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Advancing Health Care
Through Giving
Davis Health System ( DHS ) Foundation is your partner in advancing healthcare through giving throughout North Central West Virginia . In 2020 , your gifts provided $ 249,716 in support of programs and services at Davis Medical Center ( DMC ), Broaddus Hospital , Mansfield Place and Webster County Memorial Hospital .
Since 2012 , the Davis House has offered cancer patients a home away from home when it is necessary to travel to the DMC Cancer Care Center for treatment . Community volunteers raised funds to renovate the home and create an endowment of more than $ 500,000 to provide complementary lodging so our patients can focus on what matters most — getting well .
Contact Information
( 304 ) 630-3043 foundation @ davishealthsystem . org P . O . Box 1188 Elkins , WV 26241 dhsfoundation . org
Through the foundation ’ s Transforming Care TogethER Campaign , $ 1.7 million was contributed toward the $ 4.3 million dollar renovation and expansion of the DMC Myles Emergency Center . This state-of-the-art emergency department features private exam and treatment rooms with integrated technology and modern equipment .
Each year , donors to the Cancer Patient Assistance Fund provide nearly 500 patients with more than $ 25,000 worth of medications , medical supplies , nutritional supplements , lodging , transportation , wigs and dental care . Beginning in 2020 , each patient receives a LiveWell kit with makeup and / or skincare items and tips on how to feel better about their looks — and outlooks — while receiving treatment . The fund also provides a free mammogram program for patients referred by DHS providers .
The Guardian Angel and Noronha funds provide financial support to DMC patients for medically necessary items and services that contribute directly to their overall health , wellness and quality of life .
Our community responded with unprecedented generosity and support for the foundation ’ s COVID-19 Relief Fund . Gifts of more than $ 100,000 to our # ProtectTheHeroes project purchased personal protective equipment for hospital employees and volunteers and equipment for DMC ’ s operating room , emergency department , general inpatient unit and Laurel Place geriatric psych unit .
Better health begins at birth with safe sleep , proper nutrition and early childhood brain development . New for 2021 , the family of each newborn at DMC receives a Davis Baby Bundle containing special welcome gifts and educational materials for new parents . Community contributions also fund DMC ’ s provider-based Reach Out and Read program where pediatricians share information and resources with parents and give each child a complementary , age-appropriate book during routine checkups .
Our DHS Foundation Partners in Caring truly bring better health to life .