reaching new heights in healthcare North COuntry healthcare Capital CAMPAIGN Update
Committee Members Kimberley Barnes, DDS Nancy Branham John Caskey, MD Coral Evans Sharlene Fouser Philip Garrod, MD Karen Holder, FNP Becky Howard Terry Lacy Lavelle McCoy Ann Roggenbuck Andrew Saal, MD Antoinette Sheen Jacqueline Smart Rick Swanson Melinda Treml
November 2008 Issue 13
WE MADE IT TO THE TOP!
North Country HealthCare’s CEO, Ann Roggenbuck, puts the finishing touch on the capital campaign sign while Rick Swanson celebrates with Alice Ferris and Jim Anderson from GoalBusters Consulting, LLC. North Country HealthCare has reached the $3 million capital campaign goal for its new facility on Fourth Street in Flagstaff. The milestone was made possible by a recent $250,000 challenge grant from the prestigious Kresge Foundation and matching gifts by the Flagstaff Medical Center Foundation, W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc., The Summit Center, Flagstaff Emergency Physicians, the Bank of America Foundation, and the Forest Highlands Foundation. W.L. Gore and Associates, one of Flagstaff’s major employers, indicated that a compelling reason for Gore’s grant to North Country was the current shortage of primary care providers. “Associates and our families need to be able to get high quality primary care when they need it, and this money will support North Country in providing those services,” said John Sininger, Gore’s Medical Products Division Leader. “This grant recognizes the quality of care available from North Country, as well as the convenience they offer with extended office hours six days a week. Health statistics document that access to primary care results in better health outcomes for patients and lower costs for business, so this is a win-win for Gore,” said Sininger.
North Country To commemorate the successful completion of the capital campaign, North HealthCare Country plans to recognize every donor’s name on a large plaque in the entryway 2920 N. 4th Street Flagstaff, AZ 86004 of the new facility.
THE JOHN H. CASKEY ENDOWMENT CLOSING IN ON $100,000
In April of this year we launched the John H. Caskey Endowment Fund to provide enduring support for the healthcare of those less fortunate in Flagstaff. Our goal was to raise $100,000 for the fund by the end of the calendar year and ultimately grow the fund to $1 million within five years. Thus far we have raised $80,000 and with your help we can raise the remaining $20,000 by the end of the year.
Contributions to the John H. Caskey Foundation can be made online at: www.northcountry healthcare.org
As one of the founders of the Flagstaff Free Clinic, Dr. Caskey has shown an uncommon dedication to the health of the people of Flagstaff. His support of North Country HealthCare demonstrates his continued commitment to providing healthcare for everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. Proceeds from the John H. Caskey Endowment will be used to support the uninsured and underinsured in our community who need healthcare. Ways that this fund may assist patients include: l l l l l l l
Medications Medical equipment Living condition modifications Transportation Medical items not covered by insurance Basic needs Other financial assistance where needed
Contributions to the John H. Caskey are tax deductible and they are eligible for the Arizona Charitable Contributions Tax Credit.
FMC NAMING OPPORTUNITY North Country recently dedicated the new Learning Center in recognition of Flagstaff Medical Center’s lead gift to the capital campaign. Pictured from left to right are: Roger Schuler, FMC’s Vice President of Ancillary Services; James Puffenberger, President and CEO of Northern Arizona Healthcare; Dr. Dan Julien, FMC Foundation Committee; Alice Gagnaire, FMC’s Senior VP of Patient Services; Molly Munger, NAH Board of Directors; Dr. Steven Lewis, FMC’s Chief Medical Officer; Dr. Andrew Saal, North Country’s Medical Director; Dr. Richard A. Smith, FMC’s Vice President of Development; Dr. Ann Roggenbuck, North Country’s President and CEO; Sharlene Fouser, North Country’s Board President; and Chris Bavasi, NAH Board of Directors. The group is pictured in front of the Learning Center, which now serves as the North Country Campus of A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine.