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Recently the Samaritan Healthcare Foundation
granted four scholarships totaling $6,750 to Samari-
tan employees looking to further their education.
Tiffany Matson works as a medical assistant in
the Orthopedics clinic and plans to finish her pre-
requisites needed for theMEDEXPhysicianAssistant
program in Spokane.
Yvonne Reigstad is a receptionist at Samaritan
ParkviewPediatrics and is in the process of complet-
ing her bachelor’s degree in business administration.
The Karen Wagner Scholarship was awarded to
Lori Vargas, a registered nurse on the acute care
unit. Vargas plans to finish her bachelor’s degree
in nursing so that she can further her studies in
wound care.
This year’s Employee Memorial Scholarship was
awarded to Kim Pope, Executive Assistant to the
CEO. This scholarship is awarded to someone who
shows a long-standing commitment to the organiza-
tion and a goal and vision for the future. Pope plans
to receive her Lean Six Sigma Certification from
Washington State University online in the spring.
Since the inaugural scholarship class in 1987,
SamaritanHealthcare Foundation has awarded over
$157,000 toward employee education. Scholarship
applications for the 2016–2017 academic year will
be available to employees next June.
Led by their fearless and courageous leader, Janet Hurd—a 36-year employee of Samaritan Health-
care—Samaritan employees banded together to make cardiac rehab a reality for community patients
in need. Over the course of three weeks, the dynamic INSPIRE committee raised over $5,000 and
collectively will donate over $30,000 to the Samaritan Foundation annually.
All funds raised by INSPIRE will go directly toward the employee-selected project or campaign,
with the project for this year being cardiac rehab. This commitment
from employees is an area that has been highlighted in the organi-
zational strategy for 2015.
“We are thrilled to have so many employees supporting the founda-
tion and making an impact on patient programs here at Samaritan,”
says Hurd, INSPIRE Committee Chairwoman. “Previously we’ve aver-
aged 4 to 6 percent participation in the foundation among employees,
but after this summer’s campaign we have 52 percent of all employees giving back to the foundation!”
But it doesn’t stop there. The INSPIRE team has some big goals, one of which is to reach 75 percent
participation by the end of the year.
“We had a great July, but I know we can make the end goal by December 31st,” says Hurd. “If we
can have nearly everyone in the organization giving back, the possibilities of what we can do as a
team and committee are endless.”
Samaritan employees
look to INSPIRE community
through giving
Samaritan team
members broaden
their education
Kim Pope
Tiffany Matson
Lori Vargas
Yvonne Reigstad
2015 INSPIRE Committee
2015 Samaritan Healthcare Desert Golf Classic Partners
Janet Hurd, Chairwoman
Carla Armstrong
Rae Leeanne Baker
Gisela Caballero
Sena Carlile
Richard Donaldson
Linda Hollis
Sherrie Jingling
Danielle Kohl
Dan Muro
Louise Olmsted
Jennifer Olson
Leslie Porter
Lacey Radel
Yvonne Reigstad
Gloria Robbins
Janice Sieg
Assured Home Health & Hospice
Brotherton Seed Company
Bud Clary Toyota
Business Interiors & Equipment, Inc.
Central Bonded Collectors
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
CMX Medical Imaging
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Coffey Communications, Inc.
Columbia Basin Herald
Confluence Health Moses Lake
Edward Jones–Justin Ashley
Express Employment Professionals
HUB International
INBC–Steve McCormick
Inland Cellular
Inland Imaging
Inland Northwest Health Services
KDF Architecture
Lineage Logistics
Moses Lake Athletic Club
Moss Adams, LLP
Owens & Minor
Samaritan Healthcare Foundation
SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers
Signs Now
Sno Valley Process Solutions
The Odom Corporation
U.S. Bank Private Client Group
VALIC–Steve Compton
Washington Trust Bank
Desert Golf Classic:
A hole-in-one for cardiac rehab
On Thursday, Sept. 10, the Samaritan Healthcare Foundation hosted the 14th annual Samaritan Healthcare Desert Golf Classic.
Since 2007, this annual event has raised nearly $160,000 for patient programs that directly affect our community!
For more information on the 2016 event, please contact Gretchen Youngren at
793-9647
.
Special thanks to the following community partners that helped us reach our goal of raising $100,000 for cardiac rehabili-
tation at Samaritan Healthcare.
Reid Forrest was the last man standing in
the $10,000 putting competition. Forrest
missed the putt but went home with a
consolation prize. Courtesy photo: Ryan
Minnerly/Columbia Basin Herald
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