4 HEALTH COMPASS EARLY SPRING 2024 CMH caregiver pledges $10,000 donation Michael Wahl is one of CMH’s facilities engineers. He celebrated his fifth anniversary with CMH in February. Wahl pledged to donate $120 per paycheck, adding up to $10,000, toward the BuildCMH Expansion Project. “The reason why I’m doing this is because I work with the older building — and she’s a great building, but her bones are starting to get old,” Wahl says. “We need the new expansion. I think (my donation) averages out to about two coffees a day at Dutch Bros. I can definitely afford that.” While at work, Wahl helps out with a variety of projects to keep CMH’s buildings working safely. Every day, he works on building and preventive maintenance projects and helps out with repairs when needed. “Anything I can do to help (the expansion project) is worth it,” Wahl says. “I’m not going to be here forever, but the hospital will be here a lot longer than I will be. [Expanding the hospital] is kind of like a testament for everybody who has worked here and done everything they can for the community. This is what we’re here for — to help you guys out.” Wahl hopes his fellow caregivers join him in contributing. “I invite everybody who works here, even if it’s only $5 per paycheck, to put in just a little bit of money to show you, too, care for this community and for everyone around us,” Wahl says. “It’s a great way to show the community at large that we do care about where we work and we love working here.” Co-design drives expansion project Meeting everyone’s needs through stakeholder participation and input Co-design is the practice of involving all stakeholders in improvement projects to ensure that the final product meets everyone’s needs. CMH caregivers, leaders and patients, along with community members, have participated in co-design through all stages of the BuildCMH Expansion Project. Each month, members of the Patient and Family Advisory Council and the Person-Centered Care Steering Committee provide feedback on different CMH projects and initiatives, including the expansion. These two groups include a variety of caregivers, CMH leaders, patients and community residents. In addition to PFAC and PCC, others who have provided feedback on the hospital’s design include caregivers from various departments, providers, the CMH Foundation Board, the CMH Board of Trustees and community members who don’t serve on CMH entities. The variety of people involved in the project has helped create the final design, including decisions such as the location of departments, placement of equipment in rooms and the integration of person-centered care concepts.
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