Flood Relief Granted to More Than 130 Applicants

November 8, 2018

Guthrie’s Mark Stensager Human Service Fund granted $66,900 in financial assistance to more than 130 individuals impacted by recent flooding in the Guthrie Service area.

The funding was awarded in the form of grants to help individuals and families recover from flood related damage. The fund was generously supported by Guthrie employees, the Robert Packer Hospital Auxiliary, the Guthrie Troy Community Hospital Auxiliary and the Sylvania Presbyterian Church. 

The Mark Stensager Human Service Fund assists Guthrie employees, patients and community members during times of financial need year-round. Applications for flood relief through the fund are no longer being accepted. 

Guthrie is a non-profit integrated health system located in north central Pennsylvania and upstate New York, serving patients from an 11-county service area. Guthrie is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network and is the first health system based in Pennsylvania and New York to join this network. Guthrie is comprised of a research institute, home care/hospice, hospitals in Sayre, Pa., Corning, N.Y., Towanda, Pa., and Troy, Pa., as well as a multi-specialty group practice of more than 325 physicians and 210 advanced practice providers in a regional office network encompassing 47 sub-specialty and primary care sites in 21 communities throughout Pennsylvania and New York. In addition, Guthrie offers home medical equipment and respiratory therapy products at six convenient Med Supply Depot locations. Guthrie provides a wide range of services and programs to enhance the health and well-being of those it serves.