(Honesdale, April 24, 2013)… Non-profit groups seeking funding may qualify for a Community Mini-Grant from the Wayne Memorial Health Foundation (WMHF).

(Honesdale, February 19, 2013)… “I will do my best to make you and your family proud,” said Sarah Tigue as she was awarded one of two nursing scholarships from Judith Gustin in honor of Gustin’s parents Dr. Howard R. and Marian C. Patton. Tigue and the other recipient, Rachel Kominiski, are both students in the Class of 2014 at the Luzerne County Community College Nursing Program at Wayne Memorial Hospital.

(Honesdale, August 22, 2012)…Wayne Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce that Salvatore (“Sal”) Giglio has joined the staff of the Wayne Memorial Health Foundation. Sal, a longtime member of the Honesdale area community, assumes a newly-created post as Development Officer.

(Honesdale, April 30, 2010)… Non-profit groups seeking funding may qualify for a Community Mini-Grant from the Wayne Memorial Health Foundation (WMHF). The grants are geared towards organizations focused on “injury and disease prevention and treatment and the promotion of good health for the residents in the Wayne Memorial Health System service area.” That area includes Wayne and Pike Counties in Pennsylvania and southern Sullivan County, New York.

(Honesdale, November 18, 2011)…Bruce Mackle has good friends. Twenty-eight of them contributed $100 each to acquire a leaf in his name on the Wayne Memorial Health Foundation’s Giving Tree in the hospital lobby. The funds help support the Foundation’s mission to provide and maintain healthcare services for the community now and into the future.

Family photo: Dr. Howard Rand Patton surrounded by his children, who have initiated a nursing scholarship fund in the name of Dr. Patton and their mother, Marion. Left to right: Howard Patton, Patricia Robison, Joanne Patton and Judy Gustin.

(Honesdale, March 4, 2011)… The children of a former member of the Wayne Memorial Hospital medical staff and his wife who dedicated their lives to learning and to the residents of Wayne County have chosen a fitting legacy for their parents: a scholarship endowment fund. The Dr. Howard R. and Marion C. Patton Memorial Nursing Scholarship will help a student fulfill a dream at the Wayne Memorial School of Nursing program, a partnership with Luzerne County Community College (LCCC).