Butler Health System | Health Link | Summer 2020

The BHS Foundation’s 19th annual Crystal Ball event was held on Saturday, March 7, at the Double- tree by Hilton Hotel in Cranberry Township. The event theme was “Rustic Elegance.” Over 400 guests enjoyed all of the themed activities, fundraisers, dinner stations and dancing to the sound of Tuesday Night Big Band. More than $150,000 was raised to support the pur- chase of an automated breast ultrasound unit for the BHS Women’s Imaging Center, located at the Cross- roads Campus. This latest state-of-the-art automated ultrasound technology is a supplemental screening tool used in the detection of cancer in dense breasts, and it has demonstrated a significant increase in cancer detection over mammography alone. It is a safe, painless, radiation-free and noninvasive 3-D ultrasound. Also featured at the event was the presentation of the Women of Legacy award to Amy Hammonds and Sharon Schneider. Both women were recognized for their efforts in making a difference in their community. Amy was honored for spearheading the effort to keep the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team in Butler after the program was being discontinued. The ACT Team assists behavioral health patients with various activities as they live their daily lives. Sharon was honored for implementing and leading the Hang Tough: Stockings Stuffed With Love and Care Program. The program coordinates volunteers to fill and deliver more than 2,300 Christmas stockings with items for patients undergoing cancer treatments throughout Butler County and beyond. Sharon is known as “Mrs. Claus” because she dresses in a red cape to deliver the stockings and listen to patients’ personal stories. The BHS Foundation was honored to offer the award to both of these amazing women. ABOVE: From left, William A. DiCuccio, MD; Amy Hammonds; Sharon Schneider; and Ken DeFurio, President and CEO, BHS. INSET: From left, Alicia Palmiero, Jan Nieto, Jocelyn Shetter, Kris Bowser (BHS Foundation), Audray Muscatello Yost, Kim Patterson, Carrie Bessor-Foreman and Lou Ann Rosellini. www.SRU.edu A member of Pennsylvania‘s State System of Higher Education MASTER OF SCIENCE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES PROGRAM at Slippery Rock University START A REWARDING CAREER IN A HIGH-DEMAND AREA OF HEALTH CARE Do you have the compassion to help others? Would you enjoy working with diverse populations as a medical care provider while being gainfully employed? SRU’s Physician Assistant Studies Program is a combination of academic and clinical instruction, blended course delivery (onsite and online), team instruction and collaborative outreach taught in unique learning environments. CONNECT WITH US CALL: 1.877.SRU.GRAD (toll free) or 724.738.2051 EMAIL: graduate.admissions@sru.edu EXPLORE: www.SRU.edu/graduate COVID-19 Heroes campaign update The BHS Foundation would like to extend a warm thank-you to everyone who has contributed to the Corona- virus Response Fund and the Support Our Heroes Campaign. Our gener- ous donors have contributed over $280,000! These donations helped to provide much-needed personal protective equipment, such as masks, gowns, face shields and gloves, to help keep our staff and patients safe at both Butler Memorial and Clarion hospitals. In addition, funds were used to support the purchase of laboratory instruments, COVID-19 and infectious virus tests, and serum antibody tests. For information on BHS Foundation’s upcoming events and activities, please visit our website a t BHS-Foundation.org . ButlerHealthSystem.org | 7