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The USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) Foundation raises and manages funds to help the hospital meet the health care needs of our local communities and beyond. Our work ensures that everyone who comes to USC-VHH receives patient-centered care in a compassionate and comforting environment that allows patients and their families to heal and thrive.
The USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation supports the hospital’s highest priority needs, including clinician training, surgical and diagnostic equipment, modernized facilities, projects that increase patient and family comfort and support, and a wide variety of community health education initiatives.
View our 2024 Impact Report
Donors can make unrestricted contributions to support the hospital’s current, most pressing needs. They can also designate gifts to one of several established giving initiatives or establish an endowment. The links below can tell you more about each of the hospital’s current priorities, including:
If you’d like to make a Greatest Needs gift in honor of someone’s birthday, for special care you received from one of our physicians or other caregivers, or in someone’s memory, you can do so by clicking here.
In addition to making an outright cash gift, philanthropic support of the hospital can take other forms, including:
All contributions to USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation are used exclusively for the activities of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code. Federal ID number: 95-3247823.
To make a gift online, click Give Now at the top right of the page, or to learn more, call the foundation office at (818) 952-2226.
We are grateful for your generosity.
Our dedicated team of directors and staff are crucial to the success of the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation.
Tina Marie Ito, Chair Community Leader
Marcie Sabatella, Vice Chair, Ambassadors Realtor, The Agency
Rodney Swan, Treasurer President, Swan Farms
Emily Liang, Secretary
Sue Wilder, Immediate Past Chair Community Leader/Retired Disney Executive
Houry Aposhian President and CEO, Pacific Horizon Bancorp
Thomas Atamian Realtor, Compass Realty
Julie Battaglia Community Leader
Jeff Blake Retired Vice Chairman, Sony Pictures
Susan James Carr Community Leader
Patrick Chraghchian Chief Executive Officer, Adept Development
Ted Clark President and CEO, Royal Adhesives
Richard Cook Chief Executive Officer, The Cook Company
Armand Dorian, MD Chief Executive Officer, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
Robin Dorman Community Leader
Devinder Gandhi, MD Internal Medicine Physician
The Honorable Thad Gembacz Retired Judge
Janet Hamilton Community Leader
Tarina Kang, MD Chief Medical Officer, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
Happy Khanna, MD Chief of Staff, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
TJ Malseed Chief Information Officer, Keck Medicine of USC
Matt Merna Chief Operating Officer, CHUBB Insurance
Robin Phillips President, USC VHH Women’s Council
Amy Ross, PhD USC Trustee
Chloe Ross Community Leader
Narbeh Tovmassian, MD Internal Medicine Physician
Gabriela Cerros Administrative Assistant Gabriela.Cerros@med.usc.edu (818) 952-3556
Barbara Jordan Foundation Systems Specialist Barbara.Jordan@med.usc.edu (818) 952-3543
Julie Shadpa Director of Donor Programs and Strategic Outreach Julie.Shadpa@med.usc.edu (818) 952-3534
Nora McCarl Executive Director and President Nora.McCarl@med.usc.edu (818) 952-3553
The USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Emeritus Council comprises former foundation board members.
The USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Emeritus Council is composed of former foundation board members who meet annually with foundation and hospital leadership, as well as the foundation’s board of directors, to stay connected to USC Verdugo Hills Hospital.
We thank our Emeritus Council for their many hours of dedicated service and support.
Kristin Adrian Anthony Angelica Elizabeth Argue Elizabeth Arnold Lupe Attwood Peter Bachmann Leonard Baker, MD Donald Barber, MD William Baribault Nila Barkley Douglas Callister James Campbell Vincent Carabello Anthony Castiglia Ralph Cimmarusti Jennefer Cochran Kris Coontz Ronald Davey Brock Dewey Eiming Djang, MD Judith Farrar Kathie Fong H. Kent Frewing Michael Gonzalez Richard Green, MD Ted Greene John Gregg John Hansen Charles Hargrove Richard Harris Dr. Steven Hartford Kenneth Head, MD Brad Hillgren Victor Illig George Koide James Larson Darla Longo Vivagene Loop, MD Myda Magarian-Morse Gilbert McCoy Ruth McNevin Jeffrey Miller Terre Osterkamp, MD Purnima Panchal Hilary Parker Barr Robert Pernecky Allan Perry, MD Joel Peterson Marilyn Pieroni William Pounders Phila Purdy James Reynolds Chloe Ross Cindy Sawyer William Schubert, MD Ashok Sharma, MD Suzonne Slaughter Jeffrey Smith Robert Smith, IV Linus Southwick John Spence, MD Darrell Spence Mindy Stein Katharine Stoever Michelle Strassburg Annsley Strong Mark Sullivan Gloria Terhune, MD Paul Toffel, MD Robert van Schoonenberg Patrick Wade, MD John Welch William Wells Merritt Willey Phyllis Winnaman Alan Woodard, MD E. Jane Woolley, MD
The USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) Foundation is supported by several auxiliary groups, which help raise funds and contribute to the philanthropic effort.
