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MercyOne Newton Foundation

Founded in 1992, the MercyOne Newton Medical Center Foundation provides health-related assistance to meet the needs of the community for generations to come. Hard-working people like you, who make generous contributions to the Foundation, become valuable building blocks that make health care more accessible, support health-care missions and make community support more available.

The mission of the Foundation is to support MercyOne Newton Medical Center in meeting the health needs of the communities it serves.

Our focus and goals:

  • New equipment and technology purchases
  • Facility renovations or expansions
  • Quality health-care programs and services

Made possible through your generosity

Thanks to community support and generous donors, MercyOne Newton has been able to make major facilities upgrades and purchase many pieces of equipment during the past several years.

Here are some of the foundation's accomplishments:

Facility upgrades:

  • Upgraded an exam room in the Emergency Department to be a safe exam room for psychiatric patients
  • Remodel of the Obstetrics department and the addition of a natural birth suite
  • Support for the renovation of the Radiology department
  • Held a fundraising campaign to finance renovation of the Emergency Department and Med-Surg East wing
  • Remodel of the first-floor chapel through generous donations from a family and community organizations

Items purchased for use by MercyOne Newton:

  • Cataract surgical equipment
  • Fujinon 4440HD endoscopy suite equipment
  • Defibrillator
  • Five crash carts for standardized use throughout the hospital
  • Pediatric audiology equipment for Obstetrics
  • AccuVein vein visualization device for the Emergency Department and Med-Surg
  • Radiofrequency Ablation machine
  • Internal phone system upgrade
  • Three new exam stretchers for the Emergency Department
  • V-Scan handheld ultrasound
  • Security lock-down for Obstetrics
  • Microfiche machine for Health Information Management

The foundation is led by a Board of Directors who meet quarterly to make decisions regarding fundraising, contributions, and other Foundation business.

Foundation and Mission Manager Chloe Barkema is available to visit with you personally, or to give an information program at your event or service organization. She welcomes you to contact her at 641-787-3179 or cbarkema@skiffmed.com.

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