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2013 hospital POTENTATE news Delivering Patients; Delivering Medical Care Gordon J Husk, Former Chairman, Board of Governors, Shriners Hospital ® –Chicago At each of our 22 Shriners Hospitals, patients receive stateof-the art, world-class medical care. Our medical staffs are highly trained professionals who treat conditions some other medical professionals have never directly witnessed. Since our hospitals are recognized worldwide as experts in a rather broad band of medical specialization, difficult and unusual cases have for many years been referred to our hospitals. It is often said by our medical and administrative staff, “We cannot deliver medical treatment unless patients are delivered to us.” Every Shrine center appreciates donations to its transportation fund. Members of those centers, along with many non-Shriners, generously support the transportation effort. Those contributions enable us to continue transporting patients whose families are unable to bring their children to our hospitals. Some patients require air transportation due to great distances to our hospitals. We applaud those donors who help cover this expense. Some Shrine centers do not provide van transportation because they are located in cities having Shriners Hospitals; however, some of those centers make frequent and generous contributions to other centers whose transportation funds have low balances. A great number of Shrine centers provide van transportation, with individual Shriners who volunteer to drive the vans. This entails long days for drivers, careful coordination between drivers and the patients’ families, safe operation of the vans and courtesy to passengers. Murat provides van transportation from India- Our medical staffs are highly trained professionals who treat conditions some other medical professionals have never directly witnessed. 4 THE MURAT MAGAZINE
napolis. In addition, several Murat county clubs purchase vans, receive donations to cover transportation expense and attract volunteer Shriners to drive the vans. In 1992, Murat instituted a driver safety program. Through adherence to the periodically updated driver safety program and the drivers’ dedication to courteously, efficiently and safely delivering patients, Murat has an excellent safety record. Families of patients give our drivers high praise and expressions of gratitude. Murat is not alone in its quest for perfection in transportation. Every Shrine center with a transportation program seeks perfection. Many of our hospitals have cooperated with Shrine centers in helping improve transportation programs. For example, our Chicago hospital co-sponsored the Illinois Distracted Driving Summit. Some of our board and staff participated in the summit. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood spoke at the conference and has expressed his thanks for our Chicago hospital’s development of a distracted driving program. Dean Larson, a member of the Chicago Board of Governors, has led the development of the program, made presentations of the program, and freely offers the program to any interested Shrine center. The program was not intended solely for hospital van drivers; it should be of interest to every Shriner. It is appropriate for sharing with the nobility, family members and the general public. Distracted driving is the basic cause for many serious crashes, including fatalities. Photographs show some of the many patients who have received the benefit of transportation to our hospitals. We, along with those representative patients, thank everyone who drives, donates or in any other way supports the transportation programs. You have all brightened the lives of children. God Bless you for supporting this very important mission. White Castle Restaurants Partner with Murat Nobles, we have a huge opportunity to joint venture with White Castle Systems of Central Indiana to raise funds for our hospitals serving Murat. This one-day event is scheduled for August 14, 2013. Thirty-nine restaurants will be involved. Nobles and ladies from all Clubs and Units are asked to participate in handing out hospital literature to White Castle customers. Work shifts are from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. We need two or three workers per shift — one stationed outside and one inside with a third person as relief. Details have been sent to all Clubs and Units. We need your help to make this a great fundraiser and possibly an annual event involving many more White Castle restaurants. This event will raise awareness of our hospitals and raise much needed funds for our three hospitals. If you or your group would like to participate, contact Mel Anspach at (317) 774-6161 or manspach@sbcglobal.net. If you can’t work, have lunch or dinner at your favorite White Castle. JUNE 2013 5
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