Our MissionRaise and allocate philanthropic funds, primarily for the hospital’s programs and services that benefit the underserved, the elderly and the community. Our focus is on areas and issues that enhance the hospital’s mission but do not fall within the normal parameters of the hospital or its budget. The Summit Medical Center Health Foundation is the primary foundation for St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco, Colorado.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jeff CampeauBoard Chair

Trip ButlerPaul ChodkowskiDoug DillonDebra EdwardsMitzie HawkinsJerry JamesStacy JoyceErin McGinnisBill PelhamBrenda PoulterCarolyn SachsAllan Schutt, MDPatty TheobaldKaren White

Summit Medical CenterHealth FoundationP.O. Box 738340 Peak One DriveFrisco, CO 80443www.summitmedicalcenter.org

Debra EdwardsPresident and Chief Development Officer(970) 668-6906debedwards@centura.org

Linda LichtendahlExecutive Assistant(970) 668-9755lindalichtendahl@centura.org

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VOLUME IV, ISSUE I WINTER 2013

Dancing with the Mountain Stars Named Best Event in ColoradoThe Association of Fundraising Professionals Colorado Chapter presented an award to Summit Medical Center Health Foundation’s Dancing with the Mountain Stars for the 2012 Outstanding Fundraising Event in Colorado. Deb Edwards accepted the award on behalf of all the committee members, volunteers, dancers, sponsors and event guests who work so hard to make the event successful. Proceeds from the 2012 event total a record amount of more than $130,000 to support Summit County’s new helicopter for Flight For Life Colorado. Congratulations to all who participated in and donated to the 2012 Dancing with the Mountain Stars.

L-R: Dave Karoly, Erin McGinnis, Marge Gavenda, Deb Edwards, Linda Lichtendahl, Steve Corneillier and

Alex Edwards attended the AFP awards luncheon on December 14 in Denver.

A Star is BornIN THE MOUNTAIN SKIES

One of our new programs in 2013 is The Birth Center Fund, established to support the mothers, babies and families of Summit County and surrounding communities. Nearly 400 babies are born at our hospital each year. The Birth Center Fund will provide vital technology, equipment, educational opportunities, programs and services to impart exemplary patient care.

Currently, the nurses in The Birth Center provide Childbirth, Breastfeeding and Infant Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) classes. The OB associates also host a New Moms Brunch on a quarterly basis at the hospital. New mothers bring their babies and enjoy a morning of sharing stories, care solutions, and a “chance to eat with both hands” while the nurses cuddle the newborns. Potential new plans include a “Sibling Silly” program for young children whose parents are expecting a new arrival. Children will have the opportunity to tour the Birth Center and experience in advance where they will first meet their new sibling, where Mommy will be staying and what it will be like to be a big brother or sister. Also, an Early Pregnancy class will be offered so mothers can educate themselves on what to expect in the first stages of pregnancy and how to care for themselves. Topics include nutrition, exercise, emotional and physical care.

Emily Shemroske, RN, Project Coordinator for The Birth Center’s “A Star is Born” program, said, “We want to go above and beyond with the services and education we offer to new mothers and their families.” She explained that a new commemorative program called “A Star is Born” will be an opportunity for families and friends to celebrate the birth of a child with a lasting tribute. A special star engraved with the baby’s name and birth date will be hung on a donor wall in The Birth Center where you can bring your child to see his or her star shining above the backdrop of mountains. A charitable donation of $250 - $500 will help future babies and families by providing ongoing funds for The Birth Center equipment and programs.

To learn more about The Birth Center, go to summitmedicalcenter.org and click on The Birth Center for more information about classes and other events for new parents. You can also find out about “A Star is Born” donations on the website or by contacting Deb Edwards at 970-668-6906 or debedwards@centura.org.

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In November 2012, the Summit Medical Center Health Foundation Board awarded up to $102,000 to purchase a Mac-Lab IT hemodynamic recording system. Currently, the computations for right heart catheterization procedures are performed manually and prolong the procedure and can make it difficult to capture all the data. The new equipment will improve accuracy and efficiency and will be compatible with the hospital’s electronic medical record system.

Dr. Warren Johnson is seeing an unusual amount of pulmonary hypertension cases in his cardiology practice at the hospital with referrals from Telluride, Buena Vista, Denver and the surrounding mountain counties. He has developed an association with the Altitude Research Center at the University of Colorado and will be starting high altitude research at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in the near future.

Right heart catheterizations are performed in thehospital operating room and are vital to the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of patients with pulmonary hypertension.

Other cardiac procedures performed at the hospital include:

Y Electrocardiography (EKG) Y Holter Monitoring - Event Monitors Y Echocardiography Y Stress Echocardiogram Y Graded Exercise Testing (Stress Test) Y Nuclear Cardiac Stress Tests Y Ultrasound (for abdominal aneurysm and carotid artery disease) Y CT Scan

Colorado Grand® Awards $20,000 Grant to Flight For LifeThe Summit Medical Center Health Foundation recently received a check for $20,000 from The Colorado Grand® to support Flight for Life Colorado - Summit County. Representatives of the Summit County charities who also received grants posed on the helicopter pad at the hospital for the check presentation by Eddie O’Brien, long-time Summit County Realtor and one of the founders of the event.

The Colorado Grand® is an annual charity tour open to owners of 1960 and earlier sports and race cars of distinction. Every September, at the peak of the fall color season, approximately 85 vintage cars are driven in this relaxed, non-competitive event covering 1,000 miles in five days through Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. The tour attracts entrants from around the world. Visit coloradogrand.org for the full story and photos from the event.

