Robert Bundy, MD
Diane Doyle
Dennis Hannon
George Hernandez
Harry Johnson, PhD
Milton R. Johnson
Janet Jones
Stephen Larcen, PhD
Stephen R. Merlino
Eileen M. Ossen
Jim Papadakos
Elizabeth paterson
Carol J. Williams, PhD
Diane Wishnafski

Since 1933, generous people throughout our service area have made charitable contributions to benefit Windham Hospital. Grateful patients, business people, volunteers, civic organizations, hospital and medical staff, and others in the community have shared their resources, their time and their talents to help our community hospital grow. It is due to the philanthropy of these individuals and organizations that we are able to purchase new technology, improve our facilities and create programs that respond to the healthcare needs of our community.

Windham Hospital became an affiliate of Hartford HealthCare in November 2008, and together with our partners in the healthcare system, we are providing compassionate, coordinated care that creates an outstanding patient experience for everyone who enters our doors. This is Windham Hospital now.

The Windham Hospital Foundation has set an ambitious goal of $500,000 for FY 2012. With those funds, we will provide state-of-the-art EKG transmissions that will reduce the time it takes for heart attack patients to receive cardiac catheterization and purchase a new cardiac stress system. This will allow our patients to have their stress testing done locally, while coordinating cardiac care with our partners at Hartford Hospital. As a result of the generosity of our community, we will be able to obtain portable sleep medicine equipment for home testing for patients unable to come to the hospital for this service.

Other services made possible through philanthropy include diagnostic testing for women through Gina’s Friends, financial aid for unemployed or underemployed individuals without adequate health insurance, and the technology necessary to implement electronic medical records that can be shared among providers.

Our goal is to build connections and relationships with patients and donors that will enable us to bring the future of healthcare to residents of our region. We hope you will join us in supporting these worthwhile efforts to bring relevant community health programs to the people we serve ensuring that everyone receives the quality healthcare they need.

Call us at 860.456.6849 to request a gift envelope, or click here to make an online donation. Please give as generously as you can and join our growing family of supporters.

Additionally, two advisory councils assist in developing fundraising strategies for the Foundation:

The goal of the Business Advisory Council is to advise the Board of Trustees on programs and activities that will engage the business community in supporting the Foundation, including the development of marketing strategies and programs that meet the philanthropic needs of businesses in the towns we serve. Click here for a list of the members of the Business Advisory Council.

The Planned Giving Council is charged with planning and implementing the Windham Hospital Foundation’s planned giving program in concert with the Foundation’s professional fundraising staff. The Council serves as the means by which Trustees, Board Members and other volunteers are engaged in the planned giving process.

Planned Giving is the programmatic approach by a professional fund development office by which donors are made aware of the benefits of charitable gift planning and are motivated to include the charity in their estate plan with the planned gift most suitable to their personal goals and objectives. (David G.Schmeling)

Click here for a list of the Planned Giving Council members.

Volunteers are crucial to our success. If you are interested in serving on one of these committees, please contact the Executive Director of the Foundation, Mona Friedland at 860 456-6911 or mfriedland@wcmh.org.

If you would like to share your experiences with Windham Hospital, please contact us.

Who We Are

Mona Friedland is Executive Director of the Windham Hospital Foundation and has been a fundraising professional for over 25 years. A graduate of the University of Maryland with a B.A. in Education, Mona pursued a Certificate in Management early in her career which set her on a path to better her community. “When I moved to Connecticut in 1978, I knew I wanted to help people achieve a better quality of life. My journey led me from community action, to United Way, to Windham Hospital, where I am putting my skills and passion to work for the community in which I live and work. I find fundraising to be very gratifying as I work with the most generous and wonderful people around!” Mona enjoys photography and outdoor activities such as walking, cycling and kayaking.

Tom Birkenholz, Development Officer, has been with the Windham Hospital Foundation since 2007 and was involved in fundraising for the Girl Scouts for seven years prior. After working in the banking industry for 23 years, he discovered the rewards of working in the non-profit world. “I really enjoy working with non-profits that are making significant contributions to their communities. I also find it rewarding to work with the people who typically get involved with these organizations. I have and/or continue to volunteer for civil rights organizations, community leadership programs, community theater, and my home town’s annual Festival on the Green.” Tom also enjoys the search for historical markers, distance cycling, and woodworking.