William Newton Healthcare Foundation
William Newton Healthcare Foundation believes quality healthcare starts with a strong foundation. It is our mission to support William Newton Hospital and healthcare in the communities we serve.
We have a unique opportunity to chart the course of our local healthcare as our hospital moves into its second century of care. Investing in community healthcare helps to assure no matter what the healthcare system looks like, William Newton is ready to meet the challenge.
From room replacements to physician recruitment & scholarships, medical equipment to endowment, each area is essential to the future. You can be assured that your dollars are spent locally and as you direct.
WNHF Staff
Annika Morris
Director
Sidney Mead
Administrative Assistant
William Newton Healthcare Foundation Board
- Rob Fields
President - Jason Anglin
WNH CEO, Ex Officio - Brian Dutton
Board of Trustees Liaison - Katie Wilson
- Jessi Leeper
- Becky Long
- Mike Mildfelt
- Dr. K. Daniel Miller
- Dr. Todd Peters
- Greg Thompson
- Dick Vaught
- Taggart Wall
Recent News
William Newton Healthcare Foundation Raises Nearly $87k
William Newton Healthcare Foundation celebrated another successful annual gala, bringing the community together for the "Garden Gala: Grow with Us" while raising vital funds for the hospital's emergency department expansion. The memorable evening also honored long-time physician Dr. Alvin D. Bird as the 2026 Union State Bank Healthcare Hero in recognition of his four decades of dedicated medical service and military leadership.
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William Newton Hospital Welcomes Rayna Bittel as Chief Financial Officer
WNH is thrilled to announce that Rayna Bittel, MHA, joined our team as our new Chief Financial Officer on Monday. Read more about Bittel's background and leadership experience.
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Hospital & Foundation History
Founded on philanthropy, William Newton Memorial Hospital (WNH) opened its doors in 1927. The 51-bed hospital enjoyed the next 45 years of big hospitals, advances in medicine and physician directed healthcare. Hospitals now operate without the luxury of reserves and in a climate of strict regulation. Healthcare philanthropy fills an important gap for hospitals across the nation.
As a result of the first ever capital campaign in the history of WNH, the William Newton Healthcare Foundation was formed in 2007. The Foundation provides philanthropic support to advance the mission of William Newton Hospital and enhance the quality of life in our community.
William Newton could not have foreseen the impact of his visionary gift. The simple, unassuming harness maker's legacy lives on today in the faces of our elders & in the heart beat of our children.
William Newton’s Legacy
William Newton, was a simple man. English born and orphaned at a young age, William's virtues of thrift, integrity, and hard work guided him throughout his life. He was a harness maker; a trade learned on the Plains of the Midwest. William opened a saddle and harness shop in Winfield in 1876 with his wife Mary Virginia and, over the course of the next 47 years, acquired considerable means. William & Mary Virginia never had any children.
At the time of his death in 1923, William's Last Will & Testament provided the foundation of his Legacy and the future of healthcare in our community. William Newton gave to the city the remains of his estate to be used for the construction of a public hospital.