Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals Volunteer Recognized for Over 12,700 Hours of Service

Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals recently recognized volunteer Dunah Gandy for more than 12,700 hours of service to the hospitals at an annual volunteer appreciation luncheon. A volunteer since 1991, Gandy has served as president, treasurer, and secretary of Providence Hospitals Auxiliary.

Ruth Nichols, director of Volunteer Services at Providence says, “As a volunteer in our gift shop, Dunah is a model leader who renders excellent customer service. Her commitment to the hospitals has been unwavering and admirable.”

Shortly before her retirement several years ago, Dunah was hospitalized with food poisoning and admitted at Providence for treatment. She said, “I loved the way I was treated by the doctors and nurses. I decided then that I would like to volunteer at Providence when I retired.”

Gandy is a member of First Baptist Church and the Shepherd’s Center, an organization that provide activities, programs, services, and volunteer opportunities for older adults in the community. She and her husband Ralph, also a volunteer at Providence Hospitals, reside in Shandon.

Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals is a not-for-profit 304-bed organization sponsored by the Sisters of Charity Health System. Other members of the Providence family include Providence Hospital, Providence Hospital Northeast, Providence Heart & Vascular Institute, and Providence Orthopaedic & Neuro Spine Institute.

Providence Hospital, located on the downtown campus in Columbia, SC, is best known for the expertise in cardiac care it provides through Providence Heart & Vascular Institute, which serves as a regionally recognized referral center for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Providence Hospital Northeast was established in 1999 and offers a range of medical services in surgery, emergency care, women’s and children’s services and rehabilitation. Providence Northeast is home to Providence Orthopaedic & Neuro Spine Institute, which provides medical and surgical treatment of diseases and injuries of the bones, joints and spine. A faith-based health care facility in the Midlands area of South Carolina, Providence employs more than 1,900 caring individuals.

The Sisters of Charity Health System is an organization that sponsors not only Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals, but also Healthy Learners, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina and the South Carolina Center for Fathers & Families. In addition to its ministries in South Carolina, the Sisters of Charity Health System serves Northeast Ohio through the sponsorship of three hospitals, two charitable foundations, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, and outreach ministries that address the needs of the underserved.