The 2013 Calvert Memorial Hospital Foundation Harvest Ball celebrated its 25th anniversary with unprecedented success thanks to the 600 attendees, enthusiastic bidding and extraordinary support from corporate, community and individual sponsors that raised $130,000 to help establish an interactive patient education system at the Prince Frederick facility. The new technology is part of a larger effort by CMH aimed at helping patients to better understand their specific condition and to take steps to prevent readmission. “It seems like a simple thing but these are significant tools,” said CMH President and CEO Jim Xinis, “in the battle to keep people healthy after they leave the hospital.” “Each year our guests have turned out to be incredibly generous, helping us not only reach but surpass our goal,” said Foundation Director Dixie Miller. “It is events like the Harvest Ball that helps everyone realize that they can play a role in making our community hospital the best that it can be.” This was a sentiment echoed by Xinis during his remarks at dinner. “Our hospital would not be what it is today without the involvement and support of hundreds of volunteers and sponsors – community leaders, healthcare workers and business owners alike – […]
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