June 2020

Celebrating Our Neighborhood Heroes!

Thank you to our neighborhood heroes at Grace Lutheran Church fo r sharing words of appreciation and encouragement on Pardee employees’ window shields.

We are so proud of the community partnership we have with Blue Ridge Community College and so appreciative for their continued support. Thank you for using your 3-D printers to craft approximately 100 face mask supports that help masks fit more comfortably on healthcare workers. BRCC also donated much needed masks, gloves, ear guards, shoe covers and scrubs for our doctors and nurses.

Children at Tomorrow’s Hope Child

Development Center sent 78 creative hand-made notes

of appreciation for Pardee healthcare workers.

Thank you to all of the thoughtful local seam-stresses who crafted handmade cloth face masks for Pardee employees and visitors. A generous group of neighborhood heroes from the Kenmure community who call themselves the Kenmure “Maskateers,” made and delivered more than 350 masks!

INSIDE PARDEE The foundation staff is

working to bring

Inside Pardee to you

electronically, through

your computer or

smart phone.

Tentative date

Friday, June 26th

12:00—1:00 p.m.

We will announce

details and provide

instructions for joining

the program on our

website, through email,

and Facebook.

WOMEN HELPING

WOMEN LUNCHEON Friday, October 16th

Blue Ridge Community

College

To make a gift to support Pardee

Hospital, visit our website at

www. pardeehospital

foundation. org

Click on “DONATE”

at the top of the home page.

A Foundation of Caring

June 2020

If you have any questions regarding future Foundation events or activities, please call our office at (828) 233-2700.

Pardee Hospital Foundation

A NOTE FROM THE BOARD

Welcome to June! Hopefully warmer and less uncertain times will be with us soon.

Almost 2 weeks ago you should have received our fiscal year-end appeal. We have had a strong response to the letter -- over 5 dozen donations have been received and we’re hope-ful that many more donors will be able to join that list. We are also pleased to announce the receipt of a $25,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Henderson County for the hospital's mobile mammography program.

As we approach the end of the month we will be writing a check to complete our pledge of $1.5 million in support of hospital programs. Thank you for your financial support that makes that check possible!! The end of our fiscal year on June 30 also marks the end of board member terms. This time around we are saying goodbye to a very strong group of leaders: David Amsler, Marketing Committee Chair; Deanna Ellis, VP of Development; Flip Fisher, Audit Commit-tee Chair; and Bud Leonard - Investment Committee Chair. We can't thank them enough for their donation of time, treasures and talent in support of the Foundation and hospital. Five new board members will be joining us on July 1 -- Cam Baker, Galen Reuther, Bill Rushton, Hilton Swing, and Heather Ward. We look forward to the new energy and ideas that these good folks will bring to our board. During this time it has been necessary for the hospital to reduce the hours and compensa-tion for hospital and foundation staff. Our staff has continued performing their jobs - raising money, staying in touch with our donors to see how they are faring at this time, and supporting the COVID –19 appeal for donations of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). This has been stressful for our staff and yet they have performed well and deserve our sincere appreciation. As restrictions ease, the hospital is again performing elective surgeries and is ready for patients to visit our urgent care, emergency room and primary care facilities again. And, of course, our office is open. With your help we continue to look for ways to help the hospital. Help us finish this year strong!! Thank you.

Vaughan Matthews

Pardee Hospital Foundation Board Chair

June 2020 Pardee Hospital Foundation

When everything seems to be going against you, remember the

airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford As the Pardee Foundation approaches the end of its fiscal year, it is perhaps an understate-ment to say that we have faced some unprecedented challenges. The impact to individual lives and the sustainability of our economic future have endured powerful winds. And yet, individuals and mission-focused organizations con-tinue to weather the storm. Pardee Hospital has remained open and ready to care for any person infected with the COVID-19 virus. Our doctors, nurses, technicians, food service and mainte-nance staff remain on duty and ready to provide the highest quality care. Our Infectious Disease team, led by Dr. Christopher Parsons, has worked closely with local nursing homes and provided patient care in their facilities to prevent the spread of the infections. We have shared information and guidance to over 8,500 people through our hospital and foundation websites. We continue to update these sites with new information related to risk, prevention and support. After nearly three months of uncertainty, we are encouraged by positive changes and acts of kindness, generosity and compassion. Pardee has resumed scheduling elective procedures such as cataract surgery and joint

replacements. Pardee physicians are seeing patients in their offices in addition to their telehealth calls. More than 80 individuals and organizations have donated critical Personal Protective

Equipment (PPE’s) for our staff and patients. This need for PPE is ongoing and we welcome your donations at our Pardee Hospital Foundation office location, 561 Fleming Street, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

We have experienced many “random acts of kindness” including notes on the wind-shields of hospital staff automobiles and do-nated food and flowers. These gestures have definitely contributed to lifting the morale of our hard-working and dedicated staff.

