Orange Coast Memorial Foundation's Lotus Spring Celebration Gala Raises $80K

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – The Orange Coast Memorial Foundation hosted more than 250 guests and raised $80,000 at its Lotus Spring Celebration on Saturday, May 16th at The Waterfront Beach Resort, A Hilton Hotel in Huntington Beach. Proceeds from the gala will help fund the construction of the new Emergency Pavilion at Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center (OCMMC). The event’s Presenting Sponsors included Saigon City Marketplace, West Lake Food Corporation, and The Waterfront Beach Resort, A Hilton Hotel.

Those attending the gala enjoyed dinner, dancing, and live musical entertainment from performance artists Mai Linh, Henry Chuc, Pham Ha, Teresa Mai, Thuy Van, Y Lan, and the UCLA Kyodo Taiko Drummers. Attendees also enjoyed a fashion show sponsored by Advance Beauty College and produced by Runway Entertainment and designer Jacky Tai. Special guests included Mayor Steve Nagel, Assemblyman Travis Allen, former Assemblyman Van Tran, Mayor Pro Tem Westminster Tyler Diep, and Joy Luck Club actress Kieu Chinh.

“We would like to thank our generous donors and sponsors for supporting this amazing event,” said Marcia Manker, CEO of Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center. “Proceeds from the event will help us to create a state-of-the-art Emergency Pavilion at Orange Coast Memorial and enhance our dedicated ER physicians and nurses’ ability to care for the critically ill and injured people in our community.”

Visits to OCMMC’s Emergency Department (ED) have grown by more than 22 percent in the past five years and its ED treats more than 32,000 people each year. Nationwide, emergency departments are closing at the rate of 25 percent in the last 20 years. To ensure it continues to provide advanced, life-saving care to those whose lives depend on it, OCMMC is embarking on a major expansion of its Emergency Department. The Emergency Pavilion will be twice the size of its current facility which will enable OCMMC to double its capacity, enhance patient privacy and ensure the prompt delivery of high quality medical care.

The new Emergency Pavilion will provide OCMMC’s served communities with the following amenities:

• An additional 4,980 square feet of space, for a total of 11,400 square feet
• 27 treatment areas including 16 private treatment rooms, with one exclusively for children
• 5 “fast track” stations for rapid medical evaluations
• Bedside registration
• Separate entrances for ambulances and walk-in patients
• Enhanced space for physician consultations
• A beautiful, spacious welcome area
• A chapel and healing garden
• A designated paramedic area

If you would like to make a gift to support the Emergency Department expansion at Orange Coast Memorial, please call 714-378-7808 or visit www.memorialcare.org/ocmf. All gifts of $1,000 or more will be recognized on a permanent donor wall in the new Emergency Pavilion.