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Inova Health Foundation
Every Gift Has a Story
US News & World Report has ranked inova Fairfax hospital the #1 hospital
in the Washington, DC area for 2012-2013,
and was nationally recognized in Cardiology and heart Surgery as well as Gynecology.
With four of our hospitals ranked among the regional top 10,
inova is leading the future of health.
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table of Contents
2 President’s Message
3 Every Gift Has a Story
4 Generous Gifts Celebrate Family, Friends & Community
5 A Legacy of Giving and Service
6 The Good that Never Stops
7 Ambassadors for Children
8 Giving from the Beginning
9 Philanthropy for the Long Term
10 2012 Honor Roll of Donors
11 Individual Honor Roll
15 Individual Honor Roll Gift-in-Kind
16 Organization Honor Roll
18 Organization Honor Roll Gift-in-Kind
19 Legacy of Life
20 In Honor Of
22 In Memory Of
24 Individual Cumulative Giving
25 Organization Cumulative Giving
27 Every Gift Makes An Impact
28 Living the Mission: InovaCares Clinics
30 Philanthropy in Action
32 Volunteers
36 2012 Philanthropy Statistics
36 Conclusion
President’s Message
Dear Neighbor,
We are in the midst of a great change in the creation of a
our nation’s healthcare, both in terms of the comprehensive
expanding horizon of medical innovation as cancer and
well as the advent of important legislation. research institute.
Anthony Burchard
As one of the nation’s leading healthcare Each of the donors
organizations, it is incumbent upon Inova listed in this report enabled us to take these
to adapt by transforming from a healthcare bold steps.
provider to a partner in ensuring the
As we continue to define the future of health,
community’s health and wellness. Your choice
your continued philanthropic support will
to support Inova is truly a choice to support our
allow Inova to expand research, invest in
community’s long-term health.
innovation and new technologies, access
Without the philanthropic contributions of up-to-the-minute training for our physicians,
people and organizations across the region nurses, and staff, and enhance our
and the nation, Inova would not be able to community health and education programs.
manage these changes while also maintaining Now more than ever, your support is a
the margin for excellence that has come to critical part of Inova’s mission of empowering
define Inova as a health system. In 2012, all of individuals and families to better understand
Inova’s hospitals were ranked among the top and manage their health and wellness.
20 in Virginia, and Inova Fairfax Hospital was
Thank you for recognizing Inova’s forward-
ranked number one in the Washington, DC
thinking approach toward healthcare
metropolitan region. Patients came to Inova
excellence. We are honored by your trust and
from all 50 states and 150 countries around
pledge to continue to be excellent stewards
the world.
of our region’s health. We could not do it
2012 was a year of exciting initiatives at Inova without you.
that will affect healthcare across the region and
Sincerely,
the nation for years to come. Inova invested
$228 million in capital improvement and
investment across the system. For example,
we broke ground for the largest facility
dedicated to women’s health on the east Anthony T. Burchard
coast, and Inova’s Board of Directors approved President, Inova Health Foundation
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every Gift has a Story
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From Loudoun to Alexandria and across the region, every gift to Inova
represents a shared commitment to healthcare ideals and a desire to
help Inova maintain its unwavering standard of excellence in this ever-
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As we celebrate the end of an exciting and successful year at Inova,
we are delighted to share the stories of some of our donors. As you will
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see, giving to Inova takes many forms, but at its core it is always about
people coming together to take action for the health of our community.
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In many cases, gifts to Inova are stories about individuals making a
choice to support an institution they believe in. You will read about a
couple who chose to celebrate the compassionate care given at Inova r
Loudoun Hospital by naming the Cornwall campus’s new emergency

department in honor of her parents. You will learn about an Inova
Loudoun Hospital Foundation board member who has taken her
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philanthropy one step further by writing a children’s book designed to
calm kids’ fears about going to the hospital.
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You will see the dramatic effect of planned giving, as the longtime chair
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of Inova Alexandria Hospital’s Foundation board’s bequest enables the
hospital’s new cancer center to become a reality. You will also read
about donors who are championing the region’s children by supporting
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programs at Inova Children’s Hospital.
