Hospital Foundation Invests in Lenoir Memorial Hospital
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For more than a century, Lenoir Memorial Hospital has been providing quality health care to the area’s residents. Along the way, the Lenoir Memorial Foundation was created to make sure the hospital is even more successful in its mission.
The foundation was established in 1986 to help streamline gift-giving efforts to the hospital. It helps those who wish to make a special gift in honor or in memory of a friend or family member, or to make a gift that’s designated to a specific area of the hospital or equipment purchase.
The foundation also stages several annual events to keep the hospital’s profile elevated in the community, along with raising funds for ongoing needs the facility has. All told, the foundation’s always a busy place to be, says Brenda Canup, director.
“The foundation began through the philanthropic support of community leaders and contributions from a citizenry interested in promoting quality health care within our community,” Canup says. “From its onset, the mission of the foundation has been to provide financial support to Lenoir Memorial Hospital, a challenge that has remained unchanged for the past 20 years.”
Keeping a steady stream of contributions coming in is more vital than ever with the cost of health-care technology and related expenses continuing to rise, Canup adds.
“Contributions are the lifeblood of the foundation,” she says. “Donations are critical to improving technologies and services to better meet our community’s health-care needs. Support is vitally important as Lenoir Memorial Hospital continues to manage the rising costs of health care, budget for declining reimbursements, fill the gap for the underinsured, upgrade technologies for diagnoses and treatment, and meet increased demands for quality health-care staffing.”
Story by Joe Morris
Photo by Todd Bennett
