Making a donation

The Auxiliary’s 2012 Tree of Lights campaign will raise money to purchase a LUCAS Chest Compression System for the emergency department. The American Hospital Association has put a renewed emphasis on CPR. The new standards stress 2” depth compressions at a rate of 100 per minute with no interruptions. Effective chest compressions deliver vital oxygen to the brain and can prime the heart for a successful defibrillation shock. Maintaining sufficient coronary perfusion pressure during cardiac arrest improves the likelihood of return of spontaneous circulation. However, as any rescuer or caregiver knows, performing manual CPR according to the AHA guidelines is difficult and tiring at best, and virtually impossible as the resuscitation effort continues over time to 10, 20, 30 minutes or longer. The LUCAS Chest Compression System is designed to deliver uninterrupted compressions at a consistent rate and depth to meet the AHA guidelines and facilitate the return of spontaneous circulation. LUCAS facilitates good blood flow and oxygen delivery to the brain, organs, and tissues from the moment it is turned on and continues throughout the entire resuscitation effort, helping to improve the patient’s change for a successful outcome.

There are five Tree of Lights giving opportunities.

A gift of $500 will place a light in the Circle of Lights at the top of the tree.

A gift of $100 will provide a Life Light to be lit annually.

A gift of $50 purchases one angel for the tree.

A gift of $25 purchases one dove for the tree.

A gift of $10 purchases one light for the tree.

Each person you honor will be listed on the Scroll of Honor in the hospital's main lobby. You can also choose to have your honorees informed of your thoughtful acknowledgement.

Donations, which are tax deductible, will be accepted through December 31, 2011.

Meritus Medical Center Auxiliary Inc. reserves the right to review and approve all messages on the donor plaques for the Tree of Lights campaign.

Tree lighting ceremony
Please join us for the lighting of the tree:

Sunday, December 12, 2012
5:00 pm
Meritus Medical Center
11116 Medical Campus Road
Hagerstown, Maryland

We hope to see you there!