care and customer service.
“It’s been one of the most powerful tools
we’ve ever implemented,” Sigsbury said.
Here’s how it works. Every week, on a
rotation basis, three administrators are the
designated visitors for the week. Each
morning they get a list of all the patients
admitted in the past 24 hours, divide them
up, and then make time to visit them. (A
few patients who are in isolation or too
sick to receive visitors don’t get greeted.)
“I’ll average nine to 13 patients a day
when it’s my week,” said Fairchilds. “It
takes about an hour-and-a-half, and it’s the
most valuable time in my day.”
The administrators ask patients how they
are feeling and if they know their doctors’
treatment plan. Fairchild asks about the
nurses, and all of them ask if there are
any problems or anything they can do to
make the patient’s stay better. Finally, they
all leave their business cards and ask the
patients to call them if there is anything
they need.
“Patients aren’t hesitant to tell me when
things are great, and they don’t hesitate
to tell me when they want to see things
happen,” Sigsbury said. “Generally
speaking, I’m getting raves.”
Fairchilds is too, but welcomes hearing
negative reviews as much as positive ones.
“We want to address
any concerns patients
have before they leave
the hospital,” Fairchilds
explained. “That’s the
best time to do it.”
Here’s an example:
On her visits one day,
Emanuel’s Chief Financial
Officer Margaret
Lera met a woman who
hadn’t received breakfast
that morning. Not
only did Lera arrange
for her to get a snack
before the next meal
service, she gave the
patient a gift certificate
to a local
restaurant as
an apology.
“We’re trying to
let our patients
know that we
care about the
experience they
have while they’re
here,” Fairchilds
said. “We want
them to know this
is the right place
to be.”
Boyete knows it.
After that first visit
to Emanuel, she
was convinced.
“Now that I’ve
been there,”
Boyete said, “you
can’t get me to go
anywhere else.”
Emanuel President John Sigsbury greets patient Shari Lass and her
husband Jerry.
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SPRING 2009
Emanuel Welcomes a New Medical Chief of Staff and Doctors
Joseph Higgins, Jr., MD, PhD
Joseph Higgins, Jr., MD, PhD, has
assumed the leadership of the Emanuel
Medical Staff as the hospital’s new
Medical Chief of Staff. Dr. Higgins is a
diagnostic radiologist with Modesto
Radiology Medical Group and is based in
the hospital. Board certified since 1993,
Dr. Higgins is an expert in body imaging
and has seen many improvements in the
specialty over the years.
“One of the latest things causing a stir in
radiology is PET/CT,” he says. “The main
focus right now is on oncology but it will
get wider use soon such as in cardiology.”
Dr. Higgins served his internship at St.
Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center in
San Francisco and did his radiology
residency training at Stanford University
Hospital from 1989 to 1993. He
completed a radiology fellowship at
University of California San Francisco
General Hospital in 1994. He and his
wife, Rita, an attorney, have a son, Joseph,
III, who is 13. Dr. Higgins can be reached
in the department of radiology at (209)
664-2820 or Modesto Radiology Imaging
(209) 577-4444.
Donna C. Carey, MD
Tom Johnson, MD
Emad Najjar, MD
Donna C. Carey, MD, is the new
Medical Director of the Pediatric Hospitalist
Program and Neonatal ICU at Emanuel.
A Board-certified pediatrician, Dr. Carey
attends complicated births, cares for sick
newborns and treats child-aged patients.
Dr. Carey received her medical degree
from UCLA and completed her residency
training in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital
Oakland where she has been an attending
physician since 2002. Dr. Carey also
spent five years as a pediatric hospitalist at
San Ramon Regional Medical Center. She
can be reached at (209) 664-5065.
Tom Johnson, MD, is once again
serving patients in Turlock after closing his
practice for a year while recovering from
cancer. The family practice physician is
now a staff doctor at Emanuel Physician
Center at 2121 Colorado Avenue, Suite C.
