President's Message - Arkansas Hospital Association

Dear Auxilians, As many of you know one of our past presidents has passed away. Jane

Texter was a very active member of her own Auxiliary, UAMS Medical Center, as well as our State Board. She took care of many small details dealing with our convention that helped make it run smoothly. Jane was currently serving as Chair of the Advisory Committee of Past Presidents and on the Handbook committee. She was a mentor to many Auxiliary members of our state, including myself. Jane will be greatly missed by many and our hearts go out to her family and many friends.

Summer is upon us. I hope everyone is staying cool inside and out of the heat. Family reunions have their best attendance during this time of the year and mine was no exception. We had 32 at my house on Saturday, July 2nd and those were the ones that were available come.

Back to business. All should have turned in the state forms. Please, send the correct forms to the correct people. Darlene, Lynn, Melissa, Carolyn and I all need to put your information on forms for the new state handbook. The handbook is then sent to the printer. They need time to have it printed for the convention in October.

Another reminder. Please send the names of the members that have passed away in the last year to Pamela Wagner, our Newsletter Editor. She will need following information: the member’s name, Auxiliary and District. You may submit the information by e-mailing her at [email protected], snail mailing or phoning to her home. Remember the last newsletter I will use for the names will be the September/October issue with a submission deadline of September 1st.

At the installation of officers at Siloam Spring Memorial our placemats had interesting take on life’s lessons. This was composed by Diane Winder, their President. I thought you might enjoy it as much as I did.

Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah’s Ark. 1) Don’t miss the boat. 2) Remember that we are all in the same boat. 3) Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark. 4) Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big. 5) Don’t listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done. 6) Build your future on high ground. 7) For safety sake, travel in pairs. 8) Speed isn’t always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs. 9) When you’re stressed, float a while. And, 10) Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs, the Titanic by professionals.

Take Care and have a great rest of the summer,

A Publication of the Arkansas Hospital Auxiliary Association 419 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock, AR 72205

President’s Message

July/August 2011

AHAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT Mary J. Frauenhoff Summit Medical Center 107 Elfen Glen St. Van Buren, AR 72956 (479) 474-6306 [email protected]

PRESIDENT ELECT Lynn Smith Medical Center of South AR 250 Forest Lake Dr. El Dorado, AR 71730 (870) 864-0473 [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT Darlene Tuohy Mercy Medical Center 17 Tanyard Dr. Bella Vista, AR 72715 (479) 855-8720 [email protected]

SECRETARY Shirley Walters St. Edward Mercy Med. Center P.O. Box 1876 Greenwood, AR 72936 (479) 996-4520 [email protected]

TREASURER Sharon Sly Siloam Springs Memorial 56167 CR 660 Colcord, OK 74338 (918) 597-3202 [email protected]

NEWSLETTER EDITOR Pamela Wagner Baxter Regional Medical Center 2116 Norwood Dr. Mountain Home, AR 72653 (870) 424-0244 [email protected]

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Carolyn Hannon Baxter Regional Medical Center 1205 Meadowbrook Dr. Mountain Home, AR 72653 (870) 425-9552 [email protected]

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AHAA Newsletter, July/August 2011

State Convention & 2011/2012 District Meetings Special thanks to the host Auxiliaries of the 2011/2012 AHAA District Meetings. See you there!

FALL 2011

October 5-7 AHAA State Convention, Double Tree Hotel – Little Rock

October 17 (Monday)

Northeast: Piggott Community Hospital – Piggott

October 18 (Tuesday)

North Central: Baxter Regional Medical Center – Mountain Home

October 19 (Wednesday)

Northwest: St. John‟s Hospital – Berryville

October 20 (Thursday)

Valley: Summit Medical Center – Van Buren

October 25 (Tuesday)

Southeast: Bradley Country Medical Center – Warren

October 26 (Wednesday)

Southwest: St. Joseph‟s Mercy Health Center – Hot Springs

October 27 (Thursday)

Metro: St. Vincent‟s Health System – Little Rock

SPRING 2012

April 16 (Monday)

Northwest: Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital – Siloam Springs

April 17 (Tuesday)

Valley: Chambers Memorial – Danville

April 18 (Wednesday)

North Central: Harris Hospital – Newport

April 19 (Thursday)

Northeast: SMC Regional Medical Center – Osceola

April 23 (Monday)

Metro: Saline Memorial Hospital – Benton

April 24 (Tuesday)

Southeast: Chicot Memorial Hospital – Lake Village

April 25 (Wednesday)

Southwest: Magnolia Regional Medical Center – Magnolia

Mark Your Calendars

AHAA Historian Information you believe might be of historical value to the AHAA (photos, newspaper articles featuring your auxiliary, copies of your local auxiliary newsletters, etc.) may be sent to the AHAA Historian, Daisy Bruns, at the following address:

Daisy Bruns 2908 Linda Lane Van Buren, AR 72956

At this time, please do not send copies of your local auxiliary newsletter to the AHAA Newsletter Editor.

President: Lynn Smith, Medical Center of South Arkansas

President Elect: Sharon Huffmire, Baxter Regional Medical Center

Vice President: Darlene Tuohy, Mercy Medical Center, Bella Vista

Secretary: Shirley Walters, St. Edward Mercy Medical Center

Treasurer: Sharon Sly, Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital

Newsletter Editor: Shirley Van Horn, Washington Regional Medical Center

Immediate Past President/Advisor: Mary Frauenhoff, Summit Medical Center

Slate of Officers for 2011/2012

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AHAA Bylaws – Proposed Changes (Reason for change in blue)

Article VI. Officers

Section 4. Nominees for the office of president-elect shall have served on the AHAA Board of Directors in an elected position for at least two (2) years in the past four (4) years and shall not have previously served as AHAA President.

