EG Rotarians Donate Big to Kent Hospital Campaign

The East Greenwich Rotary has donated $10,000 to Imperishable: The Campaign for Kent Hospital to help support the new ambulatory surgery pavilion and other important hospital programs.

So far, the campaign has raised $7.2 million.

The Rotary delivered the first installment of their donation at a recent check ceremony. Pictured are: Ron Winde, president East Greenwich Rotary;Gil Thorpe, charter member and past president of East Greenwich Rotary, Kent Hospital honorary trustee and incorporator; Chuck Sauer, past president and community service director, East Greenwich Rotary; Jodi Gladstone, immediate past president, East Greenwich Rotary and Liz Zima, executive director, Kent Hospital Foundation.

The new state-of-the-art Ambulatory Surgery Center opened in the summer of 2013. It features eight surgical suites, 28 pre- and post-operative bays and already, 6,000 procedures have been performed there.

Recent improvements to the hospital have resulted in the distinction of being the first hospital in the state to eliminate the practice of ambulance diversion and sees about 70,000 patients a year.