The Ernest and Anna Ritter Family Endowment recently presented
Baxter Regional Hospital Foundation a $50,000 grant to fund the crucial upgrade of Baxter Regional Medical
Center (BRMC)
Ambulance Services radios. The current system utilizes the aging VHF/UHF radio signals and
requires ambulance staff to monitor the radio frequency closely or risk
losing signal. With the grant from the Ritter Family, BRMC will upgrade
its radios to a system that utilizes a more reliable digital signal and
in turn, enhance care for patients and their families.
The Ritter Family Endowment was created to assist the Ritter family and
its subsidiaries – E. Ritter & Company,
Ritter Communications and
Ritter Agribusiness – in carrying out charitable activities. The mission of the Endowment
is to support and strengthen the communities they serve by providing resources,
leadership and necessary collaboration to meet local needs.

Pictured from left are Christopher Fry, EMT-P, Supervisor, Baxter Regional
Ambulance Services; Justin Woods, CFRE, Gift Officer, Baxter Regional
Hospital Foundation; Gerald Cantrell, RN, EMT-P, Director, Baxter Regional
Ambulance Services; David Fox, BRMC VP/Chief Operating Officer; Steve
Herron, EMT-P, Baxter Regional Ambulance Services; Ron Peterson, BRMC
President & CEO; Ritter Arnold, Executive VP, E. Ritter & Co.;
Dr. Brad Schulz, Cline Emergency Center and Medical Director, Community
Paramedics/Baxter Regional Ambulance Services; Bo Phillips, Director of
Sales - Hosted and Virtual Services, Ritter Communications; Paula Harris,
Business Sales, Ritter Communications; Margaret Holloway, VP Community
Public Relations/Community Development, E. Ritter & Co.; Scott Roberson,
Business Sales, Ritter Communications; and Barney Larry, BRMC VP/Business
Development and Executive Director, Baxter Regional Hospital Foundation.