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The Hanson House Donna King is the Director at Hanson House, a “home away from home” for the families and loved ones of critically ill or injured patients in Palm Springs area hospitals. She also works in the Trauma Emergency Center of Desert Regional Medical Center as a Patient Family Liaison. Donna retired from a 30-year career in Human Resources with AT&T. After retiring, she enrolled at UCLA and became a Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor. Donna moved to Palm Springs five years ago to run an inpatient drug and alcohol treatment facility that was establishing a new location in the desert. The facility determined it was more cost effective for them to have all their patients in one location in Orange County so they closed the facility here, however Donna decided she’d found paradise here in the desert and opted to remain in Palm Springs. Along with working at Desert Regional Medical Center and Hanson House, Donna also maintains a counseling practice focusing on addiction, trauma and grief. Donna, we first met at a Palm Springs Hospitality Association luncheon where I was so pleased to learn more about Hanson House. I admire the work you and your colleagues are doing, and the valuable service Hanson House provides to the community. How long have you been with Hanson House and what led you to take on the role of Director? I joined the team of incredible volunteers at the Hanson House in May of 2011. I also work in the Emergency room at Desert Regional Medical Center as a Patient Family Liaison; I work with Trauma patients and their families. My position in the ER is very broad: I provide emotional first aid during a very difficult medical situation. I assist patients and their loved ones with everything from a warm blanket to preparing them to have a conversation with the Coroner. I referred many a family of a critically ill patient to the Hanson House. Dr. Frank Ercoli is the head of Trauma Services at Desert Regional Medical Center; he’s also the founder of the Hanson House. Without Dr. Ercoli’s vision and dedication to making it happen, we would not have the Hanson House. Dr. Ercoli and I often conversed in the ER due to my involvement with the Trauma patients and their families. Dr Ercoli offered me my position and I accepted without hesitation. It is a natural fit for me–I know first hand what the families at the Hanson House are dealing with. For many of the families dealing with critical illness and injury this is the most difficult experience they have ever had to face. I am honored to assist them either in the Emergency Room or at the Hanson House. They are families in need and we are there to provide safety, comfort, support and a hug if they want one. How would you describe your job as Director at Hanson House? What would a typical day look like for you? My job at the Hanson House is really not a job–it’s my passion. I meet incredible people every day, and do everything I can to help our guests. I am truly inspired by the strength and courage these amazing people display while they are dealing with an incredibly difficult medical situation for their hospitalized loved one. Every morning I look at our beautiful mountains and know that I’m blessed with health, happiness, and a position I truly love. Our guests never know what awaits them inside the doors of the ICU. My job is to help them have the strength to take the journey and to comfort them when the road gets to be more then they think can handle. It’s a typical management position with the following exceptions: Our employees are all dedicated volunteers who give their time to the Hanson House because they believe in what we do. Once a guest arrives in our lobby it’s our job make sure that our guests know we are going to care for them while the hospital cares for their loved one. Our facility is not a building, it’s a sanctuary, and it’s treated with respect because our guests want to make sure that the tranquility, peacefulness, cleanliness, safety and beauty are there for all who need it. Of course, I oversee the property and make sure all is in order but I have a lot of help from both our guests and our volunteers. I work for the dedicated Board of Directors for the Hanson House. I manage a budget and control costs, do fundraising, make local appearances to discuss the role of the Hanson House in the