VMH staff donates over $14,000 to Foundation’s Annual Appeal Campaign
Staff donation purchases CO2 monitors ... The Veterans Memorial Hospital Staff donated over $14,000 in personal donations in 2020 to the VMH Foundation in order to purchase needed equipment identified by the staff themselves. Pictured above, left to right, are hospital employees Cindy Barness, Housekeeper; Chuck Votsmier, Maintenance and EMT; and Shannen Mezera, Massage Therapist, with the new MAS CO2 Gas Monitors for the ambulance jump kits, which alert EMS staff of high CO2 levels upon entering a residence that may otherwise go unnoticed. Submitted photo.
Donation from VMH staff purchases needed equipment ... Rechargeable Ambulance Flashlights with emergency lighting were also identified as a need by staff and purchased for each ambulance with staff funds. Pictured above, left to right, are Katelyn Ramstad, Registered Health Information Technologist; Chuck Votsmier, Maintenance and EMT; and Dietsy Weymiller, RN. Other items purchased in 2020 with staff donations included a Kubota loader for the maintenance tractor, a microwave for patient families and medication trays for home care patients. The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation’s annual direct mail campaign was recently mailed out to area communities served by the hospital to raise funds for the new VMH Medical Clinic. Submitted photo.
The staff of Veterans Memorial Hospital pledged over $14,000 this last year to the VMH Health Care Foundation’s annual appeal campaign. The total raised in personal staff contributions was used to purchase equipment and furnishings identified by the staff that is needed in the hospital. This fund drive is held each fall for all staff at Veterans Memorial Hospital and consistently raises over $12,000 each year.
This past year, many items were purchased through generous monetary donations from hospital staff including medication trays for all Community and Home Care patients, a Kubota loader for the tractor used on campus by the Maintenance Department, a microwave for use by patients’ family members which is located in the Chapel/Meditation Room, rechargeable flashlights for the ambulances and a CO2 gas monitor for the ambulance jump kits.
The dedicated staff at Veterans Memorial Hospital provides this type of monetary support to Veterans Memorial Hospital each year. Already another $12,000 plus has been pledged to the hospital for many needed pieces of equipment that will now be purchased this upcoming year including privacy signage for the ER entrance and report room windows, a colposcope, I-mop, merchant board, rehabilitation equipment and power tools for Maintenance.
The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation’s annual direct mail campaign was recently mailed out to area communities served by the hospital to raise funds for the new Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic. Donations are currently being accepted by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation for the renovations and technology needs of this new clinic.
The Veterans Memorial Hospital Health Care Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization that supports the hospital and other health care related needs in northeast Iowa. All gifts to the Foundation are tax deductible. Anyone with any questions about the campaign or VMH Health Care Foundation is invited to call Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon at 563-568-3411.
