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DATE: June 15, 2010

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MERCY AMBASSADORS CELEBRATE SERVICE TO HEALTH CENTER

MASON CITY -- Mercy Ambassadors held their annual recognition dinner on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at Music Man Square to celebrate and honor 350+ hospital volunteers for their service and dedication to Mercy Medical Center- North Iowa and to celebrate their largest donation to Mercy in the history of the Ambassadors.

Jan Nierling, Mercy Ambassador Board Chair, presented a check for $351,764 to Mercy Foundation to be used in the following areas:

$2,900 Diabetes/Nephrology Center Software & 2 Continuous Glucose Monitors

$4,680 Rehab Services Orthotic Education & Equipment

$6,000 Interpretive Services 4 Laptops

$11,478 CCU 3 Recliners

$5,550 Dialysis – Charles City Center Scale & Blanket Warmer

$26,269 Same Day Surgery 16 Vital Signs Devices

$3,500 Speech Pathology 5 Dimmer Systems

$20,533 Custodial Services 30 Supply Carts

$3,495 Mercy Family Residency Power Wheelchair

$3,000 Mercy Wound Clinic 3 Supply Carts

$4,134 Mercy Cancer Center Exam Table Hand Controls & Linen Bins

$300 Volunteer Services Banquet Tables

$3,950 Nutrition Services Cafeteria Trays

$425 Inpatient Rehab Wheelchair

$2,500 Marketing & Customer Relations CaringBridge

$25,0000 Emergency Department Replacement Project

Additionally, Mercy Ambassadors provided $3,000 for health career scholarships and donated $50 to the Globe-Gazette Cheer Fund.

Each year individuals are recognized for their hours and years of service and this year 86 volunteer received hour pins. To date, these 86 volunteers together have given a total of 137,000 hours. The following volunteers were recognized:

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100 Hours – Betty Alman, Margaret Argos, Cindy Bartusek, Yvonne Benedict, Carolyn Broers, Bruce Burton, Jeanie Droscha, Jan Ehler, Sarah Ferguson, Bonnie Fritz, Shannon Giordano, Dorothy Harman, Norma Hertzer, Sharon Johnson, Margie Kline, Dave McCourt, Donna Schoenwetter, Diane Siebrands, Patty Tickal, Dorothy Weir.

300 Hours – Barb Busch, Kim Clark, JoAnn Ford, Sandy Ginapp, Rita Goranson, Heidi Harper, Alicia Holland (teen), Mary Horvath, Angelyn Lander, Tom Madden, Dana Schulke, Linda Staudt, Vic Vollrath, Patti Wallace, Tom Woythal

500 Hours – Judy Balkenende, Phyllis Ertz, Marilyn Just, Janet Kuhlemeier, Linda Larson, Jan Nierling, Kay Schafer, Dick Smith, Steve Spurr, Penny Vollrath.

1000 Hours – Ivan Burkheimer, Carole Busick, Faye Greiman, Roger Hill, Coke Humburg, Jean Kemna, Adrian Lambert, Lee Nedved, Karen Slife.

1500 Hours – Rita Diekhuis, Ardis Ellwood, Shirley Harmon, Sharon Koenigsfeld, Alberta Loveless, Mary Lou Rosacker, Lucille Tanner, Della White.

2000 Hours- Judy Bohn, Don Freese, Florence Pickard, Chuck Stock.

2500 Hours – Mona Cooper, Kent Craun, Lila Freese, Dorothy Hill, Rose Pappas, Irene Trampel .

3000 Hours – Lorraine Bakke, Armand Oetken.

3500 Hours – Helen Bills, Elaine Cannella, DeEtta Pearce.

4000 Hours – Mary Lu Borchers, Dolly Hanna, Wilma Lindsay, Jackie Quinn.

5500 Hours – Richard Brookhart.

6500 Hours – Mary Schlichting.

8000 Hours – Ruby Smith.

11,500 Hours – Jean Inghram.

17,500 Hours – Dorothy Yanney.

Special recognition was given to individuals who have volunteered 20+ years: Mary Balk, Betty Djuren, Lila Johnson, Mary Ellen Langerud, Florence Pickard, Pauline Van Heel, Joan Watson, Vic Groh.

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Jan Nierling, Mercy Ambassador Board Chair, presents a check for $351,764 to Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa CEO/President Jim FitzPatrick (left) and Scott Smith, Executive Director of Mercy Foundation. This year’s donation is the largest in the history of the Ambassadors. Mercy Ambassadors provide an annual donation to the health center as part of their mission of providing support to the healthcare network for the continued improvement of service and care to North Iowans.