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Thank you to Faith Lutheran Church (FLC) for their generous $2,000 donation to purchase a Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump for the Mother’s Room at GRMC. This area is a private room for nursing mothers. This room is available for employees, as well as visitors of patients. We are grateful for Faith Lutheran Church in supporting the mission of our lactation consultants and believing in the importance of promoting breastfeeding.
Pictured from (L to R): Daphne Blake, GRMC CNO, Lisa Warren, FLC Council President, Jo Ann Maples, GRMF Vice-Chair, Tracey Ramos, GRMC Financial Analyst, Eithne Goetz, GRMF Board Chair, Elaine Bennett, GRMF CEO, Pastor Jim Craver, FLC, Doris Engelhardt, FLC Council Member, George Mannell, M.D., FLC Council Member, Gina Mannell, RN, BSN, IBCLC, Chase White, FLC Council Member, Diane Gwyther, FLC and Amanda Smith, RN. |
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Thank you to the Guadalupe County Bras for a Cause committee for your continued support and the $65,000 donation to the All Cancers Endowment Fund! We are grateful to this committee for being forward-thinking, as well as creating and donating to the All Cancers Endowment Fund designated for patients with all types of cancer. This donation is a legacy gift that will continue to provide support for cancer patients seen at GRMC. Thank you to everyone that supports and participates in the annual Bras for a Cause event including attendees, first responders, event staff, and so many more!
Standing from (L to R): Tracey Ramos, GRMC Financial Analyst, Jennifer Schulze, Auction Committee Chair (Bras for a Cause), Elaine Bennett, GRMF CEO, Sydney Miller, Committee Vice-Chair (Bras for a Cause); Felicia Frazer, Advertising Committee Co-Chair (Bras for a Cause), Laurie Cheatham Committee Member (Bras for a Cause), Robert Haynes, GRMC CEO, Ann Marie Penrod, Committee Member (Bras for a Cause), Jo Ann Maples, Committee Chair (Bras for a Cause) & GRMF Vice-Chair, Gay Lynn Olsovsky, Advertising Committee Co- Chair (Bras for a Cause), Shannon Billings, Committee Vice-Chair (Bras for a Cause). |
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Thank you Seguin Police Department for the donation of $200 in their efforts during Lawman’s Stache Showdown Campaign, benefiting our Foundation’s Cancer Assistance Fund. These funds will be used to help patients in our community with cancer diagnoses who need financial assistance for treatment. |
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Thank you to St. Luke’s Lutheran Health Ministries of San Antonio for blessing GRMC with a $12,500 grant to provide funding for mammograms to women who otherwise would not be able to afford this life-saving diagnostic exam. St. Luke’s Lutheran Health Ministries has been a wonderful benefactor in expanding health care in our community for many years, including generous support over the years for our Prescription Assistance Program (PAP). This new program for unfunded mammograms will further add to the many lives that St. Luke’s has positively impacted in our area.
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2018 Highlights
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Congratulations to the recipients of our 2018 Guadalupe Regional Medical Foundation Keller-Siepmann Hazard Endowment. We awarded $6,500 in scholarships to employees advancing their skills and knowledge in the healthcare field.
Pictured (back row L to R) are GRMF Board members: Jim Colvin, MD, Karen McMillian, Eithne Goetz, GRMF Board Chair, Susan Dyess, Jeff Koehler, Lynda Redix, Joann Maples, GRMF Vice-Chair and Elaine Bennett, CEO GRMF (front row L to R) James Lee, MD GRMC Chair & GRMF Treasurer, scholarship recipients: Valerie Hohenshell, Anne Garza, Amy Sanchez, Amy Hartman, and Angelique Taylor. Not Pictured: Morgan Starr. |
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Thank you to the Cibolo Police Department for your continued support. For the third year in a row, the Cibolo Police Department participated in No Shave November, with all proceeds benefiting our Cancer Assistance Fund. This year they raised $910! These funds will be used to help patients in our community with cancer diagnoses that need financial assistance for treatment. Thank you for making a difference! We are blessed to have the support of our law enforcement and appreciate all you do for our community. Thank you, Sgt. John Ruiz for coordinating this campaign.
Pictured: Cibolo Police Department Officer Eli De Los Santos and Elaine Bennett, CEO GRMF. |
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Thank you to the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Department for your continued support. For the third year in a row, the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Department participated in No Shave November, with all proceeds benefiting our Cancer Assistance Fund. This year they raised $5,200! These funds will be used to help patients in our community with cancer diagnoses that need financial assistance for treatment. We are blessed to have the support of our law enforcement and appreciate all you do for our community. Thank you for making a difference!
Pictured (L to R) Tavie Erwin, Director of GRMC Hospice, Tracey Ramos, GRMC Financial Analyst, Sgt. Donnie White, Lt. Clint Garza, Sheriff Arnold Zwicke, Elaine Bennett, CEO GRMF, Robert Haynes, CEO GRMC, Diana Allen, GRMF Board Member, Lynda Redix, GRMF Board Member, James Lee, MD GRMC Chair & GRMF Treasurer. |
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Thank you Knights of Columbus MSGR Bruno Hubertus #3412 for the generous donation of $7,200 for SANE equipment. We are very grateful for your support!