For nearly seventy years, Pardee Hospital has pro-vided compassionate quality healthcare regardless of the storms of change our community has en-dured. Individual donations and community support may never be more needed than at this time. Please consider a fiscal year-end gift to help us continue to meet the COVID-19 challenge in our community.

For more information, call (828)233-2700 or email pardeefoundation@unchealth.unc.edu

June 2020

A very special THANK YOU to the Pardee Foundation Board Members who will be leaving our board at the end of June. Their generous gifts of time, talent, and financial support have enabled the Foundation to raise the funds to provide Pardee UNC Health with essential equipment, programs and capital improvements. Without the leadership of these dedicated board members, none of this would be possible.

Pardee Hospital Foundation

Flip Fisher

David Amsler

Bud Leonard

Deanna Ellis

Yard signs are available to our neighborhood

heroes who have answered the call and who have

delivered donations of Personal Protection

Equipment, food, flowers, and supplies to Pardee

UNC Health Care.

Please pick one up at the Pardee Foundation Office -

561 Fleming Street. Please call (828)233-2700 in

advance to allow staff to arrange for effective

social-distancing measures before visiting the office.

Pardee Hospital Foundation June 2020

Community Foundation Awards Major Grant

The Community Foundation of Henderson County has awarded a $25,000 grant to

Pardee Hospital Foundation for the purchase and

development of a mobile mammography unit

that will provide breast cancer examinations and

care for people in Henderson County and its

neighboring counties.

This grant, along with contributions from

Foundation partners, sponsors, individuals and

fundraising events, will make it possible for

Pardee to provide an essential service for individ-

uals who are unable to travel to the hospital for

diagnostic exams and healthcare advice as it relates to breast cancer. A mobile unit with

state-of-the art equipment, will give Pardee clinicians the ability to conduct exams at

churches, places of employment, and community centers as part of Pardee’s continuing

outreach program.

Mammography can detect cancer early when it is most treatable. When breast cancer is

detected early, the five year survival rate is almost 100%.

Early detection discovered with regular mammograms saves lives.

Dr. David Ellis, M.D. and chief medical officer for Pardee UNC

Health Care has announced his retirement from medical practice

and the closing of Pardee Center for Gynecology.

He will continue to serve as vice president of Medical Affairs and

chief medical officer for Pardee UNC Health Care.

Dr. Ellis has spent his entire OB/GYN career of 32 years in

Hendersonville. He and his family moved to Hendersonville in

1987 where he was a partner with Hendersonville OB/GYN

before founding his own practice in 1998. He is a graduate of

Amherst College in Massachusetts; studied medicine at Tulane

University in New Orleans and completed his residency in

Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Ellis is a

fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and has held several positions

with Pardee including medical chief of staff, and as a member of the Board of Directors.

In his current role as chief medical officer, he has operational oversight of multiple depart-

ments. His duties include the coordination of the medical staff activities and championing

clinical pathways.

June 2020 Pardee Hospital Foundation

Donna Hartley To Speak at

2020 Women Helping Women Luncheon The keynote speaker for this year’s Women Helping Women Luncheon, scheduled for Friday, October 16th at Blue Ridge Community College, is Donna Hartley. Hartley’s message is one of learning how to conquer change and achieve transformation through triumph over trials. Faced with insurmountable odds, she learned to be persistent during life-threatening times. When her goal of being an Olympic skier racer was cut short, she bounced back by becoming a surfer. She has been an active organizer of the Special Olympics Winter Games in Northern California, fundraiser for Arts for the Schools, an organization to empower the youth, a

supporter and participant in the Relay for Life Cancer Charity Walk Events, and an advocate for the American Heart Association Go Red For Women Campaign. A former Miss Hawaii and television actress, Donna Hartley shared her compelling story on NBC, ABC, PBS, and in The New York Times. Donna is a master speaker and an intuitive mentor. A sought-after expert on surviving challenges and developing heart centered leadership. Donna Hartley is a member of the National Speakers Association, Screen Actors Guild and the owner of Hartley International. She has six stories in the Chocolate for a Women’s Soul series and two stories in the Chicken Soup series. In addition, she is the author of Fire Up Your Life!, Fire Up Your Intuition!, Fire Up Your Healing! and the Healing Meditation CD and Insights Workbook.

