BGH, community are focus of forum

SANDPOINT — Today’s Geezer Forum is about community and Bonner General Health.

Erin Binnall, community development manager for Bonner General Health, and Georgia Simmons from the BGH Foundation, are the speakers for today’s talk, which begins at 2:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Columbia Bank building in Sandpoint.

Binnall will focus on the community services that BGH has offered, and intends to expand — particularly for what she calls “a disproportionate share of the elderly, uninsured, and patients with significant health issues.” BGH continues to look for ways to “provide quality care close to home.”

Simmons will focus on the BGH Foundation’s efforts to support the various community and medical services of BGH through its philanthropic fund-raising. Did you know that since 2008, the foundation has raised $638,000 for specific equipment and expanded

The program will be held from 2:30-4 p.m. today, Nov. 26, in the Community Room at Columbia Bank. Geezer Forum is hosted by Paul Graves, writer of “Dear Geezer” in The Daily Bee.

Information: Paul Graves, Elder Advocates, 208-610-4971 or elderadvocates