WCH Receives $20,000 Grant from Union Pacific Railroad

Pictured L-R: Daren Relph, WCH CEO; Kelli O’Brien, Union Pacific Railroad Director Public Affairs – IA, NE; Josh Hysell, EMT-PS, Wayne County Ambulance Director; and Denise Hook,WCH CFO.

Pictured L-R: Daren Relph, WCH CEO; Kelli O’Brien, Union Pacific Railroad Director Public Affairs – IA, NE; Josh Hysell, EMT-PS, Wayne County Ambulance Director; and Denise Hook,WCH CFO.

Corydon, July 19, 2013: Wayne County Hospital (WCH) was the grateful recipient of grant funds totaling $20,000 presented by Kelli O’Brien, Director Public Affairs, IA, NE Corporate Relations of Union Pacific Railroad on Wednesday, July 17. The Union Pacific Foundation has granted $250,000 to 34 Iowa non-profit organizations in 2013.

WCH submitted the grant application last year for funds to replace one of two ambulances operated by the Wayne County Hospital Ambulance Department. “Our ambulance service is the only advance level/paramedic transport service providing 24/7 coverage in Wayne County. It is essential that we have reliable equipment to service our community. We are extremely thankful to the United Pacific Railroad for recognizing our need and awarding us this grant,” remarked, Josh Hysell, EMT- PS, Wayne County Ambulance Services Director.

The Union Pacific Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of Union Pacific Corporation. The Foundation has distributed funds since 1959 to qualified organizations in communities served by Union Pacific. The Foundation is not endowed, but is funded each year from the operating profits of Union Pacific Corporation. The Union Pacific Foundation has awarded grants throughout the country to qualified nonprofit organizations.