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Thursday, August 30, 2018

Key bank delivers grants to Jones Memorial Hospital

Jim Helms, Ron Sutton, Donna Bliven

WELLSVILLE, NY (August 30, 2018) –  Ron Sutton, Senior Vice President & Trust Officer at Key Bank, stopped by JMH recently to deliver over $105,000 in grant funding: $17,984 from the F. T. and Anna C. Manley Memorial Trust and $88,000 of proceeds from the Jeanette Dermit Trust.
According to Donna Bliven, RNC BSN MHA, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services at JMH, the Manley funds will be used to purchase respiratory equipment for pulmonary patients. “I applied for this grant for the purchase of a Bi-Pap machine,” she said, noting that the equipment purchase is especially timely with pneumonia and flu season around the corner. Each year, JMH applies to the Manley Trust for grant funding to purchase a particular piece of equipment for patient care. “Last year the Manley grant was used for two vital sign machines for Med/Surg and two CO2 monitors for the ICU and the ER,” she said. “We are so grateful to the Manley Trust for the continuing support. It is always nice to see Ron Sutton at my door!”
The Dermitt Trust was established by the estate of Jeannette Dermitt, in her memory.  An Allegany County resident who passed in 1969, Ms. Dermitt left the trust to the benefit of three hospitals including Jones Memorial. 
“The unrestricted proceeds are received annually,”according to Jim Helms, Vice President of Finance at Jones. “The money goes into the operating funds and helps us to continue our mission of providing patient care to the residents of Allegany County. We appreciate the generosity of the Dermitt Trust and the legacy of Jeanette Dermitt.”