University of Maryland Chester River Health Foundation’s annual golf tournament, its premier fund raising event, will be returning to the Chester River Yacht & Country Club on Friday, May 29. This annual event, to which the community has donated nearly $1.6 million over the years, directly supports a high-priority patient care or capital initiative at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown.
This year, proceeds will help fund the acquisition of iRounds Technology, a state-of-the-art software and analytical database, which allows physicians and nursing staff to collect, analyze, take action on and/or develop new processes and procedures based on real-time patient quality, safety and satisfaction data. Eventually, this technology will be used at all three UM Shore Regional Health medical centers and will cost approximately $100,000.
“I love the new iRounds,” said Sandy Prochaska, RN, and newly promoted to the Inpatient Nurse Manager position at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. “It gives me a great opportunity to meet patients and learn what’s important to them during their stay. It’s a huge opportunity to work as a system to improve our delivery of care.”
Golfers may choose from two tee times, 8:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.; both 18 hole shotgun starts. Registration will begin at 7:00 a.m. for the morning tee time and at 10:30 a.m. for the afternoon tee time. Lunch will be provided to all golfers and volunteers and an awards reception will immediately follow the tournament.
Team prizes will be awarded to eight first and second place teams. Participants will also compete for a variety of prizes in categories including closest-to-the-pin, longest drive in and out of the fairway and most accurate drive. In addition, there will be four hole-in-one prizes, three of which are $10,000 cash prizes and the fourth is a trip for two to the 2016 Super Bowl.
Additionally, golfers will have the opportunity to enter a putting contest offering a $10,000 prize, which includes a $5,000 donation to the Foundation and $5,000 to keep.
UM Chester River Health Foundation cordially invites golfers as well as sponsors to register early for this year’s event as it is expected to sell out. “We are very pleased to be returning to the Chester River Yacht & Country Club, which was the home of this event for many years,” commented Maryann Ruehrmund, CFRE, executive director. “We greatly appreciate the hospitality being extended to us by the club and hope that our community’s golfers, volunteers and sponsors will renew their passionate support of our community’s hospital through their participation.”
As a special thanks to sponsors at the $1,000 level and above, the Foundation has an allocation of Maryland State Tax Credits available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information about playing in or volunteering for the event, or to become a sponsor, please contact Deb Lauser, development coordinator, at 410-810-5661 or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Registration and sponsorship can also be completed online at www.umshoreregional.org. Click on Chester River Health Foundation under ‘Support our Services’.
UM Chester River Health Foundation is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization serving the fundraising needs of UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown and UM Shore Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Chestertown. For further information about the ways you can support patient care efforts locally, please call Maryann Ruehrmund at 410-810-5660.
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