WellStar Gets $100K From Business Owner For Pediatric Emergencies

DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA – The WellStar Foundation received a $100,000 donation from Jerry Hall, owner of Assured Comfort, a Douglasville-based heating, air and plumbing company, during Wednesday’s Douglas County Hospital Board Authority meeting. The donation will go towards the development of a brand new pediatric emergency department at WellStar Douglas Hospital. The project is slated to go through a design phase during the first quarter of 2019 with a groundbreaking expected during the fourth quarter of 2019.

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Jerry Hall presents a $100,000 check to representatives from the WellStar Foundation and WellStar Douglas Hospital earlier this week. The money is slated to go towards WellStar Douglas Hospital’s new pediatric emergency department. From left, Gene Weeks, WellStar Foundation development director, Jerry Hall, owner of Assured Comfort, and Craig Owens, WellStar senior vice president and president of WellStar Douglas Hospital