Reading Hospital Magnet Champions are partnering with the United Way to coordinate the 2021 Stuff the Bus - Adopt a Classroom campaign for Reading School District. Reading Hospital departments adopted a total of 104 classrooms in Glenside Elementary, Millmont Elementary, and Tyson-Schoener Elementary, along with all 21 Reading Area School District Nurses. Team members at Reading Hospital assemble "dream boxes" for each classroom, consisting of supplies teachers and school nurses frequently purchase on their own to support student learning and health.
On Friday, August 27, two school buses will travel to all hospital locations that are participating for employees to "Stuff the Bus" with their donations. The buses will be at Reading Hospital Clock Tower from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Buses then stop at each school, where Reading Hospital's Magnet Champion Team, who coordinated the event, will deliver donations to the school faculty.
“I’d like to thank the Magnet Champions for coordinating this event and the departments that have ‘adopted’ a classroom,” said Therese Sucher, Interim President and CEO at Reading Hospital and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Tower Health. “The team has given so much to the community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the annual Stuff the Bus is another example of how our team continues to give and prioritizes the needs of our community.”
Media is invited to attend the event. Photos will be available upon request.
About Reading Hospital
Reading Hospital is the flagship, Magnet Recognized, acute care hospital of Tower Health. Located in West Reading, Pa., Reading Hospital is a 714-bed hospital that is home to many top-tier specialty care centers, including Reading HealthPlex, Tower Health Transplant Institute, McGlinn Cancer Institute, Miller Regional Heart Center, Emergency Department, Level I Trauma Center and Beginnings Maternity Center, which houses the region's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). With more than 1,000 physicians and providers across 49 locations, Reading Hospital has been recognized for its quality outcomes and clinical expertise across services lines. It is listed as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for five consecutive years and received a 5-Star Rating from CMS two years in a row. For more information, visit towerhealth.org.