Bay Medical Foundation Presents M*A*S*H* Charity Auction April 22
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Fund-raising efforts by the Foundation will provide training Manikins similar to the one pictured above.
Keith Markstrom, director of the Bay Medical Foundation photographed during a BMF Golf Fundraiser in 2009.
Plans to establish a medical simulation manikin lab for staff training has prompted Bay Medical Foundation (BMF) to creative fund raising.
The Bay Regional Medical Center (BRMC) Auxiliary and BMF will stage an event spun off the 1970s hit TV show M*A*S*H for its annual charity auction April 22 to benefit the hospital.
In this case M*A*S*H* stands for Manikin Ambulatory Simulated Hero, reflective of this year's fund-raising focus.
Following the theme, sponsorship opportunities named for characters in the show are available as follows: $5,000, Col. Potter;
$3,000, Hawkeye Pierce;
$2,000, Radar;
$1,000 Klinger;
$500, Hot Lips Houlihan.
While the fund-raising has a whimsical tone, the cause is serious. The medical simulation manikin lab would also have e-learning software to help train nurses, resident physicians, therapists, and other clinical staff in a realistic, challenging and safe setting, said Keith Markstrom, director of the Bay Medical Foundation.
The lab would house manikins that are life-like reproductions of the human body. The training manikins cry, express pain, secrete fluids and respond to drug interactions.
"Using simulation will allow our nurses to improve cognitive, psycho-motor and behavioral skills as well as enhance team performance," said Ellen Talbot, vice president of patient care services.
"Simulation will provide our residents with state-of-the-art medical science coupled with educational efficiency, improving critical thinking skills and self confidence," said Thomas Reeths, D.O., medical director of the graduate medical education intern/resident program.
The fund-raising event will be held 5-10 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel - Bay City Riverfront. Auction ticket price is $50 and includes buffet and open bar.
Tickets will be available mid-February at the hospital gift shop, the foundation office, 1460 W. Center Road, Suite 3, Essexville, and the DoubleTree.
The event will include live and silent auctions, all you can eat buffet, open bar 5-10, balloons and heads & tails games, raffle for a $4,000 Trip for Two to Paris donated by AAA Michigan, Dr. Bassam Daghman, Bay Regional Center Auxiliary, Firehouse Soft Wash and MCI Insurance. Other raffle items include a Panasonic 50 inch flat screen TV and $350 cash.
A Texas Hold 'Em tournament will have a $500 buy-in with $2,000 first prize, $1,000 second and $750 third. The tourney is sponsored by Assured Financial Advisors; to participate contact Dan Couveau, 989-879-2747 or BMF 895-4725.
Sponsorship or other information is available by contacting BMF or through www.bayregional.org/foundation.###
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