Employees January 07, 2010
Diagnostic Radiology turns small pins into big baskets for patients
Seeing colorful seasonal pins where others saw the discarded tops of medicine bottles, registered radiologic technologists (RTR) in Emergency Diagnostic Radiology started making flower pins out of them. As the months went by, flower pins turned into turkey pins and as the holidays approached, RTRs were using all the green and reds ones they could find to make wreath pins. Employees who saw the pins asked how they could get one and the RTRs started selling them for $1.
In two months, they collected almost $2,400 that they used to create stunning baskets for patients of the Oncology Clinic. Working with Oncology Clinic staff and its social workers, the RTRs assembled for each individual patient a themed basket with $250-300 in food, gifts, clothing, toys and gift cards. Each basket also included — what else! — one of the colorful pins that started the holiday project.
Shown with just three of the holiday baskets they created for patients of the Oncology Clinic are (front row, l-r): Patsy Twohill, manager, Emergency Diagnostic Radiology; RTRs Tina Arria, Kelly Thomas and Raeanna Brooks; and Marie Lowenadler, BA. In the second row (l-r) are: RTRs Jennifer Armellino and Jill Boria, and Cheryl Granucci, director, Diagnostic Radiology.