Standing from (L to R) Aniceto Canales, Mark Hartmann, Charles Villeneuve, Valdo De La Garza, Daphne Blake (GRMC CNO), Ben Huser, Elaine Bennett (GRMF CEO), Leroy Fey, Mike Castillo (Grand Knight), Richard Lozano, Clarence Voss, Scott Jacobs, Greg Seidenberger. Sitting from (L to R) Nicole Patek (GRMC ER Director), Courtney Burgoon (GRMC ER Charge Nurse/SANE Clinical Coordinator) and James Lee, MD (GRMC Chair & GRMF Treasurer) |
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Thank you to Sarah Lester, MD for her generous donation of $2,500. Her donation will be used for ICU nursing education as she shares the same vision of the importance of the next level of nursing education at GRMC. Dr. Lester accepted the challenge made by Dr. Arenas and his family. She is challenging other physicians and community members to donate to GRMF for any cause they feel passionate about. Thank you Dr. Lester!
Pictured from (L to R): Robert Haynes (GRMC CEO), Sarah Lester, MD, Elaine Bennett (GRMF CEO), Amy Anderson (GRMC ICU Director) |
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Thank you to the Arenas family for their generous donation of $2,500. This donation will provide funding to the Intensive Care Unit to advance the critical care training and knowledge of the ICU nursing team. The vision of the contribution assist ICU nurses in obtaining their Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification. This next level of care will enable more critically ill patients to stay in your community hospital. Dr. Arenas has challenged other physicians and community members to match his family's gift and share their vision of the next level of nursing education at GRMC.
Pictured from (L to R): Daphne Blake (GRMC CNO), Robert Haynes (GRMC CEO), Maria Virginia Arenas, Juan Arenas, MD, Elaine Bennett (GRMF CEO), Amy Anderson (GRMC ICU Director) |
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We have been blessed with a bequest from the Estate of Dr. Richard Fleming for $5,000. The funds have been designated to the Guadalupe Clinic for patient eye care. We are grateful for this donation which will improve the quality of care provided to our patients with chronic disease.
Pictured standing from L to R: Robert Haynes (GRMC CEO), Elaine Bennett (GRMF CEO) and Suzanne Cashen (daughter of Dr. Fleming) |
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Thank you Noon Rotary Club of Seguin Grant for $1,000 to fund appliances for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit kitchen remodel. This grant will build our IPRU program and allow patients to regain their independence by learning how to cook and perform other tasks in their own home. We are so grateful!
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Thank you to the Cargill Cares Team for their $2,000 donation to the GRMF Advancement Fund. The Advancement Fund provides funding for any medical advancement at GRMC. Thank you Cargill, Inc. for making an impact on your community and the advancements at GRMC. You make a difference!
Pictured standing from L to R: Erin Worthington (Cargill Committee Member), Russell Wagster (Cargill Committee Member), C.J. Matocha (Cargill Cares Committee Chair), Robert Haynes (GRMC CEO), James Gomez (Cargill Committee Member), Jo Ann Maples (GRMF Vice-Chair), Elaine Bennett (GRMF CEO). Pictured seated: James Lee, MD (GRMC Chair & GRMF Treasurer). |
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Thank you to the Guadalupe County Bras for a Cause for your continued support and for the $40,000 donation to create an endowment for all types of cancer! Thank you to everyone that supports and participates in the annual Bras for a Cause event including attendees, first responders, event staff, and so many more!
Sitting from left to right: Jennifer Schulze, Auction Committee Chair (Bras for a Cause); Gay Lynn Olsovsky, Advertising Committee Co- Chair (Bras for a Cause); Sydney Miller, Committee Vice-Chair (Bras for a Cause); Rebecca Kallies, Raffle Committee Co-Chair (Bras for a Cause); Ann Marie Penrod, Committee Member (Bras for a Cause). Standing from left to right: Diana Allen, GRMF Board Member; Eithne Goetz, GRMF Board Chair; Felicia Frazer, Advertising Committee Co-Chair (Bras for a Cause); Robert Haynes, GRMC CEO; Elaine Bennett, GRMF CEO; Shannon Billings, Committee Vice-Chair (Bras for a Cause); Jo Ann Maples, Committee Chair (Bras for a Cause) & GRMF Vice-Chair; Tracey Ramos, GRMC Financial Analyst. |
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Thank you GVEC for the $20,000 Power Up Grant that will go towards the remodel of the GRMC Inpatient Rehabilitation kitchen. We are grateful for your generous donation and continued support of our community hospital.
Pictured: Seated – Gayle Ayres (GRMC Inpatient rehabilitation unit (IPRU) staff), Betty Ann Matthies (Former Seguin Mayor/Project Supporter) & Michelle Rumbaut (GRMC Project Manager). Standing – Rachel Witek (GRMC IPRU staff), Carole Harrison (GRMC IPRU Director), JoAnn Maples (GRMF Vice Chair), Robert Haynes (GRMC Administrator), Elaine Bennett (GRMF CEO), Shawn Martinez (GVEC Board Member), Steve Tschoepe (GVEC Power Up Grant External Committee Member) & Dr. Steven White, MD (Project Supporter) |
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Thank you Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio for blessing our Guadalupe Clinic for Chronic Disease with a $225,000 grant to expand needed healthcare services in our community! The grant funding will allow the Clinic to expand services to include women’s health as well as further expand patient access to chronic care management. The clinic focuses on care for adults with such conditions as diabetes, hypertension, congestive heart failure and asthma. This grant will allow us to expand the team of staff to address women’s preventative needs.
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LifeSaver Grant Recipients 2018
Congratulations to the three GRMC departments that are recipients of LifeSaver Grants for 2018! GRMF funded over $17,000 in capital expenditures for these grants!
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Our Cardiopulmonary department received five heater plates for their bipap machines! They now have a heater for every machine in their department! Congratulations to Nursing! They received the Lippincott Staff Education Software that provides advanced education and CEU’s! |
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Congratulations to the Wellness Center! They received a FIT3D Body Scanner! Fit3D was designed to provide the most comprehensive wellness assessment for our Wellness Center clients. |