VGM Retail partners with local health system to 'make a difference'
By HME News Staff
Updated Wed August 21, 2019
WATERLOO, Iowa - VGM Retail and MercyOne have partnered to develop a hospital gift shop that will pay a portion of its profits back to MercyOne Waterloo Foundation and MercyOne Cedar Falls Foundation. “We are very excited to announce our partnership with MercyOne and operate gift shops that make a difference in our community,” said Rob Baumhover, director of VGM Retail. “This new collaboration brings beloved elements from the previous gift shop operations and adds gifts from new vendors, comfort options and even Iowa-made merchandise with continued focus on the consumer experience.” The Gift Shop at MercyOne, Powered by VGM, located at the Waterloo Medical Center, offers sundries, snacks, home décor, travel supplies, phone accessories, clothing, shoes, flowers and gifts. A second shop, located in the Waterloo Birth Center, will feature gifts for expectant parents. A third gift shop will be located at Cedar Fall Medical Center. The foundations will use the funds for improvements and innovation that advance patient care.
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