InSpireOpportunit ies. Inspiration. Resources.

A publication from the Fulton County Medical Center Foundation

Long Term Care Canopy Project Construction Under WayAuxiliary, Auction, Shockey Family Foundation and Other Private Gifts Fund the Outdoor Project

InSide:Page 2: Executive Director’s Message, Bergstresser Gives Back

Page 3: Garlock Provides Information To Patients; Emily Coon Lauded

Page 4: Dinner Auction Nets $33K; Ribbon Cutting For Therapy Playground

Page 5: McConnellsburg Woman’s Club Donates $3K to Scholarship Fund

Page 6: Scholarship Program Awards Six High School Students

Page 7: Quarterly Listing of Donors

Spring 2015

Construction on the Long Term Care Canopy project began in early May and is projected to

be completed by mid-June. Funding for the project came from entirely private donors, with the big-gest gift coming from the Fulton County Medical Center’s Auxiliary, who made a $60,000 contribution for the $127,000 project. The Dinner Auc-tion (see recap and photos from the event on page 4) netted $33,861 for the project. Individual donations, includ-ing a gift of $20,000 from the Paul and Anna Shockey Family Foundation, contributed $33,383. “We are delighted to see the con-struction of this project take form,” said Mike Straley, Executive Director of the FCMC Foundation. “This proj-ect wouldn’t have been possible with-out the generous support of our com-munity, especially from our Auxiliary, patrons of our auction, the Shockey Family and the many others who rec-ognized the need for this canopy.”

The completed LTC Canopy Project as shown in a rendering by JPT Architects.

Below: Palmer Construction began construction on May 7.

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A Message from the Executive Director

or 36 years, Archie Bergstresser sailed the world transporting the riches of others, but he ulti-

mately called Fulton County his home port and bestowed some of his own wealth to eight different local organi-zations, including the Fulton County Medical Center. His Will included a planned gift of $65,000 to the Fulton County Medical Center. “My brother received excellent care at Fulton County Medical Center,” said younger brother Cliff Bergstresser. “He thought it was important to show his thanks with a planned gift.” The elder Bergstresser was an officer in the United States Merchant Marines for 36 years, sailing to the ports of 70 different countries, while making 128 round-trip extended foreign voyages and 127 coast wide trips. He earned a Master’s License, Unlimited for oceans that certified him to captain any large ship. He retired May 1, 1984. “Archie saw and experienced a lot of harrowing things, but he never shared details,” said Cliff, who said his broth-er spent 72 days in Vietnam and had a few tours during the Korean Conflict. Having joined the Merchant Marines out of high school, Archie was a self- taught mathematician and a frugal businessman who never used a com-puter. His motto was, “‘never invest in the stock market unless it is something you can afford to lose and not get a big ulcer’,” said Cliff. “He had a 1984 van that he would drive to Florida and stay in during his visits and a 2006 (Chevy) Cobalt that he was very proud of...”

“We grew up during the Depression, so Archie was always mindful of living life without a lot of frills,” said Cliff, who taught his brother how to drive. “Near the end of his life, he made plans in his will for several organizations and people to benefit from his life’s successes. It was his way of showing gratitude.” Archie Bergstresser died on June 29, 2014, at age 86. His gift will allow FCMC to purchase an ultrasound machine that will be used to evaluate patients quickly and a rapid infuser that will stabilize patients in trauma situations.

On May 7, the FCMC Foundation’s newly-formed Development Council Committees launched their first event when the Planned Giving Committee hosted a financial seminar for women. We had 17 attendees who learned in detail about Wills, Power of Attorneys and wealth preservation. The following week, the Business & Industry Committee hosted two roundtable discussions with business leaders in and around our area that featured Jason Hawkins, our CEO. We had 16 participants tour our facility, learn more about the medical cen-ter and receive information on how FCMC can help their workforce with health and wellness programs. All of these initiatives are just the beginning of fostering a continuing spirit of partnership with you, the Fulton County Medical Center and our Foundation. By now, you should have received the marketing piece promoting and explaining the Development Council’s new volunteer committees: Annual Fund (Green Hill Donors Club), Planned Giving (Dr. MacKin-lay Society), Business & Industry (1950 Circle of Friends), Special Gifts (FCMC Visionaries) and Signature Gifts (FCMC Lasting Legacy). These committees will further involve the community in the medical center’s programs and activities. An example of that is the Annual Fund’s appeal to become a charter member of the Green Hill Donors Club - by the way, over 50 of you have kindly responded. Through the Council’s efforts to pro-vide the necessary resources, FCMC can fulfill its mission to continuously improve the health of our community.

