{"id":18634,"date":"2022-09-07T00:40:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T00:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=18634"},"modified":"2022-09-06T21:01:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T21:01:01","slug":"gretchen-palmer-patient-assistance-fund-established-for-families-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/gretchen-palmer-patient-assistance-fund-established-for-families-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Gretchen Palmer Patient Assistance Fund Established For Families In Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18635\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18635\" src=\"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/st.-luke_s-Gretchen-Palmer-sm-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/st.-luke_s-Gretchen-Palmer-sm-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/st.-luke_s-Gretchen-Palmer-sm-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/st.-luke_s-Gretchen-Palmer-sm-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/st.-luke_s-Gretchen-Palmer-sm.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gretchen Palmer. Photo credit: St. Luke\u2019s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Palmer Family is establishing the Gretchen Palmer Patient Assistance Fund through the St. Luke\u2019s Wood River Foundation to assist patients in need. The fund will support Wood River Valley patients fighting cancer and other serious illnesses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many patients experience financial challenges while receiving the medical care they need. Even with health insurance, most people will have numerous out-of-pocket costs. \u201cGretchen\u2019s Fund\u201d will assist patients and their immediate families with expenses such as transportation, lodging, utilities, groceries, medications, medical supplies, and other items deemed necessary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe assistance provided by the Gretchen Palmer Patient Assistance Fund will help ease the stress of patients and families facing medical challenges and give them the ability to focus on their health and well-being,\u201d commented Megan Tanous, Chief Development Officer for St. Luke\u2019s Wood River Foundation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more and to donate to the Gretchen Palmer Patient Assistance Fund, visit https:\/\/www.slwrf.org\/gretchen-palmer-patient-assistance-fund\/ or contact Betsy Mullins at mullinse@slhs.org or (208) 727-8419.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Palmer Family is establishing the Gretchen Palmer Patient Assistance Fund through the St. Luke\u2019s Wood River Foundation to assist patients in need. The fund will support Wood River Valley patients fighting cancer and other serious illnesses.\u00a0 Many patients experience financial challenges while receiving the medical care they need. 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