(July 3, 2024) – The Kansas Hospital Association's Heart of Health Care Worker Award highlights hospital employees who have made a significant contribution to the betterment of their hospital. These individuals are nominated for this award because they routinely go above and beyond the call of duty.
Isaac Boone is a valuable member of Greenwood County Hospital and the greater Eureka community. As an advocate, Boone uses his expertise to relate how pending legislation affects patients and hospitals. As a pharmacist, he helps patients navigate Medicare supplement plans, provides community education about Medicare Advantage plans and has helped the hospital save more than $1,000,000 through his work with the 340B Drug Discount Program.
Boone is highly invested in the growth of his community and puts his considerable fundraising skills to work. He was instrumental in setting up a memorial golf tournament for the hospital's foundation. His work on the tournament brings in thousands of dollars to the foundation, which is spent on necessary equipment and supplies for the hospital.
This year, a clinic across the street from the hospital closed. To help the hospital purchase the building, Boone sought donations from various community members and wrote grants. He secured a total of $205,000, which included a match-day funding event that raised $82,000.
There isn't anything that Boone wouldn't do for the Greenwood County Hospital, and it shows with each act of service he performs. Team members and other staff members look to Boone for guidance and advice and often jump in to help with projects he starts.
Boone and other Heart of Health Care Worker Award nominees will be recognized during the KHA Awards Luncheon at the 2024 KHA Annual Convention on Sept. 5, 2024, at Sheraton Overland Park/Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park.
--Shelby Stacy