Mary Washington Hospital Auxilary Inc

THE MARY WASHINGTON HOSPITAL AUXILIARY OPERATES IN SUPPORT OF MARY WASHINGTON HOSPITAL, INC. (MWH). MWH OPERATES AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER IRC CODE 501(C)(3) AND SECTION 170(B)(A)(III). THE AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS TO SUPPORT THE HOSPITAL THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS THROUGH ITS VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. OVER THE YEARS OF OPERATIONS, THE AUXILIARY AND HOSPITAL HAVE MAINTAINED A HIGHLY INTEGRATED WORKING RELATIONSHIP.

MWH AUXILIARY VOLUNTEERS - 2021 SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS2021 PROVED TO BE ANOTHER CHALLENGING YEAR WITH COVID DOMINATING MOST DECISIONS AT MWHC. IN JANUARY 2021, MWHC ESTABLISHED A VACCINATION CLINIC FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE BACKBONE OF THIS INITIATIVE WAS THE 200+ COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSISTED AT THE CLINIC. THIRTY-FIVE (35) MWH AUXILIARY VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED SERVICES DURING THE CLINIC OPERATION FROM JANUARY - OCTOBER 2021. THIRTY COMMUNITY CLINIC VOLUNTEERS JOINED THE MWH AUXILIARY VOLUNTEER TEAM IN 2021.ALL VOLUNTEERS ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINATION. VOLUNTEERS WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MWHC'S ASSOCIATE VACCINATION PROGRAM THROUGHOUT DECEMBER 2020 - JANUARY 2021.MWH VOLUNTEERS PERFORMED 24,170 HOURS OF SERVICE DURING 2021. VOLUNTEER SERVICES' PRIME FOCUS WAS REBUILDING THE VOLUNTEER TEAM. AS VOLUNTEERS RECEIVED THEIR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES INTO ALL AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL INCLUDING CLINICAL UNITS, PATIENT DISCHARGE, PATIENT ACCESS, INFORMATION DESK, SUPPLY CHAIN, GIFT SHOP, SUNSHINE CART, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND SOME WAITING ROOMS. OUR PET THERAPY TEAMS RETURNED TO THE DELIGHT OF ASSOCIATES AND PATIENTS. DURING 2021, THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE MWH VOLUNTEERS INCREASED BY NINETY-THREE VOLUNTEERS OR 178%.OTHER HIGHLIGHTS: BEADED BABY BRACELETS HANDCRAFTED AND GIVEN TO NEW BABIES - 805 HANDMADE COUGH PILLOWS GIVEN TO POST-SURGICAL PATIENTS - 1721 PET THERAPY VISITS - 597 DISCHARGE SERVICES: PATIENTS ESCORTED TO VEHICLES - 2991 VOLUNTEER HOURS AT THE VACCINATION CLINIC - 2,200THE AUXILIARY RESUMED REGULAR MEETINGS IN MARCH 2021 VIA MS TEAMS. NO ELECTIONS WERE HELD IN 2021. THE BOARD HELD THEIR ANNUAL TREE OF LIGHTS FUNDRAISER IN DECEMBER 2021 AND RAISED OVER $4,800. THE AUXILIARY DONATED $57,255.85 TO THE CANCER CENTER, LOWERING THE UNPAID PLEDGE BALANCE TO $334,446.56.THE AUXILIARY CONTINUES TO SUPPORT MARY WASHINGTON HOSPITAL PROGRAMS THROUGH PROGRAM FUNDING, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND VOLUNTEERISM.