Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services | Gibson gets it! | Spring/Summer 2018

GibsonHospital.org 12 Better health care for rural America Rob Schmitt, GAHHS CEO, and Robin Rose, GAHHS COO, CCO, along with other rural health advocates from across the country, attended the National Rural Health Association’s Rural Health Policy Institute during the first week of February in Washington, D.C. The NRHA advocates for access to care, a robust rural workforce, and strong funding for the rural health safety net. During their visit they heard from speakers from the Trump Administration and leading members of Congress on their plans to make health care work in rural America. At your service New valet golf cart adds comfort to convenience The Valet Services Courtesy Cart is provided by the hospital to give a lift to patients and visitors to and from the hospital and throughout the Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services (GAHHS) campus. Josh Johnson, Director of Patient Financial Services, proposed the idea to purchase a larger, more accessible six-person golf cart for a better patient and guest experience. In October, the new cart arrived, ready to roll with more comfort and climate protection. Donor and Foundation support Johnson is grateful to the Foundation for providing the funds for this unique and very popular valet service: “We are able to offer more than 11,200 rides per year! Thank you to all who donate and support the Foundation to make services like this possible.” Curt Homann, Foundation Director; Greg Kurtenbach, Foundation Chairman; and the Foundation Board also expressed their appreciation to those who support the Foundation and Gibson Area Hospital. “Contributions from donors give us the means to purchase items such as the valet cart and help accomplish the hospital’s vision to be the model of excellence in community-based health care,” said Homann. From left, Josh Johnson, Director of Patient Financial Services; Curt Homann, Foundation Director of Development; and Greg Kurtenbach, Foundation Chairman Mary Timm 2017 Volunteer of the Year Mary Timm started knitting hats for the hospital 13 years ago. To date, she has knitted a grand total of 787 hats. “I feel guilty because I’m sitting during my volunteer hours, but as long as I have good eyes and good hands, I’ll keep knitting,” she says. A member of the GAH Auxiliary since moving to Gibson City in 1957, Timm says she is “proud to be a part of it.” Gibson news