SAVE THE DATE We hope to be able to welcome attendees to Blue Ridge Community College on

Friday, October 16 for the Pardee Foundation’s annual

Women Helping Women Luncheon.

At the time of publication, we are planning the event as announced.

If group safety and social distancing protocol prevent us from

holding the luncheon, we will announce an alternate plan.

Please call the Foundation office at (828) 233-2700 with any questions

you may have regarding this popular event and

important part of Pardee Foundation’s support of women’s health.

Pardee Hospital Foundation June 2020

ORGANIZATIONS

Access One Blue Ridge Community College Blue Ridge Community College Nurses Aide and Surgical Technology Blue Ridge Honor Flight BorgWarner Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County Burlett Painting Carolina Reserve Cason Builders East Henderson High School Eaton Corporation First Baptist Church Disaster Relief Team Flat Rock Playhouse Flat Rock Wood Room Foam and Fabrics Full Sun Farm Gaia Herbs GE Aviation GF Linamar Girl Scout Troop 1901 Henderson County NAACP Henderson County Public Schools Career Academy Hendersonville Plumbing Horizon Heating and Air Conditioning Highland Lake Inn Hunter Auto Group Kenmure Maskateers Kilwin’s of Hendersonville Liquid Logic Kayaks Manual Woodworkers Mean Mr. Mustard Meritor Mop Head Cleaning Service New Sun, Inc. St. James Episcopal Church System Logistics Western Carolina Community Action Wilsonart Wingate University WLOS-TV

Pardee UNC Health Care and the Pardee Hospital Foundation thank the following organizations and individuals who have so generously donated much needed Personal Protective Equipment to the COVID-19 Fund. Gifts received to date include: gloves, disposable masks, disinfectant wipes, bleach, alcohol, surgical gowns, face shields, scrubs, caps, shoe covers, goggles, paper products, hand sanitizer, handmade cloth masks and handmade headbands for masks, as well as lunches, snacks, and flowers. Their generosity will help the medical staff, and will have a positive impact on patient care.

INDIVIDUALS

Debbie Bell Bruce Benton Karen Brown John and Lisa Bryant Gilda Cerasoli Cindy Crawford Rose Darrow Sheila deBettencourt William and Joyce Dye Catherine Finton Joseph Fishleigh Paul and Susan Fredrickson Jan Furr Heather Genna Richard Gibbs Susan Hamilton Judy Hansen Kimberly Horton John Howland Dr. Carlton and Blair Jenkins Bridgette Kelly/Miss B’s Boutique Terry Ketcham Dr. Stephen Lackey Laurie Bingaman Lackey Mark Leet James and Kent Loy Bruce MacDonald Browney Mascow Mary McCarty Peter Offen Jan Onan Rebecca Ouderkirk Lori Pisciteilo Mary Ray Leah Ryel Amy Staton Craig Stogner Sally Warren Jeff and Lori Watkins Sharon Woodcock John Woodham

For information on how you can donate, please call the Pardee Foundation office at (828)233-2700 or visit our website www.pardeehospitalfoundation.org

Pardee Hospital Foundation June 2020

Resources for information regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

www.ncdhhs.gov/division/public-health/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-

response-north-carolina

Pardee Hospital Public website—Coronavirus Page

www.pardeehospital.org/coronavirus-covid-19-resources/

Pardee COVID-19 Helpline—(828) 694-8048 8:00 a.m.—8:00 p.m.

Practice good hand hygiene. Wash your hands often with soap and warm water, and use antibacterial hand sanitizers with at least 60% alcohol.

Be safe and be a considerate neighbor. Wear a face mask when leaving home to do essential tasks like grocery shopping, or if you’re required to go to work.

A special thank you to our Corporate Partners who have each made an annual commitment in support of

Pardee Hospital.

Pardee Hospital Foundation June 2020