Marion County Bank has pledged $75,000 to Knoxville Hospital & Clinics (KHC) to help fund the hospital’s $21 million expansion project that will add a new surgical suite, expand clinic space for visiting specialists, renovate the Emergency Department, and construct the new Don & Margaret Long Infusion Center.

Representatives from Marion County Bank recently presented the first installment of $15,000 to Kevin Kincaid, KHC CEO, and Maggie Hamilton-Beyer, KHC CFO.

Construction on the specialty clinic and the Don & Margaret Long Infusion Center is expected to begin in early 2023.

Ron Zantingh, executive vice president and COO of Marion County Bank, tells KNIA/KRLS News about the pledge, “We feel there are a few indicators on the strength of a community. Quality of the schools is a component of that, but also the quality of health care, and a commitment to having modern and up to date facilities. So, knowing how important that is to a community and the fact that we call ourselves a community bank, it’s those types of projects, those types of things that we want to get behind, and be good civic partners as these projects develop.”

The KHC Foundation is currently fundraising for the project. To learn more about the expansion or to donate to the project, visit https://knoxvillehospital.org/donate or contact Kevin Stittsworth, Director of Foundation and Public Relations, at 641-842-1485 or kstittsworth@knoxvillehospital.org.