Coachella Valley and write grants until my fingers bleed. The most important thing I do is to make sure I’m available to both the volunteers and the guests for whatever help they need. I’m on the property every day that I’m not working in the ER, and I’m available by phone at all times. I also confer daily with the medical and social services staff at the Hospital, Cancer Center, Hospice and 29 Palms Military Base. Please tell us a little about the accommodations at Hanson House–I understand there are 16 private casitas? We have 13 Casitas that each have two queen beds and a private bath, and three Casitas that each have one queen bed and a private bath. We have two family kitchens, an open pantry, a family room, a fully equipped laundry room, a beautiful chapel and meditative grounds. And you provide these accommodations at low to no-cost to the families and loved ones of critically ill or injured patients. How do you receive the majority of your funding for day-to-day operations? We are a 501 (c)3 non profit. All of our funding comes from grants and donations. You can learn more about the Hanson House here and you can make a donation on the site while you are viewing our beautiful sanctuary. You can also contact me at donnking@hansonhouse.org or you can call me at 760-238-0040. I understand you have a rather significant fundraiser for the Hanson House Foundation coming up on Saturday, May 18th at the Indian Canyons Golf Resort in Palm Springs. Please tell us more about “Festival in the Canyons” and how people can get involved with this exciting event. Our annual fundraiser is May 18, 2013 at Indian Canyons Golf Resort. We start the day with a golf tournament at 7:30AM on the South Course. Our evening event is at 6:30PM also on the South Course. At our evening event you’ll enjoy a fabulous outside cocktail and dinner experience to be followed by the entertainment of Don Felder, formerly of the Eagles. Don is bringing his show “Hotel California” to our event. We know this is going to be a fabulous evening in the canyons. This will be our 18th Festival as well as our celebration of the Hanson House’s 10th anniversary. Tickets for our Festival in the Canyons here or by calling 760-323-6673 You partner with the Rotary Club of Palm Springs to stock the pantries at Hanson House–are there any other area organizations that assist with Hanson House? Many organizations have supported us over they years, and they’re all listed on the Festival in the Canyons website. The Rotary Club and especially Dr. Dennis Spurgen D.C. have take on the responsibility of our pantry for years. Our pantry is stocked with non-perishable food items our guests can enjoy while staying at the Hanson House. Please describe for us a favorite day spent in Palm Springs. Every day in Palm Springs is a favorite day for me. I have found the place I love most in the world and the people I most enjoy being with. Plus, I’m only two hours away from my son and his fiancee. One of my favorite things to do here is sit with friends on the patio of one of our many wonderful restaurants on Palm Canyon Drive and enjoy a fine dining experience. Donna, what is it that you love most about the community of Palm Springs? I find our community to be open, friendly, generous, interesting, culturally fulfilling, diverse and safe. I can’t imagine living anywhere else. I meet someone I know everywhere I go and I always make new friends along the way. I can go to the theatre, see live opera, enjoy fine dining, get great medical care, avoid the freeway, shop till I drop, swim in March in my backyard and walk along Palm Canyon Drive at midnight without worry. Shhhhhhh though–everyone’s going to want to move here! Donna, thanks for sharing the incredible work you and your dedicated volunteers do at Palm Springs’ own Hanson House. It was a pleasure chatting with you!
