Ashtabula County Medical Center | ACMC Pulse | Summer 2020

Community THROUGHOUT Ashtabula County Medical Center’s 115- year history, we have enjoyed the support of the community. That support was again on display as ACMC caregivers responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. “On behalf of our caregivers, I’m so very grateful to the companies and individuals who have contacted us to find out how they can help. It’s been overwhelming—in a good way,” said ACMC Healthcare System President and CEO Michael Habowski. “The show of support for our caregivers— who come to work every day on the front lines of fighting this pandemic—has been tremendous.” Local companies and government officials began calling ACMC in early March with offers We appreciate you! The following list includes donations received as of June 16. 5th Street Kitchen Acutec Precision Aerospace A Louis Supply Co. Allegheny College American Legion Post 103 Anonymous Aramark Area Tool Arthur Louis Steel Co Jim and Carrie Artman Ashta Chemicals Ashtabula Area City Schools Ashtabula Dairy Queen A-Tech Rebecca Anderson Austinburg Machining Austinburg Nursing & Rehab Lindsey Bell Bella Care Hospice Bowden Manufacturing Boy Scouts of America – Lake Erie Council Paul Bush C&J Industries Capri Cafaro Nancy Carkhuff Peggy Carlo Sherilyn Carlo Chick’s Bar Chromaflo Civic Development Corp CJ Contractors (Randy Crawford) Cleveland Clinic Linda Coblitz Stephanie Coblitz Conneaut Area City Schools Conneaut Cellars Distillery Constant Aviation Continental Structural Plastics Creative Millworks Crow’s Nest Debbie Delights Aldino DeFranco Faye Demart DeFranco Hollis Dillaway Kelly DiVito Shelby Elliott Fargo Manufacturing Felix Pizza Fenton Manufacturing Fidelity Investments Ford Furniture Warehouse Gabriel Performance Products David Gaines III Gannon University Geneva Family Dental Georgio’s Oven Fresh Pizza Giant Eagle Girl Scouts Troop 70572 Global Manufacturing Solutions Janet Grout Bruce Haytcher High Robotics Homie Blankets Susie Hubbard Susie Huggins Meeghan Humphrey Janice Hurst In Country Vietnam Veterans INEOS Pigments International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Union Local 744 JCI Contractors JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts Kanicki Family Kent State Ashtabula Kuhn Tool & Die Laser Tool Laurello Vineyards Karen Lawrence Doris Lenart Rebecca Lenk and Family Lighthouse Baptist Church Miranda Lozitsky Merl Luke Maloney Tool & Plastics Marcella Mauer Max’s Pizza & Grille Memory Bears & More Molded Fiber Glass Morgret Family National Retail Outlet/AXI New Hope Church of God in Christ New Orient Northwest Ambulance District NuTec Tooling Systems Ohio Hometown Insurance Orlando Brothers Supermarket, Conneaut Panda Buffet Pasco Tool & Plastics Kim Plants JoAnna Pretz-Anderson Purola Brothers Pizza Pymatuning Fabrication Lab Red Bull RHI Magnesita Kelli Rettinger Valerie Rich Denise Richards Richmond Transportation Say It Ain’t Sew Security Technologies Starn Tool & Manufacturing Steen Family Sticky Fingers BBQ Stephanie Stroud The Ashtabula Foundation Tom Timonere Insurance Tony’s Deli Trinity Presbyterian Church Troy Design and Manufacturing UAW Lisa Unsinger Vincent Homes (Vincent Marcellino) Walmart Mackenzie Warner Carlye Weaver Linda Yankie Thank you for supporting ACMC of personal protective equipment, cleaning supplies and more. Local restaurant owners also called to ask if they could provide meals or gift cards for caregivers. They delivered food to ACMC’s Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit and other nursing units. Some fed ACMC’s entire staff. Easing the burden Several companies wanted to offer financial support. The ACMC Foundation created the COVID-19 Relief and Support Fund. “Having the COVID-19 Relief Fund to support our caregivers is a welcome resource,” Habowski said. Individuals also donated cloth face masks, prayers and well- wishes. On April 4, caregivers were honored with a special night of prayer and music on 98.3 The Bull. On May 7, two C-130 Hercules planes from the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station flew over ACMC to honor caregivers. One online message summed up the community’s gratitude this way: “Thank you to all the health care workers that go in everyday to care for anyone in need, regardless of the personal risk, long hours and stress. We are fortunate for caring people like you!” ACMC Pulse • acmchealth.org 3