After
154,517 hours of service, the Missouri Hospital Association has named
CoxHealth’s Auxiliary the state’s top auxiliary in the large hospital category.
The award was presented at a luncheon during the Missouri Hospital
Association’s 93nd Annual Convention & Trade Show in Osage Beach, Mo. on
Nov. 5. It’s the second year in a row that CoxHealth’s Auxiliary has been
chosen for the award – and 11th time overall.
“CoxHealth’s
Auxiliary provides an incredibly valuable resource to the health care system
and our community as a whole,” says Barbara Frogue, CoxHealth’s director of
volunteer services. “Our volunteers’ hours of service really can be
life-changing as they donate time and raise money for new resources and
development right here in southwest Missouri.”
Besides
number of hours, the hospital system’s 1,224 auxilians were recognized for
helping donate more than $160,000 to support the hospital and community,
including $70,000 for the new patient tower that will house the Dee Ann White
Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Post-Partum
Floor and Neuroscience Unit. The auxiliary also contributed $45,960 in
scholarships for students pursuing associates and bachelor’s degrees in
nursing, $1,500 to support the Medical Explorer Program and six scholarships of
$1,500 to Medical Explorer Program participants.
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