(The number of people eligible will increase and they will have more experience.)

Section 9. Add the appointed position of State Scholarship Chair.

(The responsibilities of a Chair to coordinate the State Scholarship will be defined in Policies and Procedures.)

Article VII. Duties of Officers

Section 7. District Chairs

a. Lead each district to function under Administrative Policies and Procedures guidelines as compiled following the AHAA bylaws and inform local auxiliaries of any changes approved by the Board.

(Chairs cannot update without Board approval.)

f. Serve on the AHAA Membership Committee and the State Projects Committee. (Chairs cannot form AHAA Committees.)

Article XIII. Finance

Delete this Article. (Section 1. Is better addressed in Policies and Procedures)

(Section 2. Is addressed in Article VII, Section 5. c.)

AHAA Policies and Procedures – Proposed Changes Expense Allowance:

6. Expense of postage, stationery and copies incurred by Board members, other than district chairs in the course of association duties may be paid by the association. Receipted bill must be attached to an AHAA voucher and presented to the Treasurer for payment.

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MedicAlert© Update by Lynn Smith, President-Elect I am happy to announce that AHAA and Medic Alert have entered into a second year of partnership. The contract has been signed and they are happy that we will continue to promote Medic Alert. This year we have it in writing that the renewal fee will not increase. They have also assured me that enrollment fees will remain the same.

I want to thank the twenty-six auxiliaries that have signed on to the revised Medic Alert program. Now for the remaining forty, I say, pick up the phone or email Claudine Sherron and get signed up. [email protected] or (209) 669.4475. Thank you!

Medic Alert has a new graphic designer and will soon have new brochures for AHAA to distribute. I have seen a copy and they look great. Hope to have them by our fall district meetings to share with you. Looking forward to seeing you then! I appreciate your participation in the Medic Alert program as well as HELP, WHALE, and Scholarship Programs. You are touching so many lives through your efforts in our state projects. Thanks for all you do for your auxiliary and AHAA. Keep up the good work!

MedicAlert© Contact : Claudine Sherron (209) 669-4475 [email protected]

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Standing Committees:

7. State Projects

b. Scholarships

(1) Encourages the participation of auxiliaries in scholarship programs within their own communities.

Appointed Officers:

8. State Scholarship Chair

a. Serves as a liaison between AHAA and UAMS

b. Makes UAMS aware of the seven AHAA districts and the counties in each district.

c. Recommends that scholarships be awarded to district applicants on a rotating basis, assuming there is a well qualified candidate.

d. Makes UAMS aware of any changes or concerns expressed by the AHAA Board.

e. Presents recommendations to the AHAA Board in regard to the administration of the State Scholarship.

Clarifications In order to clarify the difference between the AHAA State Scholarship and the state project of encouraging scholarship participation by auxiliaries at the local level, the following will be shown as a freestanding statement in the Handbook. AHAA State Scholarship

The AHAA Board, in 2004/2005, seriously considered the shortage of nurses and other medical professionals in the State of Arkansas. After a great deal of discussion by the Board, a committee was appointed and following their recommendation the Board established an AHAA Scholarship to be available to Arkansas residents, which would be awarded at UAMS. Two scholarships were to be granted each year (providing funding was available) one in the College of Nursing, the other in the College of Health Related Professions, each in the amount of $2,000. This was seen as a way for our state organization to address the critical need for nurses and other health care professionals as the students continue their education to meet these needs.

Under the State Projects definition in the Handbook, add:

Auxiliaries are encouraged to support scholarship programs in their local communities. Our state has an excellent network of community colleges and other institutions of higher learning that have programs for nurses and other medical professionals. Many of our auxiliaries support scholarship programs for students in their own communities. If an auxiliary would like to participate in the support of scholarships and is unable to do this at a local level, they are encouraged to make a donation to AHAA as the state organization does support a scholarship program.

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In Loving Memory

Jane Starke Curtis Texter To honor her service, the AHAA Board has voted to donate $500.00 to the Jane Texter Memorial Fund at UAMS

Jane Starke Curtis Texter died June 2, 2011. She was born in Richmond, Virginia to Phyllis Morrison Curtis Longmore and Thomas Starke Curtis.

She graduated from Fairfax Hall School in Waynesboro, Virginia. She received a Bachelor‟s of Arts Degree in English from the University of North Carolina and was a lifetime member of Chi Omega Epsilon Chapter. She attended Katherine Gibbs School in New York City, New York. She enjoyed extensive foreign travel to England, Ireland, Scotland, Austria, France, Italy, Germany and China.

She was a dedicated hospital volunteer for over 60 years and was very generous with her time to UAMS Medical Center Auxiliary, Doctors Hospital Auxiliary, Southwest Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary, Scott & White Clinic Auxiliary in Temple, Texas and Passavant Memorial Auxiliary in Chicago, Illinois. She was very active in the Arkansas Hospital Association and served in many positions on the State Board of Directors of AHAA. She received The Clara Barton Honor Award for Meritorious Volunteer Service and The Chairman Award for Outstanding and Dedicated Service from the American Red Cross. She was a member of DAR.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, E. Clinton Texter, Jr. M.D., whom she married February 19, 1949 st Saint Albans United States Naval Hospital in Long Island, New York; and her daughter, Patricia Ann Texter Hardage. She is survived by her two daughters, Catherine Texter Baker and husband Everett John Baker, Jr., and Phyllis Cardew Texter; her grandchildren, Elizabeth Starke Baker and Everett John Baker, III; and her son-in-law, A. Carter Hardage.

A memorial service was held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 9, 2011 at St. Mark‟s Episcopal Church in Little Rock. Memorials may be made to Jane Texter Scholarship Fund at UAMS Medical Center Auxiliary, 4301 W. Markham, #527, Little Rock, AR 72205.

