Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare | Health Scene | Fall 2018

HEALTH SCENE ® To learn more about services offered at Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, visit our website at gvmh.org . See what we have been up to in the community by following us on Facebook and Twitter. HEALTH SCENE is published as a community service for the friends and patrons of GOLDEN VALLEY MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE, 1600 N. Second St., Clinton, MO 64735, telephone 660-885-5511 , website gvmh.org . Craig Thompson CEO Information in HEALTH SCENE comes from a wide range of medical experts. If you have any concerns or questions about specific content that may affect your health, please contact your healthcare provider. Models may be used in photos and illustrations. 2018 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. FALL 2018 Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. FIND US Facebook “f”Logo CMYK / .ai CONNECT WITH US ONLINE facebook.com/ youdeserveGVMH twitter.com/ chooseGVMH GVMH Foundation 4 HEALTH SCENE V alentine’s Day embraces the many forms that love takes. In 2019, that will include the love of donors. On Feb. 14, the Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Foundation will mark 30 years Save the date! The GVMH Foundation’s 30th anniversary gala will be held Saturday, Feb. 16. To purchase tickets, please call 660-890-7108 . GVMH Foundation celebrates 30 years of touching lives. Two days later, the Foundation’s anniversary gala will celebrate those successes. “We love to tell patient stories and can’t wait to share,” says Deanna Hendrich, GVMH Director of Development and Communications. “What a perfect backdrop to remember where we’ve been and look toward where we’re going.” Hendrich says stories and numbers work hand in hand to show how the Foundation steps in when needed. She offers these examples. When a heart attack happens, seconds count.The Foundation has bought or helped buy 19 automated external defibrillators. The devices can help bystanders restart a person’s heart without training. “Putting AEDs in schools, buses, police cars and public buildings throughout the area we serve ensures help is close at hand,” Hendrich says. Heart health has been a focus from the beginning, Hendrich says. To date, $208,000 has been spent on equipment for cardiac rehab patients.The ongoing investments allow patients to log more than 1,000 visits each month in Clinton, Warsaw and Osceola. Recent events brought to light the need for Stop the Bleed kits. Law enforcement officers wear the kits, which include supplies that save lives.The Foundation purchased 50 kits for the Henry County Sheriff ’s Department and Clinton Police Department. The Foundation has raised about $2 million during its 30-year history.The “power of one” remains key, Hendrich says. “We receive gifts of all sizes, and each starts with one person who decides to help,” she says. “Large, small or in between, the combined gifts become powerful.” 1 9 208 ,000 50 1 Learn more about making a tax-deductible gift or including Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare in an estate plan. Simply call 660-890-7108 or email foundation@ gvmh.org .