Blog
December 15, 2010
The Foundation at Mission Regional Medical Center is seeking the following items on behalf of the patients for whom we care. As the nonprofit hospital serving western Hidalgo and Starr Counties, we rely upon community donations and support to meet many needs.
1) The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) needs knit baby blankets, caps and booties for our "Little Miracles." Many of them will leave the hospital with their families and return home to substandard housing that may or may not have sufficient heat for the winter.
2) The Emergency Department is seeking new bicycle helmets for distribution to children during the holiday season, as part of a trauma education and prevention program they are doing for head injuries and accidents.
3) Guest Relations is seeking coloring books and crayons for children. These would be used not only for patients admitted to Children’s Services, but wherever needed, such as the Emergency Department, Surgery waiting room, and Main Lobby.
4) The Forensic Unit is seeking new underwear for women and children who are victims of sexual assault and abuse. Adults and children receiving medical treatment and forensic examination at the hospital need clothing to wear home, because their clothes are taken into evidence.
5) Our in-patient Rehabilitation Department is seeking sweatpants and sweatshirts for patients who do not have clothing to wear during physical therapy.
6) Our Medical & Surgical Units are seeking used durable medical equipment and supplies for indigent and uninsured patients. These patients need a wide variety of supplies from wheelchairs, walkers and crutches, to bedpans, diapers, and toilet chairs, etc.
7) Our Imaging Department is in need of patient transfer/slide boards. The 23 x 72" size run about $220 each.
Please contact The Foundation at (956) 323-1102, if you or your organization would like to help meet any of these needs. We've been really good this year!
