#22. Steve Kimberling and Heather Setton-Shaping Humboldt’s Healthcare: Destination Humboldt

Scott Hammond: Hey there, folks. It's Scott Hammond with 100% Humboldt, With our special guests

today, Heather and Steve. Hi.

Heather Setton: Hi, Scott.

Steve Kimberling: Hey there.

Scott Hammond: How are you guys?

Heather Setton: Doing great.

Steve Kimberling: Plugging along.

Heather Setton: Glad to be here.

Scott Hammond: First time we've ever had two guests in one room with me. It's scary.

[laughs]

Steve Kimberling: Luck- you're, you're very lucky.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: Yes. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: The pleasure is all mine. So Steve and I go way

back, um, 100 years ago. Uh, Steven and I have been friends for a while, at least a couple weeks, and, um, happy to have you here. Uh, tell us, tell us quickly the Steve story

and, and-

Steve Kimberling: Oh, gosh

Scott Hammond: … and we're, we're coming to talk about Destination Humboldt, which we'll get to

here, I'm sure, really quick. And then Heather, I wanna hear your, short life story too.

Heather Setton: Sure.

Steve Kimberling: Um, I'm definitely from Humboldt, born

My parents actually live in the same house they moved into when I was six months

old. So-

Scott Hammond: Wow

Steve Kimberling: … a lot of history here. Um, tried to leave when I was younger,

and then we had kids and decided this is where we wanna keep our kids. So been here ever since. Um, been in the financial space since I was 19. Uh, my business partner uh, it's the only local credit card processing

Scott Hammond: Wow.

Steve Kimberling: Um, so that's, that's our very short run there.

Uh, my kids are all still here except for the

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: So it's definitely lifers at this point.

Scott Hammond: Is she coming back? S-

Steve Kimberling: He.

Scott Hammond: He is.

Steve Kimberling: He will be coming back. Um, he's in his sophomore year

studying cybersecurity. So-

Scott Hammond: Perfect

Steve Kimberling: … his goal is to be able to work remote

here as well.

Scott Hammond: So you're 100% Humboldt. Sorry to

overuse that already, but-

Steve Kimberling: I'd expect nothing less. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: It won't be the first or the last time, folks.

Heather-

Heather Setton: Nice branding, yeah.

Scott Hammond: Yeah. [laughs] Good branding. Have you,

Hey, tell me about, uh, the Heather story.

Heather Setton: Sure.

Scott Hammond: Welcome, and you're from Humboldt.

Heather Setton: Um, I am. Heather's story also begins in Humboldt.

Um, although I did leave to seek my fortune,

Um-

Scott Hammond: Like so many.

Heather Setton: Yes. Uh, no, I grew up here, um, went to what is now

Cal Poly.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: I just call it that 'cause my husband works there, but-

Scott Hammond: Formerly known as-

Heather Setton: Formerly known as HSU

Scott Hammond: … Prince, Prince.

Heather Setton: [laughs]

Scott Hammond: The artist known as Prince.

Heather Setton: Yes. Um, started here in journalism, um, was a

reporter, um, and went out and worked in a few other states. I've been gone for about 20 years, and, uh, I am now back-

Scott Hammond: Welcome home

Heather Setton: … with my family.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: Thank you.

Scott Hammond: So tell us what you do. Uh, what's your vocation?

I, I know it has to do with-

Heather Setton: Yes, I appreciate-

Scott Hammond: This. Yeah

Heather Setton: … I appreciate the product placement

Scott Hammond: Destination Humboldt.

Heather Setton: Yes. So that's what I'm very excited about

on together. Um, currently I am the chief philanthropy

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … for Providence in Humboldt.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: And so we, uh, fundraise for local healthcare.

Um, Steve is our board chair, uh, at St. Joe's.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: And he and I, um, along with others,

Humboldt, which is our new initiative to bring access to healthcare to everyone in Humboldt.

Scott Hammond: Yeah. We talked about that a lot, the medical desert

get good, consistent everything medical, and so, uh, what a welcome relief. And I think it's really important to talk and my wife pointed this out the other night, this is not, this is not Providence necess- this is, you're a separate arm.

Heather Setton: Well, we're, we're part of Providence.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: We're, we are the philanthropy arm-

Scott Hammond: Okay

Heather Setton: … of, of Providence.

Scott Hammond: Okay.

Heather Setton: So the entire, um, so we're part of the California

division-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … of Providence, and, um,

within that, there's a philanthropy division, represent that in Humboldt County.

Scott Hammond: Gotcha.

Heather Setton: So we are a department of the, of the hospital-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … of Providence St. Joseph Hospital and Redwood Memorial, um,

the community, um, through events, through just donor

one-on-one-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Heather Setton: … um, connections and, and through getting the word out like

Scott Hammond: Right. And so this is really new in the s-

philanthropy, but it's new in the sense of how you're which you've done it, and, uh, what do you-

Steve Kimberling: I, I think what's unique is the focus of what the dollars

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Steve Kimberling: So his- historically, we've gone out and looked for dollars for

project. It could be the cancer center, it could be the heart institute, the residency program, which are very narrow and very specific asks. So when Heather's-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Steve Kimberling: … talking to potential donors, it's this

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: It's a very narrow program or very focused program

something to that effect. And the new initiative gives us a lot more it's a lot more broad, and the focus is on bringing additional… It's helping with recruitment, so bringing additional practitioners to

Scott Hammond: Ah

Steve Kimberling: … which is really what we're lacking right

in a timely manner. That's what we hear the most, right?

Scott Hammond: Sure.

Steve Kimberling: That's not for lack of facility.

It's lack of people.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: So nationally, there is a doctor shortage, um, and we, I think,

impacted even more here being as rural as we are.

Scott Hammond: Oh, yeah.

Steve Kimberling: So what, uh, typical Humboldt, right?

Whatever's happening nationally probably affects us a little bit deeper. So that's what Heather's working tirelessly to address.

Scott Hammond: Right on.

Heather Setton: Thank you, Steve.

Scott Hammond: So if we cut, uh, to the chase,

immediately people are going, "How can I help?" Um, and I'm sure we'll get there again and again before-

Heather Setton: Sure

Scott Hammond: … we're through, but, um, and I wanna hear more about

specifics about where the money goes and… But if, if somebody wanted to help right now, i- init- just go online with Mr. Goo-

Heather Setton: Sure. Um, so, well, you can look up our foundation,

our Providence St. Joseph Eureka Hospital Foundation.

Scott Hammond: Okay.

