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St. Joseph’s Hospital receives gift of poinsettias from the Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur

Pictured, left to right: Paula Cutright, Assistant to the President; Lisa Wharton, Vice President of Marketing, Public Relations & Foundation, and member of Rotary; Skip Gjolberg, President of St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Pictured, left to right: Paula Cutright, Assistant to the President; Lisa Wharton, Vice President of Marketing, Public Relations & Foundation, and member of Rotary; Skip Gjolberg, President of St. Joseph’s Hospital.

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — St. Joseph’s Hospital received a gift of over 30 beautiful poinsettias from the Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur to thank staff for their hard work and dedication in keeping the community safe during the pandemic.   

The plants were distributed in the hospital and physician clinics, waiting rooms, lobbies and patient care areas including the chemotherapy suite and cardiac rehabilitation. 

“We are very appreciative to the Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur for donating the beautiful poinsettias for our hospital and physician clinics,” said Skip Gjolberg, President of St. Joseph’s Hospital.  “They were very welcomed by all departments and helped to spread cheer during what has been a challenging year for our staff.”

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