Friday, November 12, 2010

Martin Memorial Auxiliary Provides Second Installment of $150,000 Pledge

The Martin Memorial Auxiliary is two-thirds of the way towards fulfilling a pledge to raise $150,000 for refurbishments to the Martin Memorial Medical Center Conference Center.

Auxiliary officers recently presented members of the Martin Memorial executive team with the second of three planned $50,000 gifts. The Auxiliary anticipates completing the commitment by 2011.

Funding will be used to purchase a new audio-visual system, as well as functional and aesthetic renovations for the nearly 30-year-old conference center. Renovations will be performed in phases.

This isn’t the first time the Auxiliary has contributed funds for this purpose: in 1982, the volunteers donated $75,000 for the construction of the conference center. Today, the conference center serves a wide variety of purposes that can include everything from educational seminars to support groups, community celebrations to hospital staff and Auxiliary meetings.

The Auxiliary, which includes more than 900 members who provide 187,000 volunteer hours to the health system, raises funds through a variety of sources. That includes purchases from the gift shops at Martin Memorial Medical Center and Martin Memorial Hospital South, the thrift shop located at Smithfield Plaza, Philips’ Lifeline personal response service, as well as numerous fund-raisers throughout the year.

Each year the Auxiliary also provides $40,000 in scholarships to residents of Martin and St. Lucie counties who are entering health care related fields.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Educational Forum on Nov. 9 Provides Information on Surgical Patient Care

The Treasure Coast Chapter of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses is hosting a free educational forum and vendor fair on Tuesday, Nov. 9.

The annual event is held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Parish Life Center, located at 701 E. Ocean Blvd. in Stuart.

The event, held in conjunction with the national Perioperative Nurse Week, will provide the public, health care students and medical professions with information and education about the latest advances in surgical patient care.

No registration is required. For more information, please contact Gretchen Menikheim by e-mail at gmenikheim@mmhs-fla.org, or by calling (772) 223-5945, ext. 3200.