According to the American Hospitals Association’s website, during the month of May, National Hospital Week is celebrated in hospitals throughout the United States and gives an opportunity to honor staff for their efforts in saving and improving the lives of citizens in communities they service. While hospitals across the country were thanking all of their dedicated employees for their contributions, Methodist Hospitals’ employees selected a non-profit organization to donate and give back to.
This year Methodist employees held a drive and donated supplies for the Brother’s Keeper, Inc., a 501C3 organization, that shelters homeless men who are in desperate need of support. During the month of May, employees donated household/houseware products, detergent, hygiene and personal products. After receiving the items that were donated, Mary Edwards, the Executive Director at Brother’s Keeper commented; “The Board of Directors, Women’s Auxiliary, Staff and Residents are very grateful for all acts of kindness extended to us. As a 501C3 non-profit agency, we are very dependent on help from other entities. When community partners come together and donate to our facility, we can continue our work with homeless men and other indigent individuals from the community”. LaTanya Woodson, the Manager of Community Outreach at Methodist Hospitals stated, “The employees at Methodist are always looking for opportunities to give back to the community. Giving back is another way to show we care about people living throughout the communities we serve”.
About Methodist Hospitals
Methodist Hospitals is a community-based, not-for-profit health system with two full-service acute care facilities in Gary and Merrillville, Indiana, that has been leading the way to better health for residents of Northwest Indiana for almost 100 years. Methodist Hospitals offers a number of award – winning programs, including its Neuroscience, Oncology, Heart and Vascular Institutes and Breast Care Center. Its range of services also includes Women & Children’s Services, Bariatric Surgery services, Emergency & Trauma services, Immediate Care Centers, Orthopedics & Spine services, comprehensive Rehabilitation services, Behavioral Health and Home Health Services.
About Brother’s Keeper, Inc.
The Brother’s Keeper facility has been active in the Gary, Indiana community since March 1986. The Brother’s Keeper is a 501C3 organization that provides shelter for approximately three hundred homeless men annually. They also provide outreach services for indigent individuals in Gary and the surrounding communities, such as, Soup Kitchen, Food Pantry, Clothes Bank, Flea Market, WIFI equipped Computer Lab and a Community Garden.