Dr. Johnson earned his medical
degree from UC Irvine in 1983 and did
his residency at the Ventura County
Medical Center. He had his own practice
in Turlock for 15 years before his illness.
Dr. Johnson speaks Spanish and English.
Appointments can be made by calling
(209) 664-5175.
Emad Najjar, MD, has joined Turlock
Heart and Vascular Institute at 2141 Colorado
Ave as a non-invasive cardiologist.
Dr. Najjar is trained in CT angiography
and sees that as a promising treatment for
many patients. Dr. Najjar earned his
medical degree from the University of
Damascus in Syria and completed his residency
at Southern Illinois University School
of Medicine in Springfield. He worked at
Illinois hospitals until 2005, then entered
a three-year cardiology fellowship at the
University of Alberta in Canada. Dr. Najjar
can be reached at (209) 634-2600. 9

SPRING 2009
Testimonial Letters
At Emanuel, we often receive letters or cards from patients, and our staff
reads and appreciates each and every one. Here are two recent letters,
reprinted with permission from the authors.
Audrey Sumpter was admitted to Emanuel Medical Center on December 17, 2008. She wrote this letter to
Emanuel’s Jana Rhine, Director of Annual Giving, after her release.
Dear Jana,
Tribute Gifts
The following commemorative gifts
represent contributions received
between October 1, 2008 and
February 28, 2009. The names of the
individuals honored and memorialized
are listed in bold print, followed by the
name(s) of the donors.
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First of all, let me thank you for visiting me while I was “vacationing” in your outstanding facility.
It really meant so very much to me. When you and Nancy arrived, my status went from simply
“patient” to “very pampered individual.” Thanks to the magnificent care I received, I am home
and doing very well.
I really don’t think there are enough outstanding adjectives in the English language to describe the
care and constant monitoring that I received from each and every care giver. They actually laugh,
smile at each other and the patient, say “please” and “thank you,” and not only to the patients, but
to each other. My only regret is that I didn’t have them sign in when they came into the room – I
would like to send each and every one of them a thank you letter. Your housekeeping staff is
amazing – they even changed the water in my flowers! As a result, I developed some very close
relationships with many of the care givers and I appreciated it.
The physical facility is excellent – I could see the ambulance bay and helicopter pad from my room
and spent many hours just looking out the window at the trees, grass, and world in general.
Very sincerely yours,
Audrey Sumpter
Atwater
On August 31, 2008, Ursula Lauterbach came to the Emergency Department at Emanuel Medical Center
with a note saying her jaw was locked and she was in excruciating pain.
Dear Emanuel Medical Center,
When I arrived at the Emergency Department, I could not speak so I came in with a note. I was
whisked away by a wonderful caring nurse within 60 seconds!
She was excellent - ensuring I was comfortable, calling a friend for me, and checking on me
frequently. I had come alone, and the nurse spoke with kindness and concern to my friend over
the phone. Kudos!
The emergency doctor quickly discerned what needed to be done by consulting his computer, and
I felt very confident of his ability to help me. He had a very good bedside manner.
I have told numerous people about my experience at your ER. It was a real contrast to the care a
friend of mine received the day before at another hospital. In fact, the extreme contrast prompted
a paper I wrote for one of my classes!
Ursula Lauterbach
Turlock
To share your experiences at Emanuel, write to us at Emanuel Medical
Center, Office of Development, 825 Delbon Avenue, Turlock, CA 95382 or
send us an email at mary.hartsfield@emanuelmed.org.
IN HONOR OF:
MR. & MRS. HARRY
NISHIHARA
Mrs. Dotti Wilkinson
BOB TRIEBSCH
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Mrs. Inez F. Gomes
Mrs. Marie Orhategaray
NICK COSANTINO
BAVARO
Ripon Mfg. Co., Inc.
