Spring (Vol. 11, No. 1) - San Francisco General Hospital Foundation

S a n F r a n c i s c o G e n e r a l H o s p i t a l
F o u n d a t i o n N e w s
It’s been said that how we live is how we die. As an institution
that serves the city’s most vulnerable populations, San
Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (SFGH) is
committed to the principle that all people should be treated
with dignity through all stages of life—including the end of
it. Now that commitment has taken shape with the opening
of the SFGH Palliative Care Consultation Service, a program
that improves the quality of life for patients with chronic and
life-limiting illness, including those near the end of life.
Headed by Doctors Anne Kinderman and Heather Harris,
the Palliative Care Service is an interdisciplinary program that
addresses not just the medical needs, but the psychological,
social and spiritual needs of patients and their families.
“At San Francisco General, our mission is to
provide excellent care to the most vulnerable
people in our city and county. We would
argue that people who are coming to the
end of life here are especially vulnerable,”
explains Kinderman. “Our Palliative Care
Team has the time and expertise to focus
on relieving physical suffering, as well as
supporting the family and the patient.
“By nature, palliative care is
interdisciplinary” she continues. “As a
physician, I focus on particular things with
a patient, but I might miss non-verbal cues
or family dynamics that others will notice.
That’s why we have a physician, a nurse,
a social worker and a chaplain on board.
Each of us contributes in different ways,
and together we work with the whole person
during his or her advanced illness.”
Kinderman adds that palliative care should
not be confused with hospice.
“Hospice is a specialized form of palliative
care for patients who have limited prognoses, usually only
six months to live,” she explains. “Palliative care focuses
on improving quality of care for patients, regardless of the
prognosis. Ideally, it’s happening at the same time as curative
or life-prolonging treatments, so that patients can have better
quality of care even as they fight their illness.”
In addition to support from the City and County of San
Francisco, funding for the Palliative Care Service comes
from the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF), a
philanthropic organization dedicated to improving the way
healthcare is delivered and financed in California. As part
of its commitment to promote appropriate end-of-life care,
the CHCF established the Spreading Palliative Care in Public
Hospitals project in 2008.
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Palliative Care Service:
Providing Quality of Life
in the Face of Illness
“Palliative care provides patients with high-quality, appropriate
care,” says Kinderman. “It also allows them to die with
dignity. Too often, before our Palliative Care Service was
in place, we would see patients dying alone or with another
patient in the room.
“The California HealthCare Foundation saw a great need
for palliative care services, and so they funded programs
across the state. They understood that San Francisco General
could set a unique example for other safety net institutions,
especially for those with academic affiliations like we have
with UCSF.”
To make life as comfortable and homelike as possible in
the last days and weeks of a patient’s life, two rooms in
Anne Kinderman, MD, Director, SFGH Supportive and Palliative Care Service, shares a
smile with a recent patient.
the hospital’s Oncology/HIV unit have been remodeled as
comfort care suites with the help of a Hearts grant from the
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. The nonprofit
organization, Healing Environments, donated services,
artwork and furniture to create a warm and peaceful
environment in the suites.
“The first person who stayed there was estranged from her
family and had been homeless most of her adult life,” says
Regina Epperhart, the program’s social worker. “All she
wanted to do was go to Australia to be with aboriginal tribes
and be closer to the earth. She couldn’t go of course, but she
did stay in our comfort care suite, which contains a lot of
wood and pictures of trees. I think her free spirit resonated
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Palliative Care Service
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with the purpose of that room. She was there for several days before
she died.
“Even though she didn’t have family to be with her, she was
comfortable from a physical and emotional standpoint. Our staff
visited with her and held her hand. It was so powerful to see the high
quality of care someone could get, even when she was all alone.”
But usually people who receive Palliative Care Services are not alone.
“A person’s life affects those around them. Often the way that people
address illness is as a family unit,” says Kinderman. “Our service
helps families. People have been able to die here with their loved ones
around them.”
