Alsobrook Bell Offers Hope & Inspiration to Community
April 11, 2023
Greeting visitors as they enter the Spencer Cancer Center is a large, shiny brass bell offering these instructions: Ring this bell for courage, strength or hope. Ring for blessings, big or small.
The bell is in memory of O.D. Alsobrook, III, by his wife Colleen, and was installed in February.
“O.D. was a very giving person with a positive attitude,” Colleen said. “I think he would love that people can ring the bell that was given in his memory, for any reason to celebrate.”
O.D. served on the EAMC Foundation board, and both he and Colleen were instrumental in helping raise funds for the Spencer Cancer Center. He assisted in raising funds to support medical services for the underserved. After his passing, Colleen took O.D.’s place on the Foundation board.
“O.D. served on the Foundation board primarily because EAMC had meant so much to me for over 40 years,” Colleen joked, as she has worked in many roles at EAMC over her career.
Colleen hopes that anyone who needs something to lift their spirit as they enter the Spencer Cancer Center, regardless of their situation, gives the Alsobrook bell a ring.
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About East Alabama Health
East Alabama Health encompasses East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, EAMC-Lanier in Valley, the Spencer Cancer Center in Opelika, the Auburn Medical Pavilion and a host of other key medical clinic and practices that help provide a continuum of care to patients throughout an 11-county area. EAMC is a 314-bed regional referral hospital with a 26-bed Skilled Nursing Facility, while EAMC-Lanier provides inpatient services as well as a nursing home, an acute rehab unit, senior behavioral health and an ambulatory surgery center. East Alabama Health employs about 3,500 employees and is the second largest employer in the region, trailing only Auburn University. For more information, visit www.eastalabamahealth.org.
