Community Hospital-Fairfax (Mo.) has surpassed its $1.5 million fundraising goal for its new facility.

In front of a crowd of hospital supporters, contributors and employees on June 30, Community Hospital Board of Directors President Beverly White announced that the capital campaign, begun in May 2008, had raised more than $1,518,000. Donations continued coming in, bringing the total to more than $1,526,000 as of Friday.

“We have 167 individuals, businesses and foundations that have pledged to our campaign, over 100 participants in our 5K Fun Walk event and 100 percent of our employees who have also contributed generously to this campaign,” Community Hospital CEO Myra Evans told the crowd June 30. “We will all have great health care right here at home because of you.”

The steering committee members were recognized at the ceremony, as were key supporters of the campaign and Congressman Sam Graves, who was instrumental in helping the hospital receive a congressio­nal appropriation for $377,000.

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