METROPOLITAN Baptist Health Medical Center-NLR: James R. Abbott North Metro Medical Center: Betty Sim, Gloria Pellerin, Clive Foy, Doug Wilkinson, Margaret Mitchell & Barbara

Nowicki UAMS Medical Center: Jane Texter Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute: Alice Beard, Geri Chandler, Dorothy Crabtree, Eileen Fulper, Lena

Hoffman, Betty Meyer, Marie Milwee, Jane Texter & Russell Scott.

NORTH CENTRAL Baxter Regional Medical Center: Mary Jo Belinski, Walter Tausch, Mary Fletcher, Lamina Stahl, Charles Newton &

Marilyn Smith White County Medical Center: Glenn Perry

NORTHEAST Arkansas Methodist Medical Center: Glenn Howard, Jackie Mason & Beth Williamson Crittenden Regional Hospital: Cleo Holland NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital: Pearlie Newton

NORTHWEST Mercy Medical Center, Rogers: Mildred D. Sydow Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville: Robert Coleman, Cara Decher & Robert Shaffer

SOUTHEAST Chicot Memorial Medical Center: Lil Pearson, Mary Alice Smith & Henry Mazzanti Jefferson Regional Medical Center: Dorothy Munk, Annie Pearl Greene & JoAnn Anthony

SOUTHWEST Hot Spring County Medical Center: Laverne Zahlen, Ludie Rice & Judy Westcott National Park Medical Center: Berniece Lyons, William Geyer, Tom Pry, Doris Thompson & Richard Krebs Ouachita County Medical Center: Virginia Davidson, Virginia McMahan, Joel Roberson & Betty Dunn

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Rosa Rickrode and Delores Hartman present winner, Bernadette Welcher, with Memorial Day gift basket.

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Carol Trammel, District Chair

Baptist Health – North Little Rock: Submitted by Linda Scott, Volunteer Coordinator. A President‟s reception was held for the incoming Auxiliary President, Len Tanner, with the honoree and his family as special guests. All volunteers were invited to come, as well as employees who work directly with the volunteers, to enjoy refreshments and get to know Len better. The summer Volunteen Program is underway with twenty-four currently serving for seven weeks this summer. They are able to spend time in different units as well as the preschool area. Our Gift Shop has been transformed into a summer oasis. Several new items have arrived and the shop is bustling with activities. Employees come in every week just to see what is new. A one day Clear Out the Warehouse Sale was held in June to make room for the new, exciting fourth quarter merchandise with items being marked down by 80%. The sale proved to be a huge success! A uniform sale will be held July 25 and 26. This sale is always very well received by employees of the hospital as well as the surrounding doctor‟s offices.

St. Vincent Morrilton – Morrilton: Submitted by Delores Hartman, Auxiliary President. Our members really did a great job selling tickets for our Memorial Day drawing as we exceeded our sales of previous years. Members Rosa Rickrode and Delores Hartman, President, presented the Memorial Day “Out Door Fun” Cooler to Bernadette Welcher of Morrilton. The cooler was filled with many items, as well as a Petit Jean Meats Deluxe Gift Box and Petit Jean Hot Dogs donated by Morrilton Packing Co., gift cards from Wal Mart and Kroger and a BBQ apron monogrammed by Russ and Peggy Jennings. All money raised will benefit the healing ministry of St. Vincent Morrilton. We welcomed Tammy Smith aboard as our new Volunteer Coordinator and she installed our officers for the coming year. We have no major fundraisers during the summertime. With so many members taking vacations and enjoying their families during the summer we mainly concentrate on keeping our assigned areas staffed with volunteers. Besides, with all this hot weather it is better working inside where it is cool.

Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute – Little Rock: Submitted by Jane T. Lowe, CVM, DVS. On

June 15th, the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute reopened the renovated first floor of the Walker Tower. It includes the Patient Pavilion, The Gathering Place Café , Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary Gift Shop and the Cancer Institute Volunteer Services Suite. The volunteer staff and volunteers are thrilled with the new suite. It consists of a large work room that is also used for breaks and meetings, the director‟s office, modular offices for the assistant director and volunteer coordinator along with one for the volunteers when they have a project or are completing training online. Everyone is glad to be out of temporary quarters and back on the first floor with more room than ever before. Partners Card preparation is well underway. This fundraiser will be October 28th through November 6th with more than 150 stores participating in central and northwest Arkansas.

Auxiliary News

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Harris Hospital Auxiliary members assist in blood drive.

Carolyn and Gretchen enjoyed working at the uniform sale.

NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT Sharon Huffmire, District Chair

Baptist Health Medical Center – Heber Springs: Submitted by Holly Langster. Our Auxiliary has had a very busy start to the summer with some exciting and successful ventures! In May we (of course) partied hard with the hospital staff during hospital week hosting massages for nursing, the dessert bar for the hospital cookout and cake deliveries for every department in the hospital. We also held a uniform sale which was hugely successful in both profits and satisfied customers! June had fewer activities with only one major event; a jewelry and purse sale. However, the planning has begun for the annual Style Show in October. That combined with the other fall activities planned (linen sales, book sales, etc) has kept us at the table planning events and forming committees. Volunteer work is exhausting but so rewarding! Our gift shop sales are through the roof and we have participated with system wide service excellence training. We anticipate a healthy donation to our hospital at the end of the year. Go Baptist Health!

Harris Hospital – Newport: Submitted by Ann Miller. In May we helped with the Red Cross blood drive. We provided cookies and punch for the hospital employees during Hospital week along with two scholarships of $250.00 which were given to nursing students. During Harris Hospital‟s earthquake drill we had six volunteers who participated. We were given forms which showed what our injury was, dressed up to suit the injury and sent to the ER for treatment. We also support a child at the New Life Children‟s home.

