{"id":170857,"date":"2019-04-30T11:21:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T16:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=170857"},"modified":"2019-04-30T15:57:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T20:57:21","slug":"jrmc-volunteers-recognized-at-banquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=170857","title":{"rendered":"JRMC Volunteers recognized, at Banquet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown\u00a0 (JRMC)<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Jamestown Regional Medical Center can\u2019t do the work it does without the work of the volunteers, so says,\u00a0 JRMC President, and CEO, Mike Delfs.<\/p>\n<p>JRMC presented awards to the 104 JRMC volunteers at the hospital\u2019s Volunteer Recognition Banquet on April 11.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1997, those volunteers have donated more than 147,000 hours. Last year alone, they donated more than 7,200 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers at JRMC serve in different ways. This includes Telecare, making blankets, tummy pillows and infant hats, personally escorting patients and guests to appointments, assembling education packets and mailings. They dedicate time to fundraising events too. The JRMC Auxiliary raised $28,500 in 2018 for the JRMC Cancer Center. They also created infant swaddles for new babies in Family BirthPlace.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to celebrating the volunteers\u2019 hard work, JRMC also recognized the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dorothy Chouinard, Legendary Volunteer<\/li>\n<li>Kay Hust, Volunteer of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Eunice Sahr, Auxilian of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Legendary volunteer is someone who made a major contribution of time, volunteering throughout his or her lifetime.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_170858\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-170858\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-170858\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ChouinardDorothy-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ChouinardDorothy-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ChouinardDorothy-768x513.jpg 768w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ChouinardDorothy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ChouinardDorothy-262x175.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-170858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dorothy, Center<\/p><\/div>\n<p>JRMC Volunteer Coordinator Mary Engels, says,<strong> \u201cWe appreciate Dorothy because through the years she has donated 8,227 hours to Jamestown Regional Medical Center.\u00a0 She probably has closer to 10,000 hours, but they weren\u2019t tracked in the beginning.\u201d<\/strong> Chouinard was instrumental in starting Telecare, a daily calling program to check in on patients. Chouinard also helped establish the first hospital gift shop. Most recently, she volunteered doing hospice clerical work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_170860\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-170860\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-170860\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Kay-Hust-002-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Kay-Hust-002-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Kay-Hust-002-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Kay-Hust-002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Kay-Hust-002-262x175.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-170860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kay, Center<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary says, JRMC <strong>selected Hust because for the past four years she volunteered at the surgery desk at 6 a.m. each Monday. She started each shift with a smile and compassion for the patients and their families, adding,<\/strong> \u201cKay has made such a difference in patient care donating over 700 hours of her time volunteering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The JRMC Auxiliary selects its Auxilian of the year. About 40 individuals belong to the JRMC Auxiliary, which serves as a fundraising element of the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_170859\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-170859\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-170859\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SahrEunice-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SahrEunice-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SahrEunice-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SahrEunice-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SahrEunice-262x175.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-170859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eunice, Center<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The news release says, <strong>\u201cEunice is an asset to healthcare in this region because she is willing to volunteer for every event and project.\u00a0 Eunice is the president of the Auxiliary, leading Auxilians to make decisions to improve patient care with the purchase of equipment to donations for the Cancer Center.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JRMC also recognized the following for their hours of service:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>100 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bonnie Allickson<\/li>\n<li>Priscilla Kungel<\/li>\n<li>Doreen Larson<\/li>\n<li>Randy Neumiller<\/li>\n<li>Marlene Stafford<\/li>\n<li>Terry Ukestad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>500 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Betty Geigle<\/li>\n<li>Loretta Jung<\/li>\n<li>LaVina Kleese<\/li>\n<li>Hazel Scott<\/li>\n<li>Larry Tag<\/li>\n<li>JoAnn Vollrath<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1,000 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bluette Clancey<\/li>\n<li>Gloria Harr<\/li>\n<li>Marlene Humphrey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5,000 + hours<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dorothy Chouinard<\/li>\n<li>Darlene Kropp<\/li>\n<li>Bette Parsons<\/li>\n<li>Joyce Roorda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Delfs says, \u00a0\u201cWe are so grateful to our volunteers. They are THE difference in the lives of those we serve.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about volunteering at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, call (701) 952-4809 or visit www.jrmcnd.com\/volunteer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Jamestown Regional Medical Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20<sup>th<\/sup> St. SW, Jamestown, ND and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrmcnd.com\">www.jrmcnd.com<\/a> or call (701) 952-1050.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown\u00a0 (JRMC)\u00a0 \u00a0\u2014 Jamestown Regional Medical Center can\u2019t do the work it does without the work of the volunteers, so says,\u00a0 JRMC President, and CEO, Mike Delfs. JRMC presented awards to the 104 JRMC volunteers at the hospital\u2019s Volunteer Recognition Banquet on April 11. 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