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The Columbus Community Hospital Foundation was incorporated in 1989 as a non-profit organization to assist the Columbus Community Hospital in

providing outstanding health care services and promoting health throughout the area

it serves.

I N T H I S I S S U E

Gifts to Help Us Grow .......3-4

2016 Event Summary .......... 5

Helping Hands Program ...... 6

Lights of Love ...................... 7

Your Dollars at Work ............ 8

Fall 2016 FOUNDATION FOCUS

Giving back for a healthy community

Thank you Betty Becker Memorial Walk participants and donors

In 2008 a group of friends decided to honor the memory of a charismatic woman who had devoted her life to giving to others. Little did they know that a small idea could grow and ripple through the community touching so many lives.

The friends were the Step-Sisters. The woman was the late Betty Becker. The cause . . . a healthy community.

“Betty was always adamant about doing good will for the community,” said Elaine Grossman, friend and Step-Sister. “She was always encouraging us to be involved in the community.”

The Step-Sisters, founded by the late Betty Beck-er in 1999, originally consisted of 12 women, age 55 and over. The group met on a regular basis at Partner’s Dance Studio in Columbus, learning a variety of routines in conjunction with musical selections. In time, the Step-Sisters were singing and dancing in nursing homes, assisted living units and at community events. Becker’s goal was to have the Step-Sister performances en-tertain, and bring joy to the audience members. But on Oct. 2, 2007, Becker ended a coura-geous battle with ovarian cancer.

“We wanted to do something to honor Betty and all that she had done,” said Joanne Samp-son, friend and Step-Sister. “As Step Sisters our purpose had always been to serve others. The walk was just another way for us to give back to

the community.”

For the next eight years, the Columbus Community Hospital Foundation and the Step-Sisters carried out

2015 donat ions to the Betty Becker Memorial Walk and 5K Run are responsible for water

bott le ref i l l stat ions now avai lable in the Columbus Middle School, Fal l River Middle School, Zion Lutheran School in Columbus, and St. Jerome School in Columbus. Over

1,000 water bott les have been saved since the stat ions were instal led this year.

If you no longer wish to receive this publication or if you would prefer an electronic version,

please respond to kline@cch-inc.com or 920-623-1370.

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Betty’s wish to “do for others” by hosting the Betty Becker Memorial Walk.

The first walk was held in 2008 on the hospital’s Wellness Walkway. The effort generated $6,000 to purchase comfort items for those undergoing chemotherapy at the Dean Clinic in Columbus.

And that first $6,000 has gone a long way. “Our volunteers are still assembling the chemotherapy comfort care kits for patients eight years later,” said Patti Walker, Volunteer Coordinator at CCH. “That shows you what a lasting effect Betty’s memory has had on so many people.”

The walk continued on the CCH Wellness Walkway through 2012, grossing over $15,000. Projects funded by the Betty Becker walk included care packs for chemotherapy patients, dental kits for children and adults, a Healthy Smile Day for designated Columbus and Fall River elementary students, post mammography care packs, breast health education, and heart healthy educational materials and equipment for the patients of Columbus Community Hospital.

In 2013, the group expanded the walk to a 5K and moved the festivities to the Fireman’s Park in Columbus. For two years, funds from the run/walk were donated to the Live It! Pre-teen Nutrition Program, instructed by CCH staff at the Columbus and Fall River middle schools. About $4,000 was raised both years.

Last year, the funds ($3,400) were used to purchase hydration sta-tions (water bottle refill stations) for the Columbus Middle School, Fall River Middle School, St. Jerome School in Columbus and Zion Lutheran School in Columbus.

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“A lot of kids and teachers are using the station,” said Cori Denk, Columbus Middle School Assistant Principal and Community Services Director. “It saves money and gives kids energy. It’s really helpful to the students and the staff.”

Denk participated in the 5K in 2015. “I really liked the fact that the run was put on by our community, for our community and that every dollar when back into the community,” she explained.

“The hydration station is already a huge hit at St. Jerome School,” said Jessica Davidson, RD, CD and CCH Live It! instructor. “The school has already saved over 600 water bottles by using the refill station.”