Heather Setton: That's important because in the system there are other St.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: Um, and then also Redwood Memorial Foundation.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: So you're able to give, uh, online-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … through our website. Um, but also you can, uh, contact the

hospital and be transferred to our department-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … to the foundation. Um, we're also going to be doing, you know,

outreach like this-

Scott Hammond: Ah

Heather Setton: … in the, in the coming year.

Scott Hammond: Good.

Heather Setton: Um, and just to let people know, it, it's,

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: We want to keep the doctors that we have here-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … and, and everyone that supports their practice as well,

techs, all of these people-Uh, are, are necessary to, to have a successful practice.

Scott Hammond: So there's a website, too, obviously, and w-

like-

Heather Setton: Yes

Scott Hammond: … PayPal or Venmo?

Heather Setton: On the foundation website, yes, you can. Mm-hmm.

Scott Hammond: Oh, great. Okay. And learn more…

Heather Setton: Not specifically for this program.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: We do have a Providence, um, in Humboldt Facebook page-

Scott Hammond: So somebody-

Heather Setton: … that has hospital information, and,

Scott Hammond: So if I have a million dollars in my pocket but I wanna research,

it.

Steve Kimberling: And then you can call Heather.

Heather Setton: And you can-

Steve Kimberling: She's happy to help you with it if you-

Heather Setton: Yeah, you can call myself for a million dollars,

[laughs]

Scott Hammond: Oh, she'll come by and say hi.

Steve Kimberling: Uh-huh.

Scott Hammond: Uh, so tell me more about the successes you

first couple of years and…

Steve Kimberling: So we really launched this program six months ago,

right? So it's not this long program that's been building, but what we've found is we're able to utilize these funds to bring in new practitioners out of the gate. I don't think we expected it to be as successful as it is, which is great. It's a good problem to have. But also that also means Heather's job gets a bit more intense trying to find more dollars to keep this coming.

So-

Scott Hammond: Yeah

Steve Kimberling: … do you wanna talk about kind of what we've

Heather Setton: Sure. Sure. So, um, as Steve mentioned, we started, um,

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: And we have already raised to this point, uh, $1.3

million-

Scott Hammond: Wow

Heather Setton: … for our initiative,

and we've already-

Steve Kimberling: Committed

Heather Setton: … planned that all out. We've already committed all of those

[laughs]

Scott Hammond: Wow.

Heather Setton: Um, we, so we have signed on 12, uh,

Um, nine of those are physicians and three are nurse practitioners.

Scott Hammond: Wow.

Heather Setton: Um, and so we're very excited about that.

The way that this is a little different than some recruitment in the past is it's not a relocation bonus or a signing bonus. Um, with the best of intentions in the past, They get their large bonus and then, "Eh, Humboldt's not for me," and they leave.

Scott Hammond: Right.

Heather Setton: So what we want to do is, is welcome people to be part of the

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: So it's an agreement where, um, the physician or provider, uh,

has a contract with us-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … to stay in practice for five years,

do different types of assistance. We help with their loan repayment.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: Medical school loans are crazy now.

Scott Hammond: Oh, boy.

Heather Setton: They… When people graduate from medical school,

$200,000 to even $500,000-

Scott Hammond: Right

Heather Setton: … or more on a specialty.

Scott Hammond: Or more, yeah.

Heather Setton: So we do loan, um, assistance payments-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … as part of that agreement over three to four years-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Heather Setton: … and they, um, w- work it off in a way, if you will-

Scott Hammond: Okay

Heather Setton: … by practicing each year.

Scott Hammond: Wow.

Heather Setton: Um, so at the end of five years, we hope

stay.

Steve Kimberling: And that really comes down to the community aspect of Humboldt, right?

Is, as Heather can do this work along with, recruiting side, we can help fund part of that. But once they get here, now we as a community, time, need to wrap ourselves around these new

Scott Hammond: That's great.

Steve Kimberling: Especially those that we as a, a community rely upon.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: So these aren't… No offense to the retirees out there, but-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Steve Kimberling: … it's, this isn't retirees that

of services, right? These are those that we're relying on for providing the services that need to be consumed.

Scott Hammond: Right.

Steve Kimberling: So I think as a community, once we get folks here,

us in the business community-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Steve Kimberling: … in the social world-

Scott Hammond: Sure

Steve Kimberling: … education, all of those different pieces have to

these folks.

Scott Hammond: So embracing our, our new friends.

Heather Setton: Absolutely.

Steve Kimberling: And from a don- from a donor perspective-

Scott Hammond: Yeah

Steve Kimberling: … the flexibility that we have with this,

piece.

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: So it's working with the recruiters to really talk to each person

Scott Hammond: Mm

Steve Kimberling: … you know, trying to bring in.

Scott Hammond: Right.

Steve Kimberling: What do you need? If s- if for whatever reason they don't need

great. Can we assist with housing?

Scott Hammond: Right.

Steve Kimberling: Can we assist with

tuition for your kids for, for school, or-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Steve Kimberling: … what do you need? And those are in the personal realm.

And then on the clinical side is, "Hey, I, I'm interested in coming there, but I really need this assistant-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Steve Kimberling: … or this other person in my office."

Scott Hammond: Love it.

Steve Kimberling: We may be able to help fund some of those people, uh, the, the,

support team to allow them to be successful here-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Steve Kimberling: … that they wouldn't come if they didn't have.

Scott Hammond: Right. Love-

Steve Kimberling: So the flexibility of it is what's unique.

Scott Hammond: I love the creativity part. It's out of the box, and I have a

son, he's needs to be in a private high school. Oh, I, we know some people. We could probably make some arrangements to get you connected-

Heather Setton: Right

Scott Hammond: … and, and help out. I love it.

Heather Setton: That's something, uh, that we really, I think,

those connections-

Scott Hammond: Yeah

Heather Setton: … and helping, and helping each other.

Scott Hammond: And the cool thing is you brought that into this program to

education, entertainment, um, y- a vacation home down by Benbow? Well, we can work on it. Yeah, not a problem."

Steve Kimberling: That might be a harder sell, but we'll see what we can do.

[laughs]

Heather Setton: Yeah.

Scott Hammond: Yeah, we'll see. [laughs]

Heather Setton: It i- it is still philanthropy, so it's not-

Steve Kimberling: What, what we'll do is we'll just borrow your vacation home in

Scott Hammond: It's a t-

Heather Setton: There we go.

Scott Hammond: Yeah, my big one.

Steve Kimberling: Perfect.

Scott Hammond: Yeah. It's just a, it's a timeshare.

[laughs]

Steve Kimberling: It's a, it's room 12 at the Benbow Inn

Scott Hammond: It's, [laughs] it's a timeshare in Reno

Um, so what I love about the five-year thing doctor, and my beautiful young wife and two kids a chance to fall in love with

Humboldt.