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Auxiliary Board Members Peg Meyer (Ways & Means Chair), Pam Wagner (1

st Vice Pres.), Carol Chentnik (HOPE Chair), Sharon Huffmire

(Advisor), Bob Garrett (2nd

Vice Pres.), and Jill Chandler (President), stand in front of a patient room newly remodeled with funds donated by the Auxiliary.

Community Service Award: Janet Mruk; Jill Chandler, Presi-dent BRMC Auxiliary; Nancy Svhela, RN,BSN & Coordinator at the BRMC Mruk Family Center on Aging; Sharon Huffmire, AHAA North Central District Chair & Paul Mruk, Volunteer Instructor

Baxter Regional Medical Center – Mountain Home: Submitted by Jill Chandler, Auxiliary President. The Baxter Regional Medical Center Auxiliary was recently awarded the Arkansas Hospital Auxiliary Association North Central District Community Service Award for the “Self Defense Class for Seniors.” This class is offered through the Mruk Family Center on Aging at BRMC. The AHAA North Central District Community Service Award comes with $125.00 donation to the auxiliary that wins, to assist with continuing community service programs. The BRMC Auxiliary held two recent fundraisers. On June 7th-8th, a Book Sale with A+ Books,and on July 5th & 6th, a Handbag Sale with Accessories Unlimited. We attended a BRMC Volunteer Forum on June 15th with our President and CEO, Mr. Ron Peterson officiating. He informed us of the financial status of BRMC followed by a question and answer period. Mr. Peterson also told us of eight new physicians who will soon be joining our staff at the hospital. The Auxiliary Board attended an Open House and dedication on June 30th, for the 35-room 2nd floor Med/Surg unit remodel.

The Auxiliary donated $20,000.00 for two of those rooms to be remodeled at $10,000.00 per room. The rooms are equipped with the latest technology in hospital beds, nurse notification systems and lighting, and include new bathroom fixtures, modern décor and flat-screen televisions. An engraved plaque was placed above each room number indicating the person, family, group or business that donated the money to remodel that room. On July 29th we will hold a Birthday Breakfast for our volunteers who have birthdays in July and August.

Ozark Health Medical Center – Clinton: Submitted by Frances Dubach. Volunteering as a member of the Ozark Health Auxiliary means having the opportunity to help in many rewarding areas. One of these areas is in Chemo Clinics. The first Chemo Clinic began about two years ago. Dr. Patel and his staff comes from Little Rock to Ozark Health every other Tuesday and sees as many as 55-60 patients in one day. Dr. Reed comes monthly on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays. Some patients have treatments that last three to six hours or more. Previously, the hospital had five specialty chairs for these patients. As these clinics grew, more chairs were needed. The Auxiliary feels it is very important to keep patients as comfortable as possible and decided to purchase six new chairs and accepted a generous donation for a seventh chair. These seven chairs are very special. Each chair comes with a standard Trendelenberg back that allows the patient to lay flat. Some other features include wide elastic bands for comfort and support, fold-down trays on each side, fully upholstered arm/side panels, convenient cleaning,

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DVS, Jamie Laughlin presents Lillian McIver with recognition of being the Eldest Active Volunteer. At 93 years young, Lillian works as a desk attendant.

directional-lock casters for easy maneuverability, and Liquicell Fabric which improves blood perfusion and aids in reducing skin pressure. Auxiliary members also volunteer their time on each Chemo Clinic day. Some help new patients find their way around the hospital. In the upstairs waiting area, an Auxiliary member is stations with a cart supplying coffee, snacks, water, juices and soda for patients and their families.

White County Medical Center – Searcy: Submitted by Jamie Laughlin, Director of Volunteer Services. On June 1, 2011 White County Medical Center hosted its Auxiliary Awards Luncheon. Fifty-five auxiliary members were presented with pins for service milestones ranging from 100 hours to 15,500 hours. Sharon Huffmire, District Chair, presented the Installation of Officers ceremony. Fifteen scholarships were presented to fourteen high school seniors and one hospital associate. Each of these recipients plan to continue their education in various fields of medicine. Newly installed President, Kathy Gammill, outlined her theme, “Making a Difference… Lending a Helping Hand.” The program ended with a recognition of all Past Presidents in attendance. Each of them received a special pin for their leadership and extended service in the Auxiliary. Several auxilians participated in the Senior Expo held at WCMC South, hosted by Three Rivers Edition of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Volunteers served as greeters, volunteer recruiters, and food service attendants. Auxilians attended the National Day of Prayer Luncheon hosted by WCMC. Five year old, Eliza Goodwin led the ceremony with an opening prayer that touched all in attendance. Former AR State Senator, Tim Wooldridge gave a heartfelt speech on the spirituality of America. WCMC has gained seven new members in the past two months. WCMC will miss our dear friend, Glenn Perry. A member since July 1995 and donor of over 9,500 hours of service, who passed away on Sunday, July 26th.

White River Medical Center – Batesville: Submitted by Tena Bledsoe, DVS. White River Medical Center Auxiliary gained five new hard-working members. We lost one longtime charter member, Betty Massey. Volunteers have had two fundraisers; books and linens. As our hospital undergoes extensive building and renovating, the volunteers have had to alter our functions also in two areas: golf cart and information desk, to fully meet the needs of our visitors/families. A little change is good for us all! The Auxiliary purchased 10 new wheelchairs. Our 24 Volunteens are peppered throughout serving with eager hearts. It‟s always good to have them in the hospital. We‟ve been involved in a new gift shop manager search the past month and we have selected a wonderful person to begin in July.