2015 marked the final Betty Becker Memorial Walk. Notifica-tion letters were sent out to past participants and walk donors, who in turn responded wtih donations in Betty’s honor for 2016.

“Through the years, many of our donations came in not because of the walk, but in honor of Betty and in honor of the project we had selected,” said Sampson. “We always felt Betty was smiling down on us. We are proud of the number of various things we have provided to the community and that we have served a variety of people.”

And what would Betty think of all of this?

“Betty would be so grateful,” said Grossman. “She would not have wanted her name in lights, but just the fact that we were contribut-ing to others, she would be so pleased.”

For more information contact Kristi Line, Columbus Community Hospital Foundation Director, at (920) 623-1370.

2015 Betty Becker Walk/Run participants (l-r) Cori Denk, Zoe Denk, and Aly Theilen stand proudly by the new water bottle hydration station at the Columbus Middle School.

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T O H E L P U S G R O W

This column is devoted to recognizing those who contribute so generously to the Columbus Community Hospital Foundation. Your gifts are needed and sincerely appreciated. Every effort was made to assure an accurate listing. In the event of an error, please contact the CCH Foundation Office at (920) 623-1370. We acknowledge, with gratitude, contributions from:

Betty Becker Memorial Walk/Run Betty Becker

Patricia PremoRobert & Kathleen Schuster

Cardiac RehabKenneth “Ike” Eilenfeldt

Harold & Marilyn BeitzPeggy Fredrick

Sally OwenDr. Claudia McNulty

George & Janet RobertsDavid Powers

Cindy Lou Randall

Dr. Chub Poser Memorial Fund Judith Dauman

Denise Ladwig

General Endowment Betty Langsdorf

Family & Friends of Betty Langsdorf

Mary Dieringer Ev McNulty

Greatest Need Dorothy Aldinger

Vernon & Carol GeigerRachel Benetiz Chavez

Paul ChavezJames “Jim” Cullen

Jerome & Mary BenischThomas & Kathryn CullenWilliam & Catherine Herrmann

Judith DaumanJoyce AbegglenPatricia Schmitt

Mary DieringerMatt & Cindy DammMichael & Claire Damm

Velva DierksmeierWilliam & Catherine Herrmann

Kenneth “Ike” EilenfeldtRay & Karen Fleegal

Joan StancerLaVern & Mary Fischer

Peggy FredrickDr. James & Elizabeth BeckFriends & Family of Peggy FredrickRussell FredrickRobert & Janet GrohJames & Lynn HallmanCurtis & Linda HansonDorothy Hasey Elaine MarquardtLyle & Joanne SampsonDennis & Diane WeinerArline Wisniewski

Kenneth “Kenny” FritzMichael & Claire Damm Elaine MarquardtDiane NehmerRobert & Ruth Nickerson

Alice GilbertsonDorothy HaseyNancy KindEdward & JoAnn KessenichFamily of Alice Gilbertson

Floyd HaseyEv McNultyArline Wisniewski

DuWayne “Whitey” Heller

LaVern & Mary FischerWilliam Heone

Dan & Kay HenneyNina Jones

Shirley HurdLeonard & Barbara Hoeppner

Vicki KalscheurPatricia Schmitt

Bev LiebenthalEugene Niehoff

Dr. Claudia McNultyDennis & Kara InabnetSheila Hays & Philip Worthen

Robert “Bob” McNultyWilliam & Catherine HerrmannArline Wisniewski

Gerald V. “Jerry” MillerJoyce ShepardLeonard & Barbara Hoeppner

Richard C. MillerWaldamar Vick

Irene MooreDorothy HaseySteven Pederson

Bernard MulliganDorothy HaseyNina Jones George & Janet RobertsPatricia Schmitt

William Murray, Jr.Thomas & Kathryn Cullen

Janice NeesamRay & Karen FleegalEugene & Constance Frey

Katherine “Tootie” Neesam

Leo & Dolores DynesVernon & Carol Geiger Sally Price

Robert ObermeyerJoyce AbegglenDorothy HaseyMerlyn & Joyce LienkeRobert & Barbara O’BrionJennifer Riege

