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Southwest Medical Center Foundation

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Healthier Communities Thanks to You


As a non-profit hospital, PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center’s priorities extend well beyond the walls of our facility; we value your health, your family’s well-being and the future of this community.

PeaceHealth Southwest is so much more than a hospital. We are a leader in Clark County, partnering with others to build programs that address critical concerns in our community, including homelessness, food insecurity, mental health and more.

We do this with the help of our philanthropic partners like you. Every gift is a treasure. Every dollar counts. Thank you.

 

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Healthcare Reimagined: A community achievement

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Community support has always been at the heart of our Mission to care for Southwest Washington.


When we set out to reimagine emergency care at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, we knew it would take bold vision — and a community willing to stand behind it. Together, that vision became reality.


Through the Healthcare Reimagined Campaign, our community raised $74.9 million — the most ambitious fundraising effort in Clark County’s history. Because of that generosity, emergency services at PeaceHealth Southwest have been transformed.


Today, innovative, socially informed care models are reshaping how patients move through the Emergency Department. Expanded space, improved flow and modernized systems ensure patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.


Life is full of uncertainties. Access to exceptional emergency care should not be one of them.


Healthcare Reimagined stands as proof of what is possible when philanthropy powers progress. This is more than a completed campaign — it is a stronger, more responsive system of care for every neighbor who walks through our doors.

Support the Southwest Medical Center Foundation
 

Give Online

Your support of the foundation helps to ensure our continued ability to care for patients in this time of unprecedented need.

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Honor Excellent Care

You can choose to honor a special physician, nurse, or caregiver who made a positive impact on your patient experience or that of a loved one.

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Planned Giving

When you include PeaceHealth Foundations in your estate plan, your generosity supports good health, prevention and community well-being. 

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Foundation Staff
 

Board of Directors


Officers 

Rick Takach, Secretary, Vesta Hospitality

Rick Takach

President, Vesta Hospitality
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Ivy Timpe

Vice President, Community Volunteer
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Bill Dudley

Secretary, Landerholm, P.S.
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Risa Olsen

Treasurer, Community Volunteer
Candace Young, Ph.D., Vice President, Clinical Psychologist

Candace Young, Ph.D.

Immediate Past President, Clinical Psychologist

Directors 

Kathy Corwin, Corwin Beverage Company

Kathy Corwin

Director, Corwin Beverage Company
Leslie Durst, Community Volunteer

Leslie Durst

Director, Community Volunteer
Melanie Fain

Melanie Fain

Director, Retired PeaceHealth Southwest Neonatal ICU Nurse Manager
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Patrick Ginn

Director, Ginn Group
Jo Marie Hansen, Community Volunteer

Jo Marie Hansen

Director, Community Volunteer
T. David Hayes, M.D., Retired Orthopedic Surgeon

T. David Hayes, M.D.

Director, Retired Orthopedic Surgeon
Joe Kortum

Joe Kortum

Director, Retired PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center CEO
Mark Martel, Martel Wealth Advisors

Mark Martel

Director, Martel Wealth Advisors
David Nierenberg, Nierenberg Investment Management Co.

David Nierenberg

Director, Nierenberg Investment Management Co.
Sandford Plant, M.D., Retired Medical Director of Hospice

Sandford Plant, M.D.

Director, Retired Medical Director of Hospice
Reiersgaard, John

John Reiersgaard

Director, Intel
Kess Romano

Kess Romano

Director
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Albert Schlotfeldt

Director
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Nicki Wann

Director, Pacific Lifestyle Homes
Janis Wyatt, Director Emeritus, Community Volunteer

Janis Wyatt

Director, Community Volunteer

Emeritus

Brett Bryant, Director Emeritus, Midwest Trust Company

Brett Bryant

Director Emeritus, Midwest Trust Company
Stan Freidberg, M.D., Director Emeritus, Retired Cardiologist

Stan Freidberg, M.D.

Director Emeritus, Retired Cardiologist
T. Randall Grove, Director Emeritus, Landerholm, P.S.

T. Randall Grove

Director Emeritus, Landerholm, P.S.
Dorothy Jackson, Director Emeritus, Community Volunteer

Dorothy Jackson

Director Emeritus, Community Volunteer
Connie Kearney, Director Emeritus, Community Volunteer

Connie Kearney

Director Emeritus, Community Volunteer
Jim Martin, Director Emeritus, Retired, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust

Jim Martin

Director Emeritus, Retired, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Ron Prill, President, Community Volunteer

Ron Prill

Director Emeritus, Community Volunteer
Sally Schaefer, Director Emeritus, Community Volunteer

Sally Schaefer

Director Emeritus, Community Volunteer
Tom Young, Past President, Blakemore Holdings, Inc.

Tom Young

Director Emeritus, Blakemore Holdings, Inc.