NORTHEAST DISTRICT May “Pud” Thomas, District Chair

Five Rivers Medical Center – Pocahontas: Submitted by Sue Maynard, Vice President. The Five Rivers Medical Center Auxiliary has stayed busy. Some of our members have been on vacation. We are losing one of our long-time members. Kay McDonald is moving to Missouri to be closer to her family. In March we held a White Elephant/Bake Sale where we sold all the items from the Gift Shop that had been there a long time. We raised enough to add another scholarship to our fund. Thanks to Susan Maynard, Vice President, for researching and finding us a good fundraiser. We had a “Heavenly Sheets” sale in May. We did excellent on it. It helped our scholarship fund greatly. The company that brought the sheets was very nice and helpful. FRMC‟s Relay for Life” was June 3rd.

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Auxiliary members are always a part of the Hospital team. A fun time was had by everyone, even though the weather was HOT! The Team raised $10,368.69.

Forrest City Medical Center – Forrest City: Submitted by Wilma Powell, Auxiliary President. The FCMC Auxiliary held their Installation on June 14th. Shirley Grady the up-coming Northeast District Chair Person conducted it. The Auxiliary helped the Hospital Scrubs Team with the Relay for Life Closing Ceremony, the 3rd of June. We will be working on Scholarships in July. They will be awarded in August. We held a "Books are Fun" fund raiser the 15th of June.

Piggot Community Hospital – Piggot: Submitted by Anita Allman, Auxiliary President. The Piggott Community Hospital Auxiliary will again be selling tickets for the 4th of July celebration. Each year they sell tickets for the rides on the 4th of July and arm bands for one evening. This year that will be a Saturday night. They earn money for scholarships doing this.

SMC Regional Medical Center – Osceola: Submitted by Pud Thomas, Auxiliary President and Northeast District Chair. As with everyone else it is already a busy and very hot summer in Osceola! The Osceola hospital auxiliary participated in the hospital's "Great Central Shake Out" recently. Each department was asked to fill out a form detailing the safety of the area should an earthquake occur. The auxiliary members helped evaluate the stations where they are assigned. In cooperation with our 'sister' county hospital, Great River Medical Center, we have helped work on a Make-A-Wish program for two local children with money-raisers bake sale and rummage sales. We have enthusiastic members preparing to open a thrift shop in the near future. Money raised will go to our scholarship fund. We have one new member this month.

St. Bernard’s Medical Center – Jonesboro: Submitted by Dean Rossa, Newsletter Editor. St Bernard‟s Auxiliary presented $20,000 in scholarships to 10 students in the health occupations field at the general meeting in June. The auxiliary has also made a $20,000 payment, meeting their yearly pledge, to Auxiliary House rooms for cancer treatment patients. Dana Housley and Barbara Keller have selected 25 of the 50 applicants for the junior volunteer program that starts July 8. A set of revised bylaws will be presented to the membership in a called meeting in July. Members are making plans to attend State Conventions in October.

NORTHWEST DISTRICT Margaret Underwood, District Chair

Eureka Springs Hospital – Eureka Springs: Submitted by Grace Wilson. (Story published in the

Holiday Island News, June 2011, page 9) The Eureka Springs Hospital Guild awarded five scholarships to hospital employees last month for continuing education. “We would like to thank the community for their continued faithful support of the Purple House Thrift shop which is the Guild‟s main source of generating financial support for health care in our community,” said guild members. “Your donations to the Purple House of quality items as well as purchasing gifts and extending wardrobe items are greatly appreciated.” A photo in the article showed Guild President, Wilma Hagquist and Guild Vice President, Marge Schoenhofer, presenting the funds to Vicky Ardent, Director of Nursing, and Joe Mitchell, Hospital Administrator.

Mercy Medical Center – Rogers: Submitted by Christy Blackshear, President. Officer installation was held on June 13th. New officers for the 2011-2012 year are Christy Blackshear, President; Carolyn Scott, President Elect; Jerry Buchanan, Vice President; Pat Schamber, Treasurer, and Robyn Reed, Secretary. Get well cards for patients created by students at Cooper Elementary in Bella Vista continues to be a successful project. In addition, auxiliary members assisted with the Volunteen orientation that was held in June. Sixty teens are participating in this summer program. In July the volunteer nursing program will be initiated at Mercy Hospital. A luncheon was held in June where twenty seven nurses expressed an interest in this endeavor. Interviewing individuals for this program is

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Installation picture: Installing Officer Kristy Estrem, CEO of SJHB; Anita Spearman, SJAB President; Connie Lascano, President-Elect and Neta Sue Stamps, Secretary

in progress at the present time. A uniform sale was held in June and a profit of $1700 was made for the auxiliary. Another shuttle was purchased as well as a new inventory system for the gift shop. Finally, a renovation project for the gift shop will begin this quarter.

North Arkansas Regional Medical Center – Harrison: Submitted by Carol Evans, Auxiliary President. Our Thrift Shop expansion was started the first part of June and should be ready in about 90 days depending on weather. The Auxiliary Financial Steering Committee presented to the members their recommendation to buy for the Surgery Department a set of dental drills for pediatric dental patients, for OB/Women‟s Health and Education 720 infant CPR anytime kits, for Imaging Services a blanket warmer and a large 4x4 (SUV) type vehicle for EMS for a total of $39,443.00. Since the last newsletter by God‟s grace we have not lost any members.

Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville: Submitted by Jan Dolan, Auxiliary Board Member. Nurses Spa Day was held May 10th and was enjoyed by all. The nurses were treated to hand and feet massages while relaxing and listening to soft music. Allspice Cafeteria Executive Chef Brent Hale and his staff did an excellent job of providing fruit and healthy snacks served with glasses of sparkling white grape juice over strawberries. Fund raisers so far this year have been a Gold Sale, Tupperware Sale and Book Fair. A Masquerade Jewelry Sale was held June 9th and 10th. Our thanks go out to hospital employees, volunteers and friends who made this event successful. Thanks to Kelly and Cody Smit, Masquerade Jewelry of West Plains, MO, for their hard work. A Scrub Sale is being planned for Oct. 18th. We have approximately 130 active volunteers who are averaging 2200 volunteer hours per month for 2011. The Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon was held in April and was well attended. The Gift Shop offers unusual and unique merchandise and our “special thanks” to Linda Maienschein and Joan Schroeder who work diligently and efficiently to keep it running smoothly.

