On September 12, 2018, the Diocesan Primate welcomed Jill Welton, President and CEO of Glendale Memorial Hospital to the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America. She was accompanied by Marie Filipian, manager of community health, and Cassie McCarty, director of mission integration at the hospital.

Archbishop Derderian's esteemed guests updated him on the improvements being made at Glendale Memorial to better serve the community.