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Published Friday, February 03, 2012 in Business

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Jennifer and Jim Thomasson, Piedmont Newnan Hospital “Building on Our Promise” capital campaign chairs, in front of the new Piedmont Newnan Hospital on Poplar Road.

Piedmont Newnan Hospital kicks off $8 million capital campaign

From STAFF REPORTS

news@newnan.com

Based on the philosophy that private philanthropy makes the difference between a good hospital and a great hospital, Piedmont Newnan Hospital has kicked off an $8 million capital campaign titled "Building on our Promise."

Campaign chairs Jennifer and Jim Thomasson announced that approximately $5.8 million has already been pledged, including a significant gift from Newnan Hospital Inc.

The new 136-bed Piedmont Newnan Hospital replacement facility is scheduled to open in May on Poplar Road next to I-85.

A community asset such as a hospital can only reach its full potential with strong community engagement. Already, several prominent local families, as well as Newnan Hospital Inc., have been integral to the hospital's growth and development and have made major gifts. The campaign includes annual gifts and giving from employees and the hospital's auxiliary.

The new hospital chapel will be named in memory of the late Myrtle Arnall Mann.

In the mid-1950s, Mann supported a foreign mission in Germany that eventually led to the construction of Immanuel Baptist Church in Wiesbaden. Because of Mann's strong ties to Newnan Hospital and her steadfast belief in church missions and philanthropy, her family felt it fitting to name the chapel Immanuel Memorial Chapel.

In keeping with the hospital's design, it will be light, open and airy, leading to a proposed healing garden.

Mrs. Mann was the wife of Newnan businessman Emil K. Mann and the mother of Susie Mann Thomasson, wife of Dr. Jimmy Thomasson.

"Thanks to the generous donation by Mrs. Mann's family, this won't be your typical chapel," said Kelly Loftin, director of philanthropy at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. "We are incorporating stained glass influenced, in part, by the windows in the church in Germany. The chapel will also house custom furnishings to make this a sacred setting for healing and restoration."

J. Littleton "Litt" Glover Jr. and his family have committed funds to provide enhanced Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) services to Coweta County's most critically ill newborns, who are now transported for care. The donation is a tribute to Glover's uncles, the late doctors Howard and Nat Glover, who were among the county's first pediatricians, as well as Glover's father, the late John Littleton Glover Sr., who began his law practice in Newnan in 1935 and for 65 years served as general counsel to what is now the Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries, Inc.

"The Glover NICU will serve some of our most fragile patients and their families," said Michael Bass, president and CEO of Piedmont Newnan Hospital. "It is truly a gift that will positively impact the future of our entire community."

A committee of community leaders is working to raise the remaining funds needed to reach the $8 million goal.

"The Coweta community has a rich history of supporting health care that dates back to 1919 when community leaders rallied to raise $50,000 to build Newnan Hospital," said Bass. "By launching this capital campaign, we are asking the community, once again, to step forward and help us elevate our hospital to a place of distinction of which we will all be proud."

For information on how to support the Piedmont Newnan Hospital "Building on Our Promise" Capital Campaign, contact Kelly Loftin, director of philanthropy, at kelly.loftin@piedmontnewnan.org or 770-304-4147. To make a gift online, visit donate.piedmont.org .

For more information about progress at the replacement Piedmont Newnan Hospital, visit piedmontnewnan.org/construction .

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