The Women\u2019s Club of Tyrone has announced its annual dinner dance fund raiser to benefit Tyrone Hospital.
\nThe Women\u2019s Club goal this year is to assist Tyrone Hospital with a renovation project that will make improvements in Tyrone Hospital\u2019s emergency room and in the central patient registration area. The project will cost a minimum of $40,000.
\nHospital officials said the planned changes will make a number of improvements to departments that are the first point of contact for patients entering the hospital and those that receive care in the emergency room.
\nThe Women\u2019s Club has a tradition of supporting Tyrone Hospital that stretches back for decades and amounts to tens of thousands of dollars.
\n\u201cEach year we contact hospital administration to identify areas where we can help,\u201d said Suzanne Bigelow Cherry, who serves as co-chairman for this year\u2019s dinner dance fund raiser. \u201cIn recent years we have focused on buying medical equipment. This year we were pleased to adopt the renovation project.\u201d
\nBigelow Cherry said the Women\u2019s Club invites others in the community to support Tyrone Hospital through this fund raising effort. Currently, the Women\u2019s Club is seeking sponsors and donations for the dinner dance. Tickets for the dinner dance are also now available for purchase at $40 per ticket from any member of the Women\u2019s Club.
\nThe renovation plan will create a private office area for patients to register. A separate triage room, the area where nurses first assess emergency patients, will be created to improve privacy and patient comfort. The ER nurse\u2019s station will be enlarged, and doors will be added at the entrance to the ER to improve security and privacy. In addition, the first area that people see when they come into the hospital\u2019s main entrance will be given a facelift creating a more pleasing environment for patients and visitors.
\nTheresa Yanchetz, spokesperson for Tyrone Hospital said employees who work in the areas targeted for improvements developed the renovation plan in cooperation with hospital administration.
\n\u201cThe planning team had just started discussing how to get funds to pay for the project and it was right around that time that the Women\u2019s Club stepped forward and offered to help.\u201d
\nAnn Searer, a charter member of the Women\u2019s Club said the hospital\u2019s renovation project is worthwhile.
\n\u201cI think we should support projects intended to improve and preserve the hospital. It is an important community resource.\u201d
\nSearer said her family has used Tyrone Hospital many times over the years and that includes some of those unexpected trips to the emergency room.
\n\u201cI know from personal experience the value of having a hospital five minutes away as compared to having to travel a half hour or more to receive medical care.\u201d
\n\u201cThe hospital is like any other building that needs renovations and upgrades from time to time,\u201d said Searer. \u201cTyrone Hospital is more than 50 years old so in that regard there is also a need for this project.\u201d
\nYanchetz said it is an honor for the hospital to have the support of the Women\u2019s Club.
\n\u201cWomen are the ones who look after the healthcare needs of the family. In our community, the Women\u2019s Club is extending that leadership role into the community through their support of the hospital.\u201d
\nThe Women\u2019s Club of Tyrone will hold the annual dinner dance to benefit Tyrone Hospital on Saturday, April 5 at 6 p.m. at the U.S. Hotel on S. Juniata Street in Hollidaysburg. Live music will be provided during the dinner hour followed by dancing. Funds will be raised via live and silent auctions held throughout the evening. Patrons will have a chance to bid on various baskets and gift certificates donated by area businesses. A live auction will cap off the evening.
\nFor more information about sponsorship, to make a donation, or to purchase tickets, contact Fran Bigelow at 684-4392 or Rose Black at the Tyrone Area Chamber of Commerce at 684-0736. Monetary donations may be forwarded to the Women\u2019s Club of Tyrone, PO Box 162, Tyrone, Pa 16686.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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