A FATHER AND SON'S FIGHT - Emanuel Medical Center

SUMMER 2007
CARDIAC PATIENTS GET PRIVATE ROOMS
For years, Emanuel Medical Center
has provided patients requiring cardiac
monitoring state-of-the-art medicine
and technology.
And now, Emanuel is providing cardiac
patients yet another key to successful
treatment: Private rooms.
The Medical Telemetry Unit - or Med-Tele,
as it’s called - offers 36 private, spacious
rooms specially designed for patients
requiring cardiac monitoring. It’s located
on the third floor of Emanuel’s new Critical
Care Center.
“Part of the admission criteria for the
third floor is that patients have cardiac
monitoring,” says Suzanne Garrett,
director of the Medical Telemetry Unit.
“There were a large number of monitored
patients on the medical oncology floor
before this center opened in May, but that
was just temporary.”
The third-floor rooms are large, quiet and
comfortable, designed to help patients
and families feel at home. Each room has
a cherry-wood armoire and bedside table.
A reading light sits beside a cozy recliner.
The waiting rooms are large and relaxing.
Even the hallways are designed for peace
and quiet, with alcoves, carpet and
recessed lighting.
With the Med-Tele Unit up-and-running,
Emanuel’s $30 million Critical Care
Center is just about finished. The final
phase is a rooftop helipad which should
be in place later this summer.
A private room in the Med-Tele Unit
Experts Can Help in Estate Planning
Ronald W. Hillberg
Chairman, Planned Giving Committee
Emanuel Medical Center
Estate Planning is a somewhat familiar
term to many. But what does it really
entail? For some it may be a simple
will, powers of attorney, and advanced
health care directives. For others it means
hundreds of pages of convoluted trust
documents, family limited partnerships,
IDGTs, CRATs, CRUTs, QPRTs, and lots
more. First and foremost, estate planning
means fulfilling your wishes for the use
and distribution of the assets that you have
been able to accumulate during your
lifetime. If you love your daughter, but
hate her spouse, you may want specific
provisions in your plan to keep his hands
off of what goes to your daughter.
Many people recognize that for their
particular situation it is not necessary
that everything should stay in the family.
Proper estate planning often includes
lifetime gifts to a worthy charitable entity,
as well as transfers at death or beyond.
An example would be to provide for a
disabled child or relative with a lifetime
interest in certain assets which ultimately
pass to charity at the child’s death long
after you die.
If you are considering the sale of a major
asset, a Charitable Remainder Trust for
all or a portion of the asset can have
tremendous tax savings potential. It is also
a great way to convert an asset that does
not produce income to an income stream
in a tax-favored way.
Successful estate planning requires the
advice of qualified professionals to
develop a complete plan that meets your
specific goals. This is best accomplished
by developing your own team of advisers.
An attorney, certified public accountant,
financial planner, and life insurance agent
should all be candidates for this team.
For assistance with making informed
decisions about estate gifts, contact:
Shirley Pok
Vice President, Development
Emanuel Medical Center
(209) 664-5180
shirley.pok@emanuelmed.org
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