| Allegan General Hospital recently recognized its volunteers and the many hours they contribute to the hospital at its annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. During 2009, AGH volunteers and Hospital Service League members donated a total of 5,884 hours and 30 minutes of service to the hospital.
“The time and talent all of our volunteers give to Allegan General Hospital is absolutely priceless,” says Penny Brown, Volunteer Manager. “Our volunteers make such a difference here at the hospital by helping patients, visitors and staff. They provide a wide range of services from greeting and escorting visitors, visiting with inpatients, delivering mail to staff and patients, assisting clerically throughout the hospital and sewing items for patients. ”
During the luncheon, individuals were recognized for reaching milestones in the number of hours they’ve donated to AGH in their career as a volunteer. The following individuals reached/surpassed these milestones in 2009:
50 Hours – Sue Buese (Allegan), Mary Campbell (Paw Paw), Helen Iser (Allegan), and Fred Neils (Allegan); 100 Hours – Mary Campbell (Paw Paw) and Helen Iser (Allegan); 250 Hours – Donald Forster (Allegan) and Wayne Grigg (Fennville); 500 Hours – Denise LaPonsie (Allegan), Stewart Norby (Allegan) and Cheryl Shaw (Gobles); 750 Hours – Maggie Hunter (Allegan), Anne Nolan (Allegan), Bonnie Olcott (Allegan), Chesterine Sterner (Allegan), and Mary Sutton (Allegan); 3,500 Hours – Ken Andrews (Allegan) and Linda Wiley (Allegan); 4,000 Hours – Sandy Savage (Allegan)
Allegan General Hospital is a community hospital that focuses on providing exceptional, compassionate and personalized healthcare to the community it serves. Allegan General provides a wide range of healthcare services, including bariatric, surgery, sleep center, emergency, physical rehabilitation and mental health. For more information on the hospital, visit www.aghosp.org.
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