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Columbus Regional Health Foundation has established the CRH Employee Relief Fund to assist health system employees who are experiencing financial issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fund is designed to assist employees with expenses such as basic housing, transportation or child care needs, providing a one-time grant to assist recipients in accessing resources to meet unusual or unexpected needs that are immediate or time-sensitive, according to a news release from CRH.
These funds will be available to Columbus Regional Health employees for access services unique to them versus other available community resources, including United Way of Bartholomew County, hospital officials said.
“Each and every day members of the Columbus Regional Health workforce and our physicians and providers dedicate their passion and expertise to our patients and community and place other priorities second,” hospital officials said. “These doctors, nurses, technicians, aids, housekeepers, paramedics, EMTs and food service staff members serve as frontline response employees enabling CRH to complete its mission response to our community battle and they are supported by numerous others. Without hesitation, they work in a high stress environment to serve patients.”
At the end of March, hospital officials reported that four Columbus Regional Health employees, including one Columbus Regional Hospital physician, have tested positive for COVID-19. On Tuesday, Columbus Regional Hospital spokeswoman Kelsey DeClue said there are now 15 CRH employees who have tested positive for COVID-19. Those employees include staff and physicians.
The foundation, which has been assisting the community since 1951, is inviting community members to also support the employees if they wish to make a donation.
Donations to the CRH Employee Relief Fund may be made by:
By cellphone, text crhrelief to 202-858-1233 to make a donation
Visit: https://www.crh.org/relief to make an online donation
Send a check, with note to CRH Employee Relief Fund, via USPS to Columbus Regional Health Foundation, 2400 E. 17th Street, Columbus, IN 47201
“During this time of uncertainty and unfamiliar challenges that we all face, Columbus Regional Health Foundation will not lose sight of its mission to support Columbus Regional Health, VIMCare Clinic and the Healthy Communities Initiatives as we care for our workforce,” said Tina Vujovich, president of the Columbus Regional Health Foundation board of directors.
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Donations to the CRH Employee Relief Fund may be made by:
- By cellphone, text crhrelief to 202-858-1233 to make a donation
- Visit: https://www.crh.org/relief to make an online donation
- Send a check, with note to CRH Employee Relief Fund, via USPS to Columbus Regional Health Foundation, 2400 E. 17th Street, Columbus, IN 47201
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