Epperhart recalls one patient who was taken out of the hospital’s
acute setting to live out her last days in a comfort care suite. Family
members were able to sleep in the room and be with her round the
clock.
“I went in late one night and saw about 20 family members around
her bed. They brought lots of food and were able to spend her last days
with her,” Epperhart says. “Four generations were there, including
great-grandchildren. It was important for the children to come to
a place that didn’t look like a hospital room. We gave this woman
respect and dignity, and she died as she lived, with people around.”
In addition to providing a space for family members to be, the
Palliative Care Service helps them communicate with medical teams
and connect with social service programs throughout the city.
“We have helped to fill in some significant holes for patients and
families,” says Kinderman. “Often after someone dies, there’s very
little structure in place to help support the family. We’ve been able to
provide support and continuity for families that are grieving and trying
to navigate a complicated system after their loved ones have passed.”
“Our goal is not only to provide excellent
direct patient care, but to share those
methods with other institutions.”
As with all SFGH programs, cultural sensitivity and competency are
critical components of the Palliative Care Service. Different cultures
bring different views and traditions to the end of life. A recent survey
found that, at the end of life, affordability of care is a top concern
for Asians and Latinos; for African-Americans the concern is about
finding providers who respect their culture; and treating pain and
discomfort is paramount for Caucasians.
“It’s so important to have awareness of different cultures,” says
Epperhart. “About 40 percent of our patients have limited English
proficiency. We work very closely with our interpreters. We have
to understand that in certain cultures it’s not the patient who’s the
decision maker. It can be the spouse or children. That’s part of their
tradition.”
Just as important is the spiritual component of the Palliative Care
Service. In February, chaplain Eric Nefstead joined the Palliative
Care Team.
“Part of human dignity is about making choices that are true to your
spirit. The work of our team is to try and help people do that,” says
Nefstead. “We listen to patients’ hopes and fears. As they give of
themselves, it helps us give of ourselves and then the world is freed of
some fear and pain. We can all recognize the joy of living even in the
sad moments of our dying or that of our loved one.”
Nefstead, who has been working in end-of-life care for 15 years, says
he wears two hats as the Palliative Care Service chaplain. First, he is a
clinician who works directly with patients.
“Many of the people we serve at San Francisco General have
experienced trauma in the form of poverty, immigration and
substance abuse. That can make them afraid and distrustful of
others,” he says. “As a chaplain, I can help them find their own voice
and desire amidst the bigger system.”
Regina Epperhart, MSW, Social Worker; Caroline Maroten, RN, NP;
and Anne Kinderman, MD, Director, members of the Supportive and
Palliative Care Service, SFGH discuss patient care strategies.
Nefstead is also a teacher in the SFGH Clinical Pastoral Education
program, training those who provide spiritual services at SFGH and
beyond.
“Part of what I teach theological students and religious leaders is how
to listen attentively to people near the end of their lives. As spiritual
leaders, we can help people discover their own spiritual resources as
they face the reality of their death,” he continues. “Then when our
students leave here, they can bring what they’ve learned to others in
other hospitals.”
In fact, just about every aspect of the Palliative Care Service is seen as
a teaching opportunity.
“Our goal is not only to provide excellent direct patient care, but to
share those methods with other institutions,” says Kinderman. “We
can show others around the world what people can experience at the
end of life.”
There is a strong practical element to palliative care, too. While over
half of Americans express a preference to die at home, only onequarter
do and approximately one-half die in a hospital. As a result,
end-of-life care is costly, consuming 10 to 12 percent of all healthcare
costs and the majority of Medicare expenditures in the year prior
to death. With palliative care, the most appropriate services are
provided to each patient, often instead of invasive and unnecessary
medical treatments.
While the Palliative Care Service is a recent addition to SFGH, it
is already receiving a warm reception. Early predictions were that
services would be provided to about 150 patients a year. At the time
of this writing (three months into its existence), the program has
already served more than 70 patients.
