Grinnell Regional Medical Center’s Moving at the Speed of Life campaign has made great progress in the last few years. With almost $3.7 million raised toward the campaign, several of the campaign’s many important projects have been completed, including the creation of the urgent care clinic, the chemotherapy suite, and the new fitness center at Postels Community Health Park. Campaign funds have also been used to invest in a CT scanner, ultrasound equipment, and a da Vinci® surgical system.
A recent donation to the emergency department renovation by Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company has raised a challenge to the community. Grinnell Mutual has donated another $250,000 through the Moving at the Speed of Life comprehensive campaign for the emergency department renovation to help GRMC reach its $2 million goal. They are asking the medical center to garner enough support to match their donation and raise another $250,000 for the ER.
“We believe the emergency department at GRMC is a vital community resource,” says Larry Jansen, CPCU, Grinnell Mutual’s president and CEO. “We are committed to the health of our local community with this donation. We are challenging other community members to invest in the healthcare services offered right here at home.”
With more than 10,000 patient visits per year, our emergency department is the front line for the community in times of crisis – disasters, traumas, and everyday accidents. The project will modernize and renovate existing space that will provide up-to-date, private treatment rooms, new triage and registration areas, and expanded support space for physicians, nurses, and other providers. To date, GRMC has raised almost $1.7 million in gifts restricted to the emergency department renovation.
“We are thrilled to receive this continued support from Grinnell Mutual,” says Todd Linden, GRMC president and CEO. “Grinnell Mutual’s commitment to our community hospital and healthcare services truly makes exceptional care possible for our patients.”
Renovations could begin as early as this summer once an additional $335,000 is raised to complete the project. Community support is needed for GRMC to complete the journey. The medical center really is “this” close to having enough money raised to begin the project.
\“I’m confident this donation from Grinnell Mutual will be the catalyst to bring us across the finish line,” Linden says. “Twenty years ago, we started planning capital projects to expand the scope and complexity of the healthcare services we offer. The completion of the emergency department renovation will signify the completion of our twenty year plan.”
As the medical center nears completion of the fundraising stage, the focus has shifted to the final design phase for the new emergency department. A team from GRMC’s facilities staff and Graham Construction created a life-size mockup of the new ER. This allowed physicians and staff to provide feedback on the flow and efficiency of the design, prior to construction.
“This process improved the design and has saved us money by making changes prior to construction,” Linden says. “Our team had excellent ideas and suggestions to improve the patient’s experience and to improve work flow in the new ER.”
Please consider supporting the ER campaign generously. For additional information about GRMC’s Moving at the Speed of Life comprehensive campaign or other development programs, contact Denise Lamphier at 641-236-2589 or dlamphier@grmc.us.
Members of the GRMC Patient and Family Care Council and medical center staff experienced firsthand the proposed emergency department in this mockup, as Todd C. Linden, president and CEO, discussed the design. Since GRMC needs to raise just $335,000 before the ER construction can begin, a full size model of the new ER was built to allow staff and community members to give feedback. Linden says this process has generated excellent changes to the proposed ER. >>>
GRMC employees evaluated and reworked plans to ensure patient privacy and efficient flow of information in the planned ER. From left, Jon Osborn, information technology help desk specialist; Heidi Thompson, director of information technology; and Clayton Francis, MD, emergency room physician.
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