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A newsletter for the donors and friends of Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital and Legacy Emanuel Hospital.
Oregon Burn Center Receives $1.2 Million Bequest from the
Buckley Family Trust
The Emanuel Medical Center Foundation (EMCF) Belford Buckley was an airplane enthusiast who
received a trust distribution of $1.2 million dollars survived a crash in which he suffered major burns.
from the Buckley Family Trust for the Oregon Burn While Mr. Buckley was not a patient of the Oregon
Center at Legacy Emanuel Hospital. Belford and Burn Center, he and his wife clearly had an appreci-
Irene Buckley, of Klamath Falls, formed the trust in ation of the care that burn centers provide. The
1998. The generous gift was designated for research patients and staff of the Oregon Burn Center are
in the treatment of burn injuries and for the treat- extremely grateful to the Buckleys for generously
ment of burn patients who lack insurance and finan- including the Burn Center in their estate plans.
cial resources.
Representatives of Emanuel Children’s Hospital Foundation
Emanuel Medical Center Foundation was unaware and Emanuel Medical Center Foundation help individuals
of the bequest until Mr. Buckley passed away in and families make estate gift plans. Any discussion on estate
June 2004. Mrs. Buckley passed away in March of gift services, whether preparing a bequest or establishing a
2003. This is the largest single gift in the history of charitable gift annuity, are in the context of how these
the Emanuel Medical Center Foundation. arrangements meet the donor’s charitable intent and overall
estate goals. Please contact Will Sullivan at 503-413-6141 for
more information.
Because Kids Need Us—Leadership Luncheon a Great Success
Friends and supporters of Legacy Emanuel Children’s
Hospital came together on June 2 for the fourth annual
Because Kids Need Us—Leadership Luncheon, pre-
sented by the Auxiliary of Legacy Emanuel Hospital
and Emanuel Children’s Hospital. Thanks to the gen-
erosity of sponsors and guests, more than $36,000 was
raised for a variety of Children’s Hospital programs.
Guests enjoyed a discussion on the importance of
(left to right) Greg Wolfe, parent of a former patient, keynote
having well-rested children and parents in avoiding speaker Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Tomika Dew, Legacy founda-
power struggles, led by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, M.A. tions president and Cindy Hill, director of inpatient services.
Ms. Kurcinka is a family educator, author of best-
seller, Raising Your Spirited Child and founder of the care Emanuel Children’s is able to offer our kids. Greg
Spirited Child and Kids, Parents and Power Strug- Wolfe, father of an Emanuel Children’s NICU grad-
gles workshops. She provides training nationally uate, spoke about the value of having an asset such
and internationally to thousands of families and the as Emanuel Children’s Hospital in the community.
professionals that serve them each year.
The Because Kids Need Us—Leadership Luncheon
Cindy Hill, R.N., director of pediatric inpatient brings together community members, families,
services, a 25-year veteran of Emanuel Children’s, friends, nurses, and physicians to raise funds for the
reflected on the impact that philanthropy has on the programs of Emanuel Children’s Hospital.
Summer 2005
Carl Peterson Nursing Education Center Opens
Legacy Health System is thrilled to announce the
opening of the Carl Peterson Nursing Education
Center located on Emanuel’s campus. This state-of-
the-art facility will centralize education and train-
ing of more than 3,000 nursing and patient care staff
throughout Legacy Health System, thus maximiz-
ing resources and supporting Legacy’s commitment
to high quality patient care. A generous donation
from the Chris and Mary L. Peterson Trust to the
Good Samaritan Foundation made the construction
of this new Center possible.
The goal of the Clinical Education Center is to devel-
op and support nurses and healthcare professionals Desi Shubin, R.N., takes the blood pressure of SimMan, a patient
who are responsive to dynamic and changing envi- simulator.
ronments and allow them to practice safely and com-
feedback to their actions, such as giving medication,
petently. As a result, Legacy nursing and patient care
starting IVs and other procedures.
staff will be better able to deliver consistent, high
quality healthcare to more than 80,000 hospital, clin- Human patient simulators provide a powerful new
ic, hospice and home health patients each year. tool in clinical education allowing students to learn
in a highly adaptable, safe educational environment
One of the most exciting aspects of the Peterson
that fosters critical thinking and decision making,
Center is the capacity for teaching with patient sim-
thereby improving the care they can deliver to their
ulators. These mannequin simulators allow educa-
patients. The Emanuel Medical Center Foundation
tors to present students with more complex case
is grateful to the Marie Crowley Foundation for its
scenarios and allow students to hone their clinical
donation to acquire an additional patient simulator
skills. Patient simulators can be programmed to
with burn treatment applications.
simulate any clinical event, including a simple
assessment, various forms of shock, myocardial Legacy is committed to providing nurses and other
infarction, airway emergencies, obstetric emergen- clinical staff the training that gives them the experi-
cies and cardiac arrest. The simulation occurs in ence and confidence to continue to offer our patients
real time, providing the student with immediate the best care.