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In other cases, organizations whose own missions align with Inova’s
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have established vibrant, ongoing giving programs that enrich the
lives of everyone in the Northern Virginia area in ways that reach
beyond healthcare. You will learn about two such forward-thinking
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organizations.
Every gift has a story, and every gift to Inova comes with our pledge to
seek every opportunity to meet the unique needs of each person we
are privileged to serve every time, every touch.
Donor Stories 3
Generous Gifts Celebrate Family, Friends & Community
Mike and Teresa Wheeler
For Mike and Teresa Wheeler and their three “Cornwall is a
daughters, Loudoun County has been the hidden gem. It
perfect place to call home. And, like so many has had a huge
Northern Virginia families, Inova has played impact not only
an important role in their lives. on our family
but on the Mike and Teresa Wheeler
Teresa’s mother worked at Fairfax Hospital community. We saw an opportunity to ensure
in the 1960s. The couple celebrated births at that a modern emergency department is
Inova, had sports injuries mended and sought available locally and encourage others to
treatment for allergic reactions. In 2007, they get involved.” To inspire more community
supported friend and Segovia, Inc. business involvement, the couple is offering an
partner, Mark Moore, as he recovered from additional challenge grant of up to $500,000
a stroke at the Inova Rehabilitation Center that will match contributions dollar for dollar.
at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. Then, in
2011, Teresa’s dad developed COPD (chronic Scheduled to open in spring 2013, The
obstructive pulmonary disease) and their Wheeler Family Emergency Department
visits to Inova Loudoun Hospital (ILH) became will offer state-of-the-art private patient and
more frequent. The Wheelers were touched trauma rooms. Teresa, who serves on the
by the compassionate care they received. Inova Loudoun Hospital Foundation Board,
said, “This is going to help everybody in
Already generous donors to Inova, the Loudoun County and we feel really proud
Wheelers have made a significant leadership of that.”
gift to name Inova Loudoun Hospital’s newly
renovated Cornwall campus emergency
department in honor of Teresa’s parents,
Richard and Joann Lynch. Mike said,
Cornwall is a hidden gem. it has had a huge impact not only
on our family but on the community.
— Mike Wheeler
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a legacy of Giving and Service
Bonnie Christ and Joe Viar
What inspires someone to invest in the Joe’s recent gift is just the latest in years
future through a planned giving bequest? of dedicated service to the hospital. For
For longtime Alexandria resident and the past two decades, he has served as
philanthropist, Joe Viar, the decision was a Chairman of the Inova Alexandria Hospital
natural progression in his support of Inova Foundation Board. In 1989, he and T.J.
Alexandria Hospital. He recently pledged Fannon led a $3 million campaign to support
a transformational estate gift to name the construction of the hospital’s cancer center.
Joseph Viar, Jr. and Bonnie Christ Cancer His involvement with the hospital’s Project
Center. He said, “At this stage in life, 2010 campaign helped raise $25 million for
Bonnie and I enjoy seeing our children and capital improvements.
grandchildren thriving. We look forward to
adventures around the world. It is the right Joe’s willingness to give generously has
time to think about the legacy I will leave.” been augmented through the years by his
infectious leadership that has inspired so
Always one to motivate others, Joe many to donate to Inova Alexandria Hospital.
announced his gift at the outset of the As a result, the surrounding community has
hospital’s $10 million Legacy of Life access to unparalleled health services close
campaign. Hosting a donor recognition event to home — quite a legacy indeed!
at his home overlooking the Potomac River,
Joe encouraged others to consider an area
of need at the hospital to direct their own
Legacy contributions.
Bonnie Christ and Joe
Viar at the opening of
the Inova Alexandria
Hospital Cancer Center
named in their honor.
