Iliuliuk Family and Health Services, Inc.
2009 Wall of Support
We are writing to you today to ask you to make a contribution to our 2009 Wall of Support for our Capital Equipment Project. We continue to work to modernize our operations. Upgrading our equipment helps us to more fully serve you.
Iliuliuk Family and Health Services, Inc. (IFHS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded in 1972, as a non-profit rural healthcare center. IFHS began modestly in a 3,000 square foot building staffed by a health aide and a registered nurse. Since then, we have grown to 35 full-time staff, including three full-time family practice doctors, three full-time midlevel medical providers, a full-time dentist, and two full-time behavioral health counselors, all of whom deliver quality healthcare and counseling services in a modern 20,000 square foot facility. We have installed our Wall of Support in the main lobby to carry on the tradition of recognition of those who support our mission –“To Promote Health and Well-being” - with an annual contribution.
With your generous donations to our Wall of Support, IFHS has significantly expanded our services to include more prevention services, the addition of a medical services sliding scale that has created access for many more low-income patients, alternative medicine services, female family practice physicians, dental and physical therapy services. In 2005, we completed a renovation project that resulted in additional clinical space, more storage and a secure computer server room, and expanded our behavioral health services to include substance abuse counseling. In 2006 we replaced our aging film x-ray system with a state-of-the-art digital x-ray system. In 2007 – 2008, we replaced our 10-year-old ultrasound machine with a state-of-the-art color Doppler ultrasound system, and we began implementing our conversion to an electronic health record system (EHR).
This year we have several capital projects to complete. We need to purchase five more otoscopes. We would like to make our clinic more secure by converting from key-and-lock security to a high-tech electronic entry system and by installing an emergency lighting system that is not connected to our generator. We also need to purchase a system that will concentrate room air into oxygen so that we will no longer run out of bottled oxygen for our critically ill patients. Finally, we would like to purchase a cryo-pen that will allow us to more accurately and easily remove small skin lesions.
Community support is at the heart of the success of our clinic. Without your support, we would not be able to attract and retain medical providers, purchase needed equipment, maintain our beautiful and impressive facility, or provide the excellence in care this community deserves. In short, without your support, we could not keep our doors open.
We appreciate your generous donation, and look forward to a healthy future serving our community. A list of our current projects can be found on the back of the enclosed Wall of Support donation form.
Sincerely,
Thomas Enlow Sonia Handforth-Kome
Board President Executive Director
IFHS 2009 PROJECTS LIST
I wish my contribution to be used on the following projects (check all that apply):
□ Purchase five otoscopes.
It will cost approximately $800 per otoscope, or $4,000 to purchase five otoscopes.
□ Purchase and Install an emergency lighting system that is not connected to our generator.
It will cost approximately $10,000 to purchase and install the system.
□ Purchase oxygen generating system
It will cost approximately $20,000 to purchase an oxygen generating system.
□ Purchase a cryopen
It will cost approximately $2,000 to purchase a cryopen.
□ Purchase an Electronic Entry Security System.
It will cost approximately $50,000 to purchase and install this device.
□ I have no preference – please use my donation where it is most needed.
If you would like to participate in the Wall of Support program, please fill out the form below and return it to IFHS, Inc./P.O. Box 144/Unalaska AK 99685, or phone 907-581-1202.
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YES! I wish to contribute to the purchase of new equipment and to the IFHS Wall of Support
□ I have enclosed a check/money order payable to IFHS
□ Please charge my tax deductible contribution to my VISA/MC account
PLEASE PRINT:
NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR as you would like it to appear on the Wall of Support (30 spaces maximum)
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE ZIP
PHONE
CONTACT NAME
AMOUNT
ENCLOSED
DATE
CARD NUMBER
(VISA/MC)
EXPIRATION DATE
CARDHOLDER NAME AS IT APPEARS ON CARD CARDHOLDER SIGNATURE
NOTE: Minimum donation for inscription on WALL OF SUPPORT –
$500 Business Donation, $100 Individual or Family Donation.
CLINIC BOARD MEMBERS
(1A) IFHS – Belinda Sunderland
(1B) IFHS – OPEN
(1C) IFHS – D. Tyrell McGirt
(1D) IFHS – Yudelka LeClere
(1E) IFHS – Richard Peck
(2A) PROC – Sinclair Wilt
(2B) PROC – Thomas Enlow
(3A) CITY – Michael Sheffield
(3B) CITY – Sarah Riffer
(4A) O.C. – Char Gisvold
(4B) O.C. – Sean Makarin
