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Salem Health nurses present $1,100 donation to Polk County Warming Center; volunteers, shelter usage outlined
Summary
Nurses from Salem Health presented a $1,100 donation and volunteer support to Polk County Warming Centers and described how the emergency winter shelters and a year-round Safe Showers program operate and are funded.
Nurses from Salem Health presented a donation and volunteer commitment to Polk County Warming Centers at the Polk County Board of Commissioners meeting on July 23.
Jenna, identified as a nurse manager on an inpatient medical unit at Salem Health, said hospital units select community outreach partners and that this year several hospital units collaborated to make a larger donation to the warming center and to contribute volunteer hours. She said the check was for $1,100, and that nurses also participate in donation drives and meal deliveries.
Matt Smotter, who the record identifies as directing Polk County warming centers,…
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