2014 Media Kit - The DCH Foundation

2014 Media Kit
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 1, 2014
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Molly Ingram Vice President 205.759.7106 mbingram@dchsystem.com
The DCH Foundation’s purpose is to “make things better” for the DCH Health System through its fundraising
efforts in the West Alabama Community.
The DCH Foundation receives support through a variety of sources, from individuals to corporations. The
Foundation is grateful for donations from (but not limited to) community events, grants, capital gifts, and
estate planning.
Since its inception, approximately 150 community leaders have served on the Board of Directors of the DCH
Foundation. Through their leadership, the DCH Foundation has become the organization of choice to support
those served by the DCH Health System.
History
The DCH Foundation was organized in September 1973. In 1990, The DCH Foundation was appointed to
formally support the work of the health system by building relationships in the community that inspire the
commitment and generosity of its citizens.
Mission
Through its employees, physicians and volunteers, DCH Health System provides high quality, compassionate
community-based health services in a financially responsible manner.
Vision
DCH Health System will be the best health system in the nation for patients to receive care, employees and
volunteers to work and physicians to practice medicine.
Functions of the DCH Foundation
“Helping to make things better for the DCH Health System”
Technological and aesthetic improvements within the health system Capital Campaigns
Community awareness of the health system as a non-profit entity
Signature Events of the DCH Foundation
BBQ & Blue Jeans - casual, fun BBQ event benefiting The Help & Hope Patient Assistance Fund
DCH SportsMedicine Fund Run - 5K run/1 mile walk benefiting The DCH SportsMedicine Fund
Play Pink Events – include A Nite on the Green, A Day on the Courts Women's Tennis Event and the annual
Golf Classic to benefit The DCH Breast Cancer Fund
The Lucy Jordan Ball - black tie gala will benefit The Finn & Quinley Infant & Children's Fund in 2014
Additional Events
Power of Pink events with the University of Alabama
Light Up the Night! Luminaries
Assistance with third-party event branding
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About The Foundation
In 1923, the Tuscaloosa News pronounced Druid City Hospital to be “the greatest achievement from a
humanitarian viewpoint accomplished by the present generation.”
The tradition of philanthropy in which DCH Health System is grounded has not changed since then – in fact,
it has grown. In 1990, The DCH Foundation was created to formally support the work of the health system by
building relationships in the community that inspire the commitment and generosity of its citizens.
Since that time, the Foundation has been responsible for putting many millions of philanthropic dollars to work
on behalf of West Alabama’s healthcare through the health system. A few of the primary accomplishments
include:
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Each year, our Play Pink events support women with breast cancer screenings and additional assistance
through the DCH Breast Cancer Fund. Since the inception of our pink events, over $1.4 million has been
raised for its purpose.
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The M*A*S*H Fund for DCH Employees raised $400,000 to support DCH employees who suffered losses in
the April 27, 2011 tornadoes.
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The “Help and Hope” Capital Campaign raised $10 Million to support the DCH Cancer Center.
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Every year, The Lucy Jordan Ball raises between $40,000 and $50,000 to support annually identified
projects throughout the system.
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BBQ and Blue Jeans, one of the Foundation’s most well-attended and well-loved events, supports
The Help and Hope Patient Assistance Fund to help cancer patients who struggle financially get
emergency funds as well as condition-related supplies while they are under treatment. This fund
currently provides over $100,000 per year to the Cancer Center for these needs.
As the system faces ever-increasing financial challenges from reimbursement, regulatory, and policy changes,
the Foundation’s work becomes more critical. Every $100 donated to the system provides revenue for
improvements that, if generated through clinical services, would require the system to provide $4,000 worth
of services. This makes philanthropy a critical factor in the system’s ability to realize its vision: to be the best
health system in the nation for patients to receive care, employees and volunteers to work and physicians to
practice medicine.
Key Executives & Individuals
Bryan N. Kindred
President/CEO of DCH Health System
Bryan N. Kindred, became President/CEO in June 1996. He was
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer from October
1994 to May 1996, Executive Vice President/Administrator from
December 1988 to October 1994, and Associate Administrator from
February 1985 to December 1988. He held a variety of positions for
National Healthcare, Inc., from November 1982 through January
1985, including Administrator at Wayne County Hospital and
Executive Director at England Community Hospital and Buffalo
Island Community Hospital. From August 1980 through November
1982, he was an Accountant for Southeast Alabama Medical Center.
He received an Associate Degree in Business Administration from Chattahoochee Valley Community College
in Phenix City, Alabama, in June 1978. In June 1980, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
from Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and in August 1982 he received a Master’s Degree in
Business Administration from Troy State University in Troy, Alabama. He is board certified by the American
College of Healthcare Executives.
Mr. Kindred’s community and professional memberships include:
Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives
Chairman, Alabama Hospital Association Board and Executive Committee
Board Member, Coastal Risk Retention Group, Inc.
