Community Health Network Foundation

We hope all of our donors join us for the July 10th grand opening event celebrating the expansion of Community Hospital South! Come and see how your generosity is raising the bar and setting new medical excellence standards!

Saturday, July 10, 2010
Noon to 4 p.m.

…It’s a level of health care treatment that’s patient-centered, coordinated and focused on quality of care, ranging from everyday ordinary care to treatment for your most critical needs.

Entertainment: Performance by The Street Beats Group, a drumming and dance troupe. Street Beats performs all over the world, and participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver–performances at 1 and 3 p.m.

Attractions:
- Check out our robot: See da Vinci® surgical robot demonstrations in the educational area on the first floor.

- Explore our services: Booths featuring Wellspring Pharmacy, Community Breast Care, Community Physicians of Indiana and more are located throughout the first floor.

- Tour the tower: Go at your own pace, and feel free to ask us questions along the way.

- Meet some local celebrities:  Boomer and Freddy, the official mascots of the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever – Noon to 2 p.m.
Rowdy, the Indianapolis Indians mascot – 2 to 3 p.m.

- Admire some art: Discover indoor and outdoor creations by Hoosier artists, specially designed for our healing environment.

- See who’s on the air:
Radio Disney – Noon to 1:30 p.m.
WIBC – 2 to 4 p.m.

Refreshments: Visit Bamboo Café on the first floor of the patient tower for a complimentary selection of beverages and light snacks.

The grand opening celebration will feature tours to learn about some of the newest additions to our building:
- State-of-the-art ortho/neuro/spine unit
- Beautiful labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum suites
- Brand-new special care nursery
- Surgical suites with the latest technology, including the da Vinci surgical robot
- Community Health Pavilion, a new model of primary care to meet every family’s needs
- Art, elements from nature and “green” materials to create an environment that promotes healing
Community Heart and Vascular, a new integrated way to care for your heart, resulting in better health

Today we announced a $9,000 investment in developing Indiana’s workforce by awarding $3,000 scholarships to three high school students committed to earning a health care degree at an Indiana college or university.

The It’s Our Community scholarship program began in 2004 as a way for us to help develop Indiana’s health and life science workforce by encouraging Indiana college students to earn a degree and seek long-term employment in Indiana.

The Community Scholars represent schools located in the Community Hospitals East, North and South markets and were chosen based on academic performance, commitment to pursue higher-education in Indiana, community service and school leadership.

This year’s scholarship recipients are:

• Andrew McClatchey, New Palestine High School, who will study biomedical engineering at IUPUI and represents the Community Hospital East market
• Christine Kane, North Central High School, who will study pharmacy at Purdue University and represents the Community Hospital North market
• Cerelle McMullen, Perry Meridian High School, who will study nursing at Indiana University and represents the Community Hospital South market

Michele Thomas Dole, our president and CEO, said $216,000 in It’s Our Community scholarships has been awarded to 72 students during the past seven years.

“We are privileged to invest our resources in the education of these talented students while also making a positive economic impact in our state’s health care industry,” Dole said. “We were honored to facilitate the review of the 89 very qualified scholarship applicants and to select this year’s recipients.”

For questions regarding our 2011 application process, please call 317-355-5261.

Michele Thomas Dole is the new president and CEO of the Community Health Network Foundation. She brings several years of philanthropic experience to this role, most recently serving as a vice president with JP Morgan since 2004. Originally from Columbus, Indiana, Michele currently resides in Fishers with her husband of three years, Robert Dole. Of her local heritage, she says, “My family has been in Indiana for generations, and I’m really proud to be a Hoosier. This is home to me.” Read on to learn more about her deep commitment to philanthropy, as well as her vision for the Community Health Network Foundation.

How do you like to spend your free time? Do you have any hobbies or belong to any organizations?
Volunteering is something I’m really passionate about. I spend my time with the Girl Scouts of the USA, as well as my church, the First Baptist Church of Indianapolis, quite a bit. I help with stewardship mostly, fund raising and working on the finance committee. I have also spent the past three years on the Indiana Pacers Foundation grant committee.

As for hobbies, I play tennis every week, I am a gardener, and my husband and I love to travel. The most recent trip we took was to Aruba. We try to visit a tropical place every year, but we really enjoy our local travels as well. Last year, we went to Nashville, Tennessee for our anniversary.

We also really enjoy spending time with family and friends. We don’t come from big families, but Robert and I have a lot of lifelong friends, and that is something we really cherish.

