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Montana State Elks Association

State Project: “
Aid to Rural Hospitals
”

Description

Livingston Elks Lodge #246 presented a check for $4669 from the MSEA State Project to the Pioneer Medical Center in Big Timber. Left to right are Lodge Chaplin Laura Nicholson, Lodge ER John Morford, CEO of the Pioneer Medical Center Bren Lowe, Lodge Major Project Chair Jay Kiefer, and Lodge Secretary Belinda Schweigert.

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The Montana State Elks Association (MSEA) provides financial aid to rural community hospitals in Montana to purchase equipment to aid patient care. MSEA has identified 47 smaller hospitals that are eligible for MSEA support. These community hospitals are located in remote, rural towns that have limited resources. Many of these smaller hospitals cannot provide operating room services and the majority have one or two practitioners who take calls from home to cover emergency patients.

Over the past twenty or so years, the MSEA State Project has donated approximately $950,000 to this program. This year at the MSEA Midwinter meeting held January 15-17, 2009 in Shelby, the State Project awarded $28,142 to 10 of the 21 rural hospitals that applied for support. These hospitals, item requested, and the amount of the award are given below:

  • Big Sandy Medical Center, Big Sandy; Bariatric Wheelchair; $600
  • Liberty County Hospital, Chester; Barrier Free Power Exam Table; $4,054
  • Pondera Medical Center, Shelby; Stryker 888 Damera; $795
  • Teton Medical Center, Choteau; Vital Sign Monitor; $2,498
  • Granite County Medical Center, Phillipsburg; Braun Outlook Infusion Device; $2,500
  • Ruby Valley Hospital, Sherican; Infusion Pump; $2,370
  • Fallon Memorial Hospital, Baker; Welch Allyn Micro Temp 2; $3,200
  • Stillwater Community Hospital, Columbus; Vital Sign Monitor; $4,465
  • Pioneer Medical Center, Big Timber; Stryker M Series Stretcher; $4,669
  • Wheatland Memorial Hospital, Harlowton; Automatic External Defibrillator; $3,000

More Information

MSEA State Project chairman
Bob Berrisford
144 2nd St. N.
Glasgow, MT 59230
phone: (406)228-2365

Supported by
The Elks National Foundation