Board Member and Treasurer, First Wesleyan Church
Member, Alabama Productivity Center Board of Advisers
Past Chairman, VHA Southeast Board of Directors and Executive Committee
Past Board Member, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama
Past Alternate Delegate to Region 4 of the American Hospital Association
Past Chairman, State Legislative/Regulatory Committee, Alabama Hospital Association
Past Chairman, West Alabama Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Executive Committee
Past President, West Regional Council of the Alabama Hospital Association
Past Member, Rotary Club of Tuscaloosa
Past Member, Hospice Board of Directors
Past Member, United Way of Tuscaloosa Board of Directors, Chairman Hospital Division 1992
Past Member, Red Cross Board of Directors Tuscaloosa, Alabama Chapter
Past Leadership Chairman, Boy Scouts of America, Black Warrior Council
Key Executives & Individuals
Molly Ingram
Vice President, Development
Molly Ingram joined DCH as Vice President of Development in
March 2011.
A longtime Alabama resident, Molly returns to the state from
Charleston, South Carolina after almost 12 years.
While in Charleston, she worked with the consulting firm Corporate
DevelopMint for 10 years, primarily with hospital and other
healthcare foundations.
Molly worked with capital campaigns ranging in size from $2 million to $26 million for healthcare systems,
hospices, and retirement communities from North Carolina to Mississippi. Clients included St. Dominic Health
Services Foundation in Jackson, Mississippi, Roper-St. Francis Healthcare Foundation in Charleston, South
Carolina, New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation in Wilmington, North Carolina, and Tuomey
Healthcare System Foundation in Sumter, South Carolina.
Her consulting roles included evaluating, planning and running capital campaigns, directly managing major
gifts officer staffs, serving as interim executive director, assessing Foundation operations, creating Foundation
strategic plans, and formulating annual giving tactical plans.
Molly was raised in Decatur, Alabama and is a graduate of the University of Montevallo. Before pursuing her
work in philanthropy, she earned a culinary degree from Johnson and Wales University in Charleston, SC,
developed recipes and presented live cooking shows for the Southern Living Cooking School and lived in
Birmingham for several years. She is married to Bobby Ingram and together they have four children.
Key Executives & Individuals
Executive Committee
Fellows
Mark Sullivan, President
Gina Miers, Vice President
Carl Jamison, Treasurer
Wilson Moore, Secretary
Lucy Jordan, Executive Secretary/Fellow
Bryan N. Kindred, CEO/President, DCH Health System
Sam P Faucett
Jimmy Harrison, Jr.
Leroy and Ruth McAbee
J. Barry Mason, Ph.D.
Mary Ann Phelps
Robert (Bob) H. Shaw, Jr.
Board of Directors
Past President/Fellows
Dirk Berry, M.D.
Spencer Burchfield
Judge Joseph Colquitt
John Ferguson, M.D.
Lewis Fitts
Amanda Fowler
James B. Boone, Jr.
James (Jim) Brooks
J. Weldon Cole
Susan Cork
Dee Davis
Josephine Davis
John C. Duckworth, Jr.
Claude D. Edwards
James (Jim) Flemming
Rick Hanna, Jr.
Lee Henderson
Kim Hudson
Elizabeth McGiffert
Anne Monfore
Ralph Quarles
Mixon Russ
Randy Skagen
Larry Taylor
Deborah Tucker
Fitzgerald Washington
David Wright
Everett Hale, M.D.
Jim Harrison, III
Thomas P. Hester
Jean Hinton
Tom J. Joiner, Sr.
James W. LaMoreaux, Ph.D.
Charles H. Land
Verta Barr Meherg
Guy E. Moman, Jr.
Jonathan (Jack) Warner
Ford Williams
Molly Ingram
Vice President of Development
DCH Foundation
Media Contact Information
Media Contact Spokespeople
Molly Ingram
Vice President
DCH Foundation
(205) 759-7106
Casey Johnson
Director of Development
DCH Foundation
(205) 343-8457
Brad Fisher
Director of Communication
DCH Health System
(205) 759-7209
Past Press Coverage
New ‘fun centers’ aim to ease hospital stays for children
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20111220/NEWS/111229996
Northport firefighters give $3.5K to DCH Foundation
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/25773519/northport-firefighters-give-35k-to-dch-foundation
DCH Health System to spend $2.3 million on new imaging system
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20140408/NEWS/140409648
Area hospitals rated well by patients
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20111211/NEWS/111219978
LETTER: We are lucky to have DCH
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20111120/NEWS/111119536
West Alabama Students Receive $16,000 in DCH Health System Scholarships
http://druidcityliving.com/index.php/channels/schools/item/126-west-alabama-students-receive-16-000-indch-health-system-scholarships/126-west-alabama-students-receive-16-000-in-dch-health-systemscholarships
DCH Foundation selling luminarias in support of cancer survivors
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20140112/NEWS/140119921
DCH Health System offers new online access to medical history
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/25454923/dch-health-system-offers-new-online-access-to-medical-history
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI
©2014 The DCH Foundation