JESSIE J. BERGLUND
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Mr. & Mrs. J. Wilmar Jensen
Mr. & Mrs. Jack P. Yarnell
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BRAZIL, JR.
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Taniguchi
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Ms. Susan L. Labuga
Ms. Judith R. Loretelli
Mr. & Mrs. Joe A. Machado
Mr. & Mrs. Brian McCart
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Minabe
Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Naldi
Mr. & Mrs Kurtis A. Neu
Olson’s Repair
Posey’s Hearing Aid Center
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney
Sakaguchi
Mr. & Mrs. Roberto Salazar
Ms. Mary E. Salles
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Soares
Mrs. Frank L. Souza
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Souza
Mr. & Mrs. Lethenual C.
Stanfield
Mr. & Mrs. Billy J.
Verhaegen
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Mr. & Mrs. Ron Hillberg
Ms. Marian L. Jessee
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Mr. & Mrs. Norman E.
Lucas
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Stammerjohan
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Torbohn
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Lucas
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Lucich
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Mackoul
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Mr. Virgil Staley
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Ms. Marian D. Taylor
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Mr. & Mrs. Frank Trinta
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Ms. Betty C. Cox
Bill & Neff Fleisig
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Mr. & Mrs. Bill Inderbitzen
Mr. & Mrs. Chuck
McPherson
Ms. June McPherson
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Olds
Ms. Mildred E. Owen
Ms. Annabelle Pinhiero
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene
Wainwright
MICHAEL A. CRAIN
Salazar Concrete, Inc.
JOAO DAROCHA
Mr. Phil V. Feljo
Ms. Helena Rocha
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Mr. & Mrs. Luigi Pietrantoni
EVELYN DIAS
Mr. & Mrs. Roberto Salazar
EVA DIGGES
Mr. & Mrs. Duane
Wickstrom
JOYCE ANN DOVE
Ms. Maria Couto
Ms. Mary Machado
Olson’s Repair
MARIA DA GLORIA
DRUMONDE
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Brazil, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald K.
Depauw
Mr. & Mrs. Manuel
Drumonde
Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Drumonde
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Drumonde
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Ferreira
Mr. & Mrs. John V. Galante
Mr. & Mrs. Duane Ouse
Mr. & Mrs. Frank D. Panarra
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Serpa
Mr. & Mrs. Chris C. Seward
Mr. & Mrs. Myron Thon
Mr. Deo B. Thoreson
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DUNCAN
Mr. Tomas Bettencourt
Mr. & Mrs. John J. George
RUTH H. ELLIOTT
Ms. Dorothy M. Lochner
REAH ESAU
Cortez Growers Association
Mr. & Mrs. Ted R. Esau
Ms. Florene Fisher
Ms. Mary Moore
Mr. & Mrs. David Muller
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Nance
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney
Sakaguchi
Ms. Charlotte Vanzyle
Ms. Julie Widener
DUELINDA ESPINOLA
Ms. Sharon A. Cummins
MANUEL L. ESPINOLA
Ms. Clarice E. Espinola
E.V. & RILLA FLETCHER
Mr. & Mrs. Danny Fletcher
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene V.
Fletcher
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Fletcher
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Fletcher
Ms. Renie Fletcher
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fletcher
Ms. Sheryl L Fletcher
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R.
Summerlot
ARTHUR FRISCH
Mrs. Margaret J. Hoyle
ERNIE GEMPERLE
Mr. & Mrs. John Ferrari
Mrs. Mary Schleiss
MR. & MRS. FRANK
GENSEAL
Rev. & Mrs. Paul E. Springer
ANDREW GEORGE
Mr. & Mrs. Henry McMahon
JIM GLOECKLER
Mr. & Mrs. David J.
Vasconcellos
WINNIE GOMER
Dr. & Mrs. Edward O.
