Belmont Grange Supports Barnesville Hospital

Officers of Belmont Grange #889 presenting check for Barnesville Hospital Building Fund:
(L-R) Rex Kaiser, Master of Belmont Grange; Louis L. Dietrich, Treasurer, Belmont Grange;
Verna Kaiser, Secretary and Community Service Chairperson, Belmont Grange; and Richard Doan, CEO, Barnesville Hospital

Community support is a critical component to the success and resilience of Barnesville Hospital. Belmont Grange #889 demonstrated its support of Barnesville Hospital by contributing $3,500.00 to the building fund. This project will enable the hospital to enhance the quality health care it provides to all area residents.

Belmont Grange has been an active force in legislation, education, and community affairs. It has always had a close relationship with Barnesville Hospital-many of its members were born there, worked there, had tonsils and cataracts removed there, relied on it for emergency care and recovered from illnesses there.

Belmont Grange #889 is a family oriented organization chartered in 1874 and is the home grange of many influential people. One of these, L.J. Taber, was master of the Ohio State Grange and than master of the National Grange, a position he held longer than any other National Master.

"We are extremely grateful to the Belmont Grange for their long standing and ongoing support of Barnesville Hospital," said Richard Doan, CEO, Barnesville Hospital. "Community support has always been an essential factor in the success of our hospital and community support will play a leading role in our planned Emergency Department renovation project."

The renovation of the Barnesville Hospital Emergency Department will mark a new era in the hospital's history. It has been ten years since the renovation of the hospital's ICU/CCU units occurred and thirty-five years since the hospital experienced an expansion project. The planning and design phase for the Emergency Department renovation and expansion project have been completed, however a start date for the project is contingent upon funding.

For additional information regarding supporting Barnesville Hospital's Emergency Department renovation contact the Barnesville Hospital Foundation at 740-425-5789.