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A member of the Mayo Health System, Franciscan Skemp provides
medical care and services to people in southwestern Wisconsin, northeast Iowa and southeastern Minnesota. In addition to the main campus in La Crosse, WI, Franciscan Skemp Healthcare operates hospitals in Arcadia and Sparta, WI, as well as 12 regional clinics.
The Foundation
was established in 1973 and serves as a link between philanthropy and opportunities
to enhance local healthcare. Through a comprehensive development
program, the Foundation actively raises funds within communities served by Franciscan Skemp and from other sources. In turn,
these funds provide support for:
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Programs that address unmet healthcare needs in the community
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Advancements in patient care facilities, technology and
equipment
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Expanded access to services for disadvantaged groups
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Medical research and education
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Maintenance of a comprehensive spectrum of healthcare services
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Recruitment, development and training of healthcare employees
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Other health-related initiatives within Franciscan Skemp
and the community
Each year Franciscan
Skemp Foundation provides roughly
$1 million in funding
for healthcare related programs and services. In 2003, with
the help of thousands of generous benefactors, the Foundation
saw the successful completion of the $8.3 million
Medical
Excellence Campaign. This support was critical to the completion
of the Franciscan Skemp Center for Advanced Medicine and
Surgery which opened its doors on the
La Crosse campus in
July, 2004. The community partnered with the Foundation again in the Through These Door Campaign, providing $4.3 million in support for a new Emergency and Urgent Care Center which begain serving patients in August, 2008.
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2008 Board of Directors
The Foundation is
guided by a board of directors which meets the second Tuesday
of February, April, June, August, October and December.
Current members of the board are:
OFFICERS:
Dennis G. Montabon, Chair
Mark Carpenter, Vice Chair
Mark Chamberlain, Treasurer
Jim Killoran, Secretary
Dr. Robert E. Nesse,
President,
Franciscan Skemp Healthcare
Leah Mathy, Past Chair
DIRECTORS:
Judith Corbett Hutchens
John Hansen
Nancy Hengel
S. Paulynn Instenes
Jeff Jensen
Betty Jorgenson,
MSN, RN
Dr. Jane Korducki
Dr. A. Scott Marshall
Msgr. Bernard McGarty
Dr. Paul Molling
Dr. David L. Nelson
Ronald Paczkowski
Jonella Rademacher
Marikaye Robers
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Foundation Staff
Members of the
Foundation staff are always happy to answer questions about
the Foundation and its charitable mission.
They are:
Peter J. Grabow
Executive Director
Dr. Joseph B. Durst
Sr. Vice President
Teri L. Wildt
Associate Director
Kate C. Dunnum
Development Specialist
Anna May
Admin. Assistant
Franciscan Skemp
Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, tax-exempt Wisconsin
corporation. Gifts to the Foundation are tax deductible
as allowed by law.
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