Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital membership drive now on


Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital membership drive has begun ... The members of the Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital are actively recruiting new and returning members to join them during their annual membership drive going on now. Pictured are many members of the Auxiliary at a monthly meeting. The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital is devoted to providing the hospital and its patients and visitors with many services. The Auxiliary holds annual fundraisers, such as the Women’s Health Day Salad Luncheon, the Pillow-Perk, and the spring garage sale, and the hospital gift case, in addition to their annual membership drive each summer. All the money the Auxiliary receives goes back to the hospital for equipment. Membership forms are available at the main entrance of the hospital. Submitted photo.

The annual Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) membership drive is now on. The members of the Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital are actively recruiting new and returning members to join them during this annual membership drive.

The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital is devoted to providing the hospital, its patients and visitors with many services. In addition to their annual membership drive, they host the following events each year: the Women’s Health Day which will be held Tuesday, September 24; the feather pillow Pillow Perk, as well as their spring garage sale, all in addition to the gift case items located just inside the main entrance to the hospital.

The Auxiliary has purchased numerous items for the hospital, including two OB Birthing Beds, an ER cart, an infant hearing screening machine, an EKG machine, the Maternity Services Birthing Tub, flat screen TVs for hospital patient rooms, a fetal heart monitor and infant warmer for OB, a noninvasive transcutaneous bilirubinometer, the 3D digital mammography machine, patient weigh beds, blanket warmers, carbon monoxide testing machines for ER, new surgery sterilizer and a NuStep Machine more recently purchased for the Rehabilitation department. The Auxiliary meets monthly the second Monday of each month, at 1 p.m., in the ICN Conference Room at Veterans Memorial Hospital with refreshments served. Members are always welcome to attend any of the meetings they can, but it is not mandatory.

Auxiliary membership dues are just $10 for active members and $15 for inactive members. Enrollment forms are available at the main entrance of the hospital. For more information, call Auxiliary President, Bev Larson-Needham at 563-568-4287.