Organization:

Charles Regional Medical Center Foundation

Nonprofit Type:

Health & Wellness

Goal:

Diabetes Education, Management & Prevention

$

5000

Our Mission:

To enhance the Medical Center’s financial resources, while building awareness, so it may provide excellent health care services to all members of the community.

What Your Gift Will Do:

Initiative to increase awareness, facilitate early detection and promote lifestyle modifications to manage and prevent diabetes through community and population health activities, including blood drives, health screenings and education focused on prevention through healthy lifestyle changes like weight loss and increased physical activity and management through providing skills to manage the condition daily, including blood sugar monitoring, meal planning and stress management. Investment benefits include purchase of needed equipment for community distribution, including telescopic mirrors, measuring cups, resistance bands, glucometers, and glucose tabs.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Our volunteers provide many services for patients and the community — including supplying daily coffee service, Same Day Surgery-Family Lounge registration and staffing the information desk. Volunteers also work in the many hospital departments, assisting with office paperwork, helping comfort patients and working with us in our community. Further examples of departments and efforts volunteers can contribute to are: Blood Drives Community Health Events We Care Cart Surgical Comfort Pillow Maker Get to Know Me — Patient Engagement Guest Information Desk Coffee Cart Wound Center Patient Ambassador Chaplain Program