The Memorial Foundation hosts the first annual “Promise Awards”
October 31, 2011
The Memorial Foundation is rolling out the red carpet with an Oscar’s-style event, known as the first annual “Promise Awards, to honor of those who have helped children in Central Washington find special health care services through the collaborative development of Children’s Village. The event will be held on Thursday, November 3, at 5:30 p.m., at the 4th Street Theater. The public is invited to attend the event and help thank those committed to the vision and promise of Children’s Village.
WHO: The general public and those with a special interest in Children’s Village
WHAT: The First Annual Promise Awards
WHERE: The 4th Street Theater, 14 South Fourth Street in Yakima
WHEN: Thursday, November 3, at 5:30—7:00 p.m.
COST: $100 per person
Nominees were selected from peers, parents, friends and staff of Children’s Village. Winners will be honored in seven categories:
• Champion of Clinical Care
• Visionary Volunteer
• Corporate Community Energizer
• Distinguished Philanthropist
• Visionary in Children’s Health
• Outstanding Youth Engagement
• Inspiring Family
The event kicks off with cocktails and hor d’oeuvres, followed by the award ceremony, hosted by Master of Ceremonies, Spencer Hatton. Contact The Memorial Foundation at (509) 576-5794, to receive an invitation or purchase tickets. All proceed benefit Children’s Village.
Yakima Gourmet Gift Shops
October 27, 2011
A visit to The Gift Shop at Memorial. A place for fashion, food and fun!
The Promise Awards
October 25, 2011
A Reason to Celebrate
Children’s Village began as a dream and a vision among dedicated community members and organizations to meet the ever-growing needs of children with special health care needs and their families.
What grew out of that vision is now so much more than a bricks and mortar building. For 16 years, Children’s Village has been a philosophy of care, a safe haven, an advocate, a resource, an opportunity to bear witness and a pillar of strength for this community.
Children with special health care needs and their families receive the specialized services they need in an inclusive, compassionate environment. Whether treatment, therapies or exams take place in the home, at school, at the Village itself or through one of its partner organizations; everyone at children’s Village believes the same thing. Help kids be the very best kids they can be.
Join us to celebrate this remarkable journey at the Promise Awards on November 3, 2011 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the 4th Street Theatre in Yakima, Washington.
Celebrate the families who have watched their children blossom and grow through services at Children’s Village.
Celebrate the physicians, professionals, volunteers and staff who have made a difference in the lives of children.
Celebrate the visionary and generous donors from this community who made this promise possible.
And celebrate the youth who have given their time and talents to mentor, fundraise and volunteer at Children’s Village.
If you or someone you know has been impacted by Children’s Village, then consider joining us for this special evening. It is a night set aside simply to say thank you.
Yakima ER Education
October 24, 2011
As state moves to limit Medicaid funding for ER visits, group wants to educate patients on health care options
By Leah Beth Ward
Yakima Herald-Republic
YAKIMA, Wash. — A group of Yakima Valley medical providers wants to help low-income patients avoid new financial burdens when they turn too often to the emergency room complaining of runny noses and other non-emergencies. More>>
National Philanthropy Day
October 24, 2011
National Philanthropy Month: Events in Yakima
National Philanthropy Day: The Big Give Day
The BIG GIVE Day is a community appeal to make November 15th a singular day of giving in support of vital healthcare programs for children, hospice patients, cancer care, mammography services – and more…right here in our community. The BIG GIVE Day event will raise funds through The Memorial Foundation and will be supported by Townsquare Media and their radio stations KIT 1280 AM, KATS 94.5 FM, KFFM 107.3 FM, KDBL 92.9 FM “The Bull” and KUTI 1460 AM.
Incorporating online giving, call-in donations, and social media networking…..the goal for this event is to reach a wide audience so that ONE day of giving will support many of the healthcare programs that make a difference to our community EVERY day. Stay tuned!
National Hospice Month. National Hospice Month Events
October 18, 2011
Hospice Chaplain Laurie Oswalt and Pastor David Helseth discuss upcoming Hospice Month events starting on October 25, 2011. Learn more…
March of Dimes
October 17, 2011
Contact: Nicole Donegan
Communications and Marketing
(509) 654-4320
NicoleDonegan@yvmh.org
March of Dimes grant increases outreach to expectant moms
Six months after the March of Dimes awarded Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital a Chapter Community grant of $20,000, the funds are paying off. Over 500 expectant parents have attended Memorial’s Childbirth Education classes. In addition, Memorial has offered 35 prenatal Yoga classes aimed at improving maternal health and fitness during pregnancy. Memorial has also begun offering a program to help improve communication between parents and their pregnant teens. The classes are offered quarterly and include testimony from parents and teens, as well as advice from a certified mental health professional. The grant has also allowed Memorial to implement Comenzando Bien, a Spanish language childbirth education curriculum, which is more sensitive to the cultural needs of Latino moms.
