Glendale Adventist Medical Center Foundation

Programs: The healthcare foundation at gamc provides a fund raising function to support the mission of glendale adventist medical center and programs to improve the quality of life and health in our community. The funds are transferred to the hospital based on the grantors and donors intent. A significant portion of management and general expenses are paid for by glendale adventist medical center and accounted for as a department of the hospital in its support of the foundation. The following story illustrates how the foundation is able to support the mission of glendale adventist medical center:compassionate, high-quality patient care; life-saving and life-preserving medical and surgical services; advanced treatments in a community-based hospital; essential emergency services - these are the reasons our donors choose glendale adventist medical center as their charity of choice. On tuesday, aug. 8, at 9:48 a. M. , glendale fire paramedics wheeled silvana shirvanian, 60, into the emergency dept. At adventist health glendale. Silvanas left side was weak. One side of her face was drooping. Her speech was slurred. She had suffered a stroke. On thursday, aug. 10, at about 2 p. M. , silvana got dressed and received her discharge information. And later in the day, she literally walked out of the hospital and returned to her everyday life just like nothing ever happened! Not every stroke patient experiences such an incredible outcome, but scenarios like silvanas are becoming more commonplace at adventist health glendale a credit to the 21st century advanced skills of neuro-interventional surgeons yaser badr, md, and mikayel grigorian, md, and an extraordinary stroke support team that activates when a patient enters the hospital. There is, however, more to this success story. Through donor-directed major gifts, the adventist health glendale foundation is quietly playing a significant role in supporting the hospitals neurological institute. Adventist health glendale is designated as a comprehensive stroke center and advanced primary stroke center. This means that physicians, nurses, technicians and support are trained at the highest level of treatment of the most serious stroke events. The foundations major gifts team is not physically present in the er, cath lab and other locations where stroke patients and others with neurological disorders are receiving care, but the support of donors and the foundation are felt through acquisition of new equipment, advanced training for nurses and technicians, patient and community education programs, and related areas of need. The foundation is proud to serve alongside the professionals of the neurological institute as a partner in contributing to success stories such as silvana shirvanian. For more information on the work that we do, visit us at www. Adventisthealth. Org/glendale/pages/our-foundation. Aspx.