“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 and medical offices by helping patients, visitors and staff. They provide a wide range of services from greeting and escorting our patients and visitors, visiting with inpatients, delivering mail to staff and patients, assisting clerically throughout the hospital, running the Cancer Resource Center 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 2010:
50 Hours – Dee Alofs (Allegan), Deb Cushman (Martin), and Bob Fitzsimons (Allegan); 100 Hours – Sue Buese (Allegan), Deb Cushman (Martin) and Fred Neils (Allegan); 250 Hours – Bonnie Lilge (Gobles); 500 Hours – Marilyn Cook (Allegan) and Wayne Grigg (Fennville); 750 Hours – Wayne Grigg (Fennville), Denise LaPonsie (Allegan) and Joan McCarn (Allegan); 1,000 Hours – Alice Armstrong (Allegan); Sally Neils (Allegan) and Mary Sutton (Allegan); 1,500 Hours – Diane Walters (Otsego); 2,000 Hours – Gerry Harris (Allegan); 3,000 Hours – Wilma Cooley (Gobles); and 4,000 Hours – Ken Andrews (Allegan).

Allegan General Hospital is a community hospital that focuses on providing exceptional, compassionate and personalized healthcare to the community it serves. The hospital recently received Michigan Rural Health Quality Improvement Award and was named by Modern Healthcare magazine as one of the nation’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare. Allegan General provides a wide range of healthcare services, including bariatrics, surgery, sleep center, emergency, physical rehabilitation and mental health. For more information, visit www.aghosp.org.