Citizens Memorial Hospital | Vitality | Summer 2022

citizensmemorial.com 3 Auxiliary donates recliners and neck pillows CMH AMONG THE DYNAMIC DOZEN Citizens Memorial Hospital/CMH Foundation was named to Springfield Business Journal’s 2022 Dynamic Dozen, honoring the 12 fastest growing companies in southwest Missouri. Rankings for the Dynamic Dozen companies were announced at a May 19 reception and awards ceremony at Oasis Convention Center in Springfield. Patients at Citizens Memorial Hospital and Carrie J. Babb Cancer Center will benefit from recent donations by the CMH Auxiliary. Thirty new recliners were installed in medical/surgical and telemetry patient rooms for a total cost of $36,000. CMH is renovating its patient rooms and, according to Shantelle Posten, director of volunteer services at CMH, the recliners are a great addition. “The recliners will allow loved ones and friends of patients to be comfortable while visiting and add to the overall look of the newly renovated rooms,” Posten says. CMH Auxiliary also donated 50 neck pillows for Carrie J. Babb Cancer Center patients at a cost of $375. “Cancer patients have a great need for neck pillows, which help improve comfort and well-being Are you interested in becoming a CMH volunteer? Contact Shantelle Posten at 417-328-6432 or email shantelle.posten@ citizensmemorial.com. during chemotherapy treatments. The donated pillows will be given to patients at the beginning of their treatments,” Posten says. The recliners and neck pillows were purchased and donated with money raised through CMH Auxiliary fundraisers and proceeds from the CMH Gift Garden gift shop. “We would like to thank CMH employees and the Bolivar community for supporting us and helping to make our fundraisers successful,” says Posten. “It allows our Auxiliary the opportunity to give back to CMH projects.” CMH NEWS Citizens Memorial Hospital complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. CMH has arranged for language assistance services free of charge. Call 417-326-6000. (Spanish) ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 417-326-6000. (Chinese) 注意:如果您使用繁體中文,您可以免費獲得 語言援助服務。請致電 417-326-6000.

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