National Philanthropy Day
November 15, 2024
On any given day, hundreds of people turn to RVH for life-saving care. Your philanthropy fuels the constant advancement of this care and helps RVH keep its promise to make lives better with the care our patients need close to home.
Recently, the Foundation sat down with six people who were cared for at RVH. Their names are Pauline, Scott, Al, Kent, Valerie, and Linda, and they’ve bravely shared how RVH transformed their lives with compassionate, exceptional care. These are the people your generosity supports. I hope you’ll find eight minutes in your day to listen to their stories.
Our heartfelt thanks goes out to all our donors, volunteers, and event organizers for their enduring support of RVH, the patients we care for, and the people we love.
Our Patients
Al Gilchrist
“It’s not an easy thing to talk about. I still get emotional, but I know telling my story is important.”
Al Gilchrist
Valerie Koroshetz
“She was surrounded by a team of doctors and nurses who took exceptional care of her and treated her like their own child.”
Valerie Koroshetz
Kent Mannen
“They called it the widow maker. Most people who have this kind of blockage have a massive heart attack and don’t make it. I was lucky.”
Kent Mannen
Pauline Niles
“I’m alive today because of all the care I’ve had at RVH. I feel as though I’ve been gifted an enormous opportunity to share some positivity.”
Pauline Niles
Scott Dion
“The amazing people in the ICU, they saved my life. I truly believe that.”
Scott Dion
Linda Paisley
“You never think that it is going to be you that gets that diagnosis… I want to thank all the donors for allowing us to have RVH in our backyard.”
Linda Paisley