Copper Queen Community Hospital Supports Bisbee Students’ Need for Library Resources

The hospital’s Board President, Dennis Nelson made a $10,000 donation to the Bisbee Unified School District at their December 14, 2009 meeting. The donation created the Copper Queen Community Hospital 125th Anniversary Electronic Book Collection for the Lowell Middle School. When approached by Dr. Gail Covington, Superintendant of Schools, the Hospital Board was astounded that our Middle School has no Library. The donation will buy forty Kindle s and access to various electronic books sources.
Copper Queen Hospital is a major employer in the community and whenever possible the hospital employs students on a part time basis, to introduce them to the fields of work available to them in the health care field.

Ed Matchett accepts donation from Dennis Nelson

Jim Dickson, CEO, stated that he feels it is part of the hospital’s mission to invest in the youth of the community and to encourage them to find fields of work that allow them to remain here. The donation of dollars to purchase the Kindles is a demonstration of that commitment.
The gift supports the efforts by Dr. Gail Covington to make available a virtual library that utilizes electronic means to provide reading material, such as computers and Kindles. These tools provide access to extensive reading materials of all types, both for research and recreation. These electronic books are now replacing paper text books in many schools. Many Bisbee students do not have access to computers at home so the schools program seeks to prevent disparities in educational opportunities by making the virtual library and its resources available to all. In recent years library resources have dwindled and in some instances eliminated, so the need for this effort is great.
In addition, CQCH offers students scholarships to pursue health careers that are in short supply, in the field of nursing and other medical professions.