Grateful patient donates $103,000 for infant security system

T hanks to a $103,000 donation to Mason General Hospital Foundation from a grateful patient, families of newborns can feel even more safe and secure when delivering at Mason General Hospital’s Birth Center. Replacing a soon-to-be-outdated system at the Birth Center, the Safe Place® infant security system uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to keep babies secure at the hospital.

Like the current system in place, newborns receive a bracelet shortly after birth with an RFID tag that can be clamped on an ankle or umbilical cord stump.

When a baby is brought too close to exit doors, the tags alert the hospital of the potential threat via an alarm, and the doors enter immediate lockdown. Safe Place® is the first in the industry to use radio frequency technology and has multiple methods to tamper detection.

“The new technology is built better and is sold and maintained by Safe Place®, rather than being farmed out to a third party for customer service,” noted Birth Center Manager Kris Gaa. “Our current system will be obsolete in 2024, when the company moves to WiFi only. WiFi opens the hospital up to security issues. With an RFID system, you can’t hack into that.”

The new system is expected to be in place by the third quarter of 2023 and will help nurses and staff feel like they are doing all they can to protect infants from unsafe situations.

“You can have volatile patients that are unpredictable and want to leave with their children, so this benefits babies in that way,” Gaa said.

“We have never had a kidnapping issue here, but it happens a few times every year nationwide. Having an infant security system puts parents’ minds at easy knowing they don’t have to worry about this.”

The grateful patient donation is a blessing for Mason Health and its youngest patients.

“I am blown away, honestly, that someone would be so generous as to give that amount of money to ensure the safety of our families,” Gaa said. “It’s incredible.”

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MGH Foundation contributors memorialized

Mason General Hospital Foundation would like to acknowledge former contributors. Listed below are supporters the Foundation would like to recognize for their past support of our mission and work in the community. Please join us in acknowledging their support of the Foundation during their lifetimes.

Pauline Barrom

Betty M. Brinkman

Linda M. Bronson

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MGH Foundation’s Forever Fund –Quality Health Care for Future Generations

by Jennifer Capps, Chief Development and Communications O cer

One of the easiest ways to provide an enduring gift of support to Mason General Hospital Foundation is through your Will. By including the Foundation and the Forever Fund in your estate plans, you can designate some of your assets to the Foundation after your lifetime. At that time, the asset(s) you specify can be allocated to us, and your estate may be able to take a charitable deduction for the amount of your bequest, possibly reducing income and estate taxes payable.

How to Name Mason General Hospital Foundation in Your Will

If you choose to include Mason General Hospital Foundation in your Will or other estate plan, we should be named as:

Mason General Hospital Foundation

Post O ce Box 1668, Shelton, WA 98584

Our tax identi cation number is 91-1529293

Mason General Hospital Foundation would be pleased to work with you and/or your nancial or tax advisor to establish the planned gift(s) most appropriate for you to achieve your nancial planning goals.

Our Mission

MGH Foundation furthers the mission of Public Hospital District No. 1 of Mason County by providing nancial support to Mason Health.

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Use the enclosed envelope to make your tax-deductible donation to help support MGHF.

To make a secure donation online go to www.MasonGeneral.com

Shirley Byrne

Irene M. Carrell

Al Edminston

Virginia R. Howe

Steve Hughes

James Neal

Richard Pasalich

Peggy Squires

Laverne Zehrung

Please be advised that every e ort has been made to ensure the integrity of this listing. If we have inadvertently omitted any names, please accept our apologies and most sincere thanks for your generosity and continued support of Mason General Hospital Foundation.

Honor and Memorial Contributions Made to MGH Foundation

Mason General Hospital Foundation has generously received donations in honor and/or memory of the individuals listed below. Donors and memorialized individuals listed in this report re ect contributions made to the Foundation beginning December 17, 2022, through March 20, 2023

Shelton High School Class of 1965

In Memory of Larry Ewing

Shelton High School Class of 1965

In Memory of Diane Hathaway Applegate

Patricia I. Greg

In Memory of Charles Gregg, Sr.

Bellaine West

In Memory of Larry Ewing

Bellaine West In Memory of Wansa Settle-Nordby

Please be advised that every e ort has been made to ensure the integrity of this listing. If we have inadvertently omitted any names, please accept our apologies and most sincere thanks for your generosity and continued support of Mason General Hospital Foundation.

MGHF Golf Tournament set for Eagle’s Pride!

Thank you, early sponsors!

Mason General Hospital Foundation is grateful to Gold Sponsors Our Community Credit Union, SKANSKA, Sazan Group, Forti ed Health Security, OAC Services, Inc. and Olympia Orthopaedic Associates for their support of the Quality Care Open Golf Tournament, held this year on Monday, July 10, at Eagle’s Pride Golf Course in DuPont, Washington!

MGHF also thanks Bronze Sponsor TruBridge, Eagle Sponsor Colvos Construction and Hole Sponsors Olympia Sheet Metal, Inc., Our Community Credit Union and TGB Architects for their support! These sponsor commitments are as of April 25, 2023. A full list of donors will appear in the fall issue of SCOPE magazine.

There is still time to make a donation or support quality health care in Mason County. Visit https://www.masongeneral.com/community/events/quality-care-open-golf-tournament to donate to the Fund-An-Item appeal today!