Blessings,

Mike

Would You Consider Including FCMC

In Your Will? Members of the Dr. MacKinlay Society are those special friends who are leaving a lasting legacy to not only FCMC, but also to the community, as a gift in your Will helps provide the best possible care for our community. Contact Mike Straley at 717-485-6842 for more details on planned giving.

Bergstresser Gives Back To CommunityFCMC Among Eight Organizations Included in His Will

F Archie Bergstesser

received excellent

care from FCMC

and wanted to

show his thanks

to the medical

center with a

planned gift.

“A hospital or medical center is a reflection of its community. We are not corporate and we’re not about earnings and shares. We are Fulton County Medical Center with three focus points: accessibility, affordability and quality care.” - Jason Hawkins, FCMC CEO, at the first FCMC Business Roundtable

On the Front Cover: Members of the Auxiliary prepare Easter baskets for each resident of Long Term Care.

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InActionPatients Receive TLC With Newly-Created TOC Position

Mandy Garlock

magine taking the wrong medi-cation or an incorrect dosage. Imagine feeling confused about

when and where your next doctors’ appointment will be. For Fulton County Medical Center patients, Mandy Garlock, BSN, RN, is the go-to person, as she was ap-

pointed to the newly-created Transition of Care position in January. She helps patients with their transition from Acute Care to their home or alternate setting after consulting

with the physicians and discussing patient needs and discharge. For some, it’s a period of confusion. Common medication errors include missed or incorrect doses, stopping a medicine before instructed, not filling a prescription or taking a medicine less or more often than prescribed. Moreover, follow-up appointments can also lead to additional problems. “We want them to fully understand their medications and for them to understand the importance of follow-up appointments,” said Garlock, an 18-year FCMC employee. “We provide them with appointment reminders and, if needed, information about transportation services. Ultimately, we want them to feel re-assured they are getting the best possible care.” She consults with them prior to their discharge from Acute Care, contacts them 24 and 48 hours after their stay at FCMC, reconnects with them after seven days and then again on the 28th day. “The touch points are important, especially early on because it can be overwhelming when you are being discharged,” said Garlock. “When they get home, many of them have

questions. We provide them with as much information as possible.” “It is a way to serve our patients, who have varying levels of under-standing the information that’s given to them,” said Joyce Burkholder,

BSN, RN, CGRN, Director of Acute Care Services. “It’s about providing a service of answers to their questions, ultimately leading to fewer re-admis-sions.”

This poster is proudly displayed

at FCMC after Emily Coon, who is

a nurse in the emergency depart-

ment, recently was honored for

her dedication to patient safety

by the Pennsylvania Patient Safe-

ty Authority. Coon questioned a

prescription that was written by

an outside pharmacy for a pa-

tient. As a result of her research,

it was found that prescription

was not intended for the pa-

tient.

On the Front Cover: Members of the Auxiliary prepare Easter baskets for each resident of Long Term Care.

Your Gift Continues To Change LivesMembers of the

Wound Center have

provided patients

with diabetic socks.

Your gifts allow the

Foundation to assist

with the funds to pur-

chase the socks and

supplies for those in

need of our care.

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OSold-Out Dinner Auction Nets $33,861 for LTCReCap

ver 250 jammed the Huston-town Fire Hall’s Community Room for the 12th Annual

FCMC Foundation Dinner Auction in mid-March. The goal for the event, which ben-efitted the construction of the Long Term Care Canopy, was $30,000. The net proceeds were $33,861. “We sold out of tickets a week before the event,” said Mike Straley, Execu-tive Director of the FCMC Foundation. “Over 230 items were donated by the community, vendors of FCMC and friends of the medical center, which made for quite an exciting event for the silent and live auctions.” Two of the most unique items were a pair of Masters golf tickets for the final round and a half of beef. Dr. D’Amelio “had the time of his life” with an up-close experiece with the golf tickets: “My friend and I were about 10 feet away from some of the world’s best golfers...we were so close that we could hear some of them discussing strategy,” said Dr. D. “It was quite a weekend, especially to see history being made by a 21-year-old golfer (Jordan Spieth).” Mark and Joyce Burkholder donated the 354 pounds of beef to the auc-tion that was won by Doug and Sally Gresty, who then donated it to FCMC’s Dining Services for the residents of Long Term Care.

Event SponsorJPT Health Care Architects

Beverage SponsorArnett Carbis Toothman LLP

Patron Sponsors Todd Sponseller for Judge

Andrews & Patel Associates, P.C. T.R. Williams For Judge

Friend SponsorsMartin Oil

Peck Insurance

Marketing Partner SponsorKline Tours

Gift-In-Kind SponsorsFastSigns

Towne Framing

Cow Pals: (L-R) Mark and Joyce Burkholder with FCMC’s Delores Steiner (Dietary

Manager) and Sally and Doug Gresty.

