Knox Community Hospital celebrates and recognizes all the many hours that our volunteers put back into our community. Guest Speaker Matt Starr spoke about his health crisis experience and the important roles volunteers play in any situation in healthcare. Professor Paula Turner, Kenyon College, whose specialty is astronomy, continued the event theme of stars through her portion of the program. The volunteers were treated to a luncheon, followed with the Pinning Ceremony and Special Awards.
KCH Volunteers contributed 16,246 hours in 2018. Areas included are: Monthly B/P Exams, Cancer Clinic, Central Registration, Front Desk Ambassadors, Gift Shop, Health Coaches, Lab Courier, KMP Ambassadors, Pain Clinic, Pet Therapy Dogs, Pharmacy, Rehab & Wellness, Specialty Clinics, Supply Chain, Surgery Waiting, and Volunteens.
Pinning included Hours Pins to: Grace Hubbell, 7,000 hours; Lucy Waltman and JoAnn Walton, 5,000 hours; Dorothy Matheny, 4,500 hours; Phil Belt, 3,500 hours; Jan Rowan, 3,000 hours; Jim Winkler, 2,000 hours; Penny Noell, 1,500 hours; Mary Ellen Baugher and Deb McLarnan, 1,000 hours; Sally Childers, Terry Klopcic, Ron Moder, Lynda Small and Michelle Summerfield, 900 hours; Barb McMahon, Marcella Reffitt, Jerry Skeen and Renee Waggoner, 800 hours; Ann Fosnaught and Toni Glaser, 700 hours; Richard Simon, 600 hours; Sue Simon and Linda Strope, 500 hours; Sandy Cable and Jeannie Schroeder, 400 hours; Gail Milligan and Charlotte Watson, 300 hours; Paul Mayle and Ruth Mayle, 200 hours; Lisa Brooks, Janet Hulse and Rose Stauffer, 100 hours.
Special Gold Presidential Awards went to Phil Belt and JoAnn Walton for 500-plus hours in one year.
A Distinguished Service Award was presented to Grace Hubbell for achieving 7,000-plus hours in a lifetime at KCH.
For more information about volunteer opportunities at Knox Community Hospital, please visit our website at www.kch.org and click menu tab and volunteer heading under Community, or contact Cathy Windsor at 740-393-9079 or by email at Cathy.Windsor@kch.org.
