We hope you have all had the opportunity for R & R and to make fun summer memories with family and friends!  The lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer will be sadly ending.  School will be back in session for the kids and for many of us our daily routines will go back to ‘normal’.…

Our long-awaited summer season has finally arrived!  Each year we look forward to the sunshine, warm days, and the many opportunities to enjoy time with family and friends. We are fortunate to live in a region where we get to experience all four seasons – sometimes all in the same week! Here at the Foundation,…

Welcome Spring…. As the tulips and daffodils begin to show their colorful blooms across our community, we are grateful for the promise of warmer, sunnier days ahead here at the Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation. Our team is currently working closely with hospital administration to finalize a ‘wish list’ of new medical equipment that will help…

  Plan your legacy now! Your gift can directly influence the future of healthcare in our community. As you set your goals and intentions for 2026, consider the lasting impact you can make through a planned gift. Explore the ways you can help Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation’s (WMHF) mission to support AHN Westfield Hospital while achieving…

The 2025 ’10 Days of Giving for WMH’ raffle concluded on Wednesday, November 26 and this year surpassed expectations.  Our fantastic community business partners contributed more than $14,000 worth of prizes.  In fact, we had so many gifts we were able to have a grand prize plus 2 runner up drawings each of the 10…

It’s hard to believe it’s almost Labor Day and soon flip-flops will be flung to the back of the closet and students will head back to the bus stop! Why does summer go so quickly, but winter seems to linger a little longer each year?   Hopefully, you have many great memories of a fun and…

We are giving a shout-out to Let’s Roam in return for a prize pack for our upcoming raffle. Let’s Roam offers a diverse range of scavenger hunt experiences to suit every occasion and interest. Choose from city exploration, bar crawls, ghost tours, art walks, date night packages, and more. We’re always adding new adventures to…

National Nurses Week is May 6 – 12, and at AHN Westfield, we’re getting ready to celebrate the nurses who are at the very heart of healing. Every day, our nurses show up with skilled hands and kind, compassionate hearts. They care for us when we’re at our most vulnerable – and they never stop.…

Hello & Happy Spring to all our valued supporters! If you are a new visitor to our website, welcome!  We hope you will take a few minutes to explore the pages here and learn more about our foundation, its mission and vision and  choose to make a gift this year.  Every dollar donated to the…

YAY!  We made it through another Winter season!  This one was snowier and colder than the last few, reminding the older among us of the weather we experienced growing up in Western New York. Now that it is officially March, we can look forward to seeing warmer temperatures, melting snow and frequent glimpses of long-awaited…

v And an equally huge THANK YOU to all our patients, families and neighbors who have given from their hearts to our online fundraisers and the Annual Campaign or just expressed to us how important our community hospital is to them. This is a privilege we do not take lightly. Each year our Executive Director,…

Our 2024 fundraiser “10 Days of Giving for WMH” was a huge success again this year!  Over $11,000 in prizes were generously donated by local businesses and were awarded from November 18 – November 27.  We had such tremendous response, that we were able to give away a grand prize each day, in addition to…

  Happy Fall y’all!  We hope this season of nature’s colorful bounty finds you healthy and well ready for all this new season brings.  Are you enjoying all the pumpkin spice and apple goodies?!  The aroma of the grape harvest in our area is always a wonderful reminder of Autumn. As the leaves (and temperatures)…

We hope you are having a fantastic summer!  The days seem to fly by so quickly as we try to absorb summer’s heat by soaking up every ray of sunshine.  Seeing back-to-school ads along with holiday items displayed on store shelves mid-July always seem to catch us by surprise as we rush to squeeze in…

A new season is upon us…. Welcome Summer! Summer here in the Chautauqua County region has something for everyone…. sunshine, water fun, hiking, biking, golf, vacations, and just plain relaxation!   How lucky are we?! Here at the Foundation office, we are entering our ‘busy season’!   Our two popular online fundraisers are coming quickly.  Give Big…

Spring has finally sprung!  How great to see all the green leaves and early flowers starting to bloom.  Although winter was rather mild this season, the anticipation and everything Spring brings is always welcomed. The solar eclipse that everyone had been eagerly awaiting on Monday, April 8th was incredible! It was amazing to be in…

“My life has been entrenched with Westfield Memorial Hospital (WMH) for as long as I can remember,” said Roxanne Helman of Kennedy, NY. As an active member of her hospital family for more than 44 years, Helman has been able to schedule critical and necessary appointments for people in our community. Being at the right…

It looks like we are headed for an early Spring… according to ‘Dunkirk Dave’ who did NOT see his shadow this year!   It would be fantastic to see tulips and daffodils soon, although living in WNY we know that winter can reappear at any time! As we look back at 2023, we remain grateful for…

Happy New Year!  As we look back on the previous year, we always seem to say that it went by so quickly. 2024 is here and we like to look forward with a sense of optimism for all the opportunities and possibilities that lie ahead.  Do you like to make resolutions for the new year? …

Need ideas for how to give back on GivingTuesday? Whether it’s making someone smile, helping a neighbor, or showing up for an issue or people we care about, we each have something to contribute.  Identify your gifts, pick a cause that gets you fired up – like AHN Westfield Hospital, and give back on November…

