Hospital approves purchase of new medical supplies | NOTABLE

Whidbey General Hospital Auxiliary Board recently approved the annual Medical Equipment Wish List for 2015, according to a recent news release.

May 19, 2015 5:25 pm
Whidbey General Hospital’s gift shop is staffed by volunteers.
Whidbey General Hospital’s gift shop is staffed by volunteers.

Whidbey General Hospital Auxiliary Board recently approved the annual Medical Equipment Wish List for 2015, according to a recent news release.

The list is funded by sales from the volunteer-operated hospital gift shop, hospital vendor sales and funds raised through the Polly Harpole Hospital Guild. In its best return to date, the auxiliary approved funds of a little more than $59,000, according to the release.

The funds for this year’s wish list were raised throughout the past year under the direction Jan Hays, who was Auxiliary Board president at the time.

“The Gift Shop is run entirely by volunteers who provide excellent personal service to our customers,” said WGH Manager of Volunteer Services Nancy Bailey, in the release. “Under the leadership of the Gift Shop Manager Michelle Suggs, our shop has grown in popularity in the community.”

The shop offers clothing, handbags, scarves, gift items, locally-made products, books by local authors, fair trade merchandise and See’s Candy.

The Polly Harpole Hospital Guild formed prior to the hospital opening in 1970. According to the release, Bailey said the guild has been a continual source of support for the hospital since that time.

Bailey added that Chief Nursing Officer Linda Gipson was instrumental in ensuring that the items on the list will be used by several departments to help patients in a variety of ways.

Items on the list include: BiPap equipment for ventilator support and a telemetry transmitter for the Medical/Surgery Unit; an oximeter and microscope for the Whidbey Family Birthplace; a blanket warmer, fluid warmer and fetal heart tone ultrasound Doppler for the Emergency Department; a patient monitoring machine for Diagnostic Imaging; PFD equipment and two thermometers for Medical Ambulatory; two Difficult Airway Carts for the Surgical Services/Emergency Department; manikins and simulation software for Nursing Education; and a central line training manikin for Medical Staff.

Those interested in volunteering for the hospital may call 360-678-7656, ext. 3246 or 360-321-7656, ext. 3246.