Summer - Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital.

Daly Hospital Foundation
Power of Health - Intensive Care Unit Capital Campaign
What an unbelievable experience I have had these past ten years.
Managing a hospital is one of the most complex and difficult
jobs in the business world. During my nine years on the Board, we
borrowed a significant amount of money (millions) to build a new
emergency department, a state of the art rehabilitation center, replaced
40 year old boilers, a new laboratory, centralized the primary care
doctors, installed a new CT scan and the list goes on. We also recruited
new hospitalist doctors to provide quality physician care in the hospital
24 hours a day, seven days a week.
We accomplished all of this by borrowing money, and reinvesting our
small profits back into the facility and improving services. We are a
not for profit hospital and we receive no tax dollars. However, while
additional improvements are vitally needed, the Board determined not
to incur further debt, but rather to ask for community financial support
through a first-ever (in 82 years) capital campaign.
Last October my wife, Judy, and I were asked to chair the Power of
Health Initiative to raise 3.2 million dollars to build a much-needed
intensive care unit (ICU). We have enjoyed the opportunity and have
met many outstanding people. We were eating the delicious brunch at
the recent fund raising event sponsored by Sapphire Lutheran Homes
when a resident walked up with $15.00 in her hand and wanted to make
a donation. She also wanted to set up a monthly direct withdrawal from
her and her husband’s bank account to support the hospital. Actions
like these make all our efforts worthwhile.
I am writing this on June 21st and we are doing quite well with
donations and pledges. However, we have a long way to go to reach our
goal by this fall so we can break ground.
Judy and I want to give you every opportunity to participate in this
effort, as we desperately need a new larger ICU to adequately serve the
needs of our patients. When you contemplate how you will participate,
please ask yourself, "What type of ICU do I want for my care or the care
of my loved ones?"
Your gifts are an investment and are important regardless of the amount.
Thank you,
Sonny & Judy LaSalle
Quality Care Close to Home TM
A non-profit healthcare provider
OUR MISSION:
DALY EXCELLENCE
Our commitment to the Bitterroot
Valley is quality, accessible,
personalized healthcare.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Don Lodmell, PhD - chairman
Barbara Ackerman
Walker Ashcraft, MD
Bill Bean
Gary Bedey
Susannah Benjamin
Donna Cooney
Frederick Ilgenfritz, MD
Brian Kelleher, MD
James Owings, CPA
Randy Stewart, MD
John M. Bartos - ceo
HOW ARE WE DOING?
We need your feedback for continuous
improvement and want to hear from
you. We welcome a letter or email
detailing your patient care experience.
Excellent, good, bad, indifferent, let us
know how we are doing!
If you receive a patient satisfaction
survey asking you about your hospital
stay, we would greatly appreciate it if
you would complete the survey and
return it, in the self addressed envelope.
We constantly strive to offer the very
best care and customer service and
appreciate your feedback.
Thank You.
Patient Satisfaction
Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital
1200 Westwood Drive
Hamilton, MT 59840
www.mdmh.org
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