Whichever path you choose, your gratitude helps strengthen care in our community.
Honor Your Caregiver Who Made a Difference
Make a Gift that Strengthens Care Close to Home
Share Your Story to Inspire Others
Become a Volunteer and Touch Lives
Honor Your Caregiver
“He made my kids feel safe.”
After a pediatric visit, a mother reached out to recognize Certified Medical Assistant Brandon Barker, thanking him for his patience and kindness. He took extra time to help her children feel comfortable, turning what could have been a stressful appointment into a positive experience.
Make a Gift
After five decades together, Jerry and Judy’s love had weathered countless seasons, but nothing quite compared to Jerry’s battle with cancer. Their gratitude for their care team inspired them to make a gift, ensuring countless others have the care they need when they need it most.
Share Your Story
When a stroke warning sign appeared on an ordinary Saturday morning, Keith Goehner quickly learned how critical it is to have expert care close to home. His story is a powerful reminder that compassionate, local care can change lives when every moment matters.
Become a Volunteer
Willie Weinstein gave back to local healthcare by showing up with kindness every day. As a longtime Confluence Health volunteer greeter, her warmth made a lasting difference—proof that community care is best when it begins with a smile.
The Impact of Gratitude
Ethan’s journey began with a tragedy that nearly claimed his life. Trapped in a burning vehicle after a catastrophic car accident, he suffered severe injuries, including life-threatening damage to his heart. First responders pulled him from the wreckage and rushed him to Confluence Health, where his care team fought against unlikely odds to save his life. While Ethan’s story reflects extraordinary determination, strength, and love, it also celebrates the compassionate, expert care that carried him through every step of his journey.
By sharing his story, Ethan honors the many people whose courage, expertise, and compassion sustained him—and inspires support for the local care we depend on when we need it most.
In Their Words: Hear From Others Like You Who Wanted to Say ‘Thank You’
CARE GIVERS THANKED
“There have been few opportunities to give some independence back to a person with my husband’s physical challenges and this was truly a wonderful day of discovery for both of us. I can’t thank the staff at Confluence and any of the other folks at the event who provided a safe, guided environment and the equipment, to try adaptive cycling.”
– Martha Whiteman
A GIFT MADE
“After the incredible care we received when our sweet son was stillborn, the staff at Central hold such a special place in our hearts…it is so special for us to know that Silas’s much-too-short little life is being honored in a way that is giving other families like ours more precious time with their sweet babies.”
– Allison Int-Hout and Seth Pierson
A STORY SHARED
“All of the sudden I noticed these angels on earth. They could be a nurse or my oncologist or someone in the infusion room. I just felt so much kindness and love and compassion around me and it definitely brought me hope.”
– Carlee Coleman