Contributed DONATION — A donation from the Doris and Floyd Kimble Foundation helped to make the purchase of new beds possible. Among those on hand to see the new beds were, from left, Greg Kimble, trustee; Amy Morrison, a registered nurse; Laura Aubihl, trustee; Nicole Ourant, nurse manager; and John Blizzard, patient care tech.

CADIZ — WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital received four new state-of-the-art Stryker beds for the inpatient floor in late October.

Harrison Community Hospital acquired these new beds through two grants, one from the Doris and Floyd Kimble Foundation and a second from the Charles M. Pugliese and Thelma M. Pugliese Charitable Foundation, along with other community year-end donations.

Greg Kimble and Laura Aubihl, trustees from the Doris and Floyd Kimble Foundation, and Thomas Timmons, trustee from the Charles M. Pugliese and Thelma M. Pugliese Foundation, were able to visit the hospital to see the new Stryker beds and hear from the staff about what an impact the beds have on patient care and safety.

“Years ago, I taught engineering students in the Harrison Community Hospital classroom, and I understand how important having a critical access hospital in Harrison County is to this rural community,” said Greg Kimble. “As a local foundation, we appreciate being able to see first-hand how our grant contributions make a difference to those who live and work here.”

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NEW BEDS — Joining Thomas Timmons, a trustee from the Charles M. Pugliese and Thelma M. Pugliese Foundation, second from left, in looking over thew new patient beds were, from left, Amy Morrison, a registered nurse; Nicole Ourant, nurse manager; and John Blizzard, patient care tech.

“Charles Pugliese started his foundation in 1999 before he passed, and we know that he would be proud of the 800-plus grants we have funded in our immediate area,” Timmons said. “He would be happy to know he is helping the community and patients in Harrison County and the surrounding area. Charles wanted all the years of his hard work in the hotel industry to live on through funding grants to the community he served and admired.”

“Without the gracious and kind support from these foundations and our rural community donors, we would not have been able to make this vital project happen,” added Donna White, manager of grants and community development. “Rural hospitals like ours serve a significant portion of the local population, and maintaining high care standards is vital to providing our community with accessible and high-quality health care services. We are grateful to both foundations, as well as all of the community donors, for making this possible.”

The ProCuity Stryker Beds feature low height for all patient care environments which improves mobility; advanced fall prevention technologies; and more care-giver ergonomics. The beds employ the latest technology to prevent falls, wireless communication for nurse calls and the ability to easily achieve optimum bed egress height and position for each patient.