Donors support the Emergency Support Fund during COVID-19
Carol and Les Moss
Linda Asprion
Impressed with her own positive experience as a patient in 2018, Carol Moss decided to give back to French Hospital in several ways—by becoming both a hospital volunteer and a donor. As a hospital volunteer, Carol learned even more about the dedication of the hospital staff toward patients, and her admiration for the hospital and staff grew.
Linda Asprion has been an avid supporter of French Hospital for the past several years, supporting the hospital wherever she felt the need was the greatest. When the pandemic hit, she knew that she wanted to help however she could to support the hospital during COVID-19.
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Carol and her husband, Les, wanted to help ensure that French Hospital had everything needed to care for our community. “We wanted to do something to help mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic,” says Carol. “For us, it was logical to support French Hospital’s increased efforts during this unprecedented time by supporting the Emergency Support Fund.” Carol and Les made a generous gift to the Emergency Support Fund, established by the Foundation in March 2020 to help with the extraordinary costs incurred by the hospital due to the pandemic, as well as to support the health and well-being of our frontline caregivers.
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After talking with Foundation staff and finding out that the hospital needed to purchase additional ventilators in preparation for the pandemic, Linda decided to fund the purchase of ventilators. “I knew my gift to the Emergency Support Fund would directly help local COVID-19 patients,” says Linda. “That’s why it was so important for me to help French Hospital to the best of my ability during the pandemic.” Linda’s support enabled the hospital to quickly purchase the additional ventilators needed to care for local patients, ensuring that French Hospital is fully prepared to care for critical COVID-19 patients. Learn more about the Emergency Support Fund—scan the QR code with your smart phone camera.
