FOUNDATION NEWS

Columbia Professional Firefighters Donation

On March 3, Columbia Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 1055 presented Boone Hospital Foundation with a check for $2,363. This generous gift was directed to Boone’s Harris Breast Center and was made in honor of Rachel Smith.

Rachel is an assistant fire marshal with the Columbia Fire Department and has served this community for nearly 20 years. Rachel was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2019. After multiple tests, surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, Rachel is still serving the citizens of Columbia. She is grateful to her Missouri Cancer Associate physician, Dr. Liana Makarian, and the Harris Breast Center staff for the care she received.

After Rachel received her diagnosis in 2019, her colleagues rallied around her and sold T-shirts to the community to show their support and to raise both awareness and funds. Our community is fortunate to have such a compassionate group who gives back to help other strong women like Rachel. Thank you, Columbia Professional Firefighters, for your donation.

Supporting Nursing Certification

Over the past year, Boone Hospital Foundation has proudly funded 25 nurses from various departments to assist them in achieving certification in their specialty area. Boone Health continually sets goals to increase the certification rate of nurses and help in their personal and professional growth, which ultimately leads to providing the best patient care possible. Research shows that having a larger share of nurses with bachelor's degrees and certifications improves mortality rate. Certified nurses demonstrate they have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide high quality care to patients and improve clinical care.

The nurses of Boone Health are an instrumental part of this hospital, and we are proud to be a part of their journey towards advanced nursing education. This investment literally touches thousands of patients and helps Boone Hospital Center be one of the best places to receive care in mid-Missouri.

Hospital Week Yogurt Bar

On May 12 the Boone Hospital Foundation showed their appreciation to Boone Health’s dedicated staff by providing a yogurt bar. It was such a treat to give back to our health care professionals and physicians after a stressful year battling the pandemic. We also wanted to show our gratitude to our dedicated colleagues who have been working tirelessly before, during, and after our transition to becoming Boone Health.

Left to right: Bree Anderson, Foundation Coordinator; Paul Mehrle, Board President; Dr. James Roller, Board Member; Jan Beckett, Board of Trustees Representative and Board Member; Barb Danuser, Executive Director; Troy Greer, Boone Health CEO

2021 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

JULY 12 - Golf Tournament

AUGUST 24 - 25 - Scrubs on Site

OCTOBER 21 - 22 - Scrubs on Site

OCTOBER 30 - Centennial Gala

DECEMBER 2021 CoMo Gives Campaign

Thank you to our 2021 Board Members

Leadership Board

President: Paul Mehrle

Board Vice- President: Betsy Vicente

Board Secretary: Nancy Thomas

Board Treasurer: Larry Swindle

Representatives

Board of Trustees Representative: Jan Beckett

Board of Trustees Representative: Randy Morrow

Boone Health Representative: Amy Begemann

Active Boone Physician Representative: Dr. Tim O’Connor

Community Members

Wally Bley

Sara Jeffrey

Will Markel

Dr. James Roller

Genie Roger

sJolene Schulz

Becky Willard