Huntsville Hospital Foundation - Foundation Purchases

Foundation Purchases: It All Comes Back to You!

Foundation Transfers More than $128K to Hospital

Huntsville Hospital Foundation is proud to announce that it transferred $128,468 to Huntsville Hospital in the months of January and February. This includes the purchase of a Stryker In-Touch Zoom Drive Bed for the Cardiovascular ICU and a Pulse Generator for Cardiovascular Surgery, purchased by funds from the The Leonard & Ila Mitchum Cardiovascular Fund. This fund provides state-of-the-art cardiovascular equipment for Huntsville Hospital’s Cardiology departments. The Mitchums gave the largest single gift ever made to the Foundation in gratitude for the care Mr. Mitchum received when he had open-heart surgery at Huntsville Hospital.

Field Trips Serve up Healthy Fun

Huntsville Hospital Foundation, Huntsville Hospital and the Junior League of Huntsville recently wrapped up its “Kids in the Kitchen” program. The three-part project ended with a series of field trips to Huntsville Hospital’s Wellness Center at the Medical Mall for more than 100 4th graders from Lincoln, East Clinton, West Huntsville and University Place Elementary Schools. The students took part in aerobic activities, learned how to read food labels and prepared a healthy bagel pizza with the help of certified dieticians from Huntsville Hospital and the North Alabama Dietetic Association. And that’s not all! They also walked away with a pedometer, water bottle, fast food guide and food pyramid handout. Huntsville Hospital Foundation was proud to provide funding for this program, which truly made a difference in the lives of young people!

Congrats to Huntsville’s Healthiest High School Chef

logo Congratulations to Lee High School 10th grader Nzimwa Nuka, who came in first place in the Huntsville’s Healthiest High School Chef competition, held at the 2008 Junior League Spring Market on Sunday, March 9 at the Von Braun Center South Hall. The contest was sponsored by the Junior League of Huntsville, Huntsville Hospital and Huntsville Hospital Foundation and was part of a three-part project funded by the Foundation called “Kids in the Kitchen.” Nzimwa won $250 for her entry called “Tasty Greens” and her sponsoring teacher won dinner for two at 801 Franklin, a $50 gift certificate to The Fresh Market and the Junior League of Huntsville's award-winning “Sweet Home Alabama” cookbook.

The theme of the competition was “Family Dinners for a Healthy Huntsville” and was open to any 8th-12th grader in Madison County. Students were encouraged to whip up original recipes to create a healthy makeover of a family favorite. The top 10 recipes were selected and those finalists brought their prepared dishes to Spring Market where a panel of judges sampled the entries, judged them based on taste, originality, creativity and presentation, and chose the top three entries.

Congratulations to all of our future chefs!

Second place winner Ezrica Bennett, third place winner Kala Hillis and first place winner Nzimwa Nuka.

Contest finalists along with judges Jerry Hayes, NewsChannel 19 anchor, Ronda Miskelley, Huntsville Times Food Editor, and Registered Dietician Cindy Spillers.

“Kids in the Kitchen” Teaches Healthy Choices

Huntsville Hospital Foundation is proud to provide funding for the “Kids in the Kitchen” program, a partnership between the Junior League of Huntsville, Huntsville Hospital and the Foundation. During the first phase of the project, 4th and 5th graders in the local Girls, Inc. organization participated in an eight-week “Way to Go Kids” program taught by Huntsville Hospital Wellness Center Registered Dietitian Linda Steakley, and staffed by members of the Junior League of Huntsville provisional class. The girls learned the fundamentals of healthy eating, from preparing meals to reading food labels to avoiding fad diets. On the final night of the program, the girls showed their mothers what they had learned by preparing a formal dinner for them. The girls did all of the work, from preparing the food, to setting the tables, to making the flower arrangements. Many of the children said they had changed their eating habits, thanks to the class. The Foundation is proud to be part of such a life-changing program for young girls.

Junior League Provisional Susie Swanson (left) and Linda Steakley (right) with members of the Kids in the Kitchen class.	Serving up salads at the Kids in the Kitchen dinner
The girls created their very own flower arragements	Two of the girls are all smiles at their table!

Click here to see the slideshow from the formal dinner.

Heart Shoot Proceeds Used to Purchase Equipment

Cardiologist Dr. Warren Strickland (middle) shows
off the AnjioJet Ultra Thrombectomy system to Ronnie Kimbrough and Doug Priest of Wiley Outdoor Sports.