Donor Stories 5
the Good that never Stops
Cindy Chambers
Cindy Chambers has a favorite catchphrase ease children’s
to describe Inova’s mission in action. She fears about
calls it the “yummy good” – a term she hospitals,” she
uses when there’s nothing but good: good says. Already,
doctors, good nurses, good hospitals and the first book
good healthcare. has sold
Cindy Chambers
thousands of
The former corporate executive turned copies and several Beamer sequels are
philanthropist has been on the Inova underway. All net proceeds benefit charities,
Loudoun Hospital Foundation Board for including Inova Loudoun Hospital.
just two years, but already she’s made a
major impact. Searching for a unique way to Chambers’ passion is contagious and she
comfort and educate children, she hit upon encourages others to get involved, in any
the idea of creating a series of books that way they can. “There is no greater gift than
would introduce them to hospital experiences to help one another and there is so much
through the eyes of a dog named Beamer. people can do if they reach out,” she says.
Beamer Visits the Emergency Room was the “Supporting Inova is a beautiful way to reach
first book in the series released in September out. At the heart of it, you’re supporting a
2012. It features real-life Inova Loudoun mission to help people lead healthy lives.
Hospital therapy dog Beamer, Inova’s Dr. It doesn’t get any better than that. It’s the
Puccio, and other Inova caregivers. “I wanted yummy good that never stops.”
a way for the whole world to meet these
wonderful people and, at the same time, help
i wanted a way for the whole world to meet these
wonderful people and, at the same time, help ease
children’s fears about hospitals.
— Cindy Chambers
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ambassadors for Children
Chuck and Betty Ewing
For more than 30 years, Chuck and Betty is on the rise. The Ewings most recent
Ewing have exemplified what it means to be generous donation has allowed Inova to
ambassadors for children. Their generous expand and renovate the program space
support of Inova – and the FACT Program in to address these growing needs. The
particular – has made a profound impact both newly upgraded Charles B. and Betty G.
here in our community and far beyond the Ewing FACT Department provides more
metropolitan Washington area. privacy for victims, the special equipment
necessary to perform comprehensive exams,
When Chuck first joined the Fairfax and the space to continue to educate law
Hospital Association in 1983, he considered enforcement, medical professionals and
governance a good way to contribute. But families impacted by abuse. The couple also
over time, he and Betty began to focus more has provided resources to support innovative
intently on programs that enhance the well- programming for the prevention, evaluation
being of children and families. They were and treatment of child trauma.
especially drawn to the FACT program at
Inova Fairfax Hospital. Eventually, the Ewings hope to see the FACT
program expand into a regional enterprise to
FACT, which stands for Forensic Assessment reach even more children in the Washington
and Consultation Teams, addresses the area. “These are really the unprotected
unique needs of abused children and members of our society,” Chuck says. “They
adults. Sadly, demand for these services need all the help they can get.”
Pictured left to right,
William E. Hauda, MD;
Chuck and Betty Ewing;
Sue Rotolo, RN; and
Knox Singleton,
CEO of Inova.
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Giving from the Beginning
Fairfax Neonatal Associates
Fairfax Neonatal Associates’ relationship with
Inova spans four decades. The practice was
established in 1973 to provide neonatal care at
Inova Fairfax Hospital (IFH), and over the years,
the practice has grown along with Inova. Today,
Fairfax Neonatal Associates is a multispecialty
group composed of neonatalogists along with
pediatric surgeons, pulmonologists, sleep
and allergy experts, and infectious disease
physicians.
The practice’s shared vision and history with
Inova made it a natural fit for philanthropic
giving, according to Robin Baker, MD, President
of Fairfax Neonatal Associates. “It is critically inova has always been
important to us to do everything we can to committed to providing
guarantee the highest level of care for the
us with the facilities we
newborn,” Dr. Baker said. “World-class neonatal
need to do the best for our
care requires a well staffed and well equipped
NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), and Inova patients. — robin Baker, MD
has always been committed to providing us
with the facilities we need to do the best for our
patients. As a result, we felt obligated to support Fairfax Neonatal Associates is guided by its
them in achieving that vision.” commitment to Northern Virginia’s children,
a commitment that Inova shares. “You have
Although it has provided extensive philanthropic to have confidence in your partner, and
support to advance neonatology across Inova’s Inova has consistently acted with admirable
campuses, Fairfax Neonatal Associates through foresight,” said Dr. Baker. “We feel proud to
their broad participation in special events, has support an institution that is displaying such
also had an impact on other important system- leadership.”
wide initiatives from supporting continuing
education for Inova’s nurses to Inova’s clinical
research efforts.
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