Lebanon Foundation Awards $212,000 for Patient Care June 22, 2019 Earlier this spring, the Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees awarded $211,922 in allocations to Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital departments and off-site facilities. The allocations will go toward renovations, patient care programs and equipment. The allocations match dollar-for-dollar the amount employees pledge in the Samaritan Employee Caring Campaign each October. Employees pledged more than $145,000 in the 2018 campaign, and the foundation went beyond that amount with the 2019 allocations. Departments receiving allocations include: Samaritan Lebanon Health Center – Pediatrics: Power of Produce Program at the Lebanon Farmers Market, Reach Out and Read funding and advanced intubation head with board. Samaritan Lebanon Health Center – OB/GYN: Tilt adjustable procedure bed. Samaritan Lebanon Health Center – General Surgery: Stop the Bleed tourniquet funding. Samaritan Lebanon Health Center: Vaccine freezer for all-clinic backup storage. Main Street Family Medicine: EKG replacement and EPIC friendly Spirometer. Samaritan Family Medicine Resident Clinic – Lebanon: Hi-Low bariatric exam table. Human Resources: Employee engagement initiative games. Acute Care: Six new SureSigns VS2-ACU Vital Signs monitors and two patient room updates. Emenhiser Infusion Center: Furniture, locking carts, vital signs and prox badge lock. Wound Care: Online certification tuition and patient assistance for orthotics. Girod Birth Center: Postpartum bed replacement. Park Street Clinic: Medication reconcile project/pill reminder containers. ArtsCare programming for Lebanon: Harp music and employee project. Professional Development: Leopold’s Maneuver OB Manikin and Sim Lab AV equipment. Emergency Department: Artwork for front lobby waiting area. Critical Care Unit: Hercules patient repositioner Endoscopy: Artwork for hallway. Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital: New furniture for all front lobby waiting areas and patient assistance scholarships for non-cancer patients. Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House: Bariatric bed. Samaritan Cancer Program: That’s My Farmer funding, massage and general cancer services for east Linn County patients. Diabetes Education: Diabetes Day funding. For more information about the allocations or the Samaritan Employee Caring Campaign, call the foundation at 541-451-6303. Learn more about how you can get involved with Samaritan Foundations in your area.
