Stories of giving

Miss Joyce Chapman was known as a wonderful storyteller who loved to laugh – and her heart was devoted to her community.

Inter-Community Hospital will soon have enhanced security with the help of a highly trained four-legged friend – thanks to the generosity of Chris and Retha Champion.

We know from experience that young patients appreciate beautiful and whimsical murals, so the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation funded the design and installation of a new mural covering the walls of the Pediatric Unit of Emanate Health Queen of the Valley Hospital.

Louis and Diane Fisher have learned time and again the value of having high-quality health care that is accessible and close to home. Through the years, the Emergency Department of Emanate Health Queen of the Valley Hospital has been there for the Fishers in times of need — and has never disappointed.

Emanate Health Foundation Board Trustee Pat Serio is a woman before her time whose success was won against all odds.

Mr. Nash could have had a permanent disability and now his life is back to normal. “It’s like a miracle,” he says. “One day I couldn’t speak and now I can drive, I can dance. Thank you very much to everyone at Queen of the Valley Hospital. You’re my heroes.”

William and Eboni were talking one day and Eboni mentioned that she was getting a cold. Later that night she got a fever. It turned into pneumonia, then to double pneumonia. She went to the hospital, was admitted and found out that she had COVID.

Mr. King has consistently contributed to Emanate Health Hospice for the last 10 years since his wife’s death. Clearly, he is a strong believer in the value of hospice for families.

There are usually one of two outcomes when a patient arrives in Mike’s condition: brain damage or death. He had been about five minutes away from a different fate. According to Mike, “Somebody was watching over me that night. I decided that I wanted to give something back to the hospital.”

LeeAnne Brennan, a retired resident, has sewn 700 masks at home to help protect the health care workers of Emanate Health’s three hospitals and hospice.