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Volunteers honored at Hunt
Primary
Hunt Primary School held its
annual volunteer appreciation
banquet on Tuesday, May 22
at the C.W. Pettigrew Center at
Fort Valley State University.
Several volunteers were hon¬
ored with awards, certificates
of appreciation and a delicious,
catered meal.
Receiving the honor of Star
Volunteer were Carla Gowen,
• Lorene McRae and Rubye
Rumph.
Rumph was honored as the
2006-2007 Volunteer of the Year.
She has contributed countless
volunteer hours this school year.
In addition to volunteering at
the nursing home, she dedicates
her Tuesdays and Thursdays to
supporting the mission of Hunt
Primary School.
More than 100 volunteers
have contributed their time and
efforts to support Hunt.
HOSPITAL continued from page 1A
guarantee funds for the proj¬
ect while PNC Bank of Atlanta
maintains the hospital’s 25-year
mortgage; pending approval, the
hospital may further acquire $2
million in funds from county
special purpose local option
sales taxes.
Peed maintained that Fort
Valley will have an urgent care
facility, but it’s actual location
remains undetermined.
*. They remind us over and
over that there will be a health¬
care facility left in Fort Valley, ••
said Fort Valley mayor pro tern
Herman Light. “Sooner or later,
they will have to let us know
what that is. *»
In January, PRMC submitted
the certificate of need applica¬
tion to build an approximately
69,000 square-foot, 25-bed facil¬
ity located at Ga. 247 Connector
and John E. Sullivan Road. The
hospital withdrew its first such
application last August with
concerns that it might be reject-'
ed by DCH due to Fort Valley
residents’ staunch opposition.
Capping off what has been a
volatile journey, reactions to last
week’s decision ranged from
bubbly-pouring jubilation and
relief to those of disappointment
and speculation.
With both CON attempts, the
Fort Valley City Council issued
letters of opposition to the bid;
in those objections submitted
to the state, the city reiterated
its doubts in PRMC’s ability
to afford the facility as well as
concerns that a large portion of
the county would be deprived
of sufficient medical care if the
hospital were moved.
I was disappointed, and if
it fails, it’s going to be bad
for Peach County,” Light said.
“Others have told me they don’t
understand it [the decision], and
neither do I. It’s awfully hard
to get a building done within
the cost parameters. I hope
they can do it. I just person¬
ally don’t believe this is the best
decision.
Though he had vehemently
questioned the hospital’s reloca¬
tion, Fort Valley Mayor John
Stumbo-who is also a member
of the hospital authority-said he
is willing to work in support of
the initiative.
“I was opposed, but the cer¬
tificate of need has been grant¬
ed,” Stumbo said. “I see my
responsibility as doing whatever
I can to make sure this works for
Peach County and Fort Valley.
That’s my obligation and I will
do that. M
The city now has 30 days to
appeal the state’s decision, but
there is no word on whether
or not the council will meet to
pursue the option, a right not
extended to individuals within
the county.
As for Houston Healthcare,
whose hospital authority had
also strongly opposed the move
due to the projected hospital’s
closer proximity to healthcare
facilities in both Warner Robins
and Perry, announced Thursday
its decision to withdraw the
objection.
II They are dropping their
appeal on our own CON, so
we dropped our appeal to their
CON,” said Houston County
Hospital Authority Chairman
JUNE 6, 2007
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Peach County Hospital Authority Chairman Tom Green
and Peach Regional Administrator Nancy Peed display
the hospital’s state-certified CON last Thursday.
Sonny Watson, [Appealing]
would cost both sides more
nioney. We decided to get
together to work for the better¬
ment of the folks."
Peach County s hospital
authority had appealed Houston’s
application for the $74
rnillion expansion of Houston
Medical Center, which would
include 20 additional beds as
well as an energy plant.
Now that PRMC’s appeal has
been withdrawn, Watson said he
expects the endeavor to proceed
as planned.
Needless to say, it was a joy¬
ous week for Peach County hos¬
pital officials and their support-
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ers, particularly authority chair¬
man Tom Green and Peed.
Basically the tone of all of
the hospital authority now is one
of celebration of hard work and
perseverance,” Peed said. “Now
we need Fort Valley and sur¬
rounding a counties to support
the new hospital. We are thank¬
ful that this part of the process is
over. Now we just have to get
the money. M
ENI Staff Writer Ray Lightner
contributed additional reporting
from Houston County for this
article.
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entitled “Historic Flags of Georgia.” From left, chapter president Pat Griffith and
Sandra French of Peach Public Libraries.
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