Christian Hospital Auxiliary Named Best in State

Organization recognized for outstanding contributions to hospital and community.

Drum roll, please. And the winner of the Missouri Hospital Association’s (MHA) “2018 Auxiliary of the Year” is ... the Christian Hospital Auxiliary. The moment was electrifying as Millie Hancock, Christian Hospital Auxiliary president, and other hospital Auxiliary members accepted the award Nov. 9 at MHA’s annual convention.

Christian Hospital’s Auxiliary was honored in the large-hospital category (300-plus members) in recognition of nearly 46,000 hours of service to the hospital, BJC HealthCare and the community during the last 12 months. This is the eighth time the Christian Hospital Auxiliary has received the award in the last 40 years.

The Christian Hospital Auxiliary operates the hospital gift shop, as well as the Curiosity Shoppe resale shop, located in the Detrick Building on the hospital campus. The group was chartered in 1964 and continues to host numerous fund-raisers throughout the year.