About Us

A Bright Vision for Residents of Inland Southern California

About the Foundation:

The Parkview Legacy Foundation was created in July of 2019 by the sale of Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center (a non-profit hospital) to AHMC (a for-profit hospital group). With the sale, the State of California required that the proceeds of the non-profit hospital be put to use for the benefit of the community through the creation of non-profit public charity or private foundation. The Parkview Legacy Foundation is the result of that transaction, and Parkview Legacy Foundation now exists as an independent Public Charity serving the Riverside region. With the funds endowed to the foundation, we are honored to invest back into the local community with a broader scope of ensuring the equitable probability of wellness through social determinants of health.

About our Founding Agency:

Parkview Community Hospital opened its doors to the community in 1958. Its founders included 5 local physicians who shared a love for the community and a dream to make sure the residents of Riverside had access to quality and affordable healthcare. Today, Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center’s (PCHMC) mission remains the same. Operating in an area with a significant shortage of healthcare professionals, the hospital remains critical to the well-being of the community including areas of Riverside, Jurupa Valley, Eastvale, Corona, Lake Elsinore, Perris, Moreno Valley, and unincorporated areas of Riverside County.

Parkview Community Hospital Foundation was established in 1973 by the hospital board to seek private gifts and grants to support the needs that were critical to the care of patients and the advancement health programming. That Foundation was closed and converted to The Parkview Legacy Foundation with its new community focused vision and mission with the sale of the hospital to for-profit operators in July 2019.

Our Leader

Damien O’Farrell joined Parkview Legacy Foundation to lead operations after 5 years as CEO of Path of Life Ministries, the largest non-profit homeless shelter and housing provider in Riverside County. There, he was instrumental in the development of organizational systems, staff development, community integration and led the organization through to double in size and service area. In addition to his role with Path of Life Ministries, Damien has also served as the Director of Community Development at Today’s Urban Renewal Network (TURN), where he now serves as a board member. Other Boards on which Damien serves include the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California, The Inland So Cal Housing Collective, The Riverside Arts Academy, CommonChange.com, The Raincross Group, and La Sierra University Foundation. He is also a certified facilitator and strategic planner with the Institute of Cultural Affairs.

As a lifetime resident of Riverside, he is husband to Jennifer (Executive Director, the Healthy Valley Foundation), and father to Marleigh (RUSD student).