Heather Setton: Exactly.

Scott Hammond: And vice versa.

Steve Kimberling: Mm-hmm.

Scott Hammond: And I lo- I love that, that idea of, um,

you know, we might be an acquired taste. I don't know that everybody comes here and goes, "Hey, I'm gonna stay here. It's, this is Shangri-La and Maui," and it's… Maybe it's not. Maybe it's winter and it's raining crazy, but you fell in love with it during the summer 'cause Arcata was real slow and it was a quiet little town when the former HSU was not in session. Anyway, I, I digress a lot. So, uh, tell us more about what, um, what's afoot coming up. So you've had this 1.2 million.

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm.

Scott Hammond: Uh, what are the goals going forward?

Do you have some as- aspiring-

Heather Setton: Ah. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: Like, oh, the s-

Heather Setton: Well, then we-

Scott Hammond: … the smiles

Heather Setton: … then we get into the, the intricacies of, of, of philanthropy,

and all nonprofits, um, do this, you know, w- work toward goals. And, um, we of course would, would love to, uh, raise as much as possible to support this program. Um, we were looking at, uh, this being a focus definitely for the next two to three years.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: Um, I have kind of a personal lofty goal

raise $10 million toward this project-

Scott Hammond: Wow

Heather Setton: … um, over the next three years.Um,

do, it-it's a, it's a new program, so it's evolving.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: Um, and it's part of, um, the, the philanthropy

foundation at the hospital. We're still fundraising, you know, as, as need- I mean, the, the… We didn't start that. That's been in existence for a long time, and this community has helped it tremendously. We have such a generous community here in

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: This is just our current initiative, because we sat and,

what is the greatest need.

Scott Hammond: Right.

Heather Setton: 'Cause that's what philanthropy is supposed to meet.

Um, and the greatest need here for us is access to, to

healthcare.

Scott Hammond: Yeah. And w- so I'm gonna ask a, such a base,

important to me. Why is that important? I, I live in McKinleyville with nine kids.

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm.

Scott Hammond: I don't have… I, I just came here from Timbuktu

for what, uh, the wind, the wind farm.

Heather Setton: Yes, exactly.

Scott Hammond: Why is that, why is good medical care important to th-the

the, the foundation of a good, healthy community?

Heather Setton: Well, if we talk about, you mentioned the wind farm.

If we talk about attracting new businesses and retaining the business leaders that we have here-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Heather Setton: … people want to know that their workforce is going to

be taken care of, that their families are going to be taken care of. So that's definitely, um, a key factor and, and worth investing in, is ensuring that we have, um, housing, education, uh, and healthcare. Steve is, is, uh, fond of, of championing those three causes, and, um, it's very important. And so we are, uh, working on healthcare because-

Scott Hammond: Yeah

Heather Setton: … it's vital. It, it crosses all socioeconomic barriers.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: And, um, it's just everyone needs it.

Scott Hammond: So we retain seniors, retirees-

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm

Scott Hammond: … maybe folks like me with advanced

We also bring in-

Heather Setton: [laughs] Advanced maturity

Scott Hammond: … middle-aged, whoever.

Heather Setton: That's debatable. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: Let's… [laughs] Wow.

Heather Setton: Sorry. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: And then, uh,

and then, and then young people, young couples.

Heather Setton: Absolutely.

Scott Hammond: And, and you guys are… Y-you've stayed here most of your life,

but most Humboldt people that I've known, they, they left for a while.

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm.

Scott Hammond: And maybe that, maybe that wouldn't happen as much if there

medical.

Heather Setton: And we, and I certainly don't wanna shortchange

We have incredible medical care here.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: I think that people are often surprised to learn the level of

specialty care that we have. Um, our oncology, our orthopedics, um, they are really on par-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … with much larger facilities.

from, um, Boston Mass General, Johns Hopkins. I mean, those are-

Scott Hammond: Heavy hitters.

Heather Setton: Yes.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: Big names, and they choose, they train in those places,

Humboldt. They like the way of life here.

Scott Hammond: Love it.

Heather Setton: They like the pace. And we have that.

What we don't have is a lot of bench strength.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm. Ah.

Heather Setton: So in the different specialties,

Scott Hammond: Mm.

Heather Setton: So our, our doctors are so dedicated,

time. So we, you know, so they need relief. So that's, The other area we're really focused on is, um, primary care.

Scott Hammond: Mm.

Heather Setton: And that is where you have, you know, 20 people in a room

and say, "Who has had trouble getting into a hand. Right? And, as we are here.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: Um, and it's a challenge, and it's something that we all

are working toward. I mean, no one at the hospital-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … thinks that's not a challenge and not,

Scott Hammond: Right.

Heather Setton: We're, we're all trying to be creative

Scott Hammond: Right.

Heather Setton: And so what we're doing that's different is just also bringing

philanthropy into that.

Scott Hammond: Right. I think this is spot on. It's so,

that's needed and, um, so 100% of my dollars go to this, right? There's, that's a, a pure-

Heather Setton: Yeah. Well, in the-

Scott Hammond: … straightforward gift.

Heather Setton: Yes. In the, in the different, um, factors.

We have, uh, we have Women for Wellness, actually, is a fantastic group.

Scott Hammond: Mm.

Heather Setton: Um, and that's just an example of 100% going

initiative.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: Um, so our Women for Wellness members, um,

all backgrounds, business, um, retirees, just, it'll, it's a wonderful group of women.

Scott Hammond: Mm.

Heather Setton: Um, and they would give, uh, $1,000 a year,

and they collect… It's collective philanthropy, and then the group votes to benefit-

Scott Hammond: Oh

Heather Setton: … um, different areas within,

Um, like equipment, you know, that, this might be needed, and they just,

um-

Scott Hammond: Some kind of direct-

Heather Setton: … are able to help supply that. Yes.

Scott Hammond: Direct to giving. So, uh, I'll ask Steve, and then I, then you

get the question. What's the biggest challenge to making that 10 million goal, that, that big, hairy goal happen?

Steve Kimberling: I think, I think that it's multifaceted.

There's, there's a lot of challenges in there. I would say one of the things that's, I don't know if it's the biggest but it's one that I think is most in front of us pretty often, is just, uh, public perception, right?

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: Um, like you said, if, if you ask how many people in this room

getting a doctor, getting an appointment-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Steve Kimberling: … whatever the case may be,

um, to Heather's point earlier is, is we have amazing healthcare in a lot of specialty areas.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Steve Kimberling: And I think that's, that's under-recognized.

Heather Setton: That's right.

Steve Kimberling: Um, those that have an issue with the hospital

and they get platform.