With your new role at the foundation, what can people in the network expect from your leadership style?
I believe in very open communication. I really expect people to give us feedback for areas of improvement and if we can improve something. Everyone is a stakeholder in that, and they need to make sure that we know those things, so we can help elevate the network.

I also try to help people use the talents they already have and grow upon the things that they want to improve on. I try to get people to get where they want to be. Overall, and probably most importantly, I have a real passion for philanthropy and have spent most of my career in one way or the other involved in philanthropy. That tends to pervade everything that I do.

What is your personal vision for the foundation?
We need to elevate the culture of philanthropy and focus on our fundraising capacity. We have a very deserving mission. One of the things that has become very clear to me is that we serve people in their health care from birth through hospice, and we do it very well and we do it every day. I really want us to focus on using those resources that we already have and elevate that in such a way that it also helps us bring more resources to the foundation, so that we can continue to provide access, provide convenience and make sure more people receive good care in central Indiana.

Among the goals of our strategic plan, one key initiative will be optimizing the foundation’s ability to generate capital. What can we expect to see in how you anticipate this playing out in the future?
I think it’s having the discipline to really focus on core fund raising activity and likewise making sure, on the stewardship side, that we are stewarding our donors well. It is vital that we are, in fact, our mission in action; that we do deliver on our promises. It’s coming in every day with a focus and with a discipline around our activity. It’s my belief that with the network’s strategic plan and the foundation embarking on its own, together, that will bring more clarity to us and those who work with the foundation.

Considering Community’s stance on health care reform, specifically in supplying affordable access to all, what do you see as the foundation’s role in accomplishing this?
We can leverage things that we’ve already done and done well, like the Jane Pauley Community Health Center. If we are able to look to the center as an example of something to evaluate and transfer to other parts of central Indiana, that’s incredible. Not to mention that the Pauley center was such a nice example of integration and partnership, not just Community doing the work alone, but it was us partnering with other outside resources, like the Warren Township schools. Those are things that I think people expect of us. People expect us to be resourceful, they expect us to partner, to not duplicate efforts, and that’s part of our stewardship responsibility and accountability to donors as well.

How can the foundation partner with the network to achieve these strategic goals, and how can employees help?
We, at the foundation, need to be told the great “mission moments” that happen every day throughout the network. How someone’s family was personally affected, how we saved someone’s life, how we changed someone’s life. Since we aren’t in the halls of our hospitals every day, we don’t get to see these things firsthand, but those are the stories and experiences that we transfer and transition in such a way that it helps us be better fund raisers. Many times, those moments are celebrated at the nurses’ station or in a meeting of the physicians, but they’re not always told to us in such a way to really help amplify the story, and those are the things that we really look to. Those grateful patient experiences, to me, are key.

Naturally, we also look to and hope that our employees will participate with their own personal gifts and encourage others out in the community to do likewise.

On the network level, what we at the foundation aim to do, and this is a very clear conviction that I have, is to walk step-in-step with the network. We are not an island. We are here to support the network, to be an integral part of it and to be playing from the same playbook. That, in my mind, as we make decisions at the foundation, will be one of the key gold standards: Does this support the network? Does this run in parallel to what the network, strategically, is trying to accomplish?

This morning, Bryan Mills, Community Health Network CEO, and George Geiger, chairman of the Community Health Network Foundation board of directors, announced Michele

Thomas Dole has been selected as the new president and CEO of Community Health Network Foundation, the not-for-profit organization that raises financial support for Community’s initiatives to improve health and wellness in central Indiana.

In this position, Dole will work closely with Mills, foundation board members, staff and network leaders to build and implement fundraising strategies to support the network’s strategic growth plans and focuses on exceptional patient care and health care innovation. She will begin her new position on April 12, 2010.

“The work of the foundation and its fundraising strategy will be a key part of the network’s future growth,” said Mills. “Under Michele’s leadership, programs funded by the foundation will help us fulfill our mission of providing accessible health care to central Indiana residents, as we continue to build upon strong relationships within the communities we serve.”

Dole, who assumes this role after serving as a vice president with JP Morgan since 2004, was selected following an extensive search and was chosen for her performance-driven philanthropic experience and her strong leadership, relationship and not-for-profit management skills.

