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A ROLE OF PERSONAL IMPORTANCE Ostlund has experienced the benefit of having accessible, high-level special- ists who are able to handle complex medical challenges firsthand. "We are all just a phone call away from someone we love needing world- class health care," Ostlund says. "In the fall of 2013, our family received that call." That year, Ostlund's granddaugh- ter, Summer, the inspiration for the Summer's Wish Pediatric Cardiology Innovators Fund, was diagnosed with a rare heart condition. She was sent to the emergency department at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital after her pedia- trician discovered she had a severely enlarged heart. Summer underwent multiple open-heart surgeries over the next several months while she waited for a heart transplant. "Ou r g ra nddaug hter 's l i fe wa s saved because just minutes away, our community had access to the leading pediatric ventricular assist device specia lists in A merica ," Ost lund says. " They were able to susta in the life of a three-month-old baby until she beca me the 800th hea r t transplant recipient in the history of M Health Fairview." Ostlund is g rateful for the ca re Summer received and works diligently to give back to his community and the healthcare system that saved her life. "The most rewarding role in my life now is being 'Bumpa' Rich to seven young grandchildren — seeing the future through their eyes makes me appreciate that it is such a privilege to have served the community as an M Health Fairview Director," Ostlund says. "To become Chair on the fifth anniversary of Summer's transplant is a special feeling, but most importantly, it's a reminder of just how crucial it is that, each day, I do my best to support our over 34,000 employees who help other deserving families." n Lawyer's Legacy RICH OSTLUND, CH A IR of the Board of Directors at Fairview Health Services, has been an attorney for over 30 years. As a business and trial lawyer, he has been featured in The Best Lawyers in America every year since 2008 and was recognized as Minnesota Attorney of the Year in 2009 by Minnesota Lawyer. He was selected as the only lawyer from Minnesota by the American Bar Association to be one of the principal authors for the Fourth Edition of Business and Commercial Litigation in the Federal Courts due to his expertise in fiduciary duty litigation. "More than 70 book reviews […] have been published in legal newspapers, bar journals and other publications through- out the United States," says Robert L. Haig, Editor-in-Chief of the work. "The critical acclaim has been extraordinary." Ostlund continues to practice law as a senior partner at the Anthony Ostlund law firm in Minneapolis while carrying out his duties as Chair of the Board of Directors at Fairview Health Services. " M Health Fairview has exciting momentum that will help bring quality, cost‑effective health care to our communities statewide and beyond. It's a privilege to help make our system a daily source of pride and enjoyment to the over 34,000 employees who call M Health Fairview home." — RICH OSTLUND, CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S M I N N E S O TA ■ 2 019 1 9