Scott Hammond: Good point.

Steve Kimberling: So, um, I, I think public perception,

broader is, the perception is Providence is this large organization. They've got tons of money, and that's not necessarily the case.

Scott Hammond: Right.

Steve Kimberling: Um, you know, it is a, it is a Catholic-based,

mission-based health organization who loses a ton of money.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: We were just talking about, what was the number from the first

Heather Setton: Just actually yesterday we had an update, um, that, um,

and to date in 2023, um, just system wide, we have had nearly $400 million go out in, um, in charity care, in un-reimbursed care.

Scott Hammond: Wow.

Heather Setton: Which is part of our mission, and we're very proud to carry on the

founding sisters.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: Um, but just that's something to keep in mind

"Oh, it's a big health system, and they have tons of money."That much goes out the door-

Scott Hammond: Right

Heather Setton: … and, and we're not paid for that care-

Scott Hammond: The St. Kaiser

Heather Setton: … that we give.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: It's not. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: So-

Steve Kimberling: So, so I think that public perception piece plays into

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Steve Kimberling: So, so for Heather to go out,

e- even if we have a meeting with potential i- inevitably part of that meeting is gonna be that challenge of public perception-

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm

Steve Kimberling: … and talking about what we have going on

Then we can get to, we peel that onion back, trying to accomplish.

Scott Hammond: Right.

Steve Kimberling: We're trying to bring more general practitioners.

We're trying to bring more nurse practitioners.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: We're trying to bring more, you know, caregivers across the board.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: But we gotta get through that perception first.

Scott Hammond: That's a good one.

Steve Kimberling: And I think a lot of, uh, not just social media,

'cause that's so easy to, to air your laundry and complain, right?

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: And-

Scott Hammond: Sure

Steve Kimberling: … and we all have that hospital experience.

But I think even broader, it's much more challenging for us to get stories out there-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Steve Kimberling: … as far as what our local healthcare

Scott Hammond: Ah.

Steve Kimberling: We had an event earlier this week, just a small event, and we had a,

potential donors there, and we had our, uh, radiation oncology doctor. And the first time; this is gonna be all over the board, I got involved in the philanthropy piece was when they had just installed the new linear accelerators in the cancer program, and I got to go tour the facility. That was the moment that I was sold on, like, we have amazing things going on here in healthcare.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: We just don't know it at large in the community.

Um, but in talking with, with that doctor, he was saying even recently, it's not

uncommon-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Steve Kimberling: … for people to leave here for second

Scott Hammond: Mm

Steve Kimberling: … or wherever.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: But sometimes folks from here are going to Stanford first.

That, they want that to be their first opinion How often Stanford is actually referring care back to

Scott Hammond: Wow

Steve Kimberling: … because we are on par with them.

So th- these doctors, I mean, in-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Steve Kimberling: … the cancer world, in the radiation oncology department,

other across the state-

Scott Hammond: Sure

Steve Kimberling: … 'cause they're all involved in multiple

Scott Hammond: Small world, yeah

Steve Kimberling: … paths, right?

And frequently, the Stanford docs will be referring people

Heather Setton: And UCSF.

Steve Kimberling: And UCSF.

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: And that, and that's a big deal.

Scott Hammond: Powerful.

Steve Kimberling: That really speaks to what we have going on here.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: But if you were in a room with the same 20 people

hospital, how many hands would go up when-

Scott Hammond: Right

Steve Kimberling: … do you understand the level of cancer care

Scott Hammond: Right.

Steve Kimberling: It's just not out there.

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: Obviously, that's good. We don't all want to have to have the

we're firsthand aware-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Steve Kimberling: … of that, but those that do really appreciate what's here-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Steve Kimberling: … and those are the stories that I think we need to

Scott Hammond: That's a good s- great-

Steve Kimberling: And I think that-

Heather Setton: Absolutely

Steve Kimberling: … and then that helps Heather on the philanthropy

You know, if we have this going on here, man, we can increase that. We can build on that the, uh, the additional folks.

Scott Hammond: Love it. Good story.

Heather Setton: And something else I would add just about local fundraising is,

yes, we are part of a health system, but the funds raised here absolutely stay in Humboldt.

Scott Hammond: They stay here. Yeah.

Heather Setton: They are here for our community hospitals.

Scott Hammond: So legacy givers wanna know that.

Heather Setton: Absolutely. Yes.

Scott Hammond: If you, if you started a plumbing

generations, and you wanna give, it's gonna stay-

Heather Setton: Yes

Scott Hammond: … home- hometown

Heather Setton: … providing healthcare in Humboldt.

Scott Hammond: One might say 100% Humboldt.

Heather Setton: One might. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: One might, and one just did.

Heather Setton: [laughs]

Scott Hammond: So, um-

Heather Setton: Do we have a tally? Like, how-

Scott Hammond: We don't, uh-

Heather Setton: Do you ring every time you say it? I think s-

Steve Kimberling: Scoreboard.

Scott Hammond: I think I probably should ring in on that, yeah.

Heather Setton: Ring the scoreboard. [laughs] I think you should.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: [laughs]

Scott Hammond: And, and St- and, and the, the facility's right here in Eureka,

Is that about right?

Heather Setton: Yeah.

Scott Hammond: Okay.

Heather Setton: It's very nice, Vanna.

Scott Hammond: And then Fortuna's down this way. This is where Redwood Memorial

Heather Setton: Yes.

Steve Kimberling: Mm-hmm.

Scott Hammond: Okay.

Heather Setton: I love it.

Scott Hammond: I said I would use the prop, and thanks, thanks, Nick, for keeping

Appreciate it. Very useful. To… In case you're lost, that's Humboldt County, and the popula- what do we ha- what do we have, a buck 30?

Heather Setton: I was gonna say 125, 130.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Steve Kimberling: Yeah.

Heather Setton: I think so.

Scott Hammond: And it comes and goes, and it s- tends to…

So here, let, we should have probably asked this first. Why, why do people wanna live here? What makes this magical and amazing, or, or is it?

And what… Uh, I'll, I'll start with you. Why, why did you keep your family here, what, what do you like best about Humboldt,

Let's-

Steve Kimberling: I, I mean, for me, I'm,

my world is focused around my kids, my family, and, it, right? My parents are still here.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: My kids have a desire to stay here. As long as we have things

for them from a recreation standpoint, from an employment standpoint, now that my kids are adults, I can see my kids staying here. And probably if you asked each of them, it'd probably be each for different

as well.

Scott Hammond: Sure.

