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W. R. Grace & Co. renews donation to St. John’s Lutheran Hospital by St. John’s Lutheran Hospital June 21, 2010 LIBBY - W. R. Grace & Co. has donated $250,000 to St. John's Lutheran Hospital in Libby, Montana for the eleventh consecutive year. Since 2000, Grace has helped St. John’s provide high quality healthcare to the residents of South Lincoln County. The donations (totaling more than $2.75 million) have been used to establish a clinic for people with asbestos-related illnesses, train medical staff, purchase equipment (such as a Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI unit and new devices for a state-of-the-art laboratory), treat patients, and subsidize medical procedures. "As the sole community hospital in the area, we have had to continually increase our services and upgrade our equipment to meet the needs of our community," said Bill Patten, St. John’s CEO. He added, "We are thankful to Grace for its financial support over the past eleven years." In addition to the hospital donations, Grace funds a medical expense program for current and former residents of Libby who have asbestos-related conditions. To date, Grace has spent more than $17 million on the Libby Medical Program, which has over 1,000 current enrollees. More information about this program can be found at www.libbymedicalprogram.com. Related Links www.SJLH.org - St. John’s Lutheran Hospital www.grace.com - W.R. Grace & Co. Libby Asbestos - Environmental Protection Agency

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