Kiwanis Korner

At last week’s meeting, Dr. Henry Roberts, President of the Sacred Heart Foundation, gave us an update on the new Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf, which is the official name of our new hospital. 

Dr. Roberts confirmed the opening date of March 15, when the doors will be open and patients accepted. 

Upon opening of the hospital facility, it will have 17 beds ready, with a total of 25 bed capacity at this time. 

However, Dr. Roberts did say that the facility can be expanded to accommodate 50 beds if that number is needed in the future. 

The hospital will employ 112 people, 38 of whom have been hired to date. He was pleased to report that they received 568 applications for the 112 positions.

There will be a community-wide open house on March 6.  At the conclusion of our meeting, Bo Patterson, President of the PSJ Kiwanis Club, presented a check in the amount of $5,000, which is the fourth of five checks to be presented to Sacred Heart Hospital, making our commitment to the hospital $25,000.      

The Kiwanis Club would like to thank the following Key Club members for attending this week’s meeting; President Forest Halualani, Chelsey Walker, Sara Hoffman, Jonathan Edres, and Keyettes Kodi Blackwell and Chelsea Dimitrijevich.

The Port St Joe Kiwanis Club is looking for some businessmen and women who would like to be part of a civic organization devoted to helping children and giving back to our community. 

If you are interested in becoming a Kiwanian, please contact Kathy Balentine at 850.227.6327 or Johanna White 850.227.6268. 

The Kiwanis Motto: “Serving the Children of the World”