Steve Kimberling: Um, but I think the community aspect

unique. Um, we're definitely not city mindset-

Scott Hammond: No

Steve Kimberling: … but we're not super small town mindset

We kinda have that blend in between the two.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Steve Kimberling: And I think part of that comes from those legacy folks

and then you have a lot of transplants coming in in the last five to 10 years as

well.

Scott Hammond: Sure.

Steve Kimberling: And I think the integration of those two makes it a unique place from a

aspect. Um-

Scott Hammond: The arts.

Steve Kimberling: True.

Scott Hammond: Sure.

Steve Kimberling: You know, well, you can find whatever it is

piece of that that you can find.

Scott Hammond: University.

Steve Kimberling: Mm-hmm.

Scott Hammond: Now known as Cal Poly, apparently.

Heather Setton: Yes, thank you. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: It went to Humboldt State, so don't worry about it.

Uh, good answer though. No, you're right. I, I think it's, it, it becomes, it, it has built on itself in something wonderful and also problematic. There's certainly… Well, maybe we'll go there in a minute. But, um, what, so what's kept you in Humboldt? Why did you come back and-

Heather Setton: Uh, I would say also family.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: And, and what I love about our community,

in healthcare, uh, prior to this job. I'd worked in nonprofit.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: Um, but what I have really found is this

family within the walls of the hospital.

Scott Hammond: Wow.

Heather Setton: It is such a dedi- I mean, I came back for my family, but

this, this job, uh, came open, and it's really been just transformational for me in my life to, to walk down the hall and, and see the impact-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Heather Setton: … of, of what you do every day is wonderful.

Scott Hammond: The team.

Heather Setton: And, and what we do in philanthropy is help,

people-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Heather Setton: … here provide for your loved ones

Scott Hammond: Yeah

Heather Setton: … and provide care, and it's just an incredible feeling.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: And, and it, it's extra special in Humboldt.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: And I mean, healthcare workers everywhere

a, a family feeling here, and-

Scott Hammond: Yeah

Heather Setton: … I think that makes it special.

Scott Hammond: So we've had special need kids that have had to go to Shriners

and, um, not for lack of care here at all. It just, the… And the people that are part of the, that bigger family, that, that

tribe-

Heather Setton: Yeah

Scott Hammond: … they're amazing. How do you do that 20,

365 for a lifetime or career? It's like I couldn't do that for a day, and I would just-

Heather Setton: Oh, very

Scott Hammond: … lose my mind, and these guys,

what, what are you gonna say? Can't say enough. Uh, I, I think you both touched on something After traveling to Amsterdam and watching people who are European and just not very friendly, it wasn't me, folks. It was just the culture. And I've, But being a connector and a relationship person, you have You have people-

Steve Kimberling: Mm-hmm

Scott Hammond: … and it's really highlighted to me

"Hey, Steve, what's up? Hey, what's up?" And I might not even know

Steve Kimberling: That's why I tell my kids you can never get away with anything around

Heather Setton: Yeah. [laughs]

Steve Kimberling: Don't even try.

Heather Setton: Everybody knows.

Scott Hammond: Small town.

Heather Setton: Yeah.

Scott Hammond: You live… It's small enough.

Steve Kimberling: It is.

Scott Hammond: And that's really true that people are super friendly,

person at the dinner across from you, but they're just friends you haven't met and that's by and large true. It's not 100%, of course, but I like

us.

Go team.

Heather Setton: Yeah. I agree.

Scott Hammond: 100% Humboldt. Wait. Oh, I did it again.

Heather Setton: Ding. Can I ring the bell? [laughs]

Scott Hammond: Okay, let's do the bell. You're right.

Heather Setton: I, I, I love it. Yep.

Scott Hammond: Okay.

First question. This is all about fav- favorite things in Humboldt.

So Steve-

Steve Kimberling: Oh

Scott Hammond: … tomorrow, for real-

Steve Kimberling: Mm-hmm

Scott Hammond: … you get a whole day off,

and you go anywhere, do anything with unlimited budget in

Heather Setton: You're off, you're, you're off tomorrow?

Steve Kimberling: I am.

Heather Setton: I'm sorry. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: You might be.

Heather Setton: I was joking.

Steve Kimberling: Heather and I, Heather and I are drinking tomorrow.

Scott Hammond: High five. [laughs]

Steve Kimberling: [laughs]

Scott Hammond: So you can do anything you want in Humboldt.

Uh, budget's not really even a consideration. What, what, what do you go do on your free day?

Steve Kimberling: I h- honestly, that's…

I know you're looking for, like, a just basic answer.

Heather Setton: We have to be honest. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: No, you don't.

Steve Kimberling: It depends-

Scott Hammond: But why?

Steve Kimberling: … it depends on who's available.

Honestly, it, it really depends 'cause my, my world revolves around my kids, my family, and when I s- and then my extended family, which

goes beyond-

Scott Hammond: Right

Steve Kimberling: … just my kids.

Scott Hammond: Right.

Steve Kimberling: Um, we joke that I have part-time children, right?

So my world is I spend a lot of time with high school and young adults, kind of just pouring into them in, in different ways.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Steve Kimberling: So

first thing I would do, I'm not one to sit at home. I'm not a sit still kind of guy. You know, I get a day off, I'm just gonna chill at home. 10 minutes in, I'm like, "All right.

I'm bored."

Scott Hammond: Gotta go. [laughs]

Steve Kimberling: "Who am I gonna call? Who's available?" Um, so I think it's,

of… Honestly, it would just be… It's not even a budget thing. It's, it's spending time with s- people within my different circles, and there's lots-

Scott Hammond: Yeah

Steve Kimberling: … I think there's lots of small little

or intersect each other. Um, but gosh, as far as, like, destination to go to-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Steve Kimberling: … um, we're, most of my pockets of individuals

out, it, it's, it's food and wine. That's, you know.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Steve Kimberling: Pick a restaurant.

Heather Setton: [laughs]

Steve Kimberling: Pick a winery or five, and that's where you can find us.

Scott Hammond: Yeah. It's funny how that R&R kind of, that connection-

Steve Kimberling: Mm-hmm

Scott Hammond: … can happen in that circle. And so you might have multiple meetings in

multiple in your free day-

Steve Kimberling: Tastings, meetings.

Scott Hammond: Meetings.

Heather Setton: Meetings.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: Yeah. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: Yeah. I think… Anyway, yeah, that was around 11:00 in the morning at

think, if I remember. [laughs]

Steve Kimberling: That would be correct.

Scott Hammond: Yeah. [laughs]

Heather Setton: I would like to clarify, I was not present.

Steve Kimberling: Uh-huh.

Scott Hammond: There you go.