“In a short amount of time, we’ve been able to dramatically
improve the level of care that people receive at the end of life,” says
Kinderman. “That’s had a visible impact on patients, family and staff
across the hospital.”
“What’s great about working with the palliative care team is that
each person brings a spirit of appreciation for the fullness of life,”
adds Nefstead. “No one is just a doctor or nurse here. Everyone is a
humanitarian.”

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Welcome
New Board Members
Amy Busch, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice
Amy Busch, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist who
worked with child trauma victims at SF General
Hospital, prior to starting her own psychotherapy
practice. She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor
in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF.
Priscilla B. Geeslin
Community Leader
A native of Meriden, Connecticut, Ms. Geeslin
earned a degree in economics from Marymount
College and her MSLS degree from Catholic
University of America, Washington, D.C. Ms.
Geeslin has served on the boards of San Francisco’s French American
International School, UCSF’s Friends of Langley Porter Psychiatric
Institute and San Francisco Arts Education Project. She currently
serves on the boards of the San Francisco Symphony, American
Conservatory Theatre and is on the San Francisco Parks Trust, Friends
of Alta Plaza Park Committee. She is married to Keith Geeslin and has
a daughter, Catherine, and a son, Ned.
Lisa Hauswirth
Community Leader
After spending 10 years in brand management
at the Clorox Company, Ms. Hauswirth
“retired” last year to pursue other interests.
Since leaving Clorox, she has been a brand
strategy and marketing advisor to Dropps, an emerging, innovative
brand in the laundry detergent category. She has also been working
on a pro-bono brand strategy project for the Golden Gate National
Parks Conservancy. Ms. Hauswirth earned her undergraduate degree
from Brown University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and
Phi Beta Kappa, and has an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of
Business. For the past four years, she has been a trustee of the Stanley
S. Langendorf foundation, a mid-sized private foundation that makes
grants to both small and large organizations in San Francisco. Ms.
Hauswirth’s most treasured role, however, is that of mom to her 8 year
old daughter Emma and 6 year old son Cole.
Walter S. Newman
Community Leader
Walter Newman has been married to Ellen
Magnin Newman for 60 years. They have
raised a family of three sons; Dr. Walter S.
Newman, Jr. (family practice, San Jose, CA),
John Newman, and Robert M. Newman. Tragically, Robert Newman
succumbed to a brain tumor in 1981. At that time, Mr. Newman
Co-Founded the National Brain Tumor Foundation to assist other
families facing the same difficult diagnosis. Mr. Newman and his
family recently traveled to France to accept his Chevaliers of the
National Order of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest honor,
for his service during World War II. Mr. Newman is known for his
leadership in numerous organizations including University High
School (one of the founders), board service for the Foundation of
City College of San Francisco, the National Brain Tumor Society, the
San Francisco Symphony, and the 2004 SFGH Foundation's Hearts
in San Francisco. Mr. Newman is the owner of WSN Enterprises, a
real estate consultancy. He is a retired president of the San Francisco
Planning Commission. Over the course of many years, he has served
as president of several organizations including Temple Emanu-el and
the Fine Arts Museum.
Roland Pickens, MHA
Senior Associate Administrator
Primary Care, Medical Specialties,
Radiology and Telemedicine Services,
San Francisco General Hospital and
Trauma Center
Roland Pickens, Chief Operating Officer at SFGH, has over 20 years of
experience in health care management. Prior to joining the Executive
Team SFGH in 2001, Mr. Pickens held progressively responsible positions
in a wide spectrum of the health care industry, including stints in
academic medical centers, for profit acute care and psychiatric/substance
abuse hospitals and not for profit hospitals. Mr. Pickens received his
undergraduate degree in Public Health from Dillard University and his
Master of Health Administration degree from the Tulane University
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, both of which are located
in New Orleans, LA. Mr. Pickens is an active member of the American
College of Healthcare Executives.