“While Memorial has always offered a wide range of prenatal education and programs, the grant from March of Dimes has helped us increase our programs to reach even more high risk mothers,” says Bertha Lopez, Community Outreach Manager for Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
The Washington State Department of Health Woman, Infant and Children annual report for 2010, shows that 72% of Yakima County families receiving their services are living in poverty (monthly income for a family of four living in poverty was $1,838 or less). Yakima County also ranks among the highest in the State for teen birth rates, which are associated with poor prenatal care leading to pre-term delivery, low birth weight, and an increased risk of childhood developmental delay, illness and mortality.
In addition to offering more classes and programs, the March of Dimes grant has also offered Memorial an opportunity to increase prenatal health education through a variety of media outlets—particularly in Spanish-language television and radio programming—bringing the message for prenatal health to over 7,000 homes.
Memorial has also made great strides in reducing elective deliveries before the 39th week of gestation. The March of Dimes granted Memorial an additional $5,000 towards reducing elective deliveries (cesarean or vaginal) births before the 39th week without medical cause, because it has been linked to increased complications with the baby’s health. Washington State has set a goal for hospitals to perform fewer than 7% of cesarean sections before the 39th week. Memorial’s rate for these deliveries was 2.7% for the 1st quarter of 2011 and 1.4% for the 2nd quarter of 2011. The success is attributed to more thorough screenings of patients for a medical need to deliver before the 39th week as well as stricter oversight of the deliveries scheduled at Memorial.
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The March of Dimes is a non-profit organization that helps mothers have full-term, healthy pregnancies and researches the problems that threaten the health of babies.
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital has been providing healthcare to the Yakima Valley for over 60 years and continues to provide state-of-the-art, quality-of-life health care services for our community. Memorial welcomes over 3,500 new births within the Yakima Valley each year.
The Memorial Foundation Honored
October 17, 2011
From the Yakima Herald Republic
10/15/11 Letters to the Editor
Great fundraising work
To the editor — Many people of Yakima know there is the Memorial Foundation, a part of the nonprofit Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital family. Many fewer are aware of the incredible small staff of the Foundation.
Headed by Anne Caffery, this staff has led the fundraising of over $11 million in the past three years for the Children’s Village expansion and the hospice house Cottage in the Meadow. In addition, it has raised $1 million each year for the many programs it supports — money all being spent in the community.
On Oct. 4 The Foundation was honored to speak at the annual Blackbaud conference in Washington, D.C.. Anne and three of her teammates presented their program “10 rules to break in a fundraising campaigns.” Blackbaud is the leader in consulting and advising nonprofits in the nation, therefore this recognition is significant.
The Foundation, while small, has coordinated the Children’s Miracle Network efforts in the county, coordinates and funds various school health programs, Children’s Village programs, many of these operating under the radar.
I want to publicly congratulate Anne and her great team for such phenomenal work.
WILLIAM A. WHEELER
Chairman Board of Trustees, Memorial Foundation
Yakima
Yakima Univision Health Shows
October 12, 2011
El Doctor Mario Chenal de North Star Lodge explica Cuidado de Salud para Hombres
Miércoles, Junio 15, 2011
Lily Gonzalez nos explica del riesgo de diabetes. La Clínica Central Washington Family Medicine en Yakima tiene clases informativas sobre el control de diabetes cada cuarto miércoles.
Martes, Julio 26, 2011
Lily Gonzalez nos invita a la Fiesta de Salud, sábado 30 de julio. Hay más informción en nuestra sección de eventos.
Viernes, Julio 22, 2011
El Doctor Mario Chenal de North Star Lodge explica la importancia de exámenes ginecológicos.
Miércoles, Septiembre 14, 2011
La Dra. De Marco García nos explica sobre la cirugia vascular. Para más información se puede llamar a la Yakima Vascular Clinic (509) 453-4614
Martes, Septiembre 27, 2011
Taller para Adolecentes Embarazados
Martes, Septiembre 27, 2011
Yakima Breast Cancer Awareness
October 11, 2011
Nancy Roehr, Manager ’Ohana Memorial’s mammography Center and Julie Toney, North Star Lodge, discuss Breast Cancer Awareness and related events.