Steve Kimberling: [laughs]

Scott Hammond: Yeah, I was too. Well, maybe not. So g- no, I like that 'cause

I think that's part of what I would do with my day is, like, how many, how many lunches can I have, and the answer is not that many, but-

Steve Kimberling: I, I, I think the… Here's, here's the shortened answer,

as far as destination, it doesn't matter where I'm going. It's who can I spend the time with.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Steve Kimberling: That's really what it comes down to.

Heather Setton: Aw.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: That's so nice.

Scott Hammond: And you might manage to find a-

Steve Kimberling: Sure.

Scott Hammond: Or just on the bay somewhere.

Heather Setton: Absolutely.

Steve Kimberling: Absolutely. Yeah. Pick a place.

Scott Hammond: Jodi and I have discovered our date night, COVID date night,

You probably don't know. You might not know this. We drive it to Scenic Drive, Camel Rock. It's five minutes from McKinleyville. Why did we know this before COVID? Uh, super cheap date, uh, and we pop up with a picnic basket that we might have some Dick Taylor and a grid bottle of wine, some picnic stuff, and just-

Heather Setton: Sponsored by.

Scott Hammond: Sponsored by. Oh, I, I wish. Um,

you're welcome, you guys.

Heather Setton: [laughs]

Scott Hammond: Um,

they're right here in Eureka, by the way, in case you… Waterfront.

Heather Setton: Thanks for the map.

Scott Hammond: Yeah. Yeah. They have a good mocha now that's quite

Heather Setton: Yeah.

Scott Hammond: So

that's our picnic spot. Thank you, COVID. Thank you, um, America, but also connection point, places to, uh, do that for, that have great beauty for maybe no money.

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm.

Scott Hammond: Sit on the bay, whatever. Uh, so your day off, t- tell us… Wait.

Good answers. Thank you.

Heather Setton: [laughs]

Scott Hammond: You won a prize. Um-

Heather Setton: Oh, you won a prize.

Steve Kimberling: Excellent.

Heather Setton: Steve and I are a little competitive, so-

Scott Hammond: Yeah, so-

Heather Setton: … all the time. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: No prize.

Steve Kimberling: I'm not competitive. I just don't like to lose.

Scott Hammond: Oh, nice.

Heather Setton: [laughs]

Scott Hammond: If you're not first, you're last there.

Steve Kimberling: Me either. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: Ricky Bobby. Uh-

Steve Kimberling: That's so funny

Scott Hammond: … what do you do? And so you get a day off tomorrow.

Uh-

Heather Setton: Oh

Scott Hammond: … Heather, do whatever you want, unlimited budget.

Just call it out. Where do you go? What do you do?

Heather Setton: Okay, so I have two. One would kind of be a self-indulgent

spa day on my own, just 'cause-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … I talk a lot-

Scott Hammond: Sure

Heather Setton: … with a lot of people. [laughs] No, but,

and I think that just connections with family.

Uh-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … my sister is here. We talk-

Scott Hammond: Nice

Heather Setton: … every day.

Um, I have one here and one in San Francisco, and we're best friends, and I just, I really value that.

Uh-

Scott Hammond: Nice

Heather Setton: … it means a lot to me. Um, my husband and my daughter, we

like to go out to eat places and walk around and just, just enjoy-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … you know, being here. The ocean, uh, when I

landlocked, um, I missed the ocean terribly.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: So I, I absolutely love, you know, going to the beach and just-

Scott Hammond: Right

Heather Setton: … just the amazing, you know, aura of that,

so.

Scott Hammond: I had a g- good friend that we just talked this week,

knowing that I haven't been to the ocean for a bit, but knowing that it's there, or driving by it-"

Heather Setton: Right

Scott Hammond: … is like this-So back to Amsterdam, it's

landlocked and it's flat and whatever, but I really miss the ocean 'cause we live in McKinleyville, and you can look over-

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm

Scott Hammond: … Scenic Drive or Trinidad or Clam Beach, and it's like,

this is awesome," where I could hear it and experience it from a distance. So it's, um… Yeah, there's therapy. I forgot the word he used. The, just kind of knowing that it's there is really important. Also part of our community.

Heather Setton: Yes.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: And I am actually very proud I am working on converting my very,

very city, city boy husband to, uh, appreciating the ocean.

Scott Hammond: Nice.

Heather Setton: First he's like, "So much sand," but, uh, he likes it.

Scott Hammond: Where's he from?

Heather Setton: He's from, uh, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Scott Hammond: Okay.

Heather Setton: Um, so the N- New York/Paris of South America.

Scott Hammond: Right.

Heather Setton: So he's always grown up around concrete and city noises and

loud things-

Scott Hammond: Sure

Heather Setton: … and, you know, which, which is very cool.

Scott Hammond: He's, he's adjusting well.

Heather Setton: He's, he is, [laughs] he is adjusting well.

[laughs]

Scott Hammond: You, you've met General Carl Adams? That,

He's a surgeon at St. Joe's.

Steve Kimberling: Yes.

Scott Hammond: Thoracic surgeon.

Steve Kimberling: Yep.

Scott Hammond: Amazing guy. So he's,

uh, uh, one of our Humboldt heroes, and he likes to stay at the Carter and, enjoys good fine wine, and then tells a lot of stories.

Steve Kimberling: He does.

Scott Hammond: And, um,

he's actually 27 deployments.

Heather Setton: Oh.

Scott Hammond: If you have five or six, you're, you're major.

Uh, but he's two-star general. He's quite a guy.

Anyway, he said, "If I had to travel somewhere," he goes, It's got all the elements of Europe, but it's, it's less money, it's fun, and there's a lot of other foods, and it's not Euro pretentious. Uh, he had some opinions that I won't repeat, but-

Heather Setton: [laughs]

Scott Hammond: … um, that Joan and I would like,

and-

Heather Setton: Nice

Scott Hammond: … and go see that. That'd be fun.

Steve Kimberling: I just wanna go all the places.

Heather Setton: Yes.

Scott Hammond: Is the wine… The wine's good there too, right?

Heather Setton: Travel's wonderful.

Scott Hammond: South America.

Heather Setton: Yes. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: Yeah. Decent wine. Okay, good. Good to know. Check that box. Well,

You've, uh, you've checked all the boxes

Heather Setton: Hey

Scott Hammond: … we'll take those off camera

Heather Setton: Is my, is my prize better than Steve's?

Scott Hammond: It, yes, of course.

Steve Kimberling: It doesn't matter what mine is.

Heather Setton: Thank you.

Steve Kimberling: I'm gonna donate it to the hospital, so.

Heather Setton: Oh.

Scott Hammond: Oh. [laughs]

Steve Kimberling: Mm.