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An Teach Hanson Is Donna Rí an Stiúrthóir ag Teach Hanson, "baile as baile" do na teaghlaigh agus grá cinn na n-othar go dona tinn nó gortaithe i Palm Springs ospidéil cheantar. Oibríonn sí freisin san Ionad Éigeandála Tráma de Desert Réigiúnach Ionad Leighis mar Idirchaidrimh Teaghlaigh Othar. Donna ar scor ón gairme 30-bliain i Acmhainní Daonna le AT & T. Tar éis dul ar scor, cláraithe sí ag UCLA agus tháinig chun bheith ina Drugaí agus Alcóil Deimhnithe Counselor. Ar athraíodh a ionad Donna dtí Palm Springs cúig bliana ó shin a reáchtáil saoráid cóireála drugaí agus alcóil d'othair chónaithe a bhí ag bunú suíomh nua sa bhfásach. An áis chinneadh go raibh sé níos éifeachtaí ó thaobh costais dóibh a bheith acu go léir a n-othar i suíomh amháin i Orange Chontae mar sin dhún siad an áis anseo, áfach, shocraigh Donna mhaith fuair sí Paradise anseo sa bhfásach agus roghnaigh chun fanacht i Palm Springs. Chomh maith le ag obair ag Desert Ionad Leighis Réigiúnach agus Teach Hanson, Donna Coinníonn freisin ina gcleachtas comhairleoireacht ag díriú ar andúil, tráma agus grief. Donna, bhuail muid an chéad ag lón Cumann Fáilteachais Palm Springs, áit a raibh mé chomh sásta níos mó a fhoghlaim faoi Teach Hanson. I admire an obair tú féin agus do chomhghleacaithe ag déanamh, agus soláthraíonn an tseirbhís luachmhar Teach Hanson don phobal. Cén fhad a bhfuil tú le Teach Hanson agus cad a thug tú a chur ar ról an Stiúrthóra? Chuaigh mé ar an bhfoireann oibrithe deonacha dochreidte ag an Teach Hanson i mí Bealtaine 2011 Tá mé ag obair freisin sa seomra Éigeandála ag Desert Ionad Leighis Réigiúnach mar Idirchaidrimh Teaghlaigh Othar.; Tá mé ag obair le hothair Tráma agus a dteaghlaigh. Is é mo phost sa ER-leathan: a chur ar fáil mé an chéad chúnamh mhothúchánach le linn staid leighis an-deacair. Mé ag cabhrú le hothair agus a ngaolta le gach rud ó plaincéad te a ullmhú dóibh a bheith acu comhrá a dhéanamh le an Cróinéir. Thagair mé go leor ar theaghlach othair go dona tinn go dtí an Teach Hanson. Is é an Dr Frank Ercoli ceann Sheirbhísí Tráma ag Desert Ionad Leighis Réigiúnach; Tá sé freisin ar an bunaitheoir an Tí Hanson. Gan fís Dr Ercoli agus dúthracht a dhéanamh sé tarlú, ní ba mhaith linn a bheith an Teach Hanson. Dr Ercoli agus mé agaill go minic i an ER mar gheall ar mo rannpháirtíocht leis na hothair Tráma agus a dteaghlaigh. An Dr Ercoli thairiscint dom mo sheasamh agus ghlac mé gan leisce. Tá sé oiriúnach nádúrtha le haghaidh a fhios agam-agam an chéad pháirt cad iad na teaghlaigh ag an Teach Hanson ag déileáil leis. I gcás go leor de na teaghlaigh ag déileáil le tinnis chriticiúil agus díobháil é seo an taithí is deacra a bhí acu riamh chun aghaidh a thabhairt. Tá mé onóir chun cabhrú leo ceachtar i Seomra Éigeandála nó ag an Teach Hanson. Tá siad theaghlaigh i ngátar, agus tá muid ann sábháilteacht, compord, tacaíocht agus barróg a chur ar fáil más mian leo amháin. Conas a chuirfeá síos ar do phost mar Stiúrthóir ag Teach Hanson? Cad a bheadh in aghaidh an lae tipiciúil cuma mhaith ar do shon? Is é mo phost ag an Teach Hanson nach bhfuil i ndáiríre post-tá sé ar mo paisean. Mé bualadh le daoine dochreidte gach lá, agus gach rud is féidir liom a dhéanamh chun cabhrú ár n-aíonna. Tá mé spreagtha go fírinneach ag an neart agus misneach na daoine iontach a thaispeáint cé go bhfuil siad ag déileáil le staid leighis thar a bheith deacair le haghaidh a n ospidéal grá amháin. Gach maidin mé ag féachaint ar ár sléibhte álainn agus tá a fhios go bhfuil mé bheannaigh le sláinte, sonas, agus seasamh breá liom go fírinneach. Ár aíonna riamh a fhios cad awaits iad taobh istigh na doirse ar an ICU. Is é mo phost chun cabhrú leo an neart a chur ar an turas agus a chompord iad nuair a fhaigheann an bóthar a bheith níos mó ansin a cheapann siad is féidir a láimhseáil. Tá sé post bainistíochta tipiciúil leis na heisceachtaí seo a leanas: Is iad ár bhfostaithe go léir oibrithe deonacha a thugann a gcuid ama go dtí an Teach Hanson mar a chreideann siad i cad a dhéanann muid. Nuair a thagann aoi inár stocaireacht tá sé ar ár post a dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil a fhios againn ár n-aíonna ag dul chun aire a thabhairt dóibh agus cares an t-ospidéal le haghaidh a gcuid grá amháin. Ní Is é ár saoráid foirgneamh, tá sé ina tearmann, agus tá sé le meas mar ba mhaith ár n-aíonna a dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil an suaimhneas, peacefulness, glaineacht, sábháilteacht agus áilleacht ann do gach duine a dteastaíonn sé uathu. Ar ndóigh, maoirseacht mé an mhaoin agus a dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil gach rud in ord, ach tá mé a lán de cabhair ón dá ár n-aíonna agus ár saorálaithe. Tá mé ag obair do Bhord na Stiúrthóirí tiomanta do Theach Hanson. Bhainistiú mé mbuiséad agus as rialú costais, tiomsú airgid a dhéanamh, a dhéanamh láithrithe áitiúla chun plé a dhéanamh ar ról an Teach Hanson i nGleann