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The Foundation for Knox Community HospitalAnnounces Campaign to Purchase Digital Mammography
The Board of The Foundation for Knox Community Hospital announced their 2008 fund raising campaign to purchase a digital mammography for Knox Community Hospital. The Foundation for Knox Community Hospital decided on the theme “Keep Her in the Picture” to emphasis the importance of women’s health in our society. Women give life and support to our community; they are proud and they are strong. They are the hope for our future. However, many women do not get their annual mammograms.
Cancer of the breast is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer in women. One out of every eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in women. In 2007, approximately 178,480 women in the United States will receive a diagnosis of invasive breast cancer. In addition, although male breast cancer is rare and accounts for less than 1 percent of all breast carcinomas in the United States, about 2,030 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in men this year. Approximately 40,460 women and 450 men are projected to die from breast cancer this year.
 Pictured L to R: Carol Garner, Director of Development for Knox Community Hospital; Charlie Brenneman, Chairman for The Foundation for Knox Community Hospital and Ann Schnormeier, Chair of Development for The Foundation for Knox Community Hospital. The framed silhouette represents The Foundation’s “Keep Her in the Picture” campaign which will raise $360,000 to purchase a Digital Mammography machine for Knox Community Hospital. |
The results of a two-year study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, propose that digital mammograms yield more accurate detections of breast cancer than any other form of imagery available.
The study that followed screenings made by over 43,000 women across North America and Canada found that a greater percentage of breast cancers were detected by digital screening. The study found that digital mammograms yielded 22 percent better results on cancer sensitivity of women under 50, while 16 percent and 22 percent on women with dense breasts and menopausal respectively.
Supporting the already much-advised routine screening of women from the age of 40 to cut down breast cancer caused deaths; the study suggests that digital mammography would improve detection further.
All the same, using these newer new imaging technologies for screening means a higher tab adding to the already ballooning healthcare costs. “The machines also mean huge operational expenses for medical facilities and are unaffordable for smaller institutions. We feel Knox Community Hospital is the exception” reports Carol Garner, Director of Development for Knox Community Hospital. “Four years ago, this community raised over $1.8 million to build an Outpatient Cancer Treatment Center. Housed in that Center is a section dedicated to Women’s Health. Our community deserves to have state-of-the-art equipment in this Center.”
The Foundation for Knox Community Hospital’s priority for 2008 is the “Keep Her in the Picture” Campaign. The cost for this state-of-the-art equipment Digital Mammography is $360,000.
“This is an ambitious goal for The Foundation but one we feel has the support of our community” states Charlie Brenneman, Chairman of The Foundation.
All employees of Knox Community Hospital are encouraged to get engaged in this campaign. You can make a contribution by check made out to The Foundation for Knox Community Hospital or by filling out payroll deduction forms which are available in the Development office. You can contact Carol Garner or Lacie Blankenhorn. For a small amount each pay, you can help save someone’s life. All of your donations will stay in Knox County and will be used to purchase this life saving Digital Mammography.
There will be donor recognition on the wall in the Digital Mammography room listing the name of any donor who contributes $1,000 or more. Giving levels are listed below. You may also make a contribution in memory or in honor of someone dear to you.
$10,000+ Chairman’s Club
$5,000+ Trustee’s Circle
$2,500+ Benefactor
$1,000+ Patron
$500+ Advocate
$250+ Partner
$100+ Friend
$____ Donor
Any contribution, any size, any amount is welcome.
Won’t you join our campaign to “Keep Her in the Picture”. |
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