Mary Washington Hospital Auxiliary

2023 program service accomplishmentsmwh volunteers performed 30,134 hours of service during 2023. With the expansion of our volunteer team to an average of 203 volunteers, we were able to grow our services into all areas of the Hospital including the welcome desk in the tompkins-martin medical pavilion, patient folders, regional cancer center, fasc, and increased presence on the fourteen (14) patient care units.we were able to host our junior volunteers during the summer of 2023 which included fifty-three high school students volunteering 40 hours a week for 2 weeks for three summer sessions.other highlights:beaded baby bracelets handcrafted and given to new babies 1,014handmade cough pillows given to post-surgical patients 2,284pet therapy visits 5,198discharge services- 3,033patient escorts 12,120patient deliveries 1,353sunshine cart visits 2,028information desk interactions 32,868the Auxiliary held nine regular meetings during 2023 and 2 general membership meetings (september and april). Most meetings were held via ms teams and the general meetings were in-person. We also had a joint Auxiliary picnic with the stafford Hospital Auxiliary and a successful in-person volunteer appreciation luncheon with service awards.during the year, the Auxiliary board was asked to consider becoming an entity of mwhc. New bylaws and articles of incorporation were written, and the Auxiliary voted to join mwhc in the fall of 2023. On january 1, 2024, the Auxiliary became an entity of mwhc, and all finances were absorbed by mwhc. Elections were held in 2023 for the president, treasurer, and one at-large position. The structure of the board will change in 2025.the board held their annual tree of lights fundraiser in december 2023 and raised over $4,000. The Auxiliary donated $100,000 to the regional cancer center, lowering the unpaid pledge balance to $134,446.56.