Foundation Transfers More than $128K to Hospital
Huntsville Hospital Foundation is proud to announce that it transferred $128,468 to Huntsville Hospital in the months of January and February. This includes the purchase of a Stryker In-Touch Zoom Drive Bed for the Cardiovascular ICU and a Pulse Generator for Cardiovascular Surgery, purchased by funds from the The Leonard & Ila Mitchum Cardiovascular Fund. This fund provides state-of-the-art cardiovascular equipment for Huntsville Hospital’s Cardiology departments. The Mitchums gave the largest single gift ever made to the Foundation in gratitude for the care Mr. Mitchum received when he had open-heart surgery at Huntsville Hospital.
Sara Evans Concert Tickets are on Sale Now
Mark your calendars for one of the hottest concerts to hit Huntsville this year! Tickets for the Sara Evans concert at the 20th Annual Huntsville Classic Dinner are on sale now! The country music star will take the stage at the Von Braun Center Arena on Friday, May 16 at 8:30 p.m. The event is brought to you by Huntsville Hospital Foundation and all proceeds will benefit the Trauma and Neurosurgery Departments at Huntsville Hospital. To learn how to purchase tickets, click here.
Premature Babies Reunite with Doctors and Nurses
How do you say thanks to the nurses and doctors who took care of your child when they were sick? For 400 families whose children were in the Neonatal ICU at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children, the answer was easy! They came to the 20th annual Neonatal ICU Reunion Party, hosted by Huntsville Hospital Foundation’s Angels for Children and the NICU nursing staff. Click here to learn more, and to learn how to purchase pictures from the event.
Hill of Hope Gives Hope to Premature Babies
Make a donation to the “Hill of Hope” campaign, benefiting the Hill Knapp Memorial Fund at Huntsville Hospital Foundation. Hill died in February of 1997 of cardiac arrest, at the age of 20. This month would have been Hill’s 32nd birthday, and in honor of that, her friends started the “Hill of Hope” campaign through Online Lifeline. All money raised will go toward the purchase of a Giraffe OmniBed for the Neonatal ICU. Click here to learn more or to make a donation.
Local Club Sews Items for Neonatal ICU
Members of the Flintville Homemakers Club in Tennessee recently took their love of sewing to new heights! The ladies sewed more than 120 blankets, hats and booties for babies in the Neonatal ICU and donated 11 disposable cameras to the unit. Thank you Flintville Homemakers Club for helping our tiniest patients!