Kearley
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Youngdale
LUIZ F. GOMES
Mrs. Inez F. Gomes
BERNICE HALL
George & Deni Alvernaz
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Mrs. Emogene Elmquist
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Mr. & Mrs. Carl E. Hillberg
Mr. & Mrs. Loren A. Macaire
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Macedo
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EVELYN HANDEL
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Evans
WALLACE DOUGLAS
HANDEL
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Evans
MARY H. HANSON
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Michalec
HELEN HARRIS
Mr. & Mrs. Brian E. Elliott
DOLORES EMILY HAWK
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bill
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Holmlund
DAVID HEINTZ
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Ashabraner
Mr. & Mrs. Charles R.
Creacy
Mrs. G.E. Elliott
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Erickson
Mr. & Mrs. Bill McFarlane
Mr. & Mrs. Henry McMahon
CHERYL HENNIGAR
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Dahlin
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Pinkney
ADRIAN HESSE
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hamrick
MERVA HOVLAND
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Stammerjohan
ANTHONY J. IM-
BRONONE
Ms. Helen Barnes
J. B. Howard Investments
Mr. & Mrs. John Sherwood
GEORGE JALEEL
Ms. Julia Roberts
LUCY JENSEN
Mr. & Mrs. Arlon Waterson
STANLEY WINFRED
JONES
Ms. Carol J. Sanders
JEAN JULIEN
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Little
MARGARET ANN
KENNEDY
Ms. Kathleen Kennedy
MARGARET EILEEN
KENNEDY
Ms. Kathleen Kennedy
JOHN KLINGENBERG
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Olson
DONALD L. LAMBERT
Mr. Tomas Bettencourt
ROBERT LAMBERT
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin A. King
NELLIE LARSON
Ms. Delores E. Adair
Mrs. Mary Lou Cederlind
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton J.
Cederwall
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Chance
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Derby
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Duchscher
Mrs. Mary Ellen Garrida
Ms. C. Nadine Hager
Mr. Robert T. Harris, Sr.
Mrs. Alice J. Kulman
Mr. G. Marek
Mr. & Mrs. Clark J. Merrill
Mr. & Mrs. John Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. Harlan F.
Nystrom
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Olson
Mr. & Mrs. Stan H. Olson
Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Page
ADELADE MARRIOTT
Wahl, Willemse, Wilson, LLP
TOM MAYFIELD
Acme Electric Company
Mr. & Mrs. Everett Aldrich
Ms. Olive Avila
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph S.
Azevedo
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond F.
Baptista
Mr. Daniel Bava
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Bava
Ms. Inez Bavaro
Mr. Ben Bergman
Mrs. Dorothy Boggeri
Mr. & Mrs. Giovanna
Boggeri
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Boggeri
Mr. Dick Braden
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond
Camagna
Mr. & Mrs. William
Caporgno
Mr. & Mrs. Brad Christian
Ms. Shirley A. Clark
Ms. Marjorie J. Combs
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Coppinger
Mr. & Mrs. James Craig
Mr. & Mrs. Anthone Damas
Fraser Farms
Frazier Nut Farms, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Eddy Freggiaro
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Freitas
Garton Tractor, Inc.
Ms. Gloria Gill
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Gwin
Mr. & Mrs. Ervin Keller
Ms. Ada Lanza
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Little
Mr. & Mrs. J. Donald Little
Mr. & Mrs. Norman E. Lucas
Mr. & Mrs. William Luchessa
Mr. & Mrs. John L. Machado
Ms. Bruna Martella
Mr. & Mrs. Louis J Martin, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Mora
Mr. & Mrs. Gus Mouzes
Ms. Kathryn Pelucca
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Mr. & Mrs. Dale Pollard
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Qualle
Mr. & Mrs. Chet Ramos, Jr.
Mrs. Rayetta F. Riggs
Ristau & Co., Inc
Mrs. Catherine Rushing
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Schrimp
Mr. & Mrs. Chris C. Seward
Mr. & Mrs. John Shores
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond C.
