Page 8 - 2019 annual report

HEALTH
OF OUR COMMUNITY
Every gift to the Southcoast Health Annual Fund promotes wellness for every individual, focusing not only on acute medical care, but on preventive care as well. Regardless of the size, each and every gift is
an investment in the health of our community. We are proud of the support that we receive from patients and friends — and especially our staff and providers whose giving accounts for nearly one-third of all annual fund contributions.
$464K
Businesses $28,950
Patients & Community Members $249,022
Staff & Providers $146,758
Trustees, Volunteers, Auxilians & Guild $39,945
Kimberley Coon lives and breathes Southcoast Health.
DONOR PROFILE
“Southcoast is my home away from home, and I consider it a great opportunity to work here.”
Kimberley started her career at Southcoast in 1993 as a Coordinator in the Occupational Health
Department. She loved her colleagues and the
work she was doing, but she also was acutely aware of her own leadership qualities and knew that the opportunity to lead a team was what she wanted in her career. So after a year in Occupational Health and 10 years in Radiology Imaging Services, Kimberley joined the Southcoast Medical Staff Services team and quickly ascended to a leadership role within the department. She started as a Medical Staff Coordinator and was promoted to Manager of Medical Staff Services. It wasn’t long before she was promoted again, this time to Director of Medical Staff Services. Then, in October of 2019, Kimberley was named Executive Director of Hospital and Medical Staff Services.
“Southcoast believes in their internal leadership,” Kimberley said. “And I’m an example of that.”
Kimberley is a tireless advocate for the quality care rendered at Southcoast. As with many of our employees, she has depended on that care.
“Speaking from personal experience, when one of us quickly transitions from employee to patient overnight, we know that we are being cared for by people who embody the Southcoast motto of More than medicine. I’m able to speak to that firsthand.”
“I’m proud to receive my care here at Southcoast. I wouldn’t go anywhere else because I know that we have the best of the best here.”
In addition to advocating strongly for the care provided at Southcoast, Kimberley is also a champion of philanthropic support.
While being a proud donor since 1993 might be enough for some, Kimberley is a natural leader and uses that leadership to encourage others to join her in supporting Southcoast.
“As a leader, it’s my responsibility to give back.
I understand what working hand-in-hand with Philanthropy can do for our patients and for us as a system. We have 7,500 employees, and we
are all an extension of Philanthropy.”
With this positive mindset, Kimberley has been instrumental in growing the percentage of employees giving back to Southcoast. She understands, though, that philanthropic support for Southcoast Health comes from a variety of benefactors, including community members.
“We have great programs and facilities thanks in part to philanthropic support from community members,” Kimberley said.
When talking with friends and neighbors about healthcare in Southeastern Massachusetts, she always emphasizes that Southcoast Health is the only not-for- profit healthcare provider in the region, and she’s not shy about letting people know the advantages of this.
“When people in our community contribute financially, Southcoast Health is better positioned to provide vital programs and services, to buy the latest equipment and to attract the most skilled providers.”
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