Kosciusko Chamber Holds Ribbon-Cutting For Stillwater
June 2, 2023 at 10:48 p.m.
Kosciusko Chamber Holds Ribbon-Cutting For Stillwater
By Jackie [email protected]
The two organizations merged effective March 1.
Glenn Hall, Stillwater, said it has been a wonderful transition time. He said they would not be at the point they were without help from other organizations, such as the K21 Health Foundation. Hall also recognized Joy Carlson, who was in attendance, as being one of the last remaining founders of Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice.
Rich Haddad, president and CEO of the K21 Health Foundation, said Joy and her husband Neil are examples to everyone of how to serve the community to make it better.
Haddad said the original assets of the K21 Health Foundation came from the sale of Kosciusko Community Hospital, a nonprofit hospital, in 1999. He said K21 had the “ownership and responsibility” of KHCH because it was under the hospital’s umbrella at the time. K21 has helped KHCH over time and helped them create their own nonprofit.
Haddad said nonprofit hospice care is critical for the community. It is priceless.
There are other organizations that help in the field, but said those with the nonprofit heart, commitment and spirit are going to help those who may not have an answer to the help they need.
He said the merger is going to be helpful to the future of the community and K21 is thankful to Stillwater for stepping in to the community.
Rob Parker, president and CEO of the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce, thanked Hall and his staff at KHCH for taking care of people for years.
Hall said they had multiple opportunities at looking outside Kosciusko County to secure KHCH’s future for the next 60 years in order to keep up with the pace of the changes in the cost of providing care, employee benefits, etc. Stillwater had come into Kosciusko County and met with the K21 Health Foundation to talk about what the home care and hospice environment looked like in the county.
Stillwater jumped out because, Hall said, it wasn’t about corporate structure and it wasn’t about money. They shared a similar vision.
Leslie Friedel, CEO of Stillwater, said Stillwater and KHCH aligned in several different ways.
Stillwater started about 135 years, being founded in 1888 in Fort Wayne. They have served people in many different ways, Friedel said.
She couldn’t think of a better way than to create a legacy to help people.
The two organizations merged effective March 1.
Glenn Hall, Stillwater, said it has been a wonderful transition time. He said they would not be at the point they were without help from other organizations, such as the K21 Health Foundation. Hall also recognized Joy Carlson, who was in attendance, as being one of the last remaining founders of Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice.
Rich Haddad, president and CEO of the K21 Health Foundation, said Joy and her husband Neil are examples to everyone of how to serve the community to make it better.
Haddad said the original assets of the K21 Health Foundation came from the sale of Kosciusko Community Hospital, a nonprofit hospital, in 1999. He said K21 had the “ownership and responsibility” of KHCH because it was under the hospital’s umbrella at the time. K21 has helped KHCH over time and helped them create their own nonprofit.
Haddad said nonprofit hospice care is critical for the community. It is priceless.
There are other organizations that help in the field, but said those with the nonprofit heart, commitment and spirit are going to help those who may not have an answer to the help they need.
He said the merger is going to be helpful to the future of the community and K21 is thankful to Stillwater for stepping in to the community.
Rob Parker, president and CEO of the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce, thanked Hall and his staff at KHCH for taking care of people for years.
Hall said they had multiple opportunities at looking outside Kosciusko County to secure KHCH’s future for the next 60 years in order to keep up with the pace of the changes in the cost of providing care, employee benefits, etc. Stillwater had come into Kosciusko County and met with the K21 Health Foundation to talk about what the home care and hospice environment looked like in the county.
Stillwater jumped out because, Hall said, it wasn’t about corporate structure and it wasn’t about money. They shared a similar vision.
Leslie Friedel, CEO of Stillwater, said Stillwater and KHCH aligned in several different ways.
Stillwater started about 135 years, being founded in 1888 in Fort Wayne. They have served people in many different ways, Friedel said.
She couldn’t think of a better way than to create a legacy to help people.
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