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Mason Health has promoted Nicole Eddins to the position of Senior Director of Performance Excellence. Eddins has transitioned from her role as Senior Director of Ancillary Services and is now ensuring that Mason Health’s culture and decisionmaking fully integrates Baldridge performance excellence framework. She will also work on best practices related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and lead the further development of the partnership with Shelton School District’s Health Sciences Academy.

Shelton Hospital Association donates $62,500 for Mason Health ventilators

Thanks to a generous donation from the Shelton Hospital Association, Mason Health patients are now able to breathe a bit easier.

Every year, the Shelton Hospital Association makes an annual donation to Mason Health, for the benefit of the patients of Mason General Hospital. This year, the association donated $62,500 toward the purchase of new Bellavista ventilators to replace two aging ventilators.

The funds are generated through investments made by the late Arthur Govey, one of Shelton’s most prominent citizens in the early 1900s.

“This donation illustrates that what Mr. Govey and his family did was send a Valentine into the future,” said Shelton Hospital Association President Brett Bishop, when interviewed on Valentine’s Day. “This donation resonates with me as a retired commercial diver for Seattle Shellfish. I know what it feels like to run out of air, and I am more than humbled that we get to be a part of providing a life-saving device.”

The new ventilators have the dual capability for non-invasive and invasive ventilation, crucial for patient care, said Kristy Christopher, RRT, Mason Health’s Director of Respiratory Therapy.

The new ventilators offer positive pressure ventilation support for patients ranging from neonates, pediatrics, and adults. With a large color touchscreen, the ventilator is the latest technology in lung protection for patients during ventilation.

“We currently have four Bellavista 1000 ventilators that continue to streamline our equipment in high quality patient care,” Christopher said.