Kiwanis Club of San Diego

and

San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation, Inc.
 

The Tidings

Online Weekly Bulletin of the Kiwanis Club of San Diego

July 28, 2010

Program for August 3, 2010

San Diego Search  & Rescue Unit & Scripps Healthcare

Speaker

John Armstrong, Vice President Scripps Healthcare

Chairman of the Day:

Matt Shillingburg

Invocation:

Charlie Coleman

 

John Armstrong is an accomplished health care executive with 35 years experience in health care financial operations management. Currently, he serves as the corporate vice president of supply chain management, and facilities design and construction of Scripps Health, overseeing real estate and biomedical departments.  Scripps Health is a nonprofit, integrated health care system in San Diego, with five acute-care hospital campuses, home health care services and an ambulatory care network of physician offices and 19 outpatient centers and clinics.  As a member of Scripps Health’s executive cabinet, Armstrong is responsible for overseeing the execution of the organization’s $1.475 billion capital plan for fiscal years 2010-2014. The plan includes infrastructure upgrades and expansion projects at Scripps’ hospitals, as well as costs for new facilities. Construction and expansion include build-outs or expansion of emergency departments on two campuses, a critical care building, a multi-story cardiovascular institute, and all related parking structures, seismic and information technology upgrades.  Armstrong also oversees existing Scripps Health real estate properties, including leasing, buying and selling of medical office buildings and administrative properties.  This includes the donated life estate gift annuity (LEGA) properties program, which converts donated properties into funding for the Scripps Health Foundation. Additionally, Armstrong is responsible for supply chain management, which includes managing all system-wide policies and procedures relating to purchasing, inventory, database management, reporting, operations, bids, contracts and compliance for medical and non-medical supplies, equipment and services.

The department’s ongoing mission is to provide Scripps’ hospitals, clinics and support functions with the right product, at the right time, at the right price without compromising the quality of care to patients.

Over the past eight years, Armstrong has implemented supply chain management tactics that have saved more than $50 million for Scripps.  Armstrong attended the University of California, Los Angeles and graduated from California State University, Los Angeles earning his bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Administration. Armstrong began his career with Scripps in 1981 serving as regional financial director and associate administrator for Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Green Hospital.  In 2001, he served as interim chief financial officer for Scripps Health before his current appointment.  Prior to joining Scripps in 1981, Armstrong was director of internal auditing at Hyatt Medical Enterprises, regional controller for Beverly Enterprises and a certified public accountant with Hutchinson & Bloodgood.  For more than four years, Armstrong has served on the San Diego County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Unit and is a certified emergency medical technician (EMT).  Most recently, he traveled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti as a member of the third Scripps Medical Response Team to aid victims of the 7.0 earthquake

 

Birthday's for July:

 

28   Ash Hayes                    Retired

 Visit the Young Professionals Web Site: http://www.SDKYP.org

Notes From the July 27 Meeting: 

 

Raffle Drawing 50/50: Mark McDonald won $37

Flowers by Coley:  Suzie Zlaket outbid Bill Gibbs with the winning bid of $55.

 

The invocation was provided by Bruce Boland and Art Stillwell led the members in singing "I Wish I Were in Dixie." Prez Ethel announced that this Thursday, July 29th, all members are invited to visit the Salvation Army Youth Camp in Ramona. We will carpool from the Target parking lot in Mission Valley at 2:30 and plan to arrive in camp by 4:00. We will have dinner at 5:30. Please let June know if you plan to attend. All ladies are welcome to attend our next interclub on Thursday, August 5 at Coco's on College Avenue at noon with the University Club.

 Mark McDonald, the Chairman of the Day, introduced the speaker Kerstin Lynam from the Veterans Medical Research Foundation. This Foundation supports medical research having a direct impact on veterans health and related benefits for the general public. The organization is based in La Jolla at the VA Medical Center and has 220 principal investigators and support staff plus about 100 contract personnel involved in scientific inquiry.

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Event Announcements:

CONCERT IN THE PARK SOCIAL!!

Date: Sunday, August 8, 2010

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Spreckels Park - Between 6th and 7th on Orange Ave.

*We will meet on the 6th and Orange side of the park

*look for the Kiawnis Banner

Bring: A dish to share, BYOB, chair

Entertainment: The Corvette's are playing so wear your dancing shoes!

Contact: Lynn Graver - cell: 619-991-0197