Augusta, Georgia...March 23, 2010...CSRA Credit Union along with Engine Company No. 15 of the Augusta Richmond County Fire Department has had a nineteen year relationship with the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital, the nation’s largest, and the world’s third largest, burn center. The 59-bed unit treats more than 3,000 patients annually, and unfortunately, many of them are children. In the hope of putting a smile on the children’s faces, credit union employees along with our partners at the fire department, deliver cuddly stuffed animals to the children twice a year. It is amazing to see how such a small gift can help take the patients’ minds off the painful yet necessary treatments, bandage changes and therapy.
Recently, Bradley Dyer, Jr., Margaret Taylor, Wanda Boshell and Pat Weathersbee of CSRA Credit Union along with some firefighters visited with the patients and their families. The group learned that often the burn injuries are a result of tragedies ranging from children playing with fire, to improper handling of fireworks to house fires.
CSRA Credit Union plans to continue its support of the pediatric patients at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center and looks forward to the completion of the center’s renovations currently underway which will add a dedicated pediatric burn unit to better serve the needs of its younger patients and their families.
Photo Cut-line: (left-Right) Captain Jay Womack, Margaret Taylor, Pat Weathersbee, Wanda Boshell, Firefighter Jeff Carter, and Bradley Dyer, Jr. deliver stuffed animals to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital.
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