St. John’s Auxiliary – Berryville: Submitted by Neta Stamps, Newsletter Chair. St. John‟s Auxiliary-Berryville (SJAB) elected and installed officers for 2011-2012 at the June annual meeting. Officers installed were Anita Spearman, President; Connie Lascano, President-Elect; and Neta Sue Stamps, Secretary. Kristy Estrem, CEO of St. John's Hospital-Berryville was the installing officer. Guests present included Mary Frauenhoff, AHAA President; Lynn Smith, President Elect of AHAA; and Margaret Underwood, AHAA Northwest District Chair. Approximately 60 members and guests enjoyed a pot luck lunch before the election and installation of officers. Volunteer Michael Lewis and David Underwood, husband of District Chair, Margaret Underwood, were winners of the first door prizes drawn. Men winning the first door prizes must be a first! Others winning door prizes were Earlene Allen, Joy Flake and Leona Rundall. Approximately 40 other members received potted plants.

Washington Regional Medical Center - Fayetteville: Submitted by Jimmie Beauchamp. Volunteer Hours for June are 4,130 and following are auxiliary profits for April/May 2011 - Gift Shop, $15,004; Balloons, 1,091; Flowers, 554; Membership dues, 50. The Auxiliary did not have a regular business meeting in May. In spite of that, they did make a $10,000 payment towards their $50,000 pledge for the Willard Walker Hospice Home and a $10,000 donation to the 2011 Benevolence Fund. The Auxiliary hosted a Masquerade $5 Jewelry and Gifts sale on May 2nd-3rd, with $8,505.00 in merchandise sold with the Auxiliary‟s profit being $1,701. In addition to a wonderful rain free picnic on May 12th, we had a very successful Blood Drive. The Community Blood Center‟s goal was 33. We had 48 who came through the drive and 40 of those were able to give. Due to some scheduling conflicts, the Auxiliary

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Southeast District Spring Meeting attendees: Joyce Creel, Dean Ann Smith, Claudia Chumley, Laverne Bariola, Betty Connard, Wanda Jordan, Linda Sanders, Addie Rutherford and Barbara Harris.

Chicot Auxiliary President, Barbara Harris (far left) and Presi-dent Elect, Linda Sanders (far right), congratulate scholarship recipients Gail Bell and Courtney Keller.

did not have their regular meeting in June. They will have a meeting on July 28th. They will be honored in July for their volunteer service in 2010. June was a quiet month for the Auxiliary with no special lobby sales. Things will pick back up in July!

SOUTHEAST DISTRICT Nedra White, District Chair

Chicot Memorial Medical Center – Lake Village: Submitted by Dean Ann Smith, Publicity Chair.

We held another blood drive April 21st and it turned out to be a big success. Twenty units of blood were credited and again Southeast Rehab won for giving the most units and was treated to cake and ice cream. On April 28th, we had nine auxiliary members attend the Spring District Meeting held in Stuttgart. On May 18th, our annual awards meeting was held again at the Cow Pen Restaurant. The Cow Pen is located at the foot of the new Greenville Bridge on Hwy. 65 & 82. Twenty-five were in attendance at the banquet including volunteers, hospital staff, and scholarship recipients and their parents. The two scholarship recipients are Courtney Keller and Gail Bell, both of Lake

Village. Bell will be a second year student at UAM, McGehee Campus, and Keller will be entering her first year at UCA in Conway. Both received $1,500 scholarships. On May 19th, AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) sponsored the first AHEC Baby Shower held in one of the hospital classrooms. Along with the CMMC Auxiliary who helped by providing refreshments for the participants (cupcakes). The 28 people in attendance included parents, grandparents and other members of the families of the expectant parents. AHEC will hold a baby shower on the first Thursday of every month. These baby showers are to provide training on how to care for a baby, how to install car seats, safety measures, etc. And there are also door prizes for the participants. On May 26th, pizza and cake were served to all of our nurses for Nurse's Day. On June 10th, we held a pizza party for the MASH students. On June 16th, another blood drive was held. The turnout was very light this time. Congratulations to our 2010 Volunteer of the Year, our President, Barbara Harris. This award was very much deserved. Upcoming events include the AHEC Baby Shower on July 7th, August 4th, and the blood drive on August 11th.

Delta Memorial Hospital – Dumas: Submitted by Jeri Brewer. Following the completion of the MASH (Medical Application of Science for Health) program, the Delta Memorial Hospital Auxiliary sponsored a pizza party for the students who participated in the two-week activity which was held during the month of June. The program was conducted by Heather Day. The Delta Memorial Hospital Auxiliary has announced that it will purchase a Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory at a cost of

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approximately $7,000.00. This laboratory will allow patients to be tested for a wide range of vascular diseases. It will be placed in the office of Dr. Roger Mason, a surgeon, who recently joined the hospital staff at Delta Memorial Hospital.

Jefferson Regional Medical Center – Pine Bluff: Submitted by Nedra White. JRMC installed officers on May 26, 2011 at the annual meeting. Installed officers are President, Barbara Goodwin; President Elect, Emma Williams; Treasurer, Marnelle Clement; Correspondence Secretary, Bonnie Rauls; and Recording Secretary, Mary Ann Kulbeth. Nedra White, S.E. District Chair installed these officers. On June 30, 2011, we held a scrub sale by Uniforms 2 you. On May 6, 2011, we held a Masquerade jewelry sale.

