The Foundation is considered to be the heartbeat of the embodiment of Frontier
Nursing Service. It is through the Foundation that donations are made, equipment
is purchased for the rural clinics, bequests are honored and scholarships are
formed. The ideal of its mechanism; Donations can be restricted to a particular
purpose or area of FNS. For example, someone can make a donation of $20.00 and
request that it be directed to the
Christmas Fund to buy toys for children and presents for area families in
need.
FNS operates The
Mary Breckinridge Hospital and five rural
healthcare clinics:
Anne Wasson Rural Healthcare,
Beech Fork Rural Healthcare,
Christian Family Healthcare,
Community Healthcare Center
and
Kate Ireland Rural Healthcare.
Maybe you have an interest in the future of nursing? A donation can be
restricted to The
Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing
(FSMFN) - the largest midwifery school in the United States. FSMFN also
has several different donor supported scholarship funds that financially assist
students:
The Anne Wasson Scholarship Fund, The Kitty Ernst
Scholarship Fund and The Mardi Perry Scholarship Fund.
The
Mary Breckinridge Home Health Agency provides
health care and other related services to the patient in his/her home, under the
direction of the patient's physician.
Wendover is the historic headquarters of the
Frontier Nursing Service. Mrs. Breckinridge’s home, the Big House, is located at
Wendover. In 1991, the Big House was recognized as a National Historic Landmark
and in 2001, it was certified as a Bed and Breakfast.
FNS also has a large variety of
Planned Giving options.
If a donation is made with no restrictions, that donation is placed into the
General Fund and your gift will be applied to other needs.
Donations are often received as a response from our Quarterly Bulletin, which
gives an account of the work and activities of Frontier Nursing Service. Each
edition of the Quarterly Bulletin lists “Special
Needs” which range from Littman Stethoscopes to water piks to
electronic thermometers, depending on what the clinics and departments see as a
special need. The Quarterly Bulletin is as old as the FNS itself. The
first Quarterly Bulletin was printed in 1925. If you would like to
subscribe to the Quarterly Bulletin, please contact us at (606) 672-2317
or by email at
fnstours@yahoo.com.
Mary Breckinridge based her work for the Service on providing healthcare for the
entire family. We would be honored though your gifts and support to welcome you
as a member of the FNS family. Together, we can carry on the legacy Mrs.
Breckinridge started over 80 years ago.