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Longtime Meals on Wheels volunteer Linda Koniar honored Photo Submitted Monday, March 1, 2021 12:00 am L - R: Kim and Todd Koniar, Mary Nell Hough, Dana Jepsen, Sue Kimsey, Linda and John Koniar, Mell Koniar Davis, and Marvin Hough. Photo Submitted
By Jessica Vaughn
FOLEY - Linda Koniar attended the Feb. 15 Foley council meeting prepared to recount the history of Meals on Wheels. She didn’t know it was a ruse to get her to the council, where awaited a surprise celebration and donation in her honor.
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South Baldwin Regional CEO talks vaccine rollout, hospital expansions Posted Eric Roach
By Jessica Vaughn
FOLEY - Eric Roach was appointed as the CEO of South Baldwin Regional Medical Center on Jan. 18. Recently he spoke at the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce’s first Leadership Series of the year. During the presentation, Roach discussed the past, present, and future of South Baldwin Regional.
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“Our mission has been two-fold since [the pandemic],” he said. “We want to take care of the COVID patients and at the same time we want to be able to take care of everybody else, because while we’re dealing with COVID, healthcare is 24/7, 365. We still have patients coming through our ER, we still have patients who need surgeries or some kind of imaging exam or lab exam … We really have a dual mission, to be read