McGehee Hospital – McGehee: Submitted by Gloria Walker. On May 9th, the auxiliary presented Florence Nightingale, "The Lady with the Lamp" in the Hospital Conference Room. At a luncheon held on May 31st,John Foster, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee, presented the McGehee Hospital Auxiliary's scholarship recipients Tiarra Jordan and Jessica Irons with a check for $1000.00 to further their nursing education.. The McGehee Hospital Auxiliary sponsored a free blood pressure check for senior citizens at the Desha County Fair held in May 2011.

SOUTHWEST DISTRICT Jerry Berley, District Chair

Baptist Health Medical Center – Arkadelphia: Submitted by Emilie Prescott, Secretary. National Hospital Week was June 5th-11th and our Auxilians celebrated too! We have a great hospital and the staff and employees are the greatest! On June 13th, we were treated to a special luncheon by the hospital at our regular monthly meeting. Our VDS, Loretta Kilts, who is also head of the Nutrition and Food Services, coordinated this special occasion for us. Our own Theda Aud installed the incoming officers for the year 7/1/2011 thru 6/30/2012, in an impressive ceremony. She presented a diamond paperweight to each inductee in keeping with the theme of Mary Frauenhoff, AHAA President, Volunteers Sparkle Like Diamonds. Our DVS received a special pink diamond. Greg Stubblefield, hospital Administrator, presented pins for volunteer hours. It was announced that our Auxiliary now has approval to implement MedicAlert©, a state AHAA project. We recently gave $1,500 to our hospital

for the purchase of a new Pedicraft Bassinet for the Nursery. Our cookbook, Tasteful Treasures, should be ready for sale by early July. It will contain around 400 recipes submitted by Baptist Health employees, Auxiliary members and physicians.

Hot Spring County Medical Center – Malvern: Submitted by Winifred Wheat, Auxiliary President. We missed our DVS sorely for an extended time due to shoulder surgery, but we knuckled down and held it together until she could return. She has returned in full force and went to market to re-stock the Gift Shop and business has picked up. The auxiliary initiated a move to join with Channel 11 THV and Brookshire‟s Grocery in collecting cereal for needy children in the summer months. The hospital employees joined us and we collected 387 boxes of cereal, filling one of the hospital vans. We were shown on TV at 6 a.m. delivering our cereal. This supply will remain in our county to be distributed to those in need.

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Medical Center of South Arkansas – El Dorado: Submitted by Lynn Smith, MCSA Auxiliary Newsletter Editor. New auxiliary leaders have been elected and installed. Medical Center of South Arkansas provided auxiliary members with a beautiful luncheon for our annual reports and installation of officers meeting. We are excited to face the challenges of the coming year. Our top priority will be recruitment. We are open for ideas, if you have had successful recruitments, please share them with us. We lost 10 members in the past year, however, the hospital is going to launch Senior Circle in August and we are very hopeful this will bring new faces to our auxiliary. Our new coordinator, for Sr. Circle program is Margaret Gray and we are happy to welcome her to MCSA and our auxiliary. Our volunteers have truly “sparkled like diamonds.” In the past fiscal year we donated more volunteer hours with fewer members. Amazing!

National Park Medical Center – Hot Springs: Submitted by Sylvia Griffin, Auxiliary President. (from The Sentinel-Record, Tuesday, April 26, 2011) On Monday and Wednesday mornings, visitors entering the main door at National Park Medical Center and proceeding to the information desk will see the happy smiling face of Eileen Lacy. Lacy is the senior volunteer at the hospital, now in her 30th year of service. She enjoys meeting people and plans to continue her two-day-per-week stint as long as her health will allow. “I first started out when the hospital was at the old Ouachita building. I had to take my son there because he had a kidney stone attach, and a friend of mine who worked there said, „Why don‟t you start helping us?‟ That is exactly what I did. That was in 1981,” Lacy explained. When the hospital moved to its current facility, Lacy continued, “I was here on moving day. That was a day to really remember.” Lacy has performed a variety of volunteer duties during her tenure. One of her favorites was pushing around the cart and delivering The Sentinel-Record to the patients as well as pushing patients in wheel chairs outside for fresh air and to the lunch room. “I did that through 1999, and then broke my hip. That took care of my pushing wheel chairs. I have worked several other areas, but now I am here at the information desk. I have forgotten more about this hospital than most people know,” she said. Lucy arrives at her station at 6:30 a.m. and stays until 12:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, ready to answer questions and hand out information. “I always had to get up early when I was still young enough to work, so getting up hasn‟t been much of a problem, although 5:a.m. rolls around a lot quicker than it used to,” Lacy said. Lacy said she doesn‟t have a specific incident she can recall during her 30 years of volunteering, but she knows that the most common question asked of her is, “Where is the restroom? I know the answer to that one by heart,” she said with a laugh. Over the years, Lacy has talked to thousands of people and has made new friends from her contacts. “I enjoy being out with people. It gives me a good break from home, and it keeps me busy enough that my mind stays sharp, but I don‟t overtax myself,” she said. “At first my goal was to serve 25 years. After that, I felt good and decided to keep going, so here I am at 30 years. I will go as long as I am able.” Lacy is always glad to lend a helpful word of information to hospital visitors and concluded, “When you give someone directions to a certain point in the hospital, it always makes you feel good when they come back through and say, „Thank you. You gave good directions.‟ In that case, I have done my job.”

