By BOB SHRALUKA
WZBD.com
Adams Memorial Hospital will mark its 20-year anniversary with a special celebration ceremony Wednesday.
The hospital opened its doors to the public on July 5, 2005.
Wednesday’s event will begin at 2 p.m. at the hospital’s main entrance.
Remarks will be delivered by Dr. Scott Smith, hospital CEO and medical director, and Russ Flueckiger, chairman of the hospital board.
Fr. Jake Runyon of St. Marys Catholic Church in Decatur will offer a special blessing.
The dedication, which is, of course, open to the public, will also include the presentation of a commemorative video.
Light refreshments will be served in the hospital lobby after the ceremony.
Marvin L. Baird, executive director of Adams Health Network, was a leader in the effort to build the new hospital.
He also was instrumental in developing the long-term healthcare facilities of Adams Woodcrest and Adams Evergreen, both in Decatur, and Adams Heritage in Monroeville.
Marvin retired in February of 2011 and moved to Tennessee, where he died on May 16 of 2018.
The original hospital was opened on July 30, 1923, near the intersection of High and Grant streets in Decatur. On May 4 in 1920, voters had approved the construction of the hospital, the first in Adams County.
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