GRMC Raises $3 Million Toward Campaign Goal

Grinnell Regional Medical Center is Moving at the Speed of Life to raise $7.5 million for several capital projects. To date, the campaign has raised $3 million from individuals, families, businesses, and foundations.
“The support for our community hospital from our entire area is truly remarkable,” says Debby Pohlson, co-chair, Moving at the Speed of Life comprehensive campaign, and past chair of the GRMC Board of Directors. “It really is an investment in something that we all rely on to be here for us.”
GRMC reports that 21 couples and businesses have made pledges ranging from $10,000 to $14,000. They are Sig and Judi Barber, Isadore Berman, Dr. Patrick and Jennifer Cogley, George and Sue Drake, Drs. Lauren and Andrew Graham, Ed and Bev Hatcher, Larry and Echo Jansen, Jensen Optometrists, PLLC, Wendy S. Kadner, Reza Kargarzadeh-Engineered Plastic Components, Todd and Angela Linden, Leila N. Maring, David and Kris Ness, Dr. J.R. and Linda Paulson, Howard and Suzy Raffety, Drs. Michelle and Sam Rebelsky, Smith Funeral Home, University of Iowa Community Credit Union, Windstream, and Anonymous.
As donations and pledges have been received, GRMC has put them to work to begin and finish projects. Most notably, the new home of the Paul W. Ahrens Fitness Center at Postels Community Health Park recently opened in mid-October.
“Many of these projects needed to be completed in a sequential order,” says Mark Doll, director of facilities management at GRMC. “We have completed three major facilities projects in the past 18 months with the GRMC Chemotherapy and Infusion Suite, the Manatt Family Urgent Care, and the work at Postels. Now that the fitness center has moved downtown, our team started work on the new F.A. Jones Physical and Occupational Therapy Center on the first floor of the Ahrens Medical Arts Building.”
Additionally, major gifts have allowed GRMC to secure the da Vinci® Xi Surgical Robotic System and a new 64-slice CT scanner.
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“While we are still accepting donations to finish paying for these completed projects, our focus now is on remodeling the emergency department and building an endowment for mental health,” Pohlson says.
GRMC is seeking funds to update and upgrade its emergency department. More than 10,000 patient visits happen annually in this certified Level III/Area trauma center. Significant improvements are needed and planned for GRMC’s emergency services to continue to meet the needs of area residents and all who come to the emergency department for medical care.
“Our emergency department sees a high number of critical and trauma patients, especially for a hospital of our size,” Pohlson says. “We need more efficient and updated space for patient care needs. GRMC is very grateful for the support of area businesses, industry, organizations, and individuals who are investing in this effort to improve the medical center for our entire area.”
For more information about making a gift to the Moving at the Speed of Life campaign, please contact Denise Lamphier, GRMC director of communications and development at 641-236-2589 or dlamphier@grmc.us.
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