Phelps Health Foundation Raises Over $120,000 for EMS Base at Annual Golf Tournament

On Friday, June 7, the Phelps Health Foundation hosted the 26th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Oak Meadow Country Club in Rolla. Under sunny skies, participants and volunteers joined forces to raise over $120,000 for a new Emergency Medical Services (EMS) base and helipad.

Phelps Health recently broke ground on the EMS project, which will ensure faster response times for emergencies. In 2021 alone, EMS teams responded to over 8,000 calls, a number that continues to grow.

The new base will feature eight ambulance bays, dedicated crew quarters for EMS and air response teams, and expanded operational space. A second helipad will allow crews to safely move aircraft if another helicopter is flying into Phelps Health, saving time when patients need treatment quickly.

“We're incredibly grateful for the overwhelming community support at this year’s golf tournament,” said John Money, senior vice president of Human Resources and philanthropy at Phelps Health. “The funds raised will be instrumental in providing our dedicated EMS teams with the space and resources needed to continue delivering exceptional care to our community.”

A heartfelt thank you goes out to the participants, volunteers, committee members and sponsors who made this event a success. Special thanks to the following businesses for their support of this event:

• Title Sponsors
  • McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
  • iMedX
• Ace Sponsors
  • EnableComp
  • Heartland Business Systems
  • Murphy Company
  • Lewis Rice
• Pop-A-Top
  • Phelps County Bank
• Tee Party Sponsors
  • Archer-Elgin
  • Edward Jones
  • Guarantee Electrical
• Fairway Sponsor
  • Price Chopper

A total of 44 teams participated in the tournament, with morning and afternoon sessions. The following are the winners for the AM and PM sessions:

AM Session Winners

• Putting Contest Winner – Compass Health – Brett Cavender
• Closest to the Pin, Men’s – Phelps Health –  Joe Carmack
• Longest Drive, Men’s – MLS, Inc. – Dwayne Crabtree
• Longest Drive, Ladies – Commerce Bank – Paige Brinker
• Championship Flight – MLS, Inc. – Dwayne Crabtree, Richard Couton, Roger Nash, JD Nash
• A Flight – Lewis Rice – Jeremy Stinson, Sarah Robinson, Joe Carmack, Nancy White
• B Flight – TJ Wies – Ben Jasper, Clay Grannemann, Cameron Weis, Adam Stevener
• C Flight – BSA Lifestructures – Lance Woelfel, Kevin Token, Ryan Loeffelman, Zak Maedgen

PM Session Winners

• Putting Contest Winner – Mike Salazar
• Closest to the Pin, Men’s – Fabick Rents – Mike Brockmeier
• Closest to the Pin, Ladies – Buck Fever Farms – Bonnie Lagoda
• Longest Drive, Men’s – MLS, Inc. – JD Nash
• Longest Drive, Ladies – Buck Fever Farms – Jen Bahr
• Championship Flight – MLS, Inc. – Dwayne Crabtree, Richard Couton, Roger Nash, JD Nash
• A Flight – Forvis Mazars – Joe Eyler, Luke Orso, Tristan Ollar, Landon Emmerth
• B Flight – Sunset Acres Airbnb – Kelly Money, Kimmy Auxier, Mike Murphy, Barb Gahr
• C Flight – Alexander Construction – Sammy Auxier, Alex Auxier, Mike Tucker, Steve Jacobson