The Women’s Council of the USC-VHH Foundation was founded shortly after the hospital opened its doors in 1972. The Women’s Council was formally established on June 20, 1973, with more than 200 members meeting for a garden champagne brunch at the home of Sue Lindstrom.
The mission of the Women’s Council is to promote and advance the welfare of USC-VHH and its staff and patients through fundraising and friend-raising events conducted within the hospital and surrounding communities.
Since its founding, the Women’s Council has raised over $3 million for hospital programs and services.
Visit their website for more information on joining the Women’s Council or to support their fundraising efforts, please email Barbara Jordan at Barbara.Jordan@med.usc.edu or by calling (818) 952-2226.
Formed in 1982, the Caduceus Society is composed of philanthropic physician leaders, whose membership is an integral part of USC-VHH’s financial support. Funds raised are used to purchase medical equipment and support initiatives such as clinical education, facility improvements, patient experience, uncompensated care and the Medical Staff Endowment Fund.
Philanthropic support from the medical staff of USC-VHH is critical to the hospital’s success. Through annual dues, physicians generously continue a personal and professional relationship with the community and the hospital, underscoring the importance of the mission of providing the community with exceptional care. USC-VHH’s Caduceus Society is one of the few remaining active groups of its kind in the country.
Over the years, the society has donated and reinvested over $1 million into the hospital, funding equipment and programs that provide direct, positive impact on patient care across all medical disciplines. Additionally, the Caduceus Society–supported Medical Staff Endowment Fund is the first endowed fund at USC-VHH to reach the $1 million mark.
Happy Khanna, MD, Chair Steven Hartford, MD, Immediate Past Chair William Schubert, MD, Secretary Armand Dorian, MD, Member
To see a list of our current Caduceus Society members, click here.
If you are a member of USC-VHH’s medical staff and would like more information about joining the Caduceus Society, visit their website.
To complement these vital and long-standing auxiliary groups, the USC-VHH Foundation also has an Ambassador Program. Ambassadors are friends of the hospital, who in addition to personally giving, share their passion for this critical community resource with their neighbors, colleagues and friends by hosting fundraising events, organizing supply drives, promoting social media networking and crowdfunding, or sharing special talents and connections to raise awareness and increase USC-VHH’s circle of friends.
Ambassador activities can include:
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation will host its 33rd Annual Golf Classic on Monday, September 16th, at Oakmont Country Club. Proceeds from the tournament will be used to support the hospital’s greatest needs such as keeping pace with advancements in medicine, health education, exceptional patient experience and cutting-edge medical technology.
If you are looking for a way to express your gratitude for the excellent care you received from our staff at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH), consider making a gift in their honor. Your note of gratitude will be presented to the doctor, nurse or other member of our team who made a difference in your care and your gift will support their important work on behalf of all patients.
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Greatest Needs Fund Giving to the Greatest Needs Fund addresses USC-VHH’s highest priority needs, including surgical and diagnostic equipment, modernized facilities, projects that increase patient and family comfort and support, and a wide variety of community health education initiatives.
Patient Experience Fund A gift to the Patient Experience Fund enables USC-VHH to develop comprehensive programs that ensure the delivery of exemplary patient care, bolstering care coordination, navigational support, charity care, the healing arts, chaplain services and comfort amenities.
Clinical Training Physicians work in tandem with nurses and other health care professionals, such as respiratory, physical or occupational therapists, in hospitals to deliver high-quality patient care. A gift in support of clinical training helps USC-VHH provide ongoing professional development and skill-building workshops designed to enhance best-practices and clinical skills. Ongoing clinical training opportunities also enables our hospital to recruit and retain the best and brightest clinicians with the expertise needed to provide world-class, patient-centered care.
Contact Us Kerri Yoder Hubbard Sr. Executive Director of Development USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation kerri.yoder@med.usc.edu (818) 952-2226