Connie Shanahan
Community Leader
Connie Shanahan’s passion for non-profit work
started after she moved to San Francisco over 20
years ago. She has served on a variety of boards
and committees including The Little Jim Club,
Project Homeless Connect, Performing Arts Workshop, neighborhood
beautification projects, and the Heroes & Hearts luncheon. She previously
owned her own interior design business in the Bay Area. Ms. Shanahan
grew up in Missouri, attended Southwest Missouri State University,
moving to Denver where she met her husband, Kevin Shanahan. The
Shanahans then moved to San Francisco and feel very fortunate to live in
such a beautiful place. They enjoy many outdoor activities, reading, and
involvement in community development projects.
Michael A. West, MD, PhD,
FACS, FCCM
Professor and Vice-Chair of Surgery at
the University of California, San Francisco
and Chief of Surgery at San Francisco
General Hospital and Trauma Center
Dr. West has authored or coauthored more than 160 articles, 30
chapters and 174 abstracts concerning sepsis in surgical intensive care
units, endotoxin tolerance, surgical infections, and related topics, which
have been published in peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of
Trauma, Critical Care Medicine, Shock and Annals of Surgery. He
also has conducted local, regional, national, and international invited
presentations, symposia, and lectureships. He has extensive experience
with sponsored clinical research studies, serving as Principal Investigator
or Co-Investigator on more than 40 research projects in his field.
Dr. West is a member of the American Surgical Association, the
Society of University Surgeons, the Western Trauma Association, the
Surgical Infection Society, the American Association for the Surgery
of Trauma, the American Association of Immunologists, the Society
for Critical Care Medicine, among other associations. Dr. West is a
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and the College
of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM). Dr. West is a six-time recipient of
the Presidential Citation for Outstanding Contribution presented by
the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He is listed in Marquis’ Who's
Who and America’s Top Surgeons. He is currently a member of the
Shriner’s Hospitals Research Advisory Board, and a Governor of the
American College of Surgeons and has served as a member of the
Surgery, Anesthesiology and Trauma study section of the NIH.
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Donor Spotlight
The Hymowitz family was in Nashville visiting
family members when their son was injured in
a sledding accident. A broken femur and head
injuries meant 7 year-old Mark would be in the hospital
during the holidays. When Santa Claus came for a visit
and passed out a few toys, it really lifted Mark’s spirits.
“We saw the joy this program gave our son and we wanted
to replicate this experience for other kids during a
difficult hospital stay.”
Though they had organized Holiday Toy Drives
for several other organizations, four years ago the
Orthopaedic Department at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center was fortunate
enough to partner with Philadelphia Financial Management. Each December their office holds a
fundraiser which provides numerous toys that are distributed during the Ortho Toy Drive at SFGH.
In addition, Jordan and his wife Sarah, personally support the Department of Psychiatry Vocational
Rehabilitation Services (VRS) Program. This unique program works with outpatient clients with
disabilities and/or special needs and provides them with vocational training opportunities. The VRS has
developed several small business ventures within the hospital—a mobile coffee service, a flower cart, the
Great Cover Up, a program for designing, making and selling quilts, and most recently, the Slice of Life
Catering program. Proceeds from sales of these businesses and funding from individuals like Jordan and
Sarah, provide a monthly stipend to VRS clients to acknowledge their work and to build self esteem.
Rachael Clarke, Justin Hughes and Jordan Hymowitz
Partners, Philadelphia Financial Management
Thank You Reception for
Hearts Circles Members
Sue Carlisle, MD, PhD and Carol Casey enjoy the evening.
Carol and Lyman Casey opened their home on February
22 to thank Charter members of our newly created donor
clubs—The Platinum Heart, Gold Heart and Silver
Heart Circles. This Thank You Reception was for the generous
individuals who contributed $1,000 or more to the San Francisco
General Hospital Foundation’s 2009 Annual Giving Program.
Funds raised through the Hearts Circles help support our Level 1
Trauma Center and hospital programs that directly affect the
patients at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.