“We had a tremendous response from our national search for our new CEO,” said Geiger.  “After interviewing more than a dozen talented individuals from various parts of the United States, it became clear that we had found something very special in Michele. Not only did she have an impressive results-driven resume, but we also found her to be incredibly personable. This, combined with her financial planning background, will allow her to lead our foundation to a new level!”

As a vice president for JP Morgan, Dole provided clients with comprehensive estate planning and charitable giving counsel. She grew and managed client relationships and served on a team focused on providing wealth management plans to physicians and health care professionals.

Dole also served as an officer for Fifth Third Bank and as a development director for Indiana University Foundation, where she made significant increases in planned and major gifts. A certified financial planner, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management and a Master of Science degree in higher education administration from Indiana University.

“I’m honored to have been selected to lead the foundation during a historic time of health care reform,” said Dole. “Philanthropy will play a critical role in our network’s patient-centered care and its long-term commitment to ensuring access for the people of central Indiana.  Now, more than ever, the generous gifts that the foundation receives are vitally important to supporting patient access and convenience, as well as health care innovation.”

Dole is an adjunct faculty member for both The Fund Raising School and the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy and was named one of central Indiana’s “Forty Under Forty” business leaders by Indianapolis Business Journal.

 She is dedicated to community service, currently offering her talents to the Girl Scouts of the USA, Indiana Pacers Foundation, Indianapolis Children’s Bureau and First Baptist Church of Indianapolis.  She has also provided volunteer service to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Indianapolis affiliate, Purdue University’s President’s Council Advisory Committee and the Indiana Philanthropy Awards.

The incredible devastation that has occurred in Haiti this week has moved many individuals and nations.  Those of us who have done mission work in Haiti over the years know first hand the impact that the earthquake is having. Sanitation, basic medical care, food, water, shelter, clothing and spiritual needs are vast and immediate.  So, how can Community Health Network help?

I, and other network presidents, have received inquiries asking how Community can help.  We have a culture of compassion that is always apparent, but especially so during crises like this one.

The American Red Cross is a local agency that is very effective coordinating funds and mobilizing a national effort. Community Health Network Foundation is offering to facilitate donations made from employees and physicians to the American Red Cross.

If you want to help, you may send your donations to the Community Health Network Foundation designated for “Haiti Relief.” You can take advantage of the many ways to contribute that the we offer.  We want to help make it easy and convenient. You can donate in the forms of cash, check, credit card, debit card, payroll deduction, PTO, or use our website:  www.ecommunity.org.   If you use the website, indicate “Haiti Relief” in the comments section. Checks can be mailed to:

Community Health Network Foundation
Attn: Haiti Relief
1500 N. Ritter Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46219

We will send donations on your behalf to the American Red Cross on a weekly basis.  In addition, the Foundation will also make a donation.

Thank you for your support,

Anita J. Harden, RN, MSN, MBA
President Emeritus, Community Hospital East
Interim President and CEO, Community Health Network Foundation

September 26 is the 2nd Annual Community Day at Hamilton Town Center in Noblesville. The Community Health Network family will be there hosting a day filled with fun and healthy activities for everyone. And, some of the mall’s retailers will be donating a percentage of their sales that day to support Community Health Network Foundation’s mission to build healthier central Indiana communites. Come see us, have fun and make an impact!

Preliminary Event Schedule:

11:00am-1:00pm     WFMS remote
11:00am-1:00pm     Indianapolis Zoo “ZooMobile”
Noon-6:00pm            Free Helium Ballons
Noon-6:00pm            Coloring Contest with prizes
Noon-6:00pm            Face painter, Caricature Artist, Balloon Artist and Stolling Juggler
Noon-12:30pm          FunTyme Music Show with Paul Odenwelder
12:30pm-1:15pm      Puppet Play Time
1:00pm-3:00pm        WJJK remote
1:15pm-2:00pm        Comedy – Juggler Derek Dye Show
2:00pm-2:50pm       Jump Rope Contest & Prizes
3:00pm-4:00pm       Silly Safari – Alligator Aaron
4:00pm-4:30pm       Comedy – Magician Don Miller Show
4:30pm-5:20pm       The Pirates Show with Paul Odenwelder
5:20pm-6:00pm       Comedy – Juggler Derek Dye Show

Our staff was glad to support Community Heart and Vascular’s charge to raise money for this year’s Start! Heart Walk benefiting the American Heart Association.  So far, we raised more than $2,000. Other Community Health Network teams are also raising money and we’ll report our totals in another post. All money raised will make a difference in the fight against our nation’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers-heart disease and stroke.

