Mattapoisett's Elizabeth (Beth) Kunz was awarded the Southcoast Trustees' Medal for Outstanding Service by the Board of Trustees for Southcoast Health.

Presented at Southcoast Health's annual meeting on Dec. 8, the Southcoast Trustees' Medal is presented to individuals who have shown exemplary service, selfless giving and commitment to the goals and mission of the health system and hospitals.

“Always modest about their service and philanthropy, Beth and her husband Randall nonetheless set the standard for generosity and commitment,” said Jean MacCormack, chair of the Board of Trustees.

Kunz began her service in 1995 when she joined the Tobey Hospital Board of Trustees.

A partner in the firm Schaefer & Kunz in Mattapoisett, she served on the Southcoast Finance and Quality Committees following the merger in 1996 and was a member of the Southcoast Hospitals Group Board of Trustees since 1999, serving as chair from 2009 to 2010, and then of the combined System and Hospital boards from 2012 to 2013.

Over the years she also served as a director of Coastline Professional Assurance Company from its inception and chaired the finance and quality committees.

In addition to her involvement in hospital functions, she and her husband served as participants on the Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care Planning Committee. They have also supported every Southcoast capital campaign pre and post-merger and are 15-year continuous donors to the Southcoast Annual Fund.