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Photo:<\/em> Jeff Suddaby, HMATA board chair (left), and Kelly Haywood, HMATA executive director (right), present a $30,000 donation to (from second left) Huntsville Hospital Foundation\u2019s Meaghan Byrnes, director of philanthropy; Katherine Craine, CEO; Trish Kruusmagi, development officer \u2013 events and community engagement; and Shelly Mclean, incoming board chair. (Credit: HMATA)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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By the Huntsville Municipal Accommodation Tax Association <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visitors to the Huntsville area contribute significantly to the local economy \u2014 shopping at local small businesses, eating at local restaurants and staying overnight in local accommodations. With that boon comes a surge in hospital use, particularly in the summer months, as local residents, seasonal residents and visitors to the community seek medical attention at Huntsville Hospital\u2019s emergency department. They may need treatment for minor injuries resulting from summer-activity mishaps, or for more serious accidents and health issues, but always they receive top-notch care from our local health-care team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And as Huntsville grows, the need for workers across all sectors \u2014 hospitality included \u2014 grows with it, increasing hospital use further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In acknowledgement of the impact both the tourism economy and Huntsville\u2019s hospitality growth have on hospital staff and infrastructure, the Huntsville Municipal Accommodation Tax Association (HMATA), whose provincially legislated mandate is to promote and develop tourism in Huntsville, presented a $30,000 donation to the Huntsville Hospital Foundation (HHF) on December 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt means so much to the HMATA board and staff that we contribute to the Huntsville Hospital Foundation, not only because of the incredible need for its growth and development, but also fundamentally because we recognize the impact bringing a lot of people to Huntsville has on the hospital,\u201d said Kelly Haywood, executive director for HMATA and Explore Huntsville. \u201cWe are fortunate to have such an incredible hospital foundation raising funds to ensure residents and visitors alike have access to excellent hospital care, and we are thrilled to support their efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2023, HMATA has donated $80,000 to the Huntsville Hospital Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are so grateful for HMATA\u2019s support. We really appreciate the recognition of how much hard work is being done by our professionals at the hospital,\u201d said Katherine Craine, CEO of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation. \u201cOur emergency department is quite often over capacity \u2014 especially in the summer when we have at least three times the number of emergency department visits. Twenty per cent of our overall emergency department visits are from outside of our area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HHF has been tapped to raise $35 million for the upcoming build of a new hospital in Huntsville, but the actual amount needed will be much more over time, noted Craine. \u201cWe\u2019ve also got to keep the current hospital running and the equipment coming in. The government does not pay for equipment at the hospital \u2014 that\u2019s all through donations from our community to our Foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HMATA, Huntsville\u2019s official destination management and marketing organization (DMMO), launched its public-facing visitor attraction entity, Explore Huntsville, earlier this year and is currently accepting grant applications<\/a> from businesses and organizations with innovative ideas for events, initiatives and marketing campaigns that will draw people to town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of the funds distributed by HMATA are collected via the Huntsville Municipal Accommodation Tax, paid by visitors to Huntsville at local accommodations. <\/p>\n\n\n

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