b'From Scottsdale to Ohioto Korea, we are proud to callJim one of our founding fathers at HonorHealth and in Arizona for his tireless and selfless efforts in medicine, healthcare, academics and public safety.Nancy Reagan at the grand opening of Scottsdale Memorial HospitalNorth.Jim and his wife, Nancy, remain active and spend time in Arizona and Colorado with their blended family. Jim is students at ASU to help research the best spot forstill active in healthcare acting as a consultant to Phoenix a new hospital. It seems part of his success is alsoVeterans Administration Hospital.knowing the right people, at the right time and asking the right questions as well. When asked what his greatest work accomplishment has been he reects on the time he spent in Korea during I remained CEO until 1995 when I was appointed byhis military service where he ran a hospital that provided the Arizona Governor to be state director of healthvolunteers to help local orphanages.services, remembers Jim. I was also privileged to be the rst director of Homeland Security in the state. In order to get out and give my troops some reasonable exposure to the world, we would take on an Despite a robust professional life, Jim and his lateorphanage every month, states Jim. We would bathe wife Janet, raised three children, Jim, Mike and Barrie,all the children. Weigh them, check their teeth, check who all still live in Arizona and call their dad the mosteverything to make sure they were healthy. The nuns intelligent man they know. and the nurses would do something fun and the soldiers would take care of the kids.He goes on to add, If I went to Heaven and got asked what job I wanted Id say taking care of the orphans.It seems Jim doesnt plan to slow down. Continuing his healthcare leadership for future generations, Jim started the Schamadan Nursing Endowment in honor of his late wife, Janet, who was a nurse and succumbed to acute myeloid leukemia in 1989. The Endowment provides the resources to train the next generation of nurses at all levels who care for elderly and cancer patients.Leaving a legacy of innovation and inspiration from Scottsdale to Ohio and Korea, we are proud to call Jim one of our founding fathers at HonorHealth and in Arizona. We owe a debt of gratitude to Doc Schamadan for his tireless and seless efforts to partner and creating meaningful change with physicians, philanthropists and Jim Schamadan celebrates with friendcivic leaders to drive innovations in healthcare, medicine, and philanthropist Virginia G. Piper. academics and public safety.20 HonorHealth Foundation Magazine'