Jim O’BryonThomas & Kathryn CullenJohn & Lois Ganga

Mae OpelDorothy Hasey

Lucille PergandeLeonard & Barbara Hoeppner

David PowersDorothy Hasey

Mary Jane PremoDorothy Hasey

William PriskeDorothy Hasey

Bruce SeemanLaVern & Mary Fischer

Donald SeversonJuanita Weishoff

LaVerne “Vern” SellTimothy & Karen Sell

Philip Sharrow, Sr.Leo & Arlene FoxRobert & Janet GrohDiane & David HintzmannSteven Pederson

Joan StancerLaVern & Mary Fischer

Mary Alice StoffletLaVern & Mary Fischer

Tyler StoffletRoyal Neighbors of America Chapter 6215 Doylestown- Rio WI

Roger & Elsie Taylor 50th Anniversary

John & Dorothy Priske

In Honor Of:Given By:

General Endowment

In Memory Of:Given By:

CCH AnonymousPhilip & Peggy WaterworthZion Lutheran Ladies Aid

John Caldwell Nick & Tessie Sharrow

Greatest Need

Volley for a CauseCCH Breast Health

Cambria-Friesland High School Girls’ Volleyball TeamColumbus High School Girls’ Volleyball TeamMadison RadiologistsMarshall High School Girls’ Volleyball TeamPardeeville High School Girls’ Volleyball TeamRio High School Girls’ Volleyball Team

Cardiac RehabilitationLawrence Konkle

Sally Owen

Wellness WalkwayVolunteers of CCH 60th

Volunteers of CCH

Breast HealthCCH Breast Health

Bog for a Cause

Orthopedic Program John & Darlene GaskaDuwayne HatzingerDonna HendricksCharles & Joan JohnsonDelores KarowOrville KarowDolores KaschubNorman & Donna KearneyErwin & Magdalena KutzikJames OliverGary & Barbara ReifsniderVerna SchultzJanice Ulrich

Orthopedic Program

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Greatest Need Lewis White

Dorothy HaseyEugene NiehoffSally OwenNick & Tessie Sharrow

Lifeline Peggy Fredrick

Roger & Elsie TaylorRobert Obermeyer

John & Darlene MarksDonald Severson

Helen Gehrke

Physical TherapyRobert “Bob” McNulty

George & Janet Roberts

Rehabilitation Dept.Peggy Fredrick

George & Janet RobertsBernard Mulligan

Sally Owen

Greatest Need Clarence & Jane Sunde

Russell & Florence SundeAlbert Tiedt

LaVern & Mary Fischer Dorothy HaseyMarlys Weihert

Ellen VinzGeorge & Janet Roberts

Ann VoelkerJames & Lynn Hallman

Katherine WendtRoyal Neighbors of America Chapter 6215 Doylestown- Rio WILaVern & Mary Fischer

T O H E L P U S G R O W

This column is devoted to recognizing those who contribute so generously to the Columbus Community Hospital Foundation. Your gifts are needed and sincerely appreciated. Every effort was made to assure an accurate listing. In the event of an error, please contact the CCH Foundation Office at (920) 623-1370. We acknowledge, with gratitude, contributions from:

In Memory Of:Given By:

Rehabilitation Dept. Clarence & Jane Sunde

George & Janet Roberts

Stare Scholarship FundWilliam Murray, Jr.

David & Susan Zittel

Wellness WalkwayBetty Langsdorf

Catherine LangsdorfJane O’Brien

Kyle & Laura O’BrienLaVerne “Vern” Sell

Richard & Carol Smith

Women’s Health EndowmentPeggy Fredrick

Douglas & Colleen WaterworthKirk & Donna WaterworthThomas & June Waterworth

Marjorie C. HeinHarold & Marilyn Beitz

Gifts received after October 19, 2016

will be printed in the next issue of the Foundation Focus.

Visit columbuscommunityhospital.org

for more information or contact Kristi Line at 920-623-1370 or

kline@cch-inc.com

to our scholarship recipients2016 Stare Scholarship Recipients Alaryana Lipke-Randle and Kaylen VirginThe Stare Scholarship is offered in memory of Fredrick and Nina Stare. This scholarship is available to Columbus High School students who wish to prepare themselves for a career as a registered nurse in the medical or public health field. Each recipient will receive $500 scholar-ship renewable for 4 years ($2000 total).

