W.C. Heiam Medical Foundation - in support of the Cook Hospital




		- In support of the Cook Hospital -

Help support the Cook Hospital by contributing to the W.C. Heiam Medical Foundation online!

	2010 Benefit Info
	The 17th annual W.C. Heiam Medical Foundation summer benefit — a 'backyard barbeque' — is planned for Saturday, August 21st, 2010 at the Cook Hospital. Please mark your calendars and we hope you will be able to attend! - Click here* to see pictures from previous benefits and to learn more about this year's wonderful event.*

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Founded in 1992, the W.C. Heiam Medical Foundation was created to help provide high-tech equipment as well as special programs at the Cook Hospital. Vital to the continued growth and viability of the facility, the foundation has contributed tens of thousands of dollars since its founding. These funds have gone a long way in ensuring that the Cook Hospital can continue to meet the needs of residents and visitors in its 2,500-square-mile service area.

In the past 25 to 30 years, approximately 35 hospitals in small towns all across Minnesota have closed their doors. Though some have survived by consolidating, most have dissolved – their staffs absorbed by larger medical centers and HMOs.

Heiam News

Plans under way for "The Best Backyard Barbecue"

The City of Cook will be filled with the tempting aromas of smoked and barbecued meats as the Heiam Foundation hosts its 17th annual benefit on August 21st. Learn more...

Heiam Foundation's 16th annual benefit a huge success!

The W.C. Heiam Medical Foundation held its 16th annual benefit, "An Evening in Tuscany" on Augst. 15th, 2009. More than 175 people attended the event and helped raise nearly $67,000!

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In spite of challenges and its location in a town of less than 1,000, the Cook Hospital in Cook, Minnesota, is defying the accepted fact that health care facilities can't survive in small communities. Dedicated to individualized attention as well as state-of-the-art, high-quality medical services, the hospital is a product of a community that recognizes value and refuses alternatives.

At the W.C. Heiam Medical Foundation, we work to support the Cook Hospital because we understand that health care is an integral component of community and economic development.

Even though the Cook Hospital is a thriving example of what is possible when a community bands together, the facility still struggles to make ends meet. A district-owned and legislatively formed body, the hospital can levy taxes for capital improvements, but has no means to fund the continual investments that must be made in high-tech equipment and outreach programs.

The role of the W.C. Heiam Medical Foundation is to help the Cook Hospital fulfill its vision to continue increasing the quality and scope of services available. Currently, the foundation's financial worth is approximately $1.1 million, which is invested conservatively by a professional financial advisor. In order to make a greater and truly sustaining annual contribution, the foundation must increase its base to $2 million. On such equity, sizable interest dollars could be generated each year, allowing the foundation to increase in contributions.

Your support can help the Cook Hospital continue to provide the highest level of health care for everyone.

Discover how you can help support the W.C. Heiam Medical Foundation

Please contact:

Nan Lundblad, Database Manager

W.C. Heiam Medical Foundation
P.O. Box 1195
Cook, MN 55723