Here We Go Again
May 1, 2017 | Allen Van Driel, CEO Seems like as I sit down to write this monthly blog, the things that come to mind to write about are about…
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New Markets Tax Credits – Additional Funding for Building Project
April 1, 2018 | Allen Van Driel, CEO Throughout the planning process of our building project, we carefully explored and implemented financing mechanisms to minimize the of need for property…
Dedicated People
February 1, 2018 | Allen Van Driel, CEO DEDICATED PEOPLE Over the past year (or more) nearly every column I have written for this newsletter had in one way or…
Happy New Year 2018
January 1, 2018 | Allen Van Driel, CEO The New Year has dawned with bitter cold temperatures and great optimism. The bitter cold will, hopefully, be short-lived, while we look…
HOW WILL WE DO THAT?
December 1, 2017 | Allen Van Driel, CEO Over the months since we started the building project, the questions from the community have changed slightly. In the beginning the most…
TRANSITION TO FALL
November 1, 2017 | Allen Van Driel, CEO Here we are – the first of November. The days are getting noticeably shorter. Daylight Savings Time will be ending. (Will we…
Thank You to the Community
October 1, 2017 | Allen Van Driel, CEO Last week, during the annual Critical Access Hospital Conference sponsored by the National Rural Health Association, Smith County Memorial Hospital was recognized…
Changes at Long Term Care
September 1, 2017 | Allen Van Driel, CEO For quite some time now, you have read or heard our description of plans for the future of senior living in Smith…
To Better Serve You
August 1, 2017 | Allen Van Driel, CEO Smith County Memorial Hospital and Smith County Family Practice are excited that Leah Wiehl, M.D. will join our staff later this month….
The Skeleton Emerges
July 1, 2017 | Allen Van Driel, CEO The warmer weather we’ve had recently, couples with drier conditions, have spurred progress on the new hospital building. Almost on a daily…