President John began his 34^th virtual meeting and our 5,387^th meeting of the Rotary Club of Everett.

 

President John delivered the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Tom Koenig, PP, delivered the Thought of the Day “Why learning new things; makes things happier. He closed with “What new things are we learning today?”

 

Visiting Rotarian: Lori Kloes, South Everett Mukilteo Rotary. Guests: Greg Lineberry, introduced his guest, Don Schwab. Tina Gilson introduced Kim Griffis, Kathleen Lefcourt, Erin Miller, and Tracy Coutenay who were worked for Providence Regional Medical Center.

 

Kari Petrasek announced the next Happy Hour is March 11^th at 5:30 pm via Zoom Meeting. The Theme will be St. Patrick’s Day.

 

President John Olson gave an update from the Board of Directors meeting. The World Community Service committee proposed to have someone working on our behalf on the Dajabon Garden project. President John thanked the Avenue of Service & Committee Chairs.

 

Sonya Kraski gave an update on the Fundraiser. The members raised $66,575. Thank you to the Captains, Sponsors and particularly to Brenda Bolanos-Ivory. Low Rider Team (Kari Petrasek) won the Team Prize. HUGE SUCCESS! THANK YOU!

 

Kari Petrasek - $20 Happy as she had a great time in Colorado at their annual ski trip.

 

Mark Valentine - $50 Happy as he will be watching West Virginia vs Baylor basketball game later on Tuesday.

 

Fred Safstrom - $20 Happy as after a year of working from home he is back in the office. Great to have freedom.

 

Kay Fantin – $20 Announcement Everett Public Schools Foundation event is Wednesday, March 3^rd via Zoom.

 

Howie Bargreen – has C-19 Heroes/Warrior/Survivor hats for $20. He will donate the money to Rotary. If you don’t want the hat, he will donate the hate to Providence Regional Medical Center.

Wick Temple - $20 as he is a C-19 survivor.

 

Raffle winners are Fred Safstrom, Tom Koenig, and Kelli Thode. Wick Temple had a special auction and Sonya Kraski was the highest bidder.

                   

PROGRAM:  Advances in Stroke Treatment

Tina Gilson introduced Dr. Tarvinder Singh, Neurologist. He grew up in India. He received a degree in Technology and Engineering. After working at Oracle and Microsoft, he changed his profession to the brain. He studies at University of Washington Medical and joined Providence Regional Medical Center in 2016.

 

As Dr. Tarvinder Singh grew up in India, he had a strong desire to explore the world and how things work. His father passed away when he was 12 years old. His family and him had to learn how to survive. As he become older, he had to decide if he should study or work. He decided to study technology and worked for several software companies.

 

He wanted to do more by becoming closer to people and align with service. The question was “Use your Brain or Your Heart”. Dr. Singh decided to come to Everett and work for Providence Regional Medical Center after his residency.

 

Stroke is the biggest cause of disability in the world. It is a bad disease. There are two kinds of strokes; Ischemic Stroke and Hemorrhagic Stroke. He discussed both types.

 

Dr. Singh reviewed how to identify a stroke. B-E-F-A-S-T is one way to determine if someone is having a stroke.

 

He provided history of the medical treatment of strokes in the 1990. In 1990, we did not have treatment for a stroke. Rather people sat and comforted them – Medical Management. In 1995, IV tPA medication provided a chance for people to get better after suffering a stroke. In 2015, Mechanical thrombectomy was a new technique. This technique is Endovascular Clot Removal – the ability to find the clot and remove it.

 

Treatment in the early hours of a stroke is important. The longer a person waits to be treated then it is less likely to recover. Providence Regional Medical Center is working to diligently to help the recovery of a stroke.

 

The goal is for Providence Regional Medical Center to be a Comprehensive Stroke Center. The hospital treats 700 patients per year. The future is to ramp up Research & Education, Build a Dedicated Neuro ICU, and have Outpatient Clinics.

 

 

President John thanked Dr. Tarvidner Singh for being our guest speaker. He adjourned the meeting at 1:00 PM

 

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