New officers/gifts to hospital are focus of SNH annual meeting
The Partners of St. Nicholas Hospital has announced the installation of four new officers and also provided two gifts to St. Nicholas Hospital during its annual luncheon meeting Jan. 25.
New officers
Betty Logas, a former Partners’ president, installed a full slate of officers who will immediately begin serving two-year terms. These individuals include Sue Leibham as president, Eve Kovacs as vice president, Gladys Paulson as secretary, and Mary TerMaat as treasurer.
Outgoing President Joan Horne received a gift in appreciation for completing a four-year term as the Partners’ leader.
Gifts to SNH
St. Nicholas Hospital Gift Shop volunteers presented Donna Hutchinson, chief financial officer, St. Nicholas Hospital, with a check for $11,500 representing 2009 gift shop proceeds. This gift will be used to purchase hospital equipment including a Hoyer lift, a scale used for pulmonary functions, a phlebotomy cart, a Laboratory Services refrigerator, and stethoscopes and blood pressure cuffs.
Tanya Smith, director, Home Health and Hospice, also received a gift of $3,305, which represents donations received from the recent Love Lights fund-raising drive. This gift will be used to purchase Lifeline units that enable many area residents to continue to live independently. The LIFELINE personal emergency response system links individuals with serious medical concerns to a local 24-hour emergency assistance at the push of a button.
For more information on becoming a Partner, contact Cynthia Bertsch, director, Fund Development and Advocacy, at (920) 459-5175.
The Partners are a nonprofit organization of men and women dedicated to promoting the interests of St. Nicholas Hospital and its patients by providing volunteer time as well as providing supplemental income for the hospital through fund raising. Partner members also belong to the Partners of Wisconsin Hospital Association, a statewide nonprofit organization that promotes hospital volunteerism, health education, public policy education and advocacy to Wisconsin hospitals.
St. Nicholas Hospital is the recipient of the 2009/2010 HealthGrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award. St. Nicholas Hospital is rated among the nation’s top 5 percent of hospitals for patient experience and one of only 211 facilities in the country to achieve this distinction two years in a row.
St. Nicholas Hospital is a nonprofit hospital sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis located at 3100 Superior Ave., Sheboygan. Its mission and vision is to provide family-centered, compassionate care without regard for race, creed, or ability to pay. This is achieved through the core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. To learn more, visit www.stnicholashospital.org.
