OHH Foundation held annual meeting

The Olney Hamilton Hospital Foundation met Monday, April 11, at the OHH Education Building. All board members were present, except for Trina Johnson. The board members included Dr. Steve Atchley, Carl Craig, Lewis Farmer, Marilyn Ickert, Don Mathews, Mark McClelland, Kendall Montgomery, Carla Perry and Bill Price. The visitors present included Mike Huff (OHH CEO), Dale Lovett (OHH Board President), Will Sadler and Ronni Walker (Olney Enterprise)

President Lewis Farmer called the regular meeting of the Olney Hamilton Hospital Foundation Board to order at 5 p.m. He welcomed the guests and board members, noting that 2022 is the 25th year of the OHH Foundation Board that was finalized in 1997 as envisioned by Glenn Atchley. Pearl Standridge made the initial donation of $100,000 and Travis Edwards subsequently donated $100,000.

Next, President Farmer asked the present members to review the minutes from the previous meeting. After reviewing the minutes from the last meeting, Dr. Atchley made a motion to accept the minutes as submitted, and Mark McClelland seconded that motion. The motion passed unanimously.

The next item on the agenda was the Olney Hamilton Hospital report that CEO Mike Huff presented, which included updates on the OHH Auxiliary, the Wellness Center, the Health Fair and the four nursing homes owned by the hospital.

The board took action on the following items: Turning the hospitality house back over to the hospital and granting the hospital’s capital request of $75,000

Both motions passed unanimously. President Farmer moved on to the election of officers. Mark McClelland made a motion to keep the existing officers and Dr. Steve Atchley seconded the motion.

The motion passed unanimously to keep Lewis Farmer as president, Mark McClelland as vice president, Carla Perry as secretary/treasurer, and Carl Craig as the finance committee chairman. President Farmer adjourned the meeting at 5:40 p.m.