All teams will be meeting at Military Park in downtown Indianapolis in the morning for the walk. Look for our tie-dyed gold shirts and we’ll see you there!

Community Health Network has invited local north side neighborhood groups to attend its third health care town hall on August 12^th, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.  The event, to focus on health care reform, will be held in the main lobby of The Indiana Heart Hospital, 8075 N. Shadeland Avenue, on the Community Hospital North campus.   Due to limited space and seating, members of the general public who wish to participate can go online to watch the video streamed event and ask questions of the panelists at: http://townhall.eCommunity.com.

Community Health Network has hosted two previous town halls, both at Community Hospital East, in December of 2008 and March 2009.  The town halls were held as a way to inform the local community about federally proposed changes in the health care system and to encourage feedback on the delivery of health care within the organization.

Here’s who will be speaking:

Welcome and Introductions
Pete Turner, vice president of business development, Community Heart and Vascular

Challenges We Face in Health Care
Bryan Mills, CEO-elect, Community Health Network

Local Health Statistics, Access to Health Care, the Uninsured and Underinsured
Virginia Caine, M.D., director, Marion County Health Department

Clinical Integration (eliminating hand-offs in patient care)
Timothy Hobbs, M.D., CEO, Community Physicians of Indiana

Community’s Cardiovascular Integration and Community Heart and Vascular
Ramarao Yeleti, M.D., president, Community Heart and Vascular

Pioneering Healthier Communities
Tom Crouch, redevelopment director, City of Lawrence

Our thoughts and prayers are with Jack Heiney, a current Community Health Network Foundation board member who has tirelessly served on numerous Community boards since 1970, who is mourning the loss of his beloved wife, Betty.

Betty, 90, passed away the afternoon of July 28 and a memorial service honoring her life will be held Monday, August 3 at Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Center in Broad Ripple at 3 p.m. and visitiation will be from 1-3 the same day.

 Jack and Betty were married for 68 years and enjoyed a very long and happy life together. She was very supportive of Jack’s volunteer commitment to Community and she helped found the Jack and Betty Heiney Society, the Foundation’s planned giving circle.

Jack has requested memorial contributions be made to Community Health Network Foundation at 1500 N. Ritter Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46219 or just go to www.eCommunity.org, click on Make a Gift and make a gift in Betty’s memory.

Here is here obituary, published today in the Indianapolis Star…
Betty M. Horn Heiney 90, of Indianapolis, died Tuesday afternoon, July 28, 2009. Betty was born July 24, 1919 in Weissport, Pennsylvania to the late James G. and Florence Caffrey Horn. Mrs. Heiney was a graduate of Leighton High School in Leighton, PA and attended for two years Moravian Seminary College for Women. Betty was a devoted wife and homemaker throughout her life having lived and traveled many places with her husband Jack. She was an avid bridge player and enjoyed membership for many years at Meridian Hills Country Club. Mrs. Heiney is survived by her husband of 68 years, John W. “Jack” Heiney and her nephew, George G. Heiney III and his wife Betty. Visitation will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., Monday August 3, 2009 at Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Center-Broad Ripple, with a memorial service beginning at 3 p.m., Dr. Gene Sease officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Health Network Foundation, 1500 N. Ritter, Indianapolis, Indiana 46219.

A crowd estimated to be as large as 4,000 people gathered in Ellenberger Park to enjoy the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s only free summer concert in Indy this year, an event made possible by the support of Community Health Network. It was the fourth year in a row that Community has sponsored a symphony concert in the park, and organizers say it was the most successful event yet.

Community Health Network CEO Bill Corley took the baton as the guest conductor for one of the works on the program, which was preceded by remarks by Steve Hultgren, interim president of Community Hospital East, and Dan Hodgkins, Community Health Network vice president of community benefit. The Community Health Network Foundation also collected nearly $1,000 in donations, earmarked to help bring the ISO back to the park next summer.

“It was wonderful to see Bill Corley directing the symphony, and Steve Hultgren and myself doing our best at a vaudeville act,” Hodgkins says. “We raised money and interest in our work on the eastside.”

The concert, held the evening of July 21, represents just one of the many ways Community connects with and supports the neighborhoods it serves. The program distributed at the concert spotlighted some of the other initiatives through which the network provides community benefit, including its school-based health clinics, Habitat for Humanity build, and the medicinal garden recently planted near Community East by volunteers representing Wellspring Pharmacy and the network’s community benefit team.