The Camden Clark Foundation
About The Foundation
The Camden Clark Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established in 1987 to support Camden Clark Medical Center and assist the hospital in accomplishing its mission of improving the health and wellness of communities in the Mid-Ohio Valley by identifying and eliminating barriers to care. We rely on philanthropic support to provide the cutting-edge equipment and invaluable programs that ultimately benefit our patients.
The Foundation accepts gifts on Camden Clark Medical Center’s behalf and works to fund both present and future equipment and program needs. Contributions of any amount are gratefully accepted and may be unrestricted gifts or designated for a specific hospital unit or program. Contributions to the foundation are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law, with 100 percent of gifts benefiting the hospital program or department designated by its donors.
Sustained Monthly Donations Support:
- $25 monthly provides a gas card to assist a cancer patient struggling with treatment transportation.
- $50 monthly provides a digital blood pressure cuff to a cardiac patient who needs daily monitoring.
- $75 monthly provides testing kits and other diabetic supplies for uninsured diabetic patients.
- $100 monthly provides a mammogram screening to an uninsured patient.
Additionally, your generous donation supports a variety of initiatives including lullaby pacifiers, car seats, aspiring nurse scholarships, music therapy, and much more.
Annual Foundation Fundraising Events
Through its fundraising programs, special events and outreach activities, The Camden Clark Foundation fosters community awareness of investment in the hospital’s facilities, programs and services. Some of our events in 2024 include:
Annual Campaign
Our goal is to raise just over $90,000 for the purchase a state-of-the-art Ford Interceptor Utility Response Vehicle. For patients experiencing significant blood loss from trauma, every second matters.
Nursing Scholarships
The Camden Clark Nursing Alumnae will award two $2,500 scholarships in memory of Ella Bloomheart and Barbara Fonte. The scholarships are presented in May.
Charity Golf Classic
This Scramble event is limited to 144 players and is always the 1st Monday in August at the Parkersburg Country Club. Funds from this event benefit a variety of departments and services at WVU Medicine Camden Clark.
Pink by Poolside
The Pink by Poolside annual event takes place the first Friday after Labor Day. 100% of proceeds will go towards providing mammograms to our area’s uninsured and underinsured patients.
Pink Mammogram
Pink Mammogram Fund has provided free screening mammograms, diagnostics, and biopsies when indicated to our area’s uninsured and underinsured patients.
Luminaries
Sponsor a luminary in honor or memory of your loved one to be displayed at WVU Medicine Camden Clark throughout December.
Annual Heart Ball
The Queen of Hearts Ball is held annually in February. In 2025, nearly $40,000 was raised to support our award-winning cardiac care services for local patient care.
Annual Heart Lunch
The Women’s Healthy Heart Luncheon is held annually on the last Friday of the month of February. Attendees enjoyed a heart healthy lunch, heard the latest from our own cardiology team, and door prizes.
Bleeding is often an early cause of death when it comes to trauma patients, but it doesn’t have to be.
With your help Camden Clark’s EMS team will be a national leader in emergency paramedicine by giving them the means to deliver whole blood transfusions to trauma patients in the field …
… before they get to the hospital
Our Ambulance and Trauma Service needs to expand EMS services and Community Paramedicine with the $90,000 purchase of a 2025 Ford Interceptor Utility Response Vehicle.
The lifesaving technology built into this vehicle—the key component of this vehicle that benefits the community, is that it enables the transport and administering of blood products in the field to trauma and medically unstable patients. Being able to treat the patient in the field removes delays in patient care and increases survival rates.
West Virginia is the first state in the country to provide statewide protocols for the administration of whole blood on ambulances.
Currently, only two West Virginia counties offer this lifesaving treatment in the field. With this purchase, Camden Clark Ambulance Services will respond to needs in the surrounding counties as well as Wood and Washington. The additional cost of providing blood in the field is about $15,000 which will be paid for by Camden Clark Foundation.
CCMC Ambulance Service is responding to about 25,000 patient calls annually.
YOUR GIFT WILL HELP SAVE LIVES.
Our goal is to raise just over $90,000 for the purchase of this state-of-the-art vehicle. For patients experiencing significant blood loss from trauma, every second matters.
On Monday, August 5, 2024, we hosted the 37th Annual WVU Medicine Camden Clark Foundation Charity Golf Classic.
Our community came together in full swing and raised an incredible $51,250 to support Women’s and Children’s Services at WVU Medicine Camden Clark.
Thank you to everyone who supported us and helped raise funds for local families.
SAVE THE DATE!!
Our 2025 Charity Golf Classic will be held
on Monday, August 4th, 2025.