2016 Kohlwey Scholarship Recipients Leah Neis and Amanda Reda-GoglioThe Kohlwey Scholarship is offered in memory of Ruth Kohlwey, a former CCH nursing team member. The $400 scholarship is available to CCH employees who are furthering their education in the nursing field.

Kristi Line awards Leah Neis (above) and Amanda Reda-Goglio (at right) the Kohlwey Scholarship, offered in memory of Ruth Kohlwey,

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for your support and participationThank you to all the sponsors and participants of the 2016 Toasts and Tastes (held April 29 at Kestrel Ridge), the Golf Classic (held July 9 at Kestrel Ridge Golf Club) and the Chicken Shoot (held August 13 at Co-lumbus Sportsman’s Association). The three events, all sponsored by the Columbus Community Hospital Foundation, raised over $30,500.

Proceeds were used to assist in the purchasing of a Dietary Food Management (DFM) Room Service Connect System to manage patient meals. The automated system, which ensures that patients receive meals within proper diet and nutritional allotments, will be installed in early 2017. The system will hold all of the nutrition facts for each food item and will automatically tally the nutrients in the foods that the

patient orders via room service.

“If the patient is on a diabetic consistent carbohydrate diet, for example,” explains Emily Briggs, CCH Manager of Food, Nutrition, and Diabetes Services, “DFM will count the carbohydrates in the patient’s order and alert the culinary services team member if they go over (or under) their goal.”

So why is this so important?

“The diet is ordered just like a medication by the physician,” said Briggs. “Often times, the therapeu-tic diet plays a critical role in helping the patient get better faster. Even when a patient is receiving

a general diet, adequate nutrient intake is important for maintenance of lean body mass and energy, and has been shown to improve patient outcomes and reduce hospital readmissions.”

The system will also streamline and fine tune the ordering process for the culinary team members, dietitians and nurses.

“We currently utilize a 100% manual process, which is time consuming and prone to errors,” said Briggs.

The system will eliminate the need to hand write menus and calculate nutrients by hand in the busy kitchen environment. Patient meal orders may be taken via tablet at the bedside and sent electronically to a printer in the kitchen.

“We estimate that the time spent on creating menus will be reduced by 67% with DFM,” said Briggs. “The printed menus will also be easier to read for our nursing team who are documenting percent of the meal consumed and dosing medications based on intake.

For more information regarding how you may become a sponsor, volunteer, or participant at a CCH Foundation event, contact Kristi Line, CCH Foundation Executive Director at 920-623-1370 or kline@cch-inc.com.

2016 Golf Classic - Hole In One Winner Tyler Walker of Columbus

A special thank you goes out to our many volunteers - a few who are

pictured here - who donate the gift of time

to make these events happen.

to our scholarship recipients

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Honoring care & compassion through grateful patients and families

In September, the CCH Foundation launched the Helping Hands Employee Recognition Program to give patients the opportunity to share their stories and recognize those who made a difference in their experience at Columbus Community Hospital.

“Simple gestures of kindness often mean the most,” explained Kristi Line, CCH Foundation Executive Director. “The program allows us to see the recognition through the eyes of the patient and their family.”

Helping Hands cards are provided to the patient at the time of discharge or cards are also available in the Columbus Community Hospital and Prairie Ridge Health Clinic waiting rooms. An electronic version is available by visiting columbuscommunityhospital.org.

For more information call Kristi Line, CCH Foundation Executive Director at 920-623-1370.

“In my 85 (almost 86) years I have never been so impressed with the level of care as I’ve been at Columbus Hospital. Everyone is so concerned and considerate, anticipating my every need. My family is also so satisfied with the experience here.”

“I had knee surgery…and everyone I was involved with from Pre-op, Anesthesia, to Post-op are a quality team. I felt comfortable and at ease the whole time. The care I received in my room was second to none. Never felt I was alone, professional, caring, warm hearted with humor, which to me is a valuable asset. Keep your teams intact because word spread! Class Act!”