AHN Westfield Hospital, a.k.a. Westfield Memorial Hospital (WMH) recently unveiled its new concrete helipad to the community. The Helipad project has been made possible by a donation of $40,000 from Dr. Hans Bergstrom and Mrs. Barbara Bergstrom who spend their summers in Chautauqua County and have come to appreciate the friendly and professional culture at…

The WMH Foundation recently helped to purchase some diabetes education supplies for our registered dietician, Kim Greiner.  In her role as a diabetes educator, she uses many tools to educate  patients as they learn about their condition.  Some of those tools are models of food, posters, hand outs to take home, recipes, and instructing them…

How can it be Fall already?!  The grapes are smelling so fragrant and harvest time is here.  Autumn in Western New York is a favorite time of year for many of us! Our Annual Campaign is under way.  You may have received a letter in the mail.  If you are able to support our mission,…

It’s hard to believe that summer has flown by so quickly!  We hope that you have had many opportunities for fun with family and friends and to create new memories.  Let’s take the last month of summer to soak up just a bit more of those sunny vibes! Here at the WMH Foundation, we are…

    We recently unveiled this beautiful, new photo display in the main corridor at AHN Westfield Hospital.  On it are photos and descriptions of many of the items the Foundation has purchased for the hospital in the last several years. The next time you are at AHN Westfield,  please stop and take a look.…

Welcome Summer! The year is flying by so quickly.  What are you excited for this summer?  Vacations, picnics, weddings, graduations, and reunions will be on many of our calendars.  In the aftermath of the Covid 19 pandemic, it feels great to see our families and friends again. Here at the WMH Foundation we are busy preparing…

Spring is finally here!  Days are getting longer, and sunshine makes an appearance more often.  We are so lucky to experience all four seasons in this area…especially when winter isn’t too harsh! As we ‘Spring Forward’ we can’t help but think about the hope and renewal that comes along with the tulips and daffodils.  Color…

  We are so very pleased and grateful to announce the success of our 2022 Annual Campaign, which raised $263,000 in support of AHN Westfield Hospital. The monies will enable the Foundation to continue to fulfill its mission of providing financial support for the delivery of high quality healthcare to the residents of the Chautauqua…

It’s February – American Heart Month and a time when the nation spotlights heart disease – the No. 1 killer for both men and women in America. Stephen Holt was just 37 years old when he suffered a widow maker heart attack twenty years ago on a frigid cold day in December. He was treated…

Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation Welcomes New Board Member Westfield, NY – The Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce the newest board member – Todd A. Crandall who was appointed to its Board of Directors at the February 9th Board Meeting. Born at Westfield Memorial Hospital, Todd Crandall is a lifelong resident of nearby…

Will you help the Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation start the year on the right foot by making a tax-deductible contribution to the Annual Campaign today? Gifts to the Annual Campaign provide the Foundation to assist the hospital with the flexibility to deliver on its promise of providing quality healthcare and state-of-the art equipment needed for…

We remain grateful to the 40 Gift-In-Kind (GIK) Donors (businesses and individual donors) who donated more than $11,500 in gifts in support of the AHN Westfield Memorial – 80 Years of ‘Stepping Up’ For Our Community event – including the following AHN Westfield Memorial Hospital Departments: Administration, Cardiac Rehab, Central Stores, Dietary, Environmental Services, Facilities, Foundation, Physical Therapy, OR, Pharmacy, Laboratory and…

We are grateful to all those who supported the AHN Westfield Memorial – 80 Years of ‘Stepping Up’ For Our Community event – especially our kind and generous sponsors: Thank you for supporting the AHN Westfield Memorial – 80 Years of ‘Stepping Up’ For Our Community event by sponsoring this well received and important HealthFair/Walk. ‘Stepping Up’ was established…

Under brilliant blue skies, community members came out to celebrate AHN Westfield Memorial’s 80th Birthday and to participate in wellness and cancer screenings on the front lawn of the hospital on Saturday, September 10, 2022. The commemorative event also honored the hospital’s rich history of providing high quality healthcare for residents in the Chautauqua County…

AHN Westfield Memorial Hospital (WMH) will host a community walk to promote fitness and to celebrate WMH’s 80th year of service to the community. “Stepping Up for WMH,” a 5k (3.1 mile) walk, will kick off on Saturday, September 10, from 9 a.m. to noon. The 10 am walk will start and end at AHN…

Great news – if you were unable to support Give Big CHQ in early June, there is another wonderful opportunity to support our community hospital. PLEASE support Give 716 beginning on Thursday, July 14 @ 7:16 pm to Saturday, July 16 @ 7:16 am. Give 716 is a collaborative effort between the Buffalo Bills Foundation and…

‘Stepping Up for Westfield Memorial Hospital’s 80th Birthday’ is a community-wide walk/health fair to promote health & happiness for those living in the Chautauqua region. “In addition to celebrating the hospital’s 80th Birthday, the Foundation will host another great fundraiser – a raffle for our community hospital,” said Patricia Gaughan DiPalma, WMH Foundation executive director.…

“Supporting our health care heroes with a gift to the hospital Foundation would be a wonderful recognition for those who have worked tirelessly on behalf of our community during the past 26 months of the resurgent pandemic,” she continued. In addition to honorariums or memorials, other reasons to make a tribute gift to the hospital…