2025 Nursing Scholarships
- Camden Clark Auxiliary Scholarships
- Camden Clark Nursing Alumnae Scholarships
- WVU Medicine Aspiring Nurse Scholarship
Camden Clark Auxiliary assists with numerous special projects that raises money for the hospital. Since its beginnings in 1952, the Auxiliary has contributed more than $3 million to the hospital, as well as a phenomenal number of volunteer hours. The Auxiliary also raises money for scholarships to help fund healthcare education, including the Leo D. Carsner Memorial Scholarships.
The Auxiliary of Camden Clark Medical Center is sponsoring four $2,500 Leo D. Carsner scholarships.
Download the scholarship here Scholarship deadline has been extended to April 16, 2025.
Scholarships to area students obtaining a degree in the health care field.
- Applications are available online at the Camden Clark Website under Volunteers, or by contacting the Volunteer Services Department at 304-424-2847. All applications must be completed and returned by April 3, 2023
- Students must have completed one year of college at an accredited school or be in the final weeks of their first year carrying at least 12 credit hours.
- To be eligible, students must live in the area serviced by Camden Clark Medical Center, which includes 11 counties in West Virginia and Ohio
- Applicants will be judged on their scholastic ability, leadership attributes, potential contribution to the health care field, and financial need.
- Recipients of the scholarships will be notified via phone or mail.
- The scholarship is paid directly to the school. Funding for the scholarships was made available by a variety of auxiliary projects.
For more information, contact CCMC Volunteer Services at 304-424-2847 or by email at [email protected]
You can drop off the completed form to Volunteer Services Department or send completed application to:
CCMC
Volunteer Services
800 Garfield Ave.
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Following are the criteria for application of the scholarship:
- Provide written documentation of acceptance to a Registered Nurse program accredited by the National League of Nursing (NLN) or CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education).
- Live in the area served by WVU Medicine Camden Clark, which includes 11 counties in West Virginia and Ohio.
- Have completed one year of college at an accredited school as a nursing student or be in the final weeks of their first year carrying at least 12 credit hours OR a currently employed RN furthering their education.
- The scholarship must be used within the next academic year.
Download the form necessary to complete your application: Ella Bloomheart and Barbara Fonte Student Scholarship Application
Or, you may,
- call (304) 424-2200
- e-mail Kim Couch
Funding for the scholarships was made available by the Camden Clark Nursing Alumnae.
Scholarship deadline has been extended to April 16, 2025.
Please return the completed application and supporting documents to:
Camden Clark Foundation
PO Box 1834
Parkersburg, WV 26102
The Aspiring Nurse Program at WVU Medicine provides financial and human-centered support to nursing students enrolled at select schools in West Virginia and neighboring regions.
Nursing students accepted into the program will receive up to $25,000 over the course of their study, including a sign-on bonus upon hire in exchange for a three-year work commitment following graduation..
Click Here learn more about the Aspiring Nurse Program
Click Here to review the Camden Clark application for the Aspiring Nurse Program
Community Supporting Community
All your funds stay local to help the members of the Mid-Ohio Valley. Your generous gift can help fulfill patients’ dire medical needs.
To make your giving easy we have four ways you may donate to the Camden Clark Foundation.
When you become a donor, you are making a difference in the lives of our patients and families.
- Donate Securely online
- Call 304-424-2200 to make your donation over the phone with a trusted staff member.
- Mail a check made payable to Camden Clark Foundation. Mail to Camden Clark Foundation, PO Box 1834, Parkersburg, WV 26102
- Leave a Lasting Legacy:
Sample Language for Your Will
“I give to the Camden Clark Foundation, Inc., a non-profit, charitable corporation which exists to provide emergency, inpatient, and outpatient health services in Parkersburg, West Virginia the sum of $_____________ or, ______ percent of my estate, or all the rest, remainder and residue of my estate.”
The Foundation accepts gifts on Camden Clark Medical Center’s behalf and works to fund both present and future equipment and program needs. Contributions of any amount are gratefully accepted and may be unrestricted gifts or designated for a specific hospital unit or program. Contributions to the foundation are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law, with 100 percent of gifts benefiting the hospital program or department designated by its donors.
The Camden Clark Foundation’s Pink Mammogram Fund was established as a service to uninsured or underinsured residents of the Mid-Ohio Valley to provide access to free mammograms and associated diagnostics for qualifying patients.
Since its establishment, the Pink Mammogram Fund has provided more than 3,000 free procedures for local patients.
For more information, call the Foundation at 304-424-2200.
Ways to Give
Contact Us: 304-424-2200
Camden Clark Foundation
PO Box 1834
Parkersburg, WV 26102
Camden Clark Foundation is a 501(c)(3). All gifts to the foundation are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Please consult with your tax advisor for information regarding your tax deduction. Tax ID: 55-0667789