On Dec. 12, representatives for the John H. Bothwell Hospital Trust recently presented a check for $35,250.56 to Bothwell Regional Health Center.

John H. Bothwell lived from 1848 to 1929 and established the charitable trust in 1926 that helped build the John H. Bothwell Memorial Hospital.

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Today, the trust retains three trustees and through investment practices it earns revenue that continues to support health care in Sedalia. Each year, trustees pay out the annual interest income to Bothwell Regional Health Center.

Shown from left: Paul Beykirch, Trustee of the John H. Bothwell Hospital Trust; Steve Davis, Bothwell chief financial officer; Lori Wightman, Bothwell CEO, holding a photo of John H. Bothwell; and James P. Buckley, Trustee of the John H. Bothwell Hospital Trust. Trustee John Swearingen is not pictured.

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