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The construction of the Thakkar Family Emergency
Pavilion and the broader Emergency Services and
Hospital Expansion Project has truly been a community
endeavor: A significant amount of the funding for the
project has come from local donors, both individuals
and groups.
Even with the completion of work on the structure,
the opportunity still exists for you to invest in your
community through our new, state-of-the-art emer-
gency facility. There are naming opportunities for many
rooms and areas throughout the Emergency Pavilion. In
gratitude for a donation in a specified amount, a plaque
with the donor’s name will be placed in the area for
which the donation was made.
“People often think they must be able to give tens
of thousands of dollars or more for this type of dona-
tion,” said Michelle Foster, president of the Simi Valley
Hospital Foundation. “However, there are naming
opportunities available beginning at just $5,000, and
these pledges can be paid over a three- to five-year
period. Individuals can certainly join with family, friends
or co-workers to pool their money and, together,
choose an area to fund in their names.”
For more information about naming opportunities at
Simi Valley Hospital, call the Simi Valley Hospital
Foundation office at
805-955-6670
.
A PATIENT’S PERSPECTIVE
Exceeding expectations in the ER
When Jamie Martin brought her five-year-old daughter, Brielle, to
Simi Valley Hospital’s Emergency Department on Memorial Day
2014, she was expecting the worst.
“I was used to hearing about how long the wait is in the ER,”
Martin said. “So I told my husband that I’d run in and get the
paperwork started while he parked the car and brought Brielle in.”
But what Martin encountered shattered her expectations.
“Before Mike even got in with Brielle, they were calling her
back,” she recalled. “I was really impressed.”
In the exam area, the Martins met Hilary Sheffer, RN. Martin
said she was immediately impressed at the way Sheffer inter-
acted with Brielle.
“She was such an amazing nurse,” Martin said. “Brielle was a
little freaked out, so Hilary asked her if she’d like some Jell-O. She
even held her hand as they went to get it. When it was time to
draw some blood, Hilary got down at Brielle’s level and explained
exactly what she was going to do. The way she handled
everything with Brielle just blew me away.”
Fortunately, Brielle had just a minor infection
that was taken care of by antibiotics. But the
experience the Martins had at Simi Valley
Hospital has made a lasting impression.
“It was so huge for me to see how Hilary
and the others there went out of their way
to make my daughter feel so comfort-
able,” she said. “The whole experience
completely changed my opinion
about the ER.”
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Jamie and Brielle Martin (middle and right)
returned to Simi Valley Hospital’s Emergency
Department to say thanks to nurse Hilary
Sheffer, RN, for the great care Brielle received.