St. Croix Regional Medical Center was pleased to receive a grant of $250,000 from the Hardenbergh Foundation of North Oaks, Minnesota. The Foundation's directors issued the grant to be used for the Phase II construction projects within the Lloyd Olson Surgery Center which will be completed in April, 2008.
According to Jeff Peterson, Executive Director of the Hardenbergh Foundation, "the grant was given based on the extraordinary need and the special service the construction of the helipad will bring to the community." Phase II includes the construction of a rooftop helipad for expedition of medical care, development of an education center in the lower level of the building to expand St. Croix Regional Medical Center's offering of medical and community education programs, relocation of the material management department and construction of a therapeutic pool for rehabilitation of patients recovering from a stroke, cardiac event or orthopedic surgery.
The Medical Center has a capital campaign goal of $1,800,000. SCRMC just recently received a grant from the Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation in addition to the Hardenbergh Foundation gift. "Construction of the helipad is already moving ahead thanks to the generous gifts from the Foundations" stated Lenny Libis, Chief Executive Officer of SCRMC. "One of the goals of the Medical Center has been to provide excellent physicians in a wide array of specialties to the communities we serve through our clinics. This helipad will let us give our patients quicker access to critical care and heart specialists." Libis said.
St. Croix Regional Medical Center is conducting the Phase II construction capital campaign through direct proposals to area foundations and businesses that benefit from their relationships with the Medical Center. "Unlike the 2000 Capital Campaign which helped fund the building of the Riegel Clinic building and the Emergency Department expansion in 2002, we are not directly soliciting the general public for funds," Libis explained. "The 2000 Capital Campaign included a promise to upgrade the surgery recovery area which we weren't able to accomplish at that time. The construction of the Surgery Center fulfills that promise. We will gladly accept donations towards the Phase II projects from the public, and we look forward to the Surgery Center's grand opening and gala event next spring to which will invite the donors from both campaigns."
St. Croix Regional Medical Center is a multi-specialty group practice with a 25 bed critical access hospital organized under the IRS 501©3 non-profit statutes. For more information on the Phase II capital campaign, please contact Sandra Williams at 715-483-0247 or visit the website at scrmc.org.
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