Volunteers are being invited to help assemble chemo-care bags for patients and their family who are undergoing chemotherapy treatments at a Maryville hospital.

SSM Health St. Francis Hospital is holding a bag assembling event Thursday at 9 a.m. at the hospital located at 2016 S. Main in Maryville in the Franciscan Room.

In an interview with KXCV, SSM Health Development Officer, Megan Jennings said around $4,000 worth of supplies will go directly into patient services.

“These are things like nutritional supplements, thermometers, queazy drops, we’ve had local churches make blankets,” Jennings said.  “We’ve had donations from HyVee for fuel cards, as patients drive here to receive chemotherapy services or drive to St. Joseph or Kansas City for radiation oncology.”

Volunteers who want to assist in putting together the bags are invited to attend Thursday’s event.  The bags will be donated to SSM Health Cancer Care.