The 2002 Annual Fund Campaign was a success!
Gifts and pledges from the community raised
a total of $215,136. We are pleased to
announce that this surpassed our goal of
$200,000.
Photo: (from left) Roderick Fernandez, M.D.,
anesthesiologist; Beth Wimer, BSN; Gregory
Beard, D.O., general surgeon; and Donald
Straub, D.O. general surgeon, in the new
surgical suites at the Liberty Street
Facility. One MMC state-of-the-art
anesthesia machine as shown to the left of
Dr. Fernandez, while an Orbiter is pictured
between Dr. Beard and Dr. Straub.
The focus of the 2002 Annual Fund Campaign
was to raise funds for renovations to two of
the four same-day, outpatient surgical
suites at the Grove Street facility.
Minimally invasive procedures such as
shoulder and knee surgeries and laparoscopic
gynecological procedures are performed at
the outpatient suites. Patients will benefit
from the renovations and additions of
state-of-the-art equipment for minimally
invasive surgeries by experiencing less
discomfort and shortened recovery times.
Gifts designated for Community Health
Services provided funds for Tech Talk,
equipment that provides children a chance to
learn and communicate, as well as training
equipment for patients and staff.
Other Annual Fund gifts were designed to
meet specific needs throughout Meadville
Medical Center.
The 2002 Annual Fund Campaign Leadership
Team was a huge contributor to the success
of the campaign. Without the commitment,
effort, time and enthusiasm of our 106
volunteers, our success would not be
possible. The 2002 Leadership Team consisted
of General Chairperson Catherine R. Foster,
and division chairpersons, Ms. Lila Beedle,
Mrs. Stella O. Deater, Robert B. Dornhaffer,
Esq., Abe M. Finton, D.D.S., Mr. Clark J.
Hoffman, Richard F. McDermot, Ph.D., Mr.
David A. McMillin, Mr. Donald E. Snyder, Mr.
Mark H. Strausbaugh, Mark F. Sullivan, M.D.,
Mrs. Barbara A. Wetzel, and Ms. Leslie S.
Work. We sincerely appreciate and thank the
leadership team for their outstanding
commitment to the Meadville Medical Center.
We extend our sincere appreciation to donors
and all who contributed to the 2002 Annual
Fund Campaign's success. Your assistance and
support allows the Meadville Medical Center
to continue to provide the highest medical
care and technology to our community. Thank
you and we look forward to another
successful Annual Fund Campaign in 2003!
Gift funds were used to purchase fourteen
state-of-the-art beds for MMC's Oncology
Unit. The Total Care bed will automatically
move a patient from a lying position to an
upright, sitting position with no effort on
the patient's behalf. With special body
support to help reduce neck, back, leg and
ankle pain, these beds are one of the most
comfortable beds available and provide the
maximum pain relief for cancer patients.
You Can Make A Difference
Annual Fund gifts earmarked for the Purchase
of Surgical Equipment, Community Health
Outreach, Community Health Services or the
Area of Greatest Need can and do make a
difference. MMC depends on the generosity of
our friends, neighbors and past patients to
help us ensure MMC's equipment continues to
be up-to-date. There is a constant need to
replace older equipment and to acquire new
medical technology to ensure that as many
lives as humanly possible will be saved in
the struggle to prevent, detect and treat
disease. Purchasing new equipment allows the
medical staff to provide the best possible
care.
With this reality in mind, thank you for the
overwhelming generosity you have shown in
the past. Please continue to help support
the Meadville Medical Center Foundation and
help keep us ready to meet the health care
challenge of the future. Your contribution
may be in the form of an outright donation
or a pledge payable over one year. Please
make your check payable to Meadville Medical
Center Foundation. A charitable gift receipt
will be issued for income tax purposes.
For gifts of securities, arrangements for a
memorial or answers to your questions please
contact:
Meadville Medical Center Foundation
1035 Grove Street, Meadville, PA 16335
Cassandra Breeden (333-5936) cbreeden@mmchs.org
Bob Muth (333-5935) bmuth@mmchs.org
Why do you
support the Meadville Medical Center
Foundation?
"To give the Medical Center the
opportunity to determine what is needed in
our own community and to keep the high
quality of health care local."
Mr. James W. Patterson
Chairman of the Board Directors of the MMC
Foundation
"A strong hospital is a cornerstone for a
strong community."
Dr. John B. Nesbitt
"Because it is here, and it is important
to have it here. The last thing a sick
person needs is to have to travel 50 or 100
miles to receive high quality medical
treatment or to have access to the latest
diagnostic instruments. In Meadville we are
fortunate to have a good local hospital with
a competent staff and up-to-date equipment,
and contributions to the MMC Foundation help
to keep it that way."
Richard McDermot, Ph.D.
2002 Individuals' Division Chairperson
"Health Care is the most precious
commodity in our society and our community
hospital is the integral component of health
care. The hospital brings together
structural facilities, the high technology
of medical equipment, the medications of
healing and ultimately the human endeavor of
highly skilled physicians and support
personnel. The community hospital must
provide the integration of the finest of
these components for delivery to the
citizens of our community area now and for
generations to come."
Robert B. Domhaffer, Esq.
2002 Corporators' Division Chairperson MMC
Foundation Board Member
"I consider my contribution a gift to the
patients who trust us with their care."
Leslie S. Work, RN
CCRN Post
Anesthesia Care Unit
MMC 2002 MMC Staff Members' Division
Chairperson
"It is very comforting to me and my
family that quality care is available to all
of us right here in our neighborhood, at
Meadville Medical Center, without having to
go out of town. That is why I support and
continue to volunteer for the Foundation."
Mary Jo Davis
Volunteer for the MMC Foundation |
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