Sepsis Awareness Day

Flanked by Putnam County Hospital officials, Greencastle Mayor Bill Dory signs a proclamation supporting Sept. 13 as Sepsis Awareness Day in the City of Greencastle, urging citizens to note the occasion as the life-threatening illness is responsible for a quarter-million American deaths each year with more than 1.5 million cases of sepsis occurring in the country. Seated alongside the mayor are Putnam County Hospital Chief Executive Officer Dennis Weatherford and Wendi O’Hair, PCH director of quality assurance. Standing are Brooke Trissel (left), PCH marketing director, and Joni Perkins, hospital director of nursing. Putnam County Hospital and other organizations have joined together to advocate for sepsis awareness, education and a better future through early diagnosis and treatment.