Heather Setton: [laughs] You-

Scott Hammond: Like a philanthropist

Heather Setton: … you won. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: Um, so tell us one more time how to give back.

Heather Setton: Sure. Absolutely. Um, well, we will be, um, you

know, doing more things like this and just kind of our own little roadshow around to Rotary and Soroptimists and different events.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: Um, but again, you can look on, uh, the website.

You can, uh, search for, um, St. Joseph Eureka

Foundation-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … is probably the easiest way. Um-

Scott Hammond: Call your office directly

Heather Setton: … or you can call our office directly.

Scott Hammond: Do you wanna plug that phone number for those who

Ready?

Heather Setton: Sure.

Scott Hammond: Grab your pen.

Heather Setton: It is

707-269-4200.

Scott Hammond: Ooh, 42.

Heather Setton: Callers are standing by.

Scott Hammond: Right. Call- [laughs]

Heather Setton: [laughs]

Scott Hammond: And operators.

Heather Setton: And operators, whoops. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: Hopefully there's a lot of callers too.

Heather Setton: [laughs] Thank you.

Scott Hammond: No, we, we'd love to, yeah, promote that too, so…

And then social media, we could cross-promote or learn more-

Heather Setton: Absolutely

Scott Hammond: … and you guys will be-

Heather Setton: And we do have the Providence Humboldt, um, Facebook group.

Um-

Scott Hammond: Would we see more-

Heather Setton: … and-

Scott Hammond: … posts coming forward too as you guys start

awareness?

Heather Setton: Um, yes.

Scott Hammond: Cool.

Heather Setton: Yeah.

Scott Hammond: And those stories, uh, the testimonials.

Heather Setton: Yes.

Scott Hammond: And, and 100% right on that, um, observation, oh,

medicine's broken. You know, America's divided. I, just h- how do you know that? Well, somebody told me.

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm.

Scott Hammond: Did you do the research? No, I don't really know much about medicine in

Hmm, well, you've come to the right people. And so perfect. Get curious, fill in my gap of knowledge, which

seems to be shrinking actually at this point. So I like that, learning more about-

Heather Setton: Yeah

Scott Hammond: … you guys and what you're doing. So, uh,

Anything, um, from your-

Steve Kimberling: I think, uh, I would just, uh, hit on something Heather mentioned

the Women for Wellness portion.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: That is a, a low-cost, entry-level way to kinda really dive

in and learn more for the ladies in the community.

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: Um, I'd really encourage that one. What's your membership?

Heather Setton: Yes.

Scott Hammond: Wow.

Steve Kimberling: So that, that's $100,000 right there that's brought

collectively.

Scott Hammond: Wow.

Steve Kimberling: And then what that group does is they'll have

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm

Steve Kimberling: … every so often-

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm

Steve Kimberling: … th- where they'll gather, and they'll actually hear from a

doctor or, or Heather maybe-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Steve Kimberling: … or, you know, someone in her office and what that is.

When people hear philanthropy, I think they're expecting big checks with zeros and lots of commas and things like that, and every dollar really does matter, and I think that's one way that that's-

Scott Hammond: Yeah

Steve Kimberling: … really, um, exemplified in our community there.

So I think that's, that's one… If you're not sure where to start as far to the hospital or local healthcare and want to learn more about what local healthcare is, that's probably one of the easiest routes-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Steve Kimberling: … for the women in our community to really

Scott Hammond: Start-

Heather Setton: Yeah.

Scott Hammond: You're saying start somewhere.

Heather Setton: Thank you, Steve.

Steve Kimberling: Mm-hmm.

Scott Hammond: Yeah, I love it.

Heather Setton: Absolutely.

Scott Hammond: So do you, do you perceive that people are, and, uh,

question too, that people are giving here in Humboldt? That, that this-

Steve Kimberling: Oh, God.

Heather Setton: Oh, absolutely. Yeah.

Scott Hammond: Extra generous as-

Steve Kimberling: In, in our day-

Scott Hammond: Everything I've heard

Steve Kimberling: … in, in my day job, we participate in…

Gosh, pre-COVID, I think we were doing around 45 to 50 fundraiser dinners a year.

Scott Hammond: Wow.

Steve Kimberling: So there's a, an endless number of nonprofits locally,

and they each have their piece that they touch on. They're all important for that piece or whatever.

Scott Hammond: Sure.

Steve Kimberling: Uh, I do think that what we're working on here is,

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: But it's amazing. You go to these, these events,

flowing.

Scott Hammond: Mm.

Steve Kimberling: And a lot of times it's a lot of the same people,

amount of giving that does happen here, for sure.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: Absolutely.

Steve Kimberling: As a community, as a whole.

Scott Hammond: And the generosity flows.

Steve Kimberling: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: People here really care.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: And, and I like that you talked about the,

because it, we, we often ask people when they're considering a gift, um, an amount that is meaningful to you.

Scott Hammond: Hmm.

Heather Setton: And I truly mean that because-

Scott Hammond: Hmm

Heather Setton: … what comes from your heart,

have to give, r- you know, you shouldn't assume that,

something.

Scott Hammond: Right.

Heather Setton: I mean, we have people send in $25.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: And they send a note that's like, "I, I,

and, and that's incredible. I mean-

Scott Hammond: That's cool

Heather Setton: … just the spirit of-

Scott Hammond: Cheerful givers, yeah.

Heather Setton: Yeah.

Scott Hammond: Love it.

Steve Kimberling: Not that we're not opposed to the five million.

Heather Setton: We do, we do like the zeros, yeah. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: Yeah. Yeah. [laughs]

Heather Setton: But, but it all adds up. It's collectively-

Scott Hammond: Right

Heather Setton: … taking care of our community together-

Scott Hammond: Right

Heather Setton: … and that's something that Humboldt excels at.

Scott Hammond: So if I, um-So if I wanted to do a,

a, a meaningful gift, is it something that you would come, we possibly might come to a, a, a gathering of, I don't know, givers, philanthropists, gener- generous people and-

Steve Kimberling: It can be through an event like that or just contacting the office

Heather Setton: Absolutely.

Scott Hammond: Or you would have a meeting at your office or whatever.

So-

Heather Setton: Yeah, absolutely. We have a meeting at, at my office-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … or out or with, with, um, some other, uh, give, uh, officers

on our staff. And, um-

Scott Hammond: Gotcha.

Heather Setton: Yeah. And we do fundraising events throughout

Scott Hammond: Mm.

Heather Setton: Um, we'll have our Destination Humboldt Gala

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: And Redwood Memorial. We have a golf tournament in October.

Scott Hammond: Oh.