The 2012 Colorado Grand® generated approximately $339,000 for Colorado charities predominately on the Western Slope. Summit County recipients included CASA of the Continental Divide, Family & Intercultural Resource Center (FIRC), Keystone Science School, League for Animals and People of the Summit (L.A.P.S.) and Flight For Life Colorado – Summit County. Other recipients included Colorado Mountain College, Edwards Campus GED Program; a Vail scholarship and six scholarships given in the small towns The Colorado Grand® visited in 2012. Since the first event 25 years ago, more than $3 million has been donated to Colorado charities.

L-R: Kathy Reed, CASA; Brianne Snow, FIRC; Susan O’Brien, LAPS; Eddie O’Brien, Colorado Grand® Community Liaison; Jeff Campeau, Summit Medical Center Health Foundation Board President; John Peterson, Flight For Life Colorado pilot; Judson Miller and Matt Bowe, Flight For Life Colorado Medical Staff; Jodee Trainor, St. Anthony Summit Medical Center Vice President Patient Care/Chief Nursing Officer; Deb Edwards, Summit Medical Center Health Foundation President and Chief Development Officer.

New Mac-Lab Improves Cardiology Care at Summit

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Board Member Spotlight Erin McGinnis

Erin McGinnisPresident/Owner

McGraphix Creative, Ltd.

Born and raised in Breckenridge, Erin is a true native with a wealth of knowledge about the community. As the Founder and President of McGraphix Creative, Erin provides both the “Mc” and the guiding hand of experience for all McGraphix Creative projects. With over two decades of expertise in the marketing and design industry, Erin and her team have been recognized for

their award-winning marketing and sales-driven campaigns, including hospital fundraising events in Summit County, throughout the Denver Metro area and beyond.

In addition to the hospital foundation board, Erin currently sits on the Dancing with the Mountain Stars Committee, the Breckenridge Music Festival Board, the Mountain Top Children’s Museum Advisory Board where she served as Board President since 2004, and as PR and Marketing advisor for CASA of the Continental Divide. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Erin applies a unique perspective as philanthropist and marketing professional to drive sales for nonprofits. As a result of each project’s success, McGraphix Creative has grown in acclaim, along with the company’s reputation for delivering personalized service with Erin’s particular brand of infectious enthusiasm and boundless creativity.

Erin and her husband David Karoly, Realtor with Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate in Breckenridge, lead an active Summit County lifestyle with their two children Grace and Andrew.

Donor Spotlight Mountain Log Homes & InteriorsSince the first Dancing with the Mountain Stars in 2008, Mountain Log Homes & Interiors has been a generous sponsor of the event. Owner, Karen Wray has served as a committee member and has been very instrumental in the successful marketing of the gala, as well as the development of the sponsorship program. The Wrays have treated many of their friends and clients to an evening with the stars by sponsoring a table and we are grateful for their ongoing support of the event and the foundation.

Since 1988, Mountain Log Homes of Colorado, Inc. (MLHOC) is a Custom Home Builder specializing in log homes, log accented and timber frame homes in the Colorado Rocky Mountain Region. They offer full service architectural design and general contracting, as well as interior design and decorating services. MLHOC is a Preferred Builder for Rocky Mountain Log Homes of Montana’s Milled Log Homes and Pioneer Log Homes of British Columbia’s Hand Crafted Western Red Cedar Log Homes. Recognized as a premier log home builder in Colorado, MLHOC has been praised by the community and their peers for excellence in building concepts, quality construction, and superior craftsmanship and interior design. Summit County Parade of Homes multiple awards also include Energy Star for New Homes and The Built Green Colorado® Energy Excellence Award.

Karen Wray, Design Coordinator, won numerous design awards for her 2006 Parade of Homes house and was recognized for her interior furnishings work in the 2010 Parade of Homes. Her work was featured in the cover stories of the February 2009 and March 2012 “Log Home Living” magazines. Mountain Log Homes & Interiors, adds a unique value to the MLHOC family of services and provides a cohesive construction project from “Inspiration to Installation, Making your House a Home.” In 2008 Mountain Log Homes & Interiors expanded their scope of business to include remodels, additions, window treatments, color consulting, space planning, furniture, and more. With a dedicated crew of on-staff carpenters, regular subcontractors available for jobs big and small, Mountain Log Homes & Interiors has the resources to get a job done in a timely, professional manner.

Brian and Karen Wray

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• Mail a check to: Summit Medical Center Health Foundation, PO Box 738, Frisco, CO 80443• If you use the envelope attached to this newsletter, check the SANE Program box• Or call us with a credit card number at 970-668-9755

Summit SANE Program ExpandsThe Summit Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program is pleased to announce that several new grants have been received to support exams, forensic nurses’ training, education and community outreach. Jennifer McConnell, SANE Program Coordinator submitted and received a grant from the 9th Judicial District to expand the program in that area since the SANE Program at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center is now the nearest SANE facility due to the recent loss of the SANE program at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs. The grant from the 9th Judicial District will help fund outreach to law enforcement agencies and hospitals in Pitkin and Garfield Counties. Grants were also recently received from Breckenridge Grand Vacations and The Summit Foundation as well as continued grant support from the 5th Judicial District. McConnell said that these grants for 2013 will help provide increased training for the SANE nurses in Forensic exams and continued support of the Coordinator position. Funding will also provide additional education so more nurses on the SANE team will be able to perform exams for child abuse, child sexual assault, intimate partner abuse and strangulation cases, in addition to the adult/adolescent sexual assault cases. In 2012 there were 46 exams of adult/adolescent sexual assault, three pediatric sexual assaults and six domestic partner assaults. Grant funding will also allow the hiring of three more SANE nurses to continue the 24/7/365 coverage in the Summit Medical Center Emergency Department.