SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale received a big donation today from the Carbondale Auxiliary.
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WSIL)-- SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale received a big donation today from the Carbondale Auxiliary.
The group donated $50,000 to the SIH Brain and Spine Institute.
A neurologist with SIH, Jonatan Hornik says the money will help buy medical equipment to perform non-invasive ultrasound tests.
“So far without stuff like this that allows us to look at the early development of the complications,� Hornik says. “Before this, we were needing to transfer people to larger academic centers outside of the state. This way we can keep patients near their communities.�
Hornik says the device allows doctors to perform non-invasive tests at a patient's bedside or in the clinic.
One volunteer Anna Mary Rushing says they try to help out wherever they can.
“We helped in a lot of places,� Rushing says. “Like we've done the chapel the ER. We've done the first defibrillator years ago.�
Rushing says a large portion of the funds comes from the hospital's gift shop that she works in.Â