Ouachita County Medical Center – Camden: Submitted by Daphne Bennett, Auxiliary Newsletter Editor. The Ouachita County Medical Center Board of Directors recently honored us with a beautiful plaque expressing their appreciation for our community service, financial contributions, and our dedication to enhance patient care in a safe and confidential environment to OCMC and Ouachita County. This was placed in a conspicuous place just outside our gift shop door. Our Good Friday bake sale netted $929. On June 8th we gave the hospital $40,000 on a second ambulance as well as $8,800 to pay for an automatic sliding door at the Admissions entrance. We owe a balance of $7,000 on the second ambulance. Two new members joined us in June. On May 11th, volunteers were invited to the employee picnic in celebration of National Hospital Week. Our buyers were at market June 21st-25th. New and exciting merchandise is already arriving. During our June meeting Daphne Bennett was honored as having attained 10,000 volunteer hours, joining two others who have attained this milestone.

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Sparks volunteers have wonderful time at the Valley District Spring Meeting in April.

St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Center – Hot Springs: Submitted by Peg Kuhnly. Summer means Volunteens at St. Joe and we always enjoy seeing these young people with their energy, big smiles and computer skills. They are a big help covering for number of Volunteers who travel in the summer. Our June quarterly meeting was held and we had a chance to review some of the statistics from the last year: Our Senior Net programs provided computer classes to about 300 seniors. We purchased CPR Anytime kits at a cost of over $6,000 and provided CPR training to all 7th graders in the Hot Springs School district. Our Courier service delivered mail and flowers and transported patients making over 10,000 trips. We sent out over 26,000 well wisher cards to patients. Our surgery waiting room volunteers served over 6,000 families. Our courtesy carts transported over 10,000 visitors. We donated over $50,000 to St Joseph‟s Mercy Health Center. We will have to continue to be busy as we committed ourselves to providing $300,000 in funding over a six year period toward the purchase of a mobile mammography unit.

VALLEY DISTRICT June Clabo, District Chair

Johnson Regional Medical Center – Clarksville: Submitted by Dorothy Spencer, Auxiliary President. Johsnon Regional Medical Center Auxiliary installed new officers in May and participated in National Hospital Week. Monday we received T Shirts, Tuesday was free popcorn, Wednesday we had special Tray Favors for the patients and gave bags of candy to all departments, Thursday was Banana split day and Friday we had a big barbecue. In June we had our first meeting with new officers and followed it with a "Make your own Sundae" party.

Sparks Health System – Fort Smith: Submitted by Drucilla Hughart, President, Sparks Woman’s Board. It was an honor for the Sparks Woman's Board along with the Sparks Guild to host the Valley District Spring Meeting on April 18th. It was nice to be able to meet our incoming District Officers. Sparks Woman's Board does not meet through the summer months of June, July and August. Our Thrift Shop continues to thrive. The proceeds from the shop help to

pay for the free Valet parking offered by the hospital. This is a joint effort of the Board and Guild. Our Board would like to offer congratulations to the new District and State Officers. May your new position bring joy to each of you.

St. Edward Mercy Medical Center – Fort Smith: Submitted by Shirley Walters, Auxiliary President. We had a great installation luncheon in May with Miss Arkansas, Alyse Eady, as our special guest. The year officially began in July. The theme for the year will be Auxilians are Angels Who Make a Difference. We have begun work on our December Dinner Dance Gala by working on auction items and have decided that the funds from the gala will go to our Hembree Cancer Center to help purchase a new linear accelerator. The first fundraiser for the new year will be a book sale on July 26th and 27th. In August we will have our board retreat and prepare for the year ahead.

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Summit Medical Center – Van Buren: Submitted by Mamie Mann, Auxiliary President. Each year the City of Van Buren celebrates "Old Timers Day" in May. Booths are set up on Main Street by various venders and organizations. On May 14th, at the Summit Hospital booth, four of our Auxiliary volunteers worked to help promote, along with other services, the new service to be provided through the Susan G. Komen Grant. This will provide free mammograms to those of the community who are uninsured or underinsured. On June 16th, Summit Medical Center conducted a Health Fair at the new Public Library. Screening was done for Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Glucose, Blood Pressure and BMI. Three Summit Auxiliary members worked at this event. Our annual Appreciation Dinner and Installation of officers was held at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall on June 21st. A delicious dinner was prepared by the Dietary Dept. and graciously served by Hospital staff. Norma Shults our DVS was emcee for the evening and as always made it a very entertaining and special event. Peggy Lewis was crowned "Auxilian Of The Year". Many other fun awards were given. In spite of the hot weather there was a good attendance of Volunteers and Guests. We were honored to have our District Chair, June Clabo, and Past State President, Dorothy Spencer, attend. Our own AHAA State President, Mary Frauenhoff conducted the Installation of Officers for 2011-2012. All officers of 2010-2011 were re-installed except the First Vice-President. Lena Graves was unable to continue due to ill health. Barbara Brasuell was installed as First Vice-President for 2011-2012. Upcoming fundraisers include a Scrub Sale on July 18th and 19th. A garage sale is planned for July 22nd and 23rd. This will be a new venture for our Auxiliary and we are hoping to make it a success. Plans are to donate part of the proceeds to the Life Saver program.

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by Pamela Wagner, AHAA Newsletter Editor

I know that by the time this issue is published the 4th of July will be only a memory of fizzled out sparklers, but I couldn‟t resist using a red, white and blue patriotic theme. Being tender-hearted and somewhat emotional, I‟m one of those people who tear up a bit while singing the National Anthem. Despite all the brew-ha-ha of party politics and our government‟s financial woes, my patriotism toward our great nation is very important to me.

I don‟t know about you, but I‟m getting excited about the upcoming AHAA Convention, October 5th-7th, at the Double Tree in downtown Little Rock. I hope you‟re making plans to go because you don‟t want to miss it! While October might seem a long time from now, it‟s really only just around the corner. I know that our auxiliary has already made hotel reservations. Keep an eye out for more information on this fun event. Registration Packets should be emailed to all Auxiliaries within a couple of weeks.

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2011 CUT-OFF

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President's Message - Arkansas Hospital Association

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