AUXILIARY AIDS MANACHESTER HOSPITAL

The Auxiliary of Manchester Memorial Hospital recently held its annual meeting at the Manchester Country Club and presented a gift of $87,000 to ECHN and $15,000 toward the auxiliary’s scholarship fund. The largest portion of the gift — $55,000 — was designated for the Joint Effort Program, a two-hour workshop offered at both Rockville General and Manchester Memorial Hospitals for individuals scheduled to have total or partial hip or knee replacement surgery and for those thinking about having this type of surgery. Pictured are, from left, Deborah Parker, ECHN senior vice president for patient care services; Jeffrey Heidtman, chairman of the ECHN Board of Trustees; Harriet Haslett, president of The Auxiliary of Manchester Memorial Hospital; and Nina Kruse, administrative director of development, ECHN Community Healthcare Foundation Inc.