Partners N E WS F R O M L MH HE A LTH F O U NDATI ON
Summer 2021
Your gifts at work Donors like you are making great things happen at LMH Health! Recently, your gifts have made possible the following: • Diabetes kits for patients who cannot afford insulin administration supplies at home. Kits include a glucometer, refill test strips, glucose tablets and more. • Pharmacy Keeper automated remote Dr. Jodie Barr counsels her patient
PHOTO BY JASON DAILEY
LMH Health Cancer Center expansion gains momentum, Foundation increases fundraising goal LMH Health continues to move forward with plans to expand and update its cancer center. The much-needed project, estimated to cost between $7–10 million, will double the current space for oncology care at the hospital’s Maine Street campus. In June, LMH Health Foundation publicly announced its commitment
checking system for oncology therapeutics, which improves patient safety and saves staff time. • Vitamin D supplements for all newborns born to parents with Medicaid or parents who cannot afford this treatment. • Period of Purple Crying materials for all parents who have babies born at LMH Health. This program provides
to raise $2.5 million in support of the initiative. Recently, Rebecca Smith,
evidence-based education for the
executive director of the Foundation and VP of strategic communications
prevention of shaken baby syndrome.
for LMH Health, announced an increased goal of $3.25 million. “Philanthropic support from the community has already been amazing,” Smith said. “We’ve raised our fundraising goal to reflect the community’s generosity and their commitment to exceptional healthcare at LMH Health. We know that the increased fundraising effort will go far to help the hospital create a state-of-the-art space reflecting the exceptional quality of care patients receive at our regional cancer center. The Foundation is honored to play a role in this initiative.” —continued inside
• Additional equipment for the popular Parkinson’s exercise classes offered through LMH Health Therapy Services.