Surgical Associates Takes Grinnell Mutual Challenge with $25,000 Donation

Surgical Associates, LLP, has made a donation of $25,000 to help renovate the emergency department at Grinnell Regional Medical Center.

This gift makes Surgical Associates among the first to donate to the Moving at the Speed of Life campaign in response to a $250,000 gift this month from Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. With its most recent gift, Grinnell Mutual asked the community to work together to raise another $250,000 toward the effort. When successful, this final push will help GRMC secure the funding needed for the $2 million emergency department renovation and expansion.

“Grinnell Mutual set a high standard with its second generous donation to the campaign,” says Nicholas Kuiper, DO, a Surgical Associates partner and co-chair of the Moving at the Speed of Life campaign. “Like Grinnell Mutual, Surgical Associates is committed to promoting a dynamic and thriving community. The emergency department is at the heart of healthcare in our community. GRMC has a wonderful ER team in place. We are pleased to show our support for the emergency department project and its incredible team of physicians and clinical staff.”

“I am humbled and honored that donors such as Surgical Associates continue to support our efforts to provide the best possible care for our patients by investing in this project,” says Todd Linden, GRMC president and CEO. “GRMC works closely with Surgical Associates, and having their support is crucial. This leadership gift demonstrates the commitment of our surgeons to not only the medical center, but also the entire community. We are blessed by both their surgical talents and their generous philanthropic support.”

“We are grateful to Surgical Associates for helping us unlock the challenge from Grinnell Mutual,” says Dan Agnew, volunteer co-chair of the Moving at the Speed of Life campaign. “We are well underway to reaching our goal thanks to the generosity of our local surgeons.”

“Please consider joining Grinnell Mutual and Surgical Associates in supporting the ER campaign generously,” Agnew adds. “Your gift can make all the difference and will improve safety, security, and the entire patient experience in the emergency department at GRMC.”

The ER project will refresh and update the entire emergency department by increasing the number of private treatment rooms, adding new triage and registration areas, and expanding support space for physicians, nurses, and other providers.

To date, GRMC has raised more than $1.7 million in gifts restricted to the emergency department renovation. Once fundraising efforts are completed, the project is scheduled to begin, ideally this summer. The project will take approximately six months to complete. There will be no interruption in emergency department services during construction.

“This is the kind of project that takes the support of the entire community to do,” Agnew says. “It is wonderful to see so many individuals and businesses taking part. It really shows that the people in Grinnell and the surrounding communities want to ensure that high quality medical care continues to be available right here where they live.”

For additional information about GRMC’s Moving at the Speed of Life comprehensive campaign or to discuss making a gift, contact Denise Lamphier at 641-236-2589 or dlamphier@grmc.us. Gifts can also be made online by going to http://www.grmc.us/donate.