JASPER, Ind., Might 24, 2010 (Company WIRE) -- National Workplace Furnishings, a brand unit of Kimball International, Inc. (KBALB 6.54, -0.05, -0.76%) , has announced that the winner of its $25,000 Gift of Inspiration for Healthcare Environments is the University of Wisconsin Hospital, situated in Madison, Wisconsin. Particularly, the $25,000 was awarded to UW Hospital's Wellness and Healing Committee, which plans to use the resources for both new and on-going projects for example noise reduction, air quality, recovery gardens, family caregiver help, quiet spaces, living landscapes, music to medicine and updated mapping for awareness of walking paths and gardens to encourage outdoor activity.
Nationwide understands the current economy makes it more difficult than ever to raise the necessary resources to offer the very best in care and healthy environments for each patients and providers. Therefore, National introduced the $25,000 Gift of Inspiration to benefit health care organizations by supporting the requirements in areas such as technologies, the patient experience, staff morale, training and enrichment programs, or facility enhancements.
"True recovery comes in part from a comfort level or peace of mind knowing which you have the caring and support of UW Hospital to overcome the challenges you face. A soothing, conscious recovery atmosphere plays a essential part in recovery and a lifetime of well becoming," said Ardis Hutchins, Interior Architect, UW Hospital.
"This gift from Nationwide Office Furniture recognizes the importance of a recovery environment. We're grateful for their help and what it'll allow us to do for patients and families," stated Joel Wish, Wellness Psychologist, UW Hospital, Co-Chair, Wellness and Recovery Committee.
"Often times, what matters most cannot be discovered only in blood function and CT scans. In trying to realize how complex systems heal, we need to listen to the patient's unique story and their emotions to connect to their hope, meaning and objective. These are one of the most powerful healing mechanisms and wherever we will concentrate the Present of Inspiration donation," stated David Rakel, MD, Director, University of Wisconsin Integrative Medicine.
"At National, our individuals have cultivated a culture of caring for our company partners, the atmosphere and our neighbors. So, we're pleased to provide the $25,000 Gift of Inspiration as our way to provide back towards the healthcare community for that extraordinary efforts made by healing professionals for example UW Hospital, that enrich the lives of so many individuals," said Kevin McCoy, Vice President, General Manager, Nationwide Office Furniture. "Congratulations to UW Hospital. We're proud to learn how the present will be put towards a plan which will inspire healing and healthier communities."
Nationwide received over 1,000 registrants from healthcare organizations nationwide for that $25,000 Gift of Inspiration. Health care organizations could automatically register to win merely by visiting National's web site; no buy was necessary or needed.
This is National Workplace Furniture's second Gift of Inspiration recipient. In October 2009, Southwest Middle School in Savannah, Georgia won the Gift of Inspiration for Education Environments, using the funds to start an after-school life mentoring program for at-risk students. National is presently running its third Gift of Inspiration, again for Education Environments, which ends on August 31, 2010.
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