| MASTER PLAN UPDATE |
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We've entered the home stretch on the long-anticipated City Council Vote on our Master Plan. The next critical meeting is a Special City Council hearing on November 19. It is our hope that the Council will bring our proposal to a vote that evening.
The centerpiece to the Master Plan is a much-needed expansion of the 33-year old hospital through the construction of a new five-story patient wing and the addition of up to 120 beds. Among the features being planned are new operating rooms, new private rooms for maternity patients and the development of "Centers of Excellence" in important clinical areas. The Master Plan also includes the re-establishment of a heliport, which is required for the hospital to remain a designated trauma center - the only one in the Santa Clarita Valley and serving a 680-square-mile area that includes a long stretch of I-5.
We urge you to attend on November 19 at 6 p.m. to show your support and to help urge the Council to vote "yes". Your voice really does matter. Visit www.SCVBetterHealth.com today for more info.
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW!Holiday Gala & Boutique |
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Join Henry Mayo as we ring in the season with the 28th Annual Holiday Home Tour Gala and Holiday Boutique. Funds raised during these events benefit Women's Services at Henry Mayo.
December 5 - Holiday Home Tour Gala - Our one-stop home tour and gala, with a delicious petite buffet inside a gorgeously decorated Sand Canyon Estate. 6 - 9 p.m. $150. Location information provided with ticket purchase.
December 6 - Holiday Home Tour Boutique - Holiday shoppers, you'll find everything on your gift list at this festive boutique, including original art and handcrafted items. Entrance is free. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Assembly Hall, 23225 Lyons Avenue, Newhall.
The Traditional Holiday Home Tour normally scheduled for Saturday will not be offered this year. Look for information about our 2009 Home Tour that will be better than ever!
To purchase tickets online, click here. For more information, please contact Terrie Cipriano at (661) 253-7977 or email ciprianotz@henrymayo.com
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Free Family Fun at Community Tree Lighting |
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Community members are invited to enjoy fun-filled holiday entertainment and festive activities at Henry Mayo's 23rd Annual Community Tree Lighting on Sunday, Dec. 7. The free holiday event, from 2 p.m. to Santa's lighting of the tree at 5 p.m., includes: free children's holiday crafts; letters to Santa; face painting; photos with Santa; entertainment; refreshments; and much more.
The Tree Lighting Ceremony, sponsored by Andy Gump, Inc., offers the community a special opportunity to participate in the "Gift of Life Program," in which donors help decorate the holiday tree with symbolic contributions from $15 to $1,000 toward multi-colored ornaments in honor or in memory of friends or loved ones. In return, donors are sent a commemorative ornament and the donors' names will be inscribed in the hospital's Keepsake Recognition Book. All donations benefit patient care services at Henry Mayo.
Click here to donate in honor of a loved one. To learn more about the Foundation's "Gift of Life Program," please contact the Foundation at (661) 253-8082. | |
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Cusumano Receives Prestigious McKeon Healthcare Leadership Award |
Gary Cusumano has been named as the recipient of the Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon Healthcare Leadership Award for his significant contributions to quality healthcare and advocacy for Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital.
The award was presented by Congressman "Buck" McKeon during a ceremony at the Tournament Players Club on October 28, 2008. The Healthcare Leadership Award was named for McKeon for his consistent and demonstrated support for quality healthcare in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Cusumano's support for Henry Mayo includes volunteering his time and resources as a member of the Hospital's Board of Directors from 1988-2005. He served as Chairman of the Board from 1993-96 and again 1997-1998. Cusumano currently serves on Henry Mayo's Foundation Advisory Board and Facilities Development Committee.
Cusumano's extraordinary contributions to improve the quality and accessibility of health care in the Santa Clarita Valley include playing a vital role in securing more than $14 million in contributions and grants for the hospital's capital campaign.
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| Liker & Esteban Named "Healthcare Heroes" |
 Congratulations to the latest heroes at Henry Mayo! Healthcare Heroes is an opportunity for grateful patients, family members and friends to pay tribute to the employees, physicians, and volunteers who made a difference in their visit or stay by nominating the individual as a Healthcare Hero and making a donation to the Foundation. Upon receipt of a Healthcare Hero nomination, the Foundation presents the nominated caregiver with an acknowledgement letter and recognition pin. Mark Liker, MD and staff neurologist (above), was nominated as a Healthcare Hero by two patients. The first patient referred to him as "awesome." The second patient so gratefully said "Dr. Liker gave me my life back." Estela Esteban, LVN in Med/Surg 4 (below), was nominat  ed by a patient's wife, who noted Esteban's "patience and commitment to nursing was amazing, she went above and beyond the call of duty" while helping her husband recover from back surgery. Want to nominate a healthcare hero? Call the Foundation at (661) 253-7977 or email ciprianotz@henrymayo.com for more information. |
| Home Tour League Meets "Dr. Rap" |
 The Home Tour League met to discuss the upcoming Home Tour Gala and Boutique over a delicious lunch at New Moon Restaurant on October 8, 2008.
After the event details were finalized, the audience was entertained by a reading of "Friends of Tommie Bear," writted by Henry Mayo's own "Dr. Rap" (also known as Samuel Kojoglanian, MD, FACC).
Interested in joining Henry Mayo's Home Tour League? Call the Foundation at (661) 253-8082. |
| Tax Tip for 2008 |
| Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital continues to thrive thanks to the generosity of our community whose charitable gifts help to ensure our future. Therefore, we are pleased to provide you with important information that may impact your charitable contributions for 2008.
When President Bush signed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, he also extended the IRA Charitable Rollover. The provision will be made retroactive to January 1, 2008, and will apply to gifts made from that date through December 31, 2009.
Essentially, this Act enables you to make a tax-free withdrawal from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) for the current 2008 year, and for 2009 as well, and transfer ("roll over") the funds to a charitable organization.
The following limitations apply:
- The cap on annual IRA rollovers is $100,000.
- The contribution must be a direct gift to a charity (no planned gifts).
- The donor must be age 70� or older.
To find out more about the IRA Charitable Rollover and how you or your loved ones could benefit, call Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation at 661-253-8082 or send an e-mail message to vosedb@henrymayo.com | |
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Thank you for reading this issue of E-News. Should you have any questions about this issue or suggestions for our December Foundation E-News, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Diana Vose, President
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation
661-253-8076
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