Upcoming Events

Union Hospital Benefit Golf Tournament - June 4, 2010

03/09/2010

The Union Hospital Benefit Golf Tournament will be held Friday, June 4, 2010 at the Country Club of Terre Haute. Last year's outing netted over $98,000 and the committee hopes to raise $100,000 this year to support medical advances within the hospital.

Volleyball for the Small - September 23, 2010

03/09/2010

"Volleyball for the Small" - September 23, 2010, Terre Haute North Vigo High School

Join the Terre Haute South and Terre Haute North Volleyball teams in September as they once again battle it out to benefit the babies of Union Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Last year the game raised $8,200 for the NICU.

Hundreds of tiny babies are lovingly cared for each year in NICU. In 2007,  28 sets of multiple births were delivered at Union Hospital. Along with the exceptional care given to these babies, the staff provides support and information to parents and families of preemies as well.

Children's Classic Run - September 25, 2010

03/09/2010

Children's Classic Run Benefiting Pediatric Therapy - Saturday, September 25, 2010 - Terre Haute Street Fair (Downtown)

Children, kindergarten through eighth grade, will participate in the 2010 Children's Classic Run which benefits the Pediatric Therapy Unit. For the second year the run will be conducted in collaboration with the Terre Haute Street Fair in downtown Terre Haute.
The young patients of the Pediatric Therapy Unit receive therapy for conditions such as cerebral palsy and Down Syndrome to help them reach their full potential. Many of the children can receive only limited therapy sessions through their families' insurance or through Medicaid. The funds provided through the Children's Classic enable these boys and girls to receive therapy as soon as they need it and to receive all of the therapy sessions each child can benefit from.

Current News

New Book Chronicles Union Hospital's Distinctive Past

1/18/2010

The story of Union Hospital has been more than 100 years in the making and that story is now published into a 94 page hardback book. Many of Union Hospital's administrators and historians labored to create a document that chronicles the hospital's rich, interesting and lustrous history and the result of these efforts is a coffee table book entitled "Union Hospital" Distinctive Past...Exceptional Future". The book is the first of its' kind for the hospital. The book's printing was made possible through a generous donation from an anonymous donor.

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Union Hospital Foundation Moves into New Union Hospital East Facility

1/14/2010

The Union Hospital Foundation office will be moving from its current location at 1430 North 6^th Street into the lower level of the new Union Hospital East facility that sits at 1606 North 7^th Street. The Foundation officially moved on January 7^th and was the first of numerous departments at Union Hospital to make the transition into the state-of-the-art, 500,000 square foot building. Union Hospital East will begin admitting patients on January 12^th.

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Foundation Launches 2009 Friends of Union Hospital Annual Drive

11/13/2009

In a caring community, individuals who have been blessed with good health and have enjoyed a measure of success in life can contribute to the growth of better health care for their friends and neighbors. In Terre Haute and the Wabash Valley, Friends of Union Hospital have the opportunity to support, in very meaningful ways, the efforts of Union Hospital to bring improved medical care to all of us.

While Union Hospital continues to improve patient care with its Union East expansion and with advances in medical technology and techniques, your gift to the Friends of Union Hospital's Annual Drive supports these efforts by providing much-needed equipment for Maternal and Child Services and Hux Cardiovascular Center.

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Dr. Eric Bennett and Fred Bauer Receive Weinbaum & Baur Awards

10/22/2009

Dr. Eric Bennett and Fred Bauer were recently presented with Union Hospital Foundation’s Weinbaum and Baur Awards, respectively.  The Weinbaum and Baur Awards, presented to two recipients annually, are the most prestigious honor given by Union Hospital Foundation. They were both honored for their leadership and contributions to Union Hospital and the patients it serves.

 

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North, South Volleyball Raise $8,200 For Union Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

10/15/2009

Thursday, October 9th marked the last regular season home match for the Terre Haute South Braves Volleyball team. As well as honoring the team’s seniors that evening, Coach Steve Beeler and his team, along with Terre Haute North Patriots team captains and Coach Painter, took the opportunity to present a check for $8,200 to Union Hospital Foundation. The money raised was a result of their joint fundraising effort in an event structured around the annual cross-town rivalry on Friday, September 25th.

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Eagle Riders Gift Over $2,500 to Clara Fairbanks Center for Women

9/23/2009

 

On Saturday, September 12th the Eagle Riders of Terre Haute held a 170 mile bike ride to help support the early detection of breast cancer in the Wabash Valley. As a result of their ride, a dinner and auction that followed, the Eagle Riders presented a check to Union Hospital Foundation in the amount of $2,565 to be designated to the Clara Fairbanks Center Mammogram Assistance Fund.

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Old National Bank Presents $50,000 Gift To Union Hospital Foundation For Capital Campaign

08/27/2009

Today, in Union Hospital's Professional Office Building, Don Schroeder, Central Region CEO & Northwest Region President of Old National Bank, made the following announcement, "On behalf of our Old National Bank Foundation, I am honored to make this pledge of $50,000 to the Union Hospital Foundation Capital Campaign.  In partnering with Union Hospital, Old National continues to invest in the overall health and well being of the citizens of our community to insure that patients will continue to receive health care of the highest quality. 

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First Financial Bank Gift Helps Union Hospital Foundation Surpass $8,000,000 Goal

06/10/2009

Union Hospital's Professional Office Building was the setting as Norman L. Lowery, Vice Chairman and CEO of First Financial Bank, announced that First Financial Bank has made a gift pledge of $50,000 a year for five years to Union Hospital Foundation's Distinctive Past...Exceptional Future Capital Campaign. The $250,000 gift from First Financial Bank has helped the Union Hospital Foundation to reach and exceed their capital campaign goal of $8,000,000.

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Union Hospital Foundation Golf Benefit to Provide $96,000 for Scholarship Fund

06/08/2009

The Country Club of Terre Haute was the setting for the 22nd Annual Union Hospital Golf Benefit on Friday, June 5, 2009 as 152 golfers enjoyed perfect weather and fantastic course conditions to help Union Hospital Foundation earn $96,000 for its Scholarship Reserve Fund. The $96,000 in net proceeds was an all-time high for the outing and surpassed last year's total by $15,000.

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Oakley Foundation Grants $250,000 To Union Hospital's Capital Campaign

05/14/2009

Union Hospital Foundation is one step closer to obtaining its goal of $8,000,000 for their Distinctive Past...Exceptional Future Capital Campaign thanks to an extremely generous gift from the Hollie & Anna Oakley Foundation. At a media conference this morning in Union Hospital's Professional Office Building the following announcement was made by Alice Anne Perry, President of the Oakley Foundation, "I am so pleased to be here this morning and to present, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Hollie and Anna Oakley Foundation, this grant to Union Hospital in the amount of $250,000 for the Union Hospital Distinctive Past...Exceptional Future Capital Campaign".

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