Lemonade Stand Benefits Emanuel’s Kids
Maddy Shipley knew there were kids at Maddy visited Emanuel Children’s
Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital Hospital to personally see how her
who needed her help, and last summer special effort could benefit children
she decided that she could do some- being cared for at Emanuel Chil-
thing about it. Maddy, age 9, with help dren’s Hospital. When asked where
from her brother Eli, age 11, set to work she might want to focus her gift, she
and opened a lemonade stand, with all felt all the work was important and
the proceeds to be donated to Emanuel that it should benefit the Hospital
Children’s Hospital. Their caring spirit where the need was greatest. Maddy
and initiative earned an impressive $37, which their and Eli are an inspiration—two children who
parents, Lucy and Lane Shipley, matched in a show wished to help children in need and whose caring
of support for Maddy and Eli’s hard work. Family actions are now making a difference in those chil-
friend and Emanuel Children’s Hospital Foundation dren’s lives. Everyone at Emanuel Children’s Hospi-
Trustee, Lynne Siegel again matched that matched tal is grateful to Maddy and Eli for their special
gift, for a total donation of $150. Earlier this year work and kind hearts!
What’s Next at Emanuel?
Each year the Emanuel Foundations identify particular pro- Chronic Pain Management Education—$17,000
jects to raise funds for, in addition to the ongoing and OBC Therapeutic Garden supplies, plants, and program activi-
increasing expenses of providing excellent patient care. In ties—$8,500
each department of Emanuel Hospital and Emanuel
Children’s Hospital, there are donation opportunities for indi- School Re-entry Program for patients who are returning to
viduals to enhance the care we are able to offer our patients. school following severe burns—$7,000
The Foundations welcome new partners who want to help Life Flight Network support of EMT, nurse and physician edu-
bring these exceptional services to our community. Here are cation in rural communities—$14,000
a few of the fundraising priorities for this year: Shaken Baby Prevention Program—$5,000
Emanuel Children’s Hospital Foundation Support of Burn Concern, the monthly support group for
Supported Programs patients, families and friends of Oregon Burn Center
patients—$2,475
Child Life, Art Therapy and Artists in Healthcare, enhancing
the healthcare experience of children—$29,000 Programs Supported by Both Foundations
Patient care equipment for Pediatric Development and Emergency Medication Fund, providing short-term emer-
Rehabilitation—$25,000 gency medication, bridging the time gap necessary for indi-
Children’s Garden Pavilion—$23,600 gent patients to access free prescription medications
through indigent patient medication programs or through
Bike Helmet Program, preventing head injuries by providing other resources in the community—$40,000
low-cost bike helmets to children in the community—
$15,000 Provide on-site training for hospital staff in advance special-
ties such as neurosurgery, orthopedics, bariatric, liver and
Alexandra Ellis Family Resource Center, helping families
colorectal surgery—$20,000
make informed decisions, cope with children’s treatment,
hospitalization, and care by providing up-to-date materials, Bereavement, comfort care and end-of-life activities and
information and resources—$10,000 materials to meet patients, families and staffs’ emotional
needs at the end-of-life and during the withdrawal of life
Infant Crisis mannequin and Child Crisis mannequin for
sustaining treatments—$15,500
training purposes—$4,500
Scar reducing burn pressure garments for patients without
Emanuel Medical Center Foundation Supported insurance or the resources to purchase the garments—
Programs $12,000
Rehabilitation equipment to duplicate natural movements Child Passenger Safety Program, including car seat Safety
and job specific exercises to speed recovery—$25,000 Clinics, educational materials and car seat voucher program
for hardship families—$6,000
Pediatric Development and Rehabilitation
Emanuel Children’s Pediatric Development and tal to provide excellent services to children. A Power
Rehab program, the only one of its kind between San Pumper is a device that children sit in and set into
Francisco and the Puget Sound, sees dozens of chil- motion by pulling a pumper arm towards them with
dren each day. The Program provides rehabilitative their arms and then pushing it away with their feet.
services to help children from birth to 18 recover to However, a child who has little or no leg strength
their fullest level of function after illness or injury. can use only their arms to set the device into motion.
There are many on-going equipment needs, such as The child’s feet can easily be strapped to the foot
wheelchairs, crutches, and walkers, as new children pedals, allowing their legs to still receive exercise.
enter the program and long-time patients make This “toy” is a wonderful way to make effective
progress and require new equipment to practice and therapy fun for kids and increase the likelihood that
perfect their new skills. they will do their at-home therapy.
A recent gift by the Wilsonville Rotary and OrePac If you are interested in learning about giving oppor-
Building Products of Power Pumpers is a wonderful tunities to Pediatric Development and Rehabilitation,
example of individuals collaborating with the hospi- please contact Kristine Krause at 503-413-4141.
JLS Custom Homes and Blazers “Building Blocks” for Emanuel’s Kids
For the second year running, JLS Custom William Sullivan,
Homes and the Blazers teamed up to raise foundations man-
ager for Legacy, and
money for the programs of Emanuel Chil-
Serena Stoudamire,
dren’s Hospital. For each of the 533 shots the community relations
Blazers blocked this season, Emanuel Chil- specialist for
dren’s Hospital Foundation received $25, Emanuel Children’s
totaling $13,325. However, JLS Custom Hospital, happily
Homes wanted to do more, so they increased receive the “big
check” from Brian
their donation to $20,000! Thanks to JLS Cus-
Fortune and Amy
tom Homes and the Blazers, our partners in Schnell of JLS
bringing excellent healthcare to our kids! Custom Homes.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
B.U.L.L. Session Invitational Charity Golf Tournament and Dinner Auction — September 11 & 13
Wishes on Wheels presented by Skanska USA Building — October 20
In the next issue of Making Miracles look for the results of the
Contact Information summer season of golf events benefiting the Oregon Burn Center
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