Coachella agus deontais scríobh go dtí mo mhéara bleed. Is é an rud is tábhachtaí is féidir liom a dhéanamh cinnte go bhfuil mé ar fáil do na hoibrithe deonacha agus an aíonna le haghaidh cibé cúnamh de dhíth orthu araon. Tá mé ar an maoin gach lá nach bhfuil mé ag obair sa ER, agus tá mé ar fáil ar an bhfón i gcónaí. Mé bhronnadh freisin go laethúil leis an leighis agus sóisialta foirne seirbhísí ag an Ospidéal, Ionad Ailse, Ospís agus 29 Palms Míleata Bonn. Cuir in iúl dúinn beagán faoi na socruithe ag Hanson Teach-liom a thuiscint go bhfuil 16 Casitas príobháideacha? Tá 13 Casitas go bhfuil gach dhá leaba banríon agus folctha príobháideach, agus trí Casitas go bhfuil gach leaba banríon amháin agus folctha príobháideach. Tá dhá cistiní teaghlaigh, ar pantry oscailte, seomra teaghlaigh, seomra níocháin feistithe go hiomlán, séipéal álainn agus forais Machnamhach. Agus ar fáil duit ar na socruithe ag íseal chun aon chostas do theaghlaigh agus grá cinn na n-othar go dona tinn nó gortaithe. Cén chaoi a bhfaigheann tú an chuid is mó de do mhaoiniú do oibríochtaí ó lá go lá? Is 501 (c) 3 neamhbhrabúsach. Gach ár maoiniú a thagann ó dheontais agus ó shíntiúis. Is féidir leat níos mó eolas faoi an Teach Hanson a fhoghlaim anseo agus is féidir leat a dhéanamh síntiús ar an suíomh seo agus tú ag breathnú ar ár tearmann álainn. Is féidir leat teagmháil a dhéanamh liom freisin ag donnking@hansonhouse.org nó is féidir leat glaoch orm ag 760-238-0040. Tuigim go bhfuil tú fundraiser in áit shuntasach don Fhoras Teach Hanson ag teacht suas ar DÉ SATHAIRN, 18 Bealtaine ag an Gailf canyons Indiach Resort i Palm Springs. Cuir in iúl dúinn níos mó faoi "Féile sna canyons" agus conas is féidir le daoine a bheith páirteach leis an ócáid spreagúil. Is é ár fundraiser bliantúil 18 Bealtaine, 2013 ag canyons Indiach Golf Resort. Tús a chur againn ar an lá le tournament gailf ag 07:30 ar an Chúrsa Theas. Is é ár ócáid tráthnóna ag 06:30 ar an Chúrsa Theas. Ag ár n-imeacht oíche go mbainfidh tú taitneamh a bhaint as taithí cocktail agus dinnéar fabulous taobh amuigh a bheidh le leanúint ag na siamsaíochta Don Felder, a bhíodh ar an Iolar. Don ag tabhairt a seó "Óstán California" chun ár n-imeacht. Tá a fhios go bhfuil sé seo ag dul a bheith ina oíche Coisse sa canyons. Beidh sé seo ár n-18 Féile chomh maith lenár cheiliúradh 10 bliain ar an Teach Hanson ar. Ticéid le haghaidh ár Féile sna canyons anseo nó trí ghlaoch ar 760-323-6673 Tá tú comhpháirtíochta leis an gClub Rothlach na Palm Springs le stoc na pantries ag Hanson Teach-aon eagraíocht limistéar eile a cabhrú le Teach Hanson ann? A lán eagraíochtaí bhfuil tacaíocht dúinn níos mó ná siad mblianta, agus tá siad ag liostaithe ar fad ar an Féile ar an láithreán gréasáin canyons. An Club Rothlach agus go háirithe an Dr Dennis Spurgen DC tar éis a chur ar an bhfreagracht atá ar ár pantry ar feadh na mblianta. Is é ár pantry stocáilte le míreanna bia neamh-meatacha is féidir ár n-aíonna taitneamh a bhaint as agus ag fanacht ag an Teach Hanson. Déan cur síos dúinn ar an lá is fearr leat a caitheadh i Palm Springs. Tá gach lá i Palm Springs lá is fearr leat do dom. Tá mé ag fáil an áit breá liom an chuid is mó ar fud an domhain agus ar na daoine is mé sult as a bheith leis. Plus, tá mé ach dhá uair an chloig ar shiúl ó mo mhac agus a chailín. Ceann de mo rudaí is fearr leat a dhéanamh anseo ná suí le cairde ar an PATIO cheann dár bialanna iontach go leor ar Palm Canyon Drive agus taithí itheacháin fíneáil taitneamh a bhaint as. Donna, cad é go bhfuil grá agat an chuid is mó mar gheall ar an bpobal de Palm Springs? Bhfaighidh mé ár bpobal a bheith oscailte, cairdiúil, flaithiúil, suimiúil, a chomhlíonadh go cultúrtha, éagsúil agus sábháilte. Ní féidir liom a shamhlú ina gcónaí in aon áit eile. Buailim duine éigin a fhios agam ngach áit a théann mé agus mé a dhéanamh i gcónaí cairde nua feadh na slí. Is féidir liom dul go dtí an amharclann, féach ceoldráma beo, taitneamh a bhaint as itheacháin fíneáil, cúram leighis iontach a fháil, a sheachaint ar an bóthar mór, siopa till scaoil mé, snámh Márta i mo chúlchlós agus siúl ar feadh Palm Canyon Drive ag meán oíche gan imní. Shhhhhhh cé-gach duine ag dul go dtí gur mian chun bogadh anseo! Donna, a bhuíochas do roinnt ar an obair dochreidte tú féin agus do oibrithe deonacha tiomanta a dhéanamh ar féin Teach Hanson Palm Springs '. Bhí sé an pléisiúr comhrá a dhéanamh le leat!