Top West Valley doctors trade scrubs for fresh Dillard’s fashions during 2013 The Heart of Fashion on Feb. 16 at The Wigwam

Posted on February 5, 2013 by bmayhall

LITCHFIELD PARK – Feb. 5, 2013 – West Valley patients wishing to catch a glimpse of their doctors donning the latest fashions should save-the-date on Saturday, Feb. 16. Several of the West Valley’s top physicians are ditching their scrubs that day. Instead, they’ll be wearing some of the hottest fashions from Dillard’s during Sun Health Foundation’s The Heart of Fashion luncheon and fashion show, beginning at 11 a.m. at The Wigwam Resort, 300 E. Wigwam Blvd. in Litchfield Park.

Joining their family members on the runway, top physicians, medical administrators, Sun Health board members as well as Sun Health Foundation Volunteers in Philanthropy (VIPs) will take part in the fashionable fun. In addition to well-dressed medical professionals and administrators, the event will draw proceeds to help fund the renovation of two 40-year-old operating suites at Banner Boswell Medical Center into one state-of-the-art hybrid operating suite.

The hybrid operating suite will combine the latest surgical, cardiac catheterization and 3-D radiological imaging technologies with real-time patient monitoring to allow the most complicated procedures without moving the patient.

Some of the top health care professionals confirmed for Sun Health Foundation’s The Heart of Fashion include:

Dr. Thomas Beach with wife Lucia
Dr. Christi Belden, PsyD
Dr. Steven Charney with wife Susan and son Darren
Dave Cheney, CEO of Banner Boswell Medical Center
Debbie Flores, CEO of Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center, with grandson Payson Gerdes
Dr. Mohamed Gaballa and wife Dewi
Dr. Azimuddin Tareq Khawaja, wife Kneha and son Amir
Dr. Marwan Sabbagh and wife Ida Crocker-Sabbagh
Dr. Matthew Weichbrodt (The CORE Institute), wife Kelly and sons Jackson and Riley

Tickets, which include a social hour at 11 a.m., lunch at noon and fashion show at 1 p.m., are $60, and can be purchased by calling (623) 832-4931 or by visiting the Events page at www.sunhealthfounda tion.org.

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Sun Health Foundation reminds everyone time is running out for IRA charitable contribution rollover

Posted on January 18, 2013 by bmayhall

SUN CITY – Jan. 16, 2013 – For individuals who feel passionate about superior West Valley health care and find themselves needing a 2012 tax break, Sun Health Foundation offers some good news.

The major caveat – they need to move quickly!

Congress recently passed legislation extending the IRA Charitable contribution rollover for 2012. Individuals now have until Jan. 31, 2013 to transfer the gift of their 2012 IRA distribution directly to Sun Health Foundation without paying income taxes on that money.

Each gift will help support health care and medical research right here in the West Valley.

This provision is beneficial for charitable-minded individuals wishing to make donations from their IRAs. To qualify:

• The individual must be 70½ years of age or older

• The transfers must go directly from their IRA to a qualified charity such as Sun Health Foundation

• Gifts cannot exceed $100,000 per taxpayer per year, and gifts must be outright. (Transfers to donor advised funds, supporting organizations, charitable remainder trusts and charitable gift annuities do not qualify.)

Remember – to take advantage of this opportunity for year-end giving, the transfer must be completed by January 31. Please call Bonnie Olsen, Sun Health Foundation Gift Officer, at (623) 832-5566 for further information.

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Sun Health is on the move!

Posted on January 16, 2013 by bmayhall

Sun Health administrative offices are moving to Surprise

SUN CITY – Jan. 15, 2012 – Sun Health Services, Sun Health Foundation and Sun Health Senior Living Administrative Offices are relocating to a new address on Grand Avenue adjacent to Sun Health Senior Living’s The Colonnade. A community room and health and wellness centers are being built into the new location.

To continue serving donors, volunteers and other partners in the Sun City area, we will maintain offices on the Banner Boswell Medical Center Campus in the Support Services Building on the second floor.

The move is scheduled to be completed on Jan. 28. More information follows below:

New street location: 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, AZ 85374

New PO Box: 6030 Sun City West, AZ 85376

Current office at Banner Boswell Medical Center: Support Services Building,
13180 N. 103rd Drive, Sun City, AZ 85351

Current mailing addresses, which will also remain in place until further notice:
Sun Health: PO Box 1278, Sun City, AZ 85372
Sun Health Foundation: PO Box 2015, Sun City, AZ 85372

Websites and phone numbers will remain the same. Following are key contacts for reaching us:

Care Transitions: 623-832-4300
Sun Health Foundation: 623-832-5330
Community Education: 623-832-5665
Medication Management: 623-832-4100
Corporate Office: 623-832-5350
Sun Health Senior Living: 623-832-4340

Office hours will remain the same: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.