Children cut the ribbon and

offered a big THANK YOU to

each of the 98 donors whose

gifts made the Therapy Play-

ground a reality. Donors are

encouraged to schedule a visit

to the new play area. Call the

Foundation at 717-485-6322.

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Fulton County Medical Center FoundationBoard of Directors

Jerry Spessard - Chair Loy Garber - Vice ChairAndy Washabaugh - Secretary/Treasurer

Joyce Ritchey Craig Paylor Spence PerryHelen Overly Abbie Cole Margaret Taylor

Brett Cornelius Bill Hine

Mike Straley - Executive Director of FCMCFDeb Shughart - Vice President, CFO of FCMC

Jason Hawkins - Ex-Officio, CEO of FCMC

ary Jane Kirk was no stranger to the Fulton County Medical Center, having been a nurse

and a member of the Auxiliary.

Kirk died in 1997, but bequeathed a scholarship fund in her name to the McConnellsburg Women’s Club. An award from the fund was presented annually to a graduating Central Ful-ton student entering the medical field. Kirk’s Scholarship Fund of $3,000 was presented to FCMC’s Foundation last week by the local women’s club. “This is a gift with a lot of history and passion behind it,” said Mike Straley, Executive Director of the FCMC Foun-

dation. “We are delighted the McCon-nellsburg Woman’s Club has entrusted our foundation with this gift. Our goal, much like Miss Kirk’s, is to provide funding to local students who want to pursue a career in health care as part of our Scholarship Program.” Kirk was described as tiny in stature, quiet, humble and extremely kind – always helping anyone in need. In fact, she returned to Fulton County from Rochester, New York, to care for her sister and later assisted Dr. MacKinlay with the in-home delivery of babies. She spent the last few years of her life in FCMC’s Long Term Care.

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McConnellsburg Woman’s Club Donates $3,000 to FoundationMary Jane Kirk Scholarship Program Given to FCMC Foundation

Foundation Development Council CommitteesKick Off Activities

Jason Hawkins, FCMC CEO, gives

business leaders a tour.

Paul Schemel discusses Wills and

Power of Attorney at the Planned

Giving Seminar For Women.

Annual Fund committee members

had a “signing party,” personalizing

the letters that were sent to our

community asking them to become

charter members of the Green Hill

Donors Club.

If you would like more informa-

tion on any of our new committees,

please contact the Foundation at

717-485-6322, or go online to

www.fcmcpa.org and look under

the Foundation tab.

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Scho ar ents¢shipsSix Area High School Students Awarded Health Care Scholarships By Foundation

ix area senior high school students who plan to pur-sue health care careers were

awarded 2015 scholarships total-ing $4,500 from the Fulton County Medical Center Foundation this spring.

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Abagael Peck (Central Fulton) Plans to attend Saint Francis University, specializing in Phy-sician’s Assistant.

Braylin Hohman (Forbes Road)Plans to attend Penn State Mont Alto, specializing in Nursing.*

Breanna Worthing (Forbes Road) Plans to attend Allegany College (MD), specializing in Nursing.*

Brianne Wawro (Southern Fulton) Plans to attend Shippensburg Uni-versity, specializing in Pre-Med.

Kylie Covalt (Southern Fulton) Plans to attend Allegany College (MD), special-izing in Occupa-tional Therapy.

Hannah Taylor(Mount Union) Plans to attend Bloomsburg Uni-versity, specializ-ing in Nursing.

The college recipients, including the Russell C. McLucas, MD, Scholarship award winners, will be announced in the summer edition of InSpire. “This was another impressive group of high school students whose goals were clearly communicated to our scholarship committee,” said Mike Straley, Executive Director of the FCMC Foundation. “Some have already taken steps of reaching their profession by job shadowing, doing summer internships or becoming cer-tified nursing assistants.”

