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A VISION FOR THE FUTURE

The Marian Heart Center Expansion Project

The expansion of the Heart Center will further the medical
center’s ability to achieve a higher level of coordination in care
for patients who require multiple procedures. This fundraising
initiative will also allow for the continued expansion in patient
services as new, breakthrough technologies become available.

Most recently, the Marian Heart Center Expansion Project
received a significant $200,000 grant contribution from the
Wood-Claeyssens Foundation, a private non-profit corporation.
The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation has a history of partnering
with Marian and with this award has provided more than $1
million in support of Marian programs and services.

As an Emergency Department physician and Marian Foundation Board “We are incredibly grateful for the astounding support and
Chair, Al Schultz, M.D., understands the crucial need for community generosity we have received thus far,” adds Dr. Schultz. “The
support of the Marian Heart Center Expansion Project. recent Wood-Claeyssens Foundation grant funding has cata-
pulted Heart Center Expansion fundraising efforts, but we are
Just within the last year, the Heart Center at Marian Regional still a long way from reaching our goal of $1.5 million and we
Medical Center has seen record growth with a 21% increase are in need of more supporters to step forward.”
in patient volume. Marian’s increasing community cardiac
needs coupled with the rapidly evolving surgical landscape, To discover how you can support Marian’s Heart Center
has sparked the need for an additional cardiac catheterization Expansion Project, please contact the Marian Foundation at
laboratory. (805) 739-3595.

In an effort to provide our community with the facilities,
technology and medical experts of the future, the Marian
Foundation recently launched the Heart Center Expansion
Project, an ambitious fundraising initiative to raise $1.5 million
from community donations. Campaign proceeds will fund the
addition of a second state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization
laboratory and the renovation of the current cardiac catheter-
ization laboratory.

“The heart is the lifeline of the human body and heart disease Marian Regional Medical Center Cardiologists pictured from left to
is the nation’s leading killer known to strike even the healthiest right; Samir Bhatt, M.D.; Bruce Ourieff, M.D.; Alex Harrison, M.D.;
and most active individuals,” states Al Schultz, M.D., Marian Mark Ginkel, M.D.; Keith Somma, M.D. and Ram Setty, M.D.
Foundation Board Chair and Emergency Department physi- (Not pictured, Kishor Popat, M.D.)
cian. “With rising cardiac patient volume and a greater variety
of procedures being performed, Marian’s present cardiac
catheterization lab is approaching the limits of its capability.
The survival of cardiac patients depends on the quality and
proximity of advanced, lifesaving care.”

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