Support the AVON Breast Cancer
Programs at San Francisco General Hospital
and Trauma Center by participating
in the annual AVON WALK for Breast Cancer
July 10-11, 2010
www.avonwalk.org

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Join us next year for both HEARTS EVENTS on Thursday, February 10, 2011. For information on helping support
HEROES & HEARTS or HEARTS AFTER DARK, please contact Katie Moe, kmoe@sfghf.net or 415.206.5928.

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Making aGift to San Francisco
General Hospital Foundation
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation is the philanthropic
arm of the San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.
SFGH Foundation depends on the generosity of individuals, foundations
and corporations to raise awareness and funds for San Francisco’s only
Level 1 Trauma Center. SFGH is the safety net for our most vulnerable
populations and is truly ‘The Heart of San Francisco.’ Because of your
support, we are able to provide the margin of excellence to help SFGH
maintain its status as one of the top hospital’s in the nation.
There are a variety of options to make it convenient for you to support
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.
Outright Gifts
The easiest way to give to the San Francisco General Hospital
Foundation is an outright gift of cash, securities or personal property.
Outright gifts offer the distinct advantage of being immediately
available to assist SFGH programs. If you have a program you are
passionate about, you can indicate your donation support that particular
program. You can mail, phone or fax a tax-deductible contribution. Tax
ID 94-3189424. For questions, please contact Constance Burnikel at
415.206.5930 or cburnikel@sfghf.net.
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation
PO Box 410836
San Francisco, CA 94141-0836
415.206.4478 Tel
415.206.5965 Fax
Gifts in Memory or Honor
Gifts given in memory of a family member or friend or in honor of an
individual or of a special occasion express what words alone cannot and
SFGH Rebuild Update
Construction is Underway!
For months crews have been clearing the site where the new hospital will be built. The excavation
and foundation work began in March and will take about 10 months. After that, 13,000 cubic
yards of concrete will be poured for the foundation. That will take three separate concrete pours
of approximately 20 hours each, with trucks cycling continuously on site throughout the pour.
The new hospital building:
• Is designed to remain operational after a large earthquake
• Will house 284 patient beds, which is an increase of 32 beds over the current hospital
• All patient rooms are private and allow in natural light
• Will be environmentally sustainable, LEED Silver-certified energy-efficient
provide important charitable support for San Francisco General
Hospital Foundation. The person or family you designate will
receive an acknowledgment of your thoughtful gift.
Matching Gifts Program
Many employers will “match” your contribution with an equal
or higher amount. You may qualify if you or your spouse is an
employee, retiree, or board member of a company that has a
matching gifts program.
Online Donations
You can make an online gift today with a Visa or MasterCard using
our secure online giving form at www.sfghf.net/giving.
HEARTS Events
Attend the annual HEROES & HEARTS luncheon or
HEARTS AFTER DARK evening event or become an event sponsor.
Making a Gift of Appreciated Securities
The San Francisco General Hospital Foundation is pleased to accept
donations of securities, including appreciated stocks, mutual fund
shares, and other equities that you have owned for one year or more.
You will receive important tax benefits, including an immediate tax
deduction and no capital gains tax on the securities you donate.
Bequests
You can include San Francisco General Hospital Foundation in your
estate plans through a will or trust.
For more information about making a gift of securities or a bequest
to SFGH Foundation, please contact Mary Casey, Director of Major
Gifts, 415.206.3132 or mcasey@sfghf.net.
A Silver Lining On The Recession
Because of the market downturn, the rebuild team has brought in a number of major trade packages at a total cost 12 percent below
estimates. The steel, excavation, site utilities and elevator bids were secured at lower than expected rates.
And, Mentoring Contractors To Be
San Francisco high school students have a rare opportunity to learn about architecture, construction and engineering in the real-life
classroom of SFGH’s rebuild. Webcor Builders is hosting a 14-week session of the ACE Mentor Program for young people interested in
pursuing careers in construction and design.