Simon
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin O. Solum
Stanislaus County Farm
Bureau
Mrs. Patricia Starn
Mr. & Mrs. George Tavernas
Mr. & Mrs. Lew Thompson
Triebsch & Frampton
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Trogdon
Ms. Beth Van Antwerp
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Ward
Yosemite Farm Credit, ACA
TOM A. MCVAY
Ms. Corrine A. Simons
MATT MILLER
Ms. Marian L. Jessee
Mr. & Mrs. Rod V. Nylund
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Volk
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Ms. Marian L. Jessee
VINCENT MIRKO
Ms. Vera G. Anderson
BILL MORRIS
Mrs. Peggy Morris
DAVID MORRISON
Mr. & Mrs. Luie Patrick
JOHN MYERS
Mr. & Mrs. Dallas Bache
ARTHUR OLSON
Ms. Elizabeth J. Boehme
Mr. Charles ‘Al’ Cortopassi
Erlandson Farms
Mrs. Joell M. Erlandson
Ms. Yvonne Fortado
Nelson Dairies
Mr. & Mrs. Dean L. Peterson
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Peterson
Mr. & Mrs. David J.
Vasconcellos
Mr. & Mrs. Duane
Wickstrom
JANET PACKWOOD
Berger & Company
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bill
Ms. Marlene Bisho
Ms. Evelyn E. Busk
Coldwell Banker Action
Realtors
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Ms. Barbara Hallum
Mr. & Mrs. Bradford Hillary
Padilla Lath & Plaster
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Peterson
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Peterson
Mrs. Veda I. Rose
Mr. Vernon Segars
Ms. Roberta Snider
MARIAN PALMER
Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Cox
Hillberg & Company, CPA
Ms. Cynthia Palmer
EDWARD PEREZ
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Mr. & Mrs. Joe Gomes
Ms. Loudella Gossage
Ms. Susan L. Labuga
Northwest Nevada Hay
Assoc.
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Peterson
Mrs. David Weise
GENE POINDEXTER
Mr. & Mrs. Ray C. Wilson
BEVERLEY PROUTY
Mr. & Mrs. Jack P. Yarnell
JAMES MICHAEL
RAWLINGS
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Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Sargent
TONY RIBEIRO
Mr. & Mrs. Les Hirdes
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RIGGS
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Baptista
Mr. Ben Bergman
C.B. Howard Family
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Camagna
Mr. & Mrs. Richard
Camagna
Mr. & Mrs. John Casazza
Ms. Shirley A. Clark
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Mrs. Nadine Crabtree
Mrs. Clare Enos
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Mr. & Mrs. Bill Gwin
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Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hogan
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Mr. & Mrs. Alan Little
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Little
Ms. Marion J. McCardia
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Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Mullikin,
Jr.
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Mr. & Mrs. Alan A. Noeller
Ms. Leslie Orr
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Mr. & Mrs. Arthur D. Riggs
Mrs. Rayetta F. Riggs
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Mrs. Fred Sherman
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Mr. & Mrs. Lew Thompson
Tom Enos Mechanical
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth G.
Turner
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Welsh
Mr. Marvin D. Willson
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Mrs. Dolores Zambruno
RICHARD ROBINSON
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Azevedo
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Mrs. Mabel Voorhees
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PANARRA SEVERSON
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SILVA
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Depauw
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Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Louro
Merquin County Water
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Mr. & Mrs. Norbert Rocha
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Mrs. Mary S. Jacobs
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Depauw
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‘Cancer in Your Life’
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On July 4th, EMC will declare its
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In keeping with our Mission to create a healthier
community, we will join other hospitals in Stanislaus
County by prohibiting the use of all tobacco products
on our campus or at any of our satellite facilities.
Tobacco use is the number 1 leading cause of reversible
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have a responsibility to lead by example.
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Monkey Business
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Prostate Cancer Support Group
Patient support group open to prostate
cancer patients and their support person.
Nutrition Class
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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