Friends of the Hospital Committee emergency room fundraising

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IdentifierCH_CA_2021_SC_031_044
CategoryCommunity Archive
Description A letter from the Friends of Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital Committee asking for donations to cover the costs of creating an Emergency Room service at the hospital. 

Transcription:

Friends of 
Kent & Queen Anne’s 
Hospital

CHESTERTOWN, MARYLAND  21620

October 1980

Dear  Friend:

You  probably have heard that we have made  an  historic 
decision  this  year  at Kent & Queen  Anne's  Hospital.
We've  decided  to  step  out  from  under  the  United  Fund umbrella 
and strike out on our own.

We hope that this decision will be a good one for the
entire community. Whether it is beneficial for the
Hospital will depend entirely upon you, our Friends. 

Many of you who reside in Queen Anne’s County have
received a letter similar to this from us before, but
many others, who have contributed through the United 
Fund of Kent County, may not have realized how
important your dollars to us. We all know how 
high hospital costs are, yet how glad we are to 
have excellent medical care available in out own 
community when the need strikes suddenly.

It is true that patient fees and reimbursement from 
insurance plans and government agencies cover many of
our operating costs. But our plans for Emergency Room
service, so vital to everyone in our area, will need 
special help if they’re to reach fulfillment soon. 

There is only one way to assure topnotch health services
at the community level; it’s to have a topnotch 
community health care team, people who care about 
their own health and that of their fellow-citizens.
We have that team here, in the Friends of Kent & Queen
Anne’s Hospital. We know they won’t let down.

As a concerned citizen, won’t you please send a check
for whatever amount you can, in the enclosed envelope?
We know we can count on you as one of our Friends.

        The Friends of the Hospital Committee

Mrs. William R. McAplin, Chairman
James D. Davis, III
Walter E. Schmidt

[list of officers on the left side] Date CreatedOctober 1980

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LanguageEnglish
Original Object Formatbusiness letters
Library of Congress Subject HeadingsCounty hospitals, Federal aid to hospitals, Hospital and community, Fund raising

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