Recently, we lost a long-term volunteer, champion, and friend, Maggi Anderson. Maggi joined Dry Creek Sertoma (long-time supporters of ours) in 1997 after retiring from working in a CPA office. Later that same year, she began volunteering at Doctors Care.
Since Maggi began volunteering at Doctors Care over 25 years ago, she watched the organization undergo a great deal of change. She started working in reception and scheduling appointments, writing patient files by hand. “This was back in the good old days when everything was written out on paper!” Maggi once said with a grin. She devoted much of her time to filing and organizing boxes of paper medical records.
As Doctors Care continued to grow and expand, storage space was at a premium. Our files were in the hallways, the bathroom, and even in a dark and damp basement with metal cages to keep them secure, which she and the other volunteers affectionately referred to as “the dungeon.” Finally, in 2011, Doctors Care moved to a new, larger location with plenty of storage for the old paper files. Maggi moved forward with us and eventually scanned medical records into our new electronic system instead of writing notes by hand, making her job much easier. Maggi continued clearing old files each year, but the work seemed never-ending.
Maggi watched our little organization grow from one small exam room to its current location featuring multiple exam rooms, including space for an onsite Dental Hygienist and Behavioral Health Counselor. She always shared how much she appreciated the friendly staff and laughter. Maggi brought immense joy into our world, and we will miss her terribly.
The staff at Doctors Care were so grateful to have Maggi as part of the team. We looked forward to seeing her smiling face each week as she went about her duties, helping to make things run smoothly. Doctors Care is fortunate to have wonderful volunteers like Maggi. They help achieve the mission by helping those needing reliable, affordable medical care. She was an essential part of that team. All of us at Doctors Care are thankful for Maggi and her dedicated years of service.
