New Community and Foundation Board Officers Announced at French Hospital Medical Center
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – July 26, 2018 – French Hospital Medical Center (FHMC), a member of the Dignity Health system that locally includes Arroyo Grande Community Hospital and Marian Regional Medical Center, is pleased to announce the election of new officers and the appointments of new and returning members to serve on two key boards for the 2018-2019 year. In total, nearly 45 community members bring a vast background to the table while guiding and supporting community health care on the Community Board and the Foundation Board.
FHMC Community Board
The role of the Community Board is to assure that health services provided at the hospital are medically necessary, of high quality, safe, effective, efficient, and consistent with community standards. The board oversees quality assessment, performance improvement, patient-safety, and management activities of the hospital, and confirms that these activities are consistent with established standards and policies and procedures.
New Community Board members include:
- Ermina Karim, Past CEO, SLO Chamber of Commerce
- Anita Robinson, Former CEO, Community Bank
- Thomas L. Miller, MD, Radiologist, Radiology Associates of SLO
FHMC Foundation Board
The French Hospital Medical Center Foundation is a non-profit, public benefit organization with the purpose to raise funds for FHMC through charitable contributions. The FHMC Foundation relies on the generosity of the community to help support hospital efforts of providing quality health care for local programs and services. Since its inception in 2005, the FHMC Foundation has raised more than $38 million for patient care and services.
Newly elected Foundation Board Members include:
- Erika Bylund, Point Sur Wealth Management
- Kristen Yetter, Promega Biosciences
- Spencer Voorheis, Amazon
French Hospital Medical Center Community Board
Chair of the Board
Leopold Selker, PhD, MBA
Research Scholar in Residence, CPSU, SLO
Vice – Chair of the Board
Michael DeWitt Clayton, MD
Retired Urologist
Secretary
Peter Oppenheimer
Retired CFO, Apple
President
Alan Iftiniuk, French Hospital Medical Center
Board Members
Sister Susan Blomstad, OSF
Retired Retreat Presenter/Director
Father Russell Brown
Assistant Pastor, SLO Old Mission Church
James Copeland
Co-Owner, Copeland Properties
Robert Doria, MD
Cardiologist, Coastal Cardiology
Patricia Gomez
Attorney-at-Law
Sister Linda Gonzales
Retired Teacher/Administrator
Ermina Karim
Past CEO, SLO Chamber of Commerce
Margaret Keeler, OSF
Retired LVN & Teacher
Thomas L. Miller, MD
Radiologist, Radiology Associates of SLO
Kerry Morris
COO, Morris & Garritano Insurance
Anita Robinson
Banking Executive, Retired
John Ronca
Attorney-at-Law
Mike Ryan, MD
Internist, Central Coast Chest Consultants
Joseph Schwartz, MD
Psychiatrist, Chief of Staff
Wayne Simon
Attorney-at-Law
Aaron Steed
CEO, Meathead Movers & Mini Storage
Liz Summer
Foundation Board Chair, 1st VP/ Sr. Client Relationship Manager, Pacific Premier Bank
Antonia Torrey, RN, PhD
Nurse Educator, Retired
Deborah Wulff, Ed.D
Asst. Superintendent/VP Academic Affairs, Cuesta College
French Hospital Medical Center Foundation Board
Chair
Liz Summer
Pacific Premier Bank
Vice Chair
Erik Justesen
RRM Design Group
Secretary/ Treasurer
Hillary Trout
Glenn Burdette
Hospital President and CEO
Alan Iftiniuk
Vice President, Philanthropy
Debby Nicklas
Board Members
Casey Appell
Pacific Mortgage Trust
Erika Byland
Point Sur Wealth Management
Reese Davies
Retired Banker
Shelly Higginbotham
Former Mayor of Pismo Beach
Bob Kerwin
Retired Engineer
Tom Lebens
Attorney
Joseph Schwartz, MD
Chief of Staff, French Hospital Medical Center
Leopold Selker, PhD, MBA
French Hospital Community Board Chair
Jackie Starr
Interior Designer
Erin Steed
Meathead Movers
Kris Vardas
Pacific Gas and Electric
Spencer Voorheis
Amazon
Kristen Yetter
Promega Biosciences
Donna Young
French Hospital Volunteer Guild President
Honorary Board Members
Louis Tedone, MD
Retired Pediatrician
John French
Real Estate Consultant
About French Hospital Medical Center
French Hospital Medical Center, located in San Luis Obispo, California, is rated one of the Top 100 Hospitals in the nation and one of the Top 50 Cardiac Hospitals in the nation by Thomson Reuters. The Copeland, Forbes, and Rossi Cardiac Care Center provides the latest innovative cardiac and imaging technology on the Central Coast. The hospital’s current modernization and redesign project is an example of the commitment to meet the growing needs of the community with lifesaving advancements in medicine coupled with excellent, compassionate care. The hospital is home to the unique Hearst Cancer Resource Center offering free education, resources and support to cancer patients and their families. French is a Dignity Health member of the Central Coast which also includes Arroyo Grande Community Hospital in Arroyo Grande, CA and Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, CA. Dignity Health of the Central Coast is an integrated network of top quality hospitals, physicians from the most prestigious medical schools, and comprehensive outpatient services including primary care offices, premier ambulatory surgery centers, technologically-advanced laboratories and imaging centers and a full service home health agency; all recognized for quality, safety and service. Each hospital is supported by an active philanthropic Foundation to help meet the growing health care needs of our communities.
Publish date:
Thursday, July 26, 2018