KCH Board Contributes $10,000 To Cancer Fund
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
The Kosciusko Community Hospital Board of Trustees presented an Impact Gift of $10,000 to the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund Committee to support local cancer patients in need of financial assistance.
The main goal of the fund administered through the K21 Foundation is to ease the burden and financial stress that can occur due to a cancer diagnosis.
The Impact Gift is available in 2003 because Kosciusko Community Hospital received the 2002 Silver Hospital of the Year Award from parent company Triad Hospitals Inc. KCH was honored with the award because of measured improvement in patient, physician and employee satisfaction levels as well as high ratings on operational indicators relative to other Triad facilities. With the Silver Award, the hospital received $150,000 to be applied internally for hospital improvements and externally for community health care.
The KCH Board of Trustees believes that assisting local cancer patients is an excellent way to apply the Impact Gift. The KCH board includes community members Dr. John Davis, Kelly Burnworth, Michael Hall, Dr. Thomas Howard, Michael Kissane, Dr. Thomas Krizmanich, Dr. M. George Macdonald, Judy Mugg, Lowell Owens, Dr. William Remington, Dr. Michael Trobec and Dr. Neal VanNess.
"The board chose one local service to make an impact through that agency for improving the health of community members. We unanimously chose the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund to assist residents stricken with cancer," said Davis, KCH board chairman.
Thomas M. Tuttle II, chairman of the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund campaign committee, said, "Last year, we exceeded the amount of money distributed to area residents afflicted with cancer, so it's vital that we raise more funds to keep up with the demand. This generous gift from the KCH board will assist numerous cancer patients in the community and help refill our supply."
Tuttle said more than $85,000 was raised through the Cancer Fund Committee activities in 2002, and the entire amount stayed in the county to meet area residents' needs. The funds help cancer patients with utility, rent, health insurance bills, supplies, food and gas certificates.
Individuals afflicted with cancer needing financial assistance are referred to the Kosciusko 21st Century Foundation Inc. that administers the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund. For more information about the Fund, call the K21 Foundation at 269-5188. [[In-content Ad]]
The Kosciusko Community Hospital Board of Trustees presented an Impact Gift of $10,000 to the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund Committee to support local cancer patients in need of financial assistance.
The main goal of the fund administered through the K21 Foundation is to ease the burden and financial stress that can occur due to a cancer diagnosis.
The Impact Gift is available in 2003 because Kosciusko Community Hospital received the 2002 Silver Hospital of the Year Award from parent company Triad Hospitals Inc. KCH was honored with the award because of measured improvement in patient, physician and employee satisfaction levels as well as high ratings on operational indicators relative to other Triad facilities. With the Silver Award, the hospital received $150,000 to be applied internally for hospital improvements and externally for community health care.
The KCH Board of Trustees believes that assisting local cancer patients is an excellent way to apply the Impact Gift. The KCH board includes community members Dr. John Davis, Kelly Burnworth, Michael Hall, Dr. Thomas Howard, Michael Kissane, Dr. Thomas Krizmanich, Dr. M. George Macdonald, Judy Mugg, Lowell Owens, Dr. William Remington, Dr. Michael Trobec and Dr. Neal VanNess.
"The board chose one local service to make an impact through that agency for improving the health of community members. We unanimously chose the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund to assist residents stricken with cancer," said Davis, KCH board chairman.
Thomas M. Tuttle II, chairman of the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund campaign committee, said, "Last year, we exceeded the amount of money distributed to area residents afflicted with cancer, so it's vital that we raise more funds to keep up with the demand. This generous gift from the KCH board will assist numerous cancer patients in the community and help refill our supply."
Tuttle said more than $85,000 was raised through the Cancer Fund Committee activities in 2002, and the entire amount stayed in the county to meet area residents' needs. The funds help cancer patients with utility, rent, health insurance bills, supplies, food and gas certificates.
Individuals afflicted with cancer needing financial assistance are referred to the Kosciusko 21st Century Foundation Inc. that administers the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund. For more information about the Fund, call the K21 Foundation at 269-5188. [[In-content Ad]]