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Neighbors | Submitted .The St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital 10th anniversary celebration kicked off at the hospital on Aug. 9 with a Spiritual Care Service to celebrate the hospital’s faith-based heritage and its mission. Pictured are, from left, Donald Kline, president and CEO of Mercy Health - Youngstown; Don Koenig, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Mercy Health - Youngstown; Father John Trimbur, chaplain, St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital; Father Chidiebere Ogbuagu, director of mission and values for Mercy Health - Youngstown; Sister Darla Vogelsang, chaplain, Mercy Health - Youngstown; Genie Aubel, president of St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital; and Dr. Heath Dorion, medical director of St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. In the background is a statue of St. Elizabeth, the hospital’s patron saint.
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Neighbors | Submitted.As part of the 10th anniversary celebration of St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, the hospital’s employees made a financial contribution to the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley’s Move the Mission Capital Campaign. Pictured, during a check presentation ceremony on Aug. 8, are, from left, John Muckridge III, president and CEO of the Rescue Mission; Genie Aubel, president of St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, and Gina Mook, administrative assistant for St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital and one of the leaders of employee giving activities for the hospital.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively.President of St. Elizabeth Hospital Genie Aubel stood next to Father John Trimbur after the Anniversary Mass on Aug. 11 in the Azalea Room at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital.
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Neighbors | Submitted.Genie Aubel, president of St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, shares blessing cards with staff during a ceremony on Aug. 9 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the hospital.
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Neighbors | Submitted.Donald Kline, president and CEO of Mercy Health - Youngstown, addressed a crowd of St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital employees and retirees during a ceremony on Aug. 9 to celebrate the hospital’s 10th anniversary.
By ZACK SHIVELY zshively@vindy.com
St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital celebrated 10 years of operation on Aug. 7-11.
The hospital hosted events throughout the week to celebrate their anniversary. The staff of the hospital gave the patients and employees of the hospital cookies and birthday cards to thank them for their help reaching the anniversary. They also treated their employees to free pizza throughout the day to show their appreciation for their work on Monday.
Employees of the hospital gave $25,000 donations to the Purple Cat, Our Community Kitchen, Sister Jerome’s Mission and the Dorothy Day House on Tuesday. The staff also had another $200,000 campaign for the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley. These donations celebrated the large amount of charity work the hospital has done over the last decade. They have raised more than $50 million for charity through events like the Festival of Trees near Christmas. Most of their donations have gone to charities of faith to demonstrate the hospital’s religious identity.
Current and retired employees went to Wednesday’s Spiritual Care Service to commemorate the hospital’s faith-based heritage by having a service in front of the statue of St. Elizabeth, the hospital’s patron saint. That same day saw the Blessings of the Hands, an all-day event where Sister Darla Vogelsang went to the staff and blessed their hands and gave them prayer cards.
The staff had a mass ceremony in the Azalea Room on Friday. Father John Trimbur led the ceremony. He talked about the importance and meaning behind anniversaries and reaching a decade. The event ended the week’s celebrations on a fittingly religious note.
Denise Dean said the events show “Why we are really here and what the true mission is.“ Genie Aubel, president of St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, reiterated that sentiment and often talked about the religious legacy the hospital is proud to have. She explained that the hospital finds healing through Christ and that their faith identity is as important as anything else to the hospital.
Since 2007, the hospital has admitted more than 102,000 patients, treated more than 465,000 in the emergency room, and has welcomed nearly 10,500 new babies. The hospital now cares for nearly nine times as many outpatient visits as when it first opened and has almost double the amount of beds and operating rooms. They have nearly doubled the average number of monthly births at the hospital since creating maternity services in 2014. Currently, the hospital includes nearly 850 employees, more than 480 of which are on its medical staff. They also have 90 allied health professionals with privileges and three residency programs.