Annual Athol Golf Classic Raises $24K for Proposed Emergency Department Renovations

GARDNER, Mass. - Aug. 27, 2015 - PRLog -- Athol, MA – Athol Hospital's Golf Classic, held on August 12th at the Ellinwood Country Club in Athol, raised $24,000 which will allow Heywood Healthcare to move forward with upgrading Athol Hospital’s Emergency Department, providing essential enhancements, including renovations that will offer improved clinical facilities and more private, inviting and effective care for patients.

The proposed renovations will more than triple the current treatment rooms, while providing more spacious and private accommodations for patients. Construction of the new energy-efficient and environmentally conscious Emergency Department is targeted to move forward this fall. It is anticipated that the project will take 12 to 18 months to complete.

Athol’s annual Golf Classic, now in its 21st year, has underwritten a wide variety of initiatives and services including enhancements to equipment and improvements throughout the hospital’s campus. Most recently, golf proceeds facilitated bringing the Diabetes Center of Excellence onsite to Athol Hospital.

Major sponsors of this year’s Athol Hospital Golf Classic include HUB International New England, Medstar Ambulance, Athol Savings Bank, Aztec Company, Fallon Healthcare, GFA Credit Union, Heywood Medical Group, SMRT, St. Vincent Hospital and Tufts Health Plan.

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About Athol Hospital
A member of the Heywood Healthcare system, Athol Hospital is a 25-bed non-profit, acute care and outpatient facility serving the communities of the North Quabbin region of Massachusetts. Athol Hospital’s services include 24/7 Emergency Care, Oncology, Radiology and Laboratory, Diabetes Center and Center for Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. It is designated as a Critical Access Hospital and Primary Stroke Center, licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and accredited by the Joint Commission.

About Heywood Hospital
Part of the Heywood Healthcare system, Heywood Hospital is a 134-bed acute care hospital in Gardner, MA, which provides a broad range of high quality medical, surgical, obstetrical, pediatric and behavioral health services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The hospital’s Centers of Excellence include the Watkins Center for Emergency and Acute Care; the LaChance Maternity Center; the Diabetes Center; and the Heywood Heart and Vascular Center, an affiliate of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence at UMass Memorial Health Care.

About Heywood Healthcare
Heywood Healthcare is an independent, community-owned healthcare system serving north central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. It is comprised of Heywood Hospital, a non-profit, 134-bed acute-care hospital in Gardner, MA; Athol Hospital, a 25-bed not-for-profit, Critical Access Hospital in Athol, MA; Heywood Medical Group with primary care physicians and specialists located throughout the region; four satellite facilities in MA – Heywood Rehabilitation Center in Gardner, West River Health Center in Orange, Winchendon Health Center and Murdock School-based Health Center in Winchendon - and Heywood Charitable Foundation and the North Quabbin Community Coalition, an affiliate organization.