SoutheastHEALTH Ambassadors

TylerCuba“It is an honor to begin serving as Ambassador President beginning January 2018. As President, I would like to introduce changes for our group that I hope will excite you as much as they have me. It is a very exciting time to be in a leadership role with our SoutheastHEALTH Ambassador group. Ideas imagined years ago have gained momentum, and there has been growth in every area of the organization: educational programs, staff, and most importantly the benefits to members.

As part of the changes we plan to implement, our bi-monthly meetings will now consist of programming geared toward the engagement of our members to further experience SoutheastHEALTH through interactions with our doctors, tours of the hospital, and even a glimpse into surgery with our cardiologists. This is all being done to grow and create engagement from the Ambassador group while continuing our fundraising efforts for the HeartStrong Fund.

We hope that by providing greater access to SoutheastHEALTH, its facilities, doctors, and their areas of expertise, we can create a better understanding of our mission as the Ambassadors. We will continue to provide more details as we get closer to our first meeting of the new year, scheduled for February 20th, 2018. Looking forward to another great year!”

Sincerely,

Tyler Cuba

What is an Ambassador?

The SoutheastHEALTH Ambassadors are a volunteer board that focuses on supporting SoutheastHEALTH Foundation. They will specifically be supporting the HeartStrong Fund which is a resource to provide funding for programs to address cardiovascular disorders and prevention, specifically cardiac rehab, scaled to congestive heart failure patients, smoking cessation programs, and the Mending Hearts program.

SoutheastHEALTH’s top-ranked team of cardiologists diagnoses and treats many heart conditions, including many rare and complex disorders. SoutheastHEALTH’s Division of Cardiovascular Diseases is one of the largest and most integrated in the South Central Region of Missouri. SoutheastHEALTH physicians work together to evaluate and treat patients, utilizing the most advanced techniques and technologies.

Mission

The SoutheastHEALTH Ambassadors are committed to community outreach to educate residents about preventing heart disease and responding properly when symptoms present through programs available at SoutheastHEALTH.

Members

Executive Committee

President: Tyler Cuba - Cuba Financial Group
Vice President: Joe Uzoaru – Athena Property Group
Treasurer: Ashton Balsmann- Wood & Huston
Secretary: Lauren Dirnberger – Chap Arnold Insurance Agency

Ambassador Leadership Committee

Wendi Beussink – Realty Executives
Matt Carter – Red Letter Communication
Brandon Cooper- Moss & Cooper Attorneys at Law
Rachel Dreyer – Northwestern Mutual
Joseph Ehringer – P&G
Josh Ford – Ford & Sons Funeral Home
Seth Hudson – Hudson Chiropractic
Courtland Kohlfeld - Kohlfeld Distributing, Inc.
Jamie McDowell- Midamerica Hotels Corporation
Laura Richmond - Realty Executives
Alicia Schoch- Chateau Girardeau

Membership

Upcoming Events and Meetings

Wine and Chocolate

February 9, 2018
6-9 PM
Port Cape Restaurant (upstairs)

In honor of National Heart Month, the SoutheastHEALTH Ambassadors invite you to an exclusive red wine and dark chocolate pairing. The antioxidants found in red wine and dark chocolate are considered beneficial to heart health, so what better way to kick off the Ambassadors’ HeartStrong Campaign! HeartStrong provides smoking cessation programs, scales and pedometers to congestive heart failure patients, Automated External Defibrillators, CPR Kits and training, and supports the Mended Hearts program. Have fun and know in your heart that it’s all for a great cause!

Meeting Dates

February 20, 2018 - 2017 Video and then tour with Dr. Wettach
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Wente Manor

April 17, 2018 - CPR Training
12:00 PM
Wente Manor

June 19, 2018 - Dr. Robison
12:00 PM
Wente Manor

August 21, 2018
12:00 PM

October 16, 2018 - Mary Beth Corgan
12:00 PM
Wente Manor

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Building Healthier Lives and Community Well-being

Priority is given to projects that focus on community health improvement and address the following:

  • Focus on disproportionate unmet needs by delivering care to the uninsured and underinsured
  • Focus on healthy environments and behaviors
  • Collaborative partnerships to ensure healthy communities
  • Measurement and evaluation should have measurable outcomes on health care in our community

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