Watch the Construction as It Happens. To view a live webcam:
http://www.onsiteview.com/cams/view_remote.php?license=OSV-6ArUOw

As violence came to be viewed as a Public Health
issue, many health care providers struggled with the
challenge of incorporating violence prevention or
intervention into a health care delivery system which was
designed to respond only to the often life threatening injuries
resulting from incidents of violence in the inner-city. “As a
pediatrician practicing adolescent medicine, I found myself
focusing on counseling strategies, trying to guide my patients
away from potentially violent situations when they could be
identified or anticipated,” explains Dr. Pierre-Joseph Marie-
Rose, Pediatrician at the Children’s Health Center, SFGH.
While this type of counseling is a vital component of the
health care professional’s response to violence, many yearned
for a more active form of intervention.
In 1998, having grown increasingly frustrated with the death
and disability resulting from violence in his community, Dr.
Marie-Rose co-founded the Second Chance Tattoo Removal
Program in San Francisco. The program is a collaboration
between the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)
and the San Francisco Department of Public Health. It
provides a chance for a new start and a better future for gang
affiliated youth and young adults, through the removal of
gang related tattoos which pose a threat to their personal safety
S a n F r a n c iis s c o G e n e r a l l H o s p iit t a l l F o u n d a t iio o n N e w s
Breaking the Cycle: Violence Intervention
Through Tattoo Removal comes to SFGH
and can represent an obstacle to securing employment.” It became a way to actively intervene in the violent cycle which gripped my
community,” shares Dr. Marie-Rose, a Potrero Hill native and life-long resident. A significant portion of the trauma cases seen at SFGH,
especially the gunshot wounds and stabbing cases, involve gang affiliated youth.
“For some of these patients, the
fact that they are alive is the true
testimonial,” says Dr. Marie-Rose.
The tattoo removal services are offered at no cost and are coupled with
case management. Lasers are used to target the ink in tattoos. With
each treatment chemical bonds within the ink are broken by the laser,
producing progressively smaller fragments of ink. Once theses fragments
are small enough, the patient’s immune system removes them, and all
evidence of the tattoo disappears. Improvements in technology over the
years have resulted in excellent outcomes. Dr. Marie-Rose has seen first
hand the impact tattoo removal can have on the life of a young person.
“Since I live in the same community where I have provided tattoo removal services for more than a decade, I am often approached by
young adults expressing gratitude for the positive impact the program had on their lives. For some of these patients, the fact that they
are alive is the true testimonial,” says Dr. Marie-Rose. This program is the only one of its kind in San Francisco, and since its inception,
has treated hundreds patients. While many of the referrals to the program are through word of mouth, case managers coordinate with
community agencies to actively recruit at risk youth, and referrals are received from the Juvenile Justice System as well.
Dr. Marie-Rose, Pediatrician at Children's Health Center, SFGH, uses a laser
to remove a tattoo near a patient's eye.
Pierre-Joseph Marie-Rose, MD, Pediatrician at Children’s Health Center, SFGH
uses laser treatment in what will be one of several sessions to remove an
unwanted tattoo.
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation awarded a Hearts
Grant to the Second Chance Tattoo Removal Program, which
will allow the program to be brought “back” to SFGH (at
its inception, the Second Chance Tattoo Removal Program
actually started at SFGH before moving away.) “The new
program will incorporate everything we’ve learned over the
last ten years with ‘Second Chance’, and will benefit from the
flexibility of building a program from the ground up,” explains
Dr. Marie-Rose. This will allow an integration of services
with those provided by the SFGH Teen Trauma Recovery
Program’s Wrap-Around Project. The mission of the Wrap-
Around Project is to prevent violent injury and break the cycle
of violence in our most vulnerable communities by addressing
root causes and risk factors with culturally competent case
management and vital community resources. The program
will also work with the UCSF Clinical & Translational
Science Institute in an attempt to design culturally and socially
relevant research projects linked to the program which will
hopefully allow greater insight into the most effective forms of
violence intervention in our community.
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