Each year, Sheridan Memorial Hospital (SMH) employees find ways to give back to the community.
“Our community is so supportive of our hospital. Our staff recognizes this and although 2021 was another year filled with uncertainty, long hours, PPE, and lack of social connection due to COVID-19, our people still found ways to contribute. I am so proud of our staff,” according to Cody Sinclair, SMH Chief Development Officer
Here are some of the various efforts that hospital staff and departments participated in or initiated this past year.
SMH Foundation Employee Partner Program – over 475 employee partners raised nearly $50,000 in 2021 to toward multiple equipment upgrades, directly enhancing the comfort and care for patients in numerous departments at SMH. Over the past 19 years, SMH employee partners have contributed over $550,000 to projects at our community hospital.
Patient Access and Admissions Department – collected food for the Salvation Army shelves over the holidays.
Patient Accounts Department – conducted a food and toy drive for Christmas. Food was donated to the People Assistance Food Bank and toys were donated to Toys for Tots.
Internal Medicine Practice – Employees provided gifts for 55 children of patients in the Addiction Medicine Clinic for Christmas.
All SMH Employees – Specific Fridays throughout the year are designated as “Jeans Friday” at SMH. Employees are encouraged to donate $5 for the privilege of wearing jeans on that day and $2,500 was raised from this effort. The funds were distributed among the following causes:
- The Link Partners in Pink – for comfort and care for Welch Cancer Center patients and families
- Sheridan Media Christmas Wish Campaign
- Salvation Army