Courtney McClure is putting her physical therapy skills to use in her hometown. The Slippery Rock University graduate will begin her new job this month. McClure received an FCMC scholarship in 2013 while attending college after hearing about the Foundation’s scholarship program from another former recipient (Aman-da Snyder). “It (scholarship) came at a time when my life was stress-ful, as I was about to begin my first year of grad school,” said Mc-Clure in January at the FCMC Foundation’s Wild Game Feast. She also job shadowed

Former ScholarshipRecipient Hired InRehabilitation Services

with the Therapy Department during her senior year of high school at Mc-Connellsburg. “I don’t think there is a better way to help people than in the medical field.” “Courtney will be providing physi-cal therapy within our outpatient clinic in addition to providing sup-port to the inpatient and early inter-vention programs,” said Stephanie White, Director of Rehabilitation Ser-vices. “She is excited about program development and personal growth, those two factors are very important

to us as we continue to try and en-hance the quality services we are able to provide to our community.” “Courtney has a heart for Fulton County and exhibits the passion to improve the quality of life for our community,” continued White. “She supports the vision of FCMC and the Rehabilitation Services Department, so offering her an opportunity to help build our outpatient program was an easy decision.”

*Hohman and Worthing received the Clair & Dorothy Miller Scholarship

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FCMC Foundation Benefactors (Feb. 1, 2015 - April 30, 2015)

Mr. and Mrs. Todd AlexanderAmerican Legion AuxiliaryArchie D. Bergstresser EstateMr. and Mrs. Armen ArakelianMr. and Mrs. Gerald BerneyMr. Christopher M. BoryanMr. and Mrs. Mark BurkholderMr. and Mrs. Kirby R. CarbaughChambersburg Area Middle School Social CommitteeMr. and Mrs. Paul W. ChristophelMr. and Mrs. Michael L. CramptonMr. Stu CransonMr. Brent A. CullerDH WebFrank L. D’Amelio, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. John C. DuffeyMr. and Mrs. Terry F. EarleyMrs. J. Faye ElveyMr. and Mrs. Thaddeus S. FornalDr. and Mrs. James W. FreemanMs. M. Joan FunkMr. and Mrs. E. L. GarberMr. Jan GoshornDr. and Mrs. Jack A. GrayMr. Harold M. Gress, Jr.Ms. Tanja GrossMr. and Mrs. Mark HaleMr. and Mrs. Timothy W. HannMr. and Mrs. Jason HawkinsMr. and Mrs. Dennis HessMr. and Mrs. William G. HineTonya and David HouseMs. Kay HuffmanJLG Industries, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. JordanMr. and Mrs. Charles P. KelsoMs. Sandra H. LandLocal 171 Skilled Trades DepartmentMr. and Mrs. Robert D. MartinMr. Joshua W. MasseyMs. Lena L. MellottMs. Kathy L. Mellott

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. MichaelMr. and Mrs. Gregory S. MillerMount Zion Lutheran ChurchDr. J. Martin MyersMr. and Mrs. Frank B. OttoMs. Helen I. OverlyMs. Meghin L. PalmerMr. and Mrs. Donald T. PenatzerMs. Lori L. PerkinsMr. and Mrs. Spence W. PerryMr. and Mrs. Dennis R. PollockMr. Kerby O. Randler and Mrs. Melissa J. RandlerTessa and Monte RaspMr. and Mrs. Donald F. RayMs. Jennifer Reed-HarryMs. Judith RipleyMr. and Mrs. Frederick D. RitcheyMrs. Naomi R. RobertsMs. Lisa A. SaucierMr. and Mrs. Kris L. SheffieldMr. and Mrs. G. Matthew SigelMr. and Mrs. Gerald W. SpessardMr. and Mrs. Keith and Dawn StainsMr. John D. StonerMr. and Mrs. Michael L. StraleyMs. Wanda J. TaylorMs. Barbara L. TempletonMr. and Mrs. Duane ThomasMr. and Mrs. Clair P. TraxlerMr. and Mrs. Charles E. WalkerMr. and Mrs. Clarence O. Weicht IIIMrs. Stephanie WhiteMr. and Mrs. Ellis L. YinglingZiggedy, Inc.Zimmerman Construction Services

Saying Thank You is a Privilegefor our Foundation, not an obligation.

is a quarterly publication of the Fulton County Medical Center Foundation.

Michael L. StraleyExecutive Director

717-485-6842mstraley@fcmcpa.org

Wendy FarlingFoundation Associate

717-485-6116wfarling@fcmcpa.org

Chris BoryanFoundation Assistant

717-485-6322cboryan@fcmcpa.org

FCMC Foundation214 Peach Orchard Road

McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania 17233www.fcmcpa.org

Fulton County Medical Center Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Your tax-deductible gift is supporting health and wellness in our community. Thank you.

Fulton County Medical Center Foundation214 Peach Orchard RoadMcConnellsburg, PA 17233

InSpire

June 13.............. 4th Annual Strawberry Stampede

Sept. 12................... 22nd Annual Golf Tournament

August 28.................. 65th Birthday Bash for FCMC

Oct. 16.......... Auxiliary Soup, Sandwich, Bake Sale

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