“I was scheduled for a C-section and I was extremely nervous, Sarah and Alie both made me feel comfortable as they prepared me for surgery. Trish was amazing as she completed my spinal and during the whole procedure. There is no other place or staff I would rather have taking care of me. Thank you so much for all you do!”

“When I think of my recent stay, I can’t say enough about the care I received from ER, X-ray, MRI, the surgery on broken hip and bruised right shoulder, meds, food preparation by Café, nurses, therapists, cleaning of the room. All of it was excellent.”

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The Volunteers of Columbus Community Hospital are currently accepting donations in honor of the 32nd Annual Lights of Love.

Each year, the Lights of Love allows community members to remember those they have lost or to show appreciation for family and friends through the purchase of a light in their memory or honor. White lights represent those being remembered and colored lights represent those being honored. Blue lights honor members of the United States

Military, or a loved one living overseas.

Funds from the event will be used to purchase equipment for the CCH Lifeline program, a home emergency response system used by residents in the hospital’s service area. Lifeline enables elderly, handicapped or medically-fragile persons to live in dependently, while assuring them that if they need help quickly, it will be available to them at the press of a button. The service is available to those with traditional landline phone service and cellular or wireless service. A GPS system is also available. If you would like to contribute to this year’s Lights of Love, please complete the donation form below and mail it to Lights of Love, c/o Columbus Community Hospital, 1515 Park Avenue, Columbus, WI 53925. A minimum gift of $5.00 per light per person is appreciated. Checks should be made payable to the Lights of Love. Names of those honored and remembered will be displayed at the Lights of Love ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 4:30 p.m. at the hospital’s main entrance and printed in the spring issue of the Foundation Focus. All are welcome to attend the tree lighting ceremony. For more information about the Volunteers of CCH Lights of Love, call 920-623-1280.

White Lights in Memory Of:PLEASE PRINTNAME ____________________________________ NAME _____________________________________

NAME ____________________________________ NAME _____________________________________

NAME ____________________________________ NAME _____________________________________

Colored Lights in Appreciation Of:PLEASE PRINTNAME ____________________________________ NAME _____________________________________

NAME ____________________________________ NAME _____________________________________

NAME ____________________________________ NAME _____________________________________

Blue Lights in Honor Of U.S. Military:PLEASE PRINTNAME ____________________________________ NAME _____________________________________

NAME ____________________________________ NAME _____________________________________

THIS DONATION IS GIVEN BY: PLEASE PRINTNAME _____________________________________________ PHONE _____________________________

ADDRESS _______________________________________________________________________________

MAY THESE NAMES BE PRINTED IN A PUBLIC LISTING? YES ___ NO ___A minimum of $5 per light is appreciated. Mail this form with donation (checks payable to Lights of Love) to Lights of Love, c/o Columbus Community Hospital, 1515 Park Avenue, Columbus, WI 53925 or drop off the completed form with your donation at the CCH registration desk.

XX HEALTH LINES Winter 2009The Foundation Focus is printed twice a year for the friends of Columbus Community Hospital. Address all correspondence and requests for mail list removal to: CCH Foundation, Columbus Community Hospital, 1515 Park Ave., Columbus, WI 53925.

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Because of You

Your donations made possible the following donations to date in 2016:• Portable Ultrasounds• Bariatric Lift• Two Infusion Chairs for the Emergency Department• $3,500 donation to Live It! Pre-teen Nutrition Program (offered at Columbus and

Fall River Middle Schools, St. Jerome School, & Zion Lutheran School)• Four Water Bottle Filling Hydration Stations for our Live It! Schools (Columbus

Middle School, Fall River Middle School, St. Jerome’s & Zion Lutheran) • Flooring for the CCH Fitness Center• Picnic Table for the Wellness Walkway• New Medical Imaging Gowns• Lifeline (home emergency response system) Call Buttons and Lifeline Unit Batteries

For more information contact Kristi Line, CCH Foundation Executive Director at 920-623-1370.

The Columbus Community Hospital Foundation Board of Directors would like to thank

you for your continued support of Columbus Community Hospital’s

efforts to provide high quality healthcare to the residents in

our service area.