The 2007 Heart Shoot was a great success and raised $41,000 to benefit cardiac health! The money was used to purchase an important piece of equipment that recently arrived at Huntsville Hospital. The AnjioJet Ultra Thrombectomy system will be used in the Cardiac Catherization Lab to remove clots. This system is compact and highly mobile and will be used by our dedicated team of physicians in both the Cath Lab and Emergency Department.

This equipment was made possible by money raised at the 9th annual David Wiley, Sr. Memorial Heart Shoot, held May 26-27 at the Owens Cross Roads farm of Huntsville Hospital cardiologist, Dr. Warren Strickland and hosted by Wiley Outdoor Sports. Thanks to all who took part in this fabulous event!

2006 - 2007 Foundation Purchases

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the Foundation funded the construction of several areas, and purchased critically needed high-tech equipment as well as “high-touch” items that provide comfort for our patients and their families.

Kids Kamp Grand Opening

Just a Few of the Purchases Made Possible by Foundation Donors in 2006/2007

Construction Projects

The Jane K. Lowe Family Solarium in the Oncology Unit: an inviting spot for cancer patients to relax or visit with their families and friends. The Solarium is equipped with comfortable furnishings, a television and computer resource center.
Kids Kamp: a Pediatric Play Garden made possible by the Pocket Change for Peds kids, 33 elementary and middle school students representing 19 area schools. Kids Kamp is an outdoor area where hospitalized children can enjoy fun and fresh air with other children, and a peaceful respite from the hospital setting. The garden was funded entirely by the student leaders who raised more than $100,000 for the project.
Intensive Care Waiting Room: this large, innovative waiting room isn’t scheduled to open until August 2007, but thanks to the Lifesaver Club – the hospital’s employee giving club – the Foundation has already provided $300,000 in funding for virtually everything except for the actual construction. Foundation purchases include furnishings and accessories, paging and security systems, entertainment systems, family lockers, a teleconferencing system and other amenities, all designed for the comfort of families of critically-ill and injured patients. Stay tuned for the upcoming grand opening!
Incident Command Center: the Foundation has provided more than $130,000 in funding for the hospital’s Disaster-Preparedness program. This funding will outfit our new Incident Command Center which will be utilized during regional disasters. The Center will include a special table with 10 laptop computer and telephone stations, a paging system, and a storage system that will contain other equipment and supplies that can be disbursed to staff during a disaster.

Research

VAP Study: the Foundation provided funding to evaluate a special endotracheal tube’s effectiveness in reducing the incidence of Ventilator-Acquired Pneumonia (VAP).
The tubing is also being tested at the Centers for Disease Control and the American Association of Critical Care Nursing.
Nursing Research Project: the Foundation is funding a research study in partnership with the UAH College of Nursing and Clearview Cancer Institute. The project focuses on the needs of families of advance-stage lung cancer patients dealing with end of life issues.

“High Tech Equipment”

Cardiology Service Line

Heart-Lung Machine, Cardiovascular Surgery
Plasma Freezer, Cardiovascular Surgery
Ultrasound Systems (4), Cardiovascular Ultrasound Department
Thermocool Ablation System, Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab
Advanta Injector, Cath Lab
Angiojet Thrombectomy System, Cath Lab
Vital Signs Monitors, Nursing Units

Women & Children’s Service Line

Transport Ventilator, Kids Care
Giraffe Beds (3), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Isolettes (3) and Vital Signs Monitors (9), Neonatal ICU
Stretcher/Cribs (15), Pediatric Unit
ECG Machine, Pediatric Emergency Room

Surgery Service Line

Portable Diagnostic Electromyography, EEG Lab
Video EEG System, Neurology

Medical Service Line

Blanket Warmer, Oncology Unit
Blanket Warmer and Vital Signs Monitors (2), Outpatient Clinic at Clearview Cancer Institute
Portable Ultrasound System, Dialysis Unit
Dialysis Machine, Dialysis Unit

Emergency/Lab/Imaging Service Line

Molis Wam Hematology Software Systems (2), Automated and Microbiology Labs

“High Touch”

Music Therapist, Pediatric Therapy Program
Toys, games and activities for the Child Life Program
Media stations (3), Child Life Program
“Sew Healing” Pillow Project Program
Medication assistance for cancer patients
Cardiac Rehab assistance for heart patients

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