Heather Setton: And the Benefit Ball in November. And both of-

Scott Hammond: Wow

Heather Setton: … those have been going on for, uh, many,

Steve Kimberling: And I think there, there's one other event, too,

enough is we have a Legacy Lunch that's happening next week.

Heather Setton: Yes.

Scott Hammond: Ah.

Steve Kimberling: Um, so sometimes folks aren't in a position

write that check-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Steve Kimberling: … but they still understand

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Steve Kimberling: … that there is planned giving. So we have folks

and, or a planned giving officer and really make, uh, the, the hospital part of the estate plan.

Scott Hammond: Mm.

Steve Kimberling: So I might not be able, with my cash flow, to write a check today,

but as part of my legacy when I'm gone-

Scott Hammond: Right

Steve Kimberling: … I'm going to leave a portion of my assets

I think that's a piece we don't always in these type of forums-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Steve Kimberling: … touch on.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm.

Steve Kimberling: Um, it can be, it's not always an easy conversation to

you're, you're planning for the end, right?

Scott Hammond: Right.

Steve Kimberling: And that's not always easy to talk about.

Scott Hammond: Mm.

Steve Kimberling: But, um, I think that is one event we have next week that's a

but it is a-

Heather Setton: Mm-hmm

Steve Kimberling: … a lunch just to honor those that, um,

estate plan.

Heather Setton: Right.

Scott Hammond: Gotcha.

Heather Setton: And, and talk about a meaningful gift.

Steve Kimberling: Mm-hmm.

Heather Setton: I mean, when you look at a need-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Heather Setton: … and say, "I want to leave a legacy when I'm gone-

Scott Hammond: Right

Heather Setton: … that, that ensures care for people," you know,

Scott Hammond: Are there other venues to give to besides just the check or the legacy?

Is there estate giving where you could, um-

Steve Kimberling: That's what we're talking about right here, yes.

Heather Setton: Yes.

Scott Hammond: But maybe pre-estate if I wanted to divest a home-

Steve Kimberling: Absolutely

Scott Hammond: … now-

Heather Setton: Yes

Scott Hammond: … and a reverse mortgage.

Heather Setton: Absolutely.

Scott Hammond: I, I don't know what I'm talking about.

Heather Setton: We have … No, but we d- And, and we have people who specialize in that.

Scott Hammond: Mm.

Heather Setton: So if it's something that you're interested in-

Scott Hammond: Mm

Heather Setton: … and you called the office, we do have a planned giving officer, um,

Scott Hammond: So I have a '52 Jag, and it's worth a million bucks.

I imagine you could help me-

Heather Setton: We can help you

Scott Hammond: … figure something out.

Steve Kimberling: Yeah. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: Yeah, so resources are-

Steve Kimberling: We know a guy

Scott Hammond: … of a, uh, resources come in all forms.

Heather Setton: Right. People are, might be surprised-

Scott Hammond: Yeah

Heather Setton: … what they, what they have.

Scott Hammond: I have nine kids. Are you interested in some of them?

Steve Kimberling: [laughs]

Heather Setton: Well, we're always hiring.

Scott Hammond: I have a teenage actually.

Heather Setton: We're always hiring.

Steve Kimberling: Oh, good answer.

Heather Setton: We do need-

Steve Kimberling: Good answer

Heather Setton: … we do need a, a healthcare workforce.

Scott Hammond: Mike could bench 450. He's, um, he's amazing.

Heather Setton: We'll find him a job.

Scott Hammond: Yeah.

Heather Setton: [laughs]

Scott Hammond: Okay, good. Well, thanks for coming, you guys.

Any parting shots-

Heather Setton: Thank you

Scott Hammond: … uh, that you wanted to … Anything?

Heather Setton: I was just trying to work a way into the conversation

but-

Scott Hammond: Here.

Heather Setton: Steve.

Scott Hammond: I'm gonna slide the bell your way.

Steve Kimberling: Oh, you're-

Heather Setton: Well, I don't want a charity bell.

Scott Hammond: No, no, you can.

Heather Setton: Okay. [laughs]

Steve Kimberling: You'll take, you'll take it.

Heather Setton: I'm gonna say … I'll take it. I'm gonna say-

Scott Hammond: And you can, you can help me-

Heather Setton: … Steve is 100% Humboldt, and I'm ringing the bell on that.

Scott Hammond: Here we go.

Oh, you gotta … One more. Lo- louder.

Heather Setton: Oh, better.

Oh.

Scott Hammond: Oh, wow.

Heather Setton: Can't even ring a bell. Okay.

Scott Hammond: Move it towards you.

Steve Kimberling: I'm competitive, and you can't even pull that off.

Heather Setton: [laughs]

Scott Hammond: I think it's at a …

I think it's at a bad spot. Here, slide it that way just a little.

Heather Setton: Appreciate your …

Scott Hammond: Here we go.

Heather Setton: Okay. Now it's, now it's just humiliating.

Scott Hammond: Nope.

Heather Setton: Okay.

Scott Hammond: All right.

Steve Kimberling: Moving on.

Heather Setton: Here.

Scott Hammond: Well.

Steve Kimberling: No. [laughs] I don't need it.

Heather Setton: [laughs]

Scott Hammond: He's gonna try it before, before we go.

Heather Setton: As soon as you turn the camera off, yeah.

[laughs]

Scott Hammond: Anyway, thanks for coming, you guys.

Appreciate-

Heather Setton: Thank you, Scott

Scott Hammond: … learning about m- all this and, and lear- learn-

expecting that coming into '24, we're g- you guys are gonna be out there-

Heather Setton: Yeah

Scott Hammond: … and we're gonna be learning more and-

Steve Kimberling: Yeah, and don't hesitate to hit Heather up in

Heather Setton: Absolutely.

Scott Hammond: One more time, phone number?

Heather Setton: Thank you. 269-4200.

Scott Hammond: 4200. And email if you wanted to reach you.

Is that something you want public?

Heather Setton: Um-

Scott Hammond: Or do you wanna-

Heather Setton: Sure. It is heather.setton,

S-E-T-T-O-N-

Scott Hammond: Mm-hmm

Heather Setton: … @providence.org.

Scott Hammond: .org, okay, great.

Heather Setton: Yeah.

Scott Hammond: Thanks, Steven, for coming.

Steve Kimberling: Not a problem.

Scott Hammond: Appreciate it.

Heather Setton: Thank you, Steven.

Steve Kimberling: Happy to be here. [laughs]

Scott Hammond: And thanks, Heather. Have a great day.

Heather Setton: Thank you, Scott. You too.

Scott Hammond: All right.

Heather Setton: Thanks for having us.

Scott Hammond: Have a good one. Bye.