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BA TTLING CANCER

Cancer-Fighting Funds Pump Foundation Celebrity Dinner
The mission of the Harold & Carole Pump Foundation The 18th Annual Harold & Carole Pump Foundation
is to raise funds for the treatment and cure of cancer. Celebrity Dinner raised $500,000 for Northridge
By engaging the community, sports leaders, and those Hospital’s Carole Pump Women’s Center, Harold
touched by this disease, financial support is given to & Carole Pump Department of Radiation Oncology
procure cancer-fighting technology and develop cancer and the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Cancer Center.
treatments, programs and services. Honorees included Rod Carew, Reggie Jackson,
• Free Cancer Screenings: Thanks to the generosity Bill Walton & Mark Kerner, MD, F.A.C.S.
of the Harold & Carole Pump Foundation, the
hospital hosted 12 FREE “Reaching Out” health
fairs where free breast screening exams were
provided to 615 people who are uninsured or
under-insured.
• Education: The Outreach Program’s staff attended
74 community events and educated 8,655 people
on cancer awareness in English and Spanish.
• Family Plan Fund: This plan assists patients and
their families with payment for services, equipment
needs, home health care, and transportation to and
from the Leavey Cancer Center. In FY19, this
program provided over The Harold and Carole Pump Celebrity Dinner honored
206 hours of in-home Rod Carew with the 2018 Lifetime of Achievement Award.
care for patients. From left to right: Dave Winfield, Al Downing, Dana
In addition, a $10,000 Pump, Rod Carew, Bo Jackson, Scott Erikson and
grant from the Pfizer David Pump.
Healthcare Foundation
provided rides for nearly 500 patients, many of “I would like to express my sincere gratefulness
whom are seniors who no longer drive and are for this wonderful service. To be able to have
exhausted after treatment. my mammogram in this facility and at no cost
is a blessing. When you have a family history of
“As an elderly cancer patient being treated breast cancer having a mammogram is stressful,
here, I am forever indebted. And I am certain but knowing that I have a place to be taken
that many other patients share my gratitude.” care of brings relief”
– Elizabeth, Grateful Patient – Garcia S., Grateful Patient

GRANT PREVENTION FOR W ARD PROGRAM

The California Department of Public Health Provides $61,680 Grant for the Prevention Forward Program
The Center for Healthier Communities and the hospital’s Chronic Disease Transitional Care Program are partnering
on the Prevention Forward Program which helps people with pre-diabetes, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and
stroke. The program supports positive patient outcomes through self-management strategies including tracking
blood pressure and glucose, participation in Nationally Accredited Lifestyle Change Classes, and Comprehensive
Medication Management. Northridge Hospital offers Activate Your Heart, an eight-week program, and the six week
Diabetes Empowerment Education Program. Both programs offer cooking demonstrations, stress management
techniques, grocery store tours, group exercise, and health screenings to help participants enjoy the benefits of
a healthier, more energetic lifestyle. This grant was for the initial phase of the program and the California
Department of Public Health will continue funding in FY 2020.