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PALM COAST, Fla., February 1, 2019 – On Jan. 28, Flagler County Commissioner Greg Hansen installed the AdventHealth Palm Coast volunteer auxiliary’s 2019 board members.
The new board includes: Marge Sisti as president, JoAnn Durand as first vice president, Marcus Ellison as second vice president, Kerry Lawrence as recording secretary, Kitty VanHorn as corresponding secretary, Jeannette Kainu as treasurer, Angie Troike as assistant treasurer, and Carol Bryant as past president. Maggie Bunker and Patty Mercer will serve as members at large.
Each board member will serve a two-year term and is responsible for overseeing, guiding and training all the committees and areas the volunteer auxiliary serve.
In May of 1980, the hospital’s volunteer auxiliary was formed with 53 Flagler County residents. Today, Florida Hospital Flagler has more than 175 active volunteers assisting in 25 departments throughout the hospital.
Collectively, this group of volunteers has donated more than 1.6 million hours in service to AdventHealth Palm Coast.
About AdventHealth Palm Coast
AdventHealth Palm Coast has 99-beds and is one of the six hospitals in Flagler, Lake and Volusia counties that composes the AdventHealth Central Florida Division - North Region. Formerly known as Florida Hospital Flagler, the organization’s parent company changed the name of all wholly-owned entities to AdventHealth on Jan. 2, 2019. Based in Altamonte Springs, AdventHealth is a connected system of care. With more than 80,000 team members, AdventHealth is one of the nation’s largest faith-based health care systems with nearly 50 hospitals and hundreds of care sites in nearly a dozen states. With the mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, AdventHealth Palm Coast provides whole person care to heal the body, mind and spirit. For more information about AdventHealth Palm Coast, visit http://AdventHealthPalmCoast.com.
Photo Caption:
On Jan. 28, Flagler County Commissioner Greg Hansen installed the AdventHealth Palm Coast volunteer auxiliary’s 2019 board members. Pictured from left to right: Hansen; Marge Sisti, AdventHealth Palm Coast volunteer auxiliary president; JoAnn Durand, AdventHealth Palm Coast volunteer auxiliary first vice president; Carol Bryant, AdventHealth Palm Coast volunteer auxiliary past president; Jeannette Kainu, AdventHealth Palm Coast volunteer auxiliary treasurer; Kitty Van Horn, AdventHealth Palm Coast volunteer auxiliary corresponding secretary; Patty Mercer, AdventHealth Palm Coast volunteer auxiliary member at large; and Dr. Ron Jimenez, AdventHealth Palm Coast CEO. Not pictured: Not pictured: AdventHealth Palm Coast volunteer auxiliary member at large Maggie Bunker, recording secretary Kerry Lawrence, and second vice president Marcus Ellison.
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