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Saying “we can do this!,”  Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary President Cathy Howell announced on April 22^nd that the Auxiliary was upping its commitment to the Hospital’s capital campaign, Operation Vital Signs. The 200-plus member organization increased its pledge from $210,000 to $300,000.  With the hike, the Auxiliary will claim a special naming opportunity. A private diagnostic imaging suite just for women will open at Wayne Memorial this summer. It will now be named “The Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Women’s Diagnostic Imaging Center.”  David Hoff, the Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, called the Auxiliary “hard working, dynamic and committed to healthcare for all.” The announcement was made at a volunteer recognition luncheon at Ehrhardt’s on the Waterfront, honoring all WMH volunteers. Auxiliary members have put in more than 28,000 hours of service in the last year for Wayne Memorial, working at The Gift Box shop in the Hospital and The Other Shops I and II in Honesdale and Hawley and putting on programs such as the Mistletoe Ball, Love Lites and Showtime at the Ritz. Pictured left to right: Karen Burlein, Auxiliary Recording Secretary; Peter Rodgers, Chair WMH Board of Directors; Cathy Howell; Mary Radell, Auxiliary President Elect; David Hoff; Doris Rogers, Auxiliary Treasurer; and Priscilla Krum, Auxiliary Assistant Treasurer.