Auxiliary Gift Puts Copley Closer to Campaign GoalFor Immediate Release06/15/2009
Copley Hospital has received a donation of $15,000 from the Copley Hospital Auxiliary. The Copley Hospital Auxiliary Executive Committee, including President Judy Shanley, Treausurer Gurli Olsen and Secretary Judy Grosvenor, presented the check to Copley Hospital President Mel Patashnick, Senior Development Director Leah Hollenberger and Senior Director of Clinical Services Greg Ward last week. The gift will be used to purchase a “GlideScope” that allows for quick intubation. The gift is the second contribution the Auxiliary has made to this year’s Annual Fund Campaign, for a total donation of $25,000.
“We are very grateful to the Auxiliary for their generous support of Copley Hospital,” said Patashnick. “Since 1977, the Auxiliary has gifted Copley more than $700,000.00 and this total does not reflect the monies granted to employees for education and other departmental requests for smaller purchases.”
Ward notes that the GlideScope provides a clear, real-time view of the patient’s airway, using a high resolution camera and color monitor to facilitate intubation. “It is extremely useful for restricted or small airways, allowing for both normal and restricted views,” explains Ward, who is also a respiratory therapist. “It allows us to easily insert a breathing tube through the mouth down into the trachea, which is the large airway from the mouth to the lungs.”
The scope will be used in Copley’s Emergency Department. “We are so grateful for the Auxiliary’s help in procuring this needed scope,” said Nancy Natvig, RN and Copley’s Nurse Director of Emergency Services. “The Auxiliary’s generous gift will certainly help save lives.”
Copley Hospital has raised 90% of their annual fund goal of $245,000, with the majority of funds going toward the hospital’s charitable care program. Hollenberger adds that recent donors have also helped the hospital purchase a needed patient lifting device, IV pumps and a Hematology microscope. “We are fortunate that our community hospital is able to keep its technology and equipment up-to-date, in part because of tremendous support like this,” she said. Hollenberger notes that Copley Foundation volunteers are still working to raise $24,000 to successfully end the Annual Fund campaign. In addition, the upcoming Stowe Wine and Food Classic June 19-21 at Trapp Family Lodge, coordinated by Stowe Charities, Inc., will raise funds for Copley’s Charitable Care Program. The July 14th Copley Scramble Golf Tournament at the Stowe Country Club will raise funds to purchase a new light for one of the Operating Rooms.
The Copley Hospital Auxiliary is a separate non-profit organization whose mission is to raise money in an effort to support the needs of Copley Hospital and its staff. Auxiliary members manages the hospital Gift Shop and Second Chance, a thrift shop located on Brigham Street, along with volunteering at the hospital in a variety of ways including clerical support, wheelchair transport, greeters at the reception desk, patient activities, school tours, and more. The Auxiliary has more than 90 members, each paying an annual membership fee of $5. While they all share a commitment to their community hospital, members also enjoy the social aspects of the Auxiliary. The group holds two annual luncheons that include guest speakers; the most recent featured Copley dietitian Nancy Wagner discussion nutrition as one ages. Previous speakers have included botanist Dr. Phil Chiaravalle and Copley Respiratory Therapist Steve Cothalis, Vermont’s Respiratory Therapist of the Year.
For more information on becoming an Auxiliary member contact Gurli Olsen at 253-2629. To contribute to Copley Hospital’s Annual Fund, contact Leah Hollenberger at 802-888-8302 or send a contribution to Copley Hospital Foundation, 528 Washington Highway, Morrisville, VT 05661.
Contact Information
Leah Hollenberger
Senior Director Development, Marketing & Public Relations
Copley Hospital
802-888-8302
lhollenberger@chsi.org
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