Annual Hospital Auxiliary Fundraiser

In the Emergency Department of Sequoyah Memorial Hospital, Debbie Knoke, Administrator, Ozalena Martinez, LPN, Cherie Spencer, Auxiliary president, Clarice Chisum, Board Trustee, Beth Fair, Director of Radiology, and Terry Rowland, RN, look over plans for the upcoming Auxiliary fundraiser.

Each year, the Sequoyah Memorial Hospital Auxiliary group hosts an annual event to raise funds for needed medical equipment.  The event is a fun time during which community leaders come together to participate in a delectable buffet and auction.  Items up for auction every year are donated by local Sequoyah County businesses in support of Sequoyah Memorial Hospital.  In 2007, a check for $15,000 was awarded to Sequoyah Memorial to purchase Cardiac Impedance Equipment.  The equipment’s functions include measuring cardiac output, systemic vascular resistance, contractility, and fluid status.  The Auxiliary Fundraiser is very important to the hospital’s efforts to provide state-of-the-art equipment for our patients’ needs.

“By joining or supporting the Auxiliary you have the opportunity to focus on the local needs of the public and help find solutions with other members of our community. It’s very rewarding because you know the money we help raise will directly affect the lives of the people in this area, our friends and family.”
                                                            -  Cherie Spencer, Hospital Auxiliary President