AdventHealth Polk recently held the Grand Opening for their new Obstetrics & Gynecology Office in Columbus. Irene Besser is the clinic's Certified Nurse Midwife and bring over 30 years of experience in OB/GYN services. The Hospital Foundation had Irene as the guest speaker at our Women's Ambassador event in April. Follow The Hospital Foundation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thehospitalfoundation to learn more about our activities in the community.
The Hospital Foundation in support of AdventHealth Polk was excited to sponsor the opening concert of the 2026 Summer Tracks concert series. The Summer Tracks concert series is organized by Peter Eisenbrown and brings great performers to Rogers Park. The Foundation was fortunate to sponsor the performance of Sweet Megg.
The 2026 Men's Health Tune-Up and Car Show will be from 9:00 am to Noon on June 20th. This year's Tune-Up is moving to Polk County Middle School in Mill Spring, NC.
The Hospital Foundation in support of AdventHealth Polk will be sponsoring the June 5th Summer tracks Concert. Headlining that evening's performance will be Sweet Megg.
AdventHealth Polk cardiologist, Dr. John Hutto, was our guest speaker for last week's Wellness Walk & Talk.
The Hospital Foundation had a great time hosting our Spring Women's Ambassador event last week. Over 80 women attended the event to learn more about AdventHealth Polk and to share this information as hospital ambassadors.
Irene Besser, the new Certified Nurse Midwife for AdventHealth Polk, spoke at the Kiwanis Club of Tryon meeting last week. During her presentation, Irene spoke about opening a new women's health services clinic at AdventHealth Polk. Irene will be the guest speaker at this Spring's Women's Ambassadors Event.
In preparation for our Derby themed Women's Ambassador event, The Hospital Foundation worked with Edith Bradely to host a hat making workshop. Edith is a Registered Nurse and the winner of last year's hat contest.
The Hospital Foundation in support of Advent Health Polk recently donated $4,000 to the AdventHealth Polk Teammate Care Fund. During the transition from St. Luke's Hospital to AdventHealth Polk, the Foundation was not able to accept donations from hospital employees to support the Teammate Care Fund. This fund is administered by Hospital and Foundation staff to assist hospital team members with short-term financial assistance. When the Foundation Board learned that the Teammate Care Fund was almost depleted during the transition, they voted to contribute an amount equal to what employees would have normally donated. The Teammate Care fund is now operating as expected and employees can begin contributing in early 2026.
The Hospital Foundation and AdventHealth Polk worked with employees to decorate gingerbread houses in preparation for the Christmas season. The winners were chosen from almost 20 entries created by departments or individuals.