Lakeview Health – the non-profit parent organization of Lakeview Hospital and Stillwater Medical Group – announced that it has reached its historic $20 million capital campaign goal.
To date, through the generosity of over 600 donors, Lakeview Health’s successful $20 million Best Medicine capital campaign strengthens the creation of a regional health care system with enhanced community health care services.
“A substantial financial investment in facilities, technology, programs and people is required to carry Lakeview’s legacy of providing independent, community-owned, cost-effective health care into the future,” said Orv Johnson, Campaign Chairman. He credited the efforts of his volunteer Campaign Cabinet, honorary chairs, volunteers and the support of board members, staff, physicians and donors for the $20 million the campaign has generated. “Fortunately, generous members of the community share our commitment to ensuring that St. Croix Valley residents will benefit from high-quality patient care, education programs in a community-owned health care system for years to come.”
“The Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation, Andersen Corporate Foundation, Hardenbergh Foundation, HRK Foundation, The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation, Hugh J. Andersen Foundation, Margaret Rivers Fund, Tozer Foundation and several generous special friends in the community all made leadership contributions to the campaign,” Johnson reported. In particular, Lakeview Foundation received numerous new and increased contributions thanks to the extraordinary $5 million matching grant from the Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation, the largest grant made to the Best Medicine campaign.
"In November, we received the capstone gift of an additional matching grant from the Katherine B. Andersen Fund of the Saint Paul Foundation, which gave us the necessary momentum to take us over goal," said Johnson. "This grant inspired many individuals and families in our community to make generous year-end contributions to the campaign and help us achieve the dollar-for-dollar match.”
Over a three-year period Lakeview crafted a master plan for a multidisciplinary, seamless continuum of care that would be coordinated, cost-efficient and responsive to the needs of both the patient and the larger community. The plan is a result of collaborative work between Lakeview Health-affiliated physicians, nurses, management, board members, architects, medical planners and community members.
According to Jeff Robertson, CEO of Lakeview Health, Lakeview’s $65 million redevelopment plan will now be a reality thanks to the generous support of donors. “We are adding physicians and specialties to serve a growing and aging population; instituting the latest technological advancements; enhancing our ability to provide comprehensive outpatient services; increasing capacity for providing emergency medicine; and facilitating continued recruitment of the best and brightest staff,” Robertson said. “In short, we are making our community an even better place to live and offering an enhanced quality of life to each and every citizen.”
“When our facility replacement and enhancement projects are complete, an exceptionally designed healthcare system will result,” Robertson said. “Our facilities and staff will continue to be dedicated to both medical excellence and the human touch. We will also be able to provide greater ease of access, convenient and appropriate locations for medical services, healing environments throughout the system, and an even stronger commitment to personalized service with the integration of technology. Initiatives included in the redevelopment plan and made possible by the Best Medicine campaign include:
- Building a new 90,000 square-foot Stillwater Medical Group clinic at Curve Crest and renovating and expanded a specialty service clinic to include urology, dermatology, gastroenterology, neurology and sports medicine.
- Creation of the Lakeview Heart Center, in partnership with St. Paul Heart, providing excellent cardiovascular care delivered in one convenient location.
- Establishment of a 17,500 square-foot Women’s Center with a full range of services, from preventative care exams to in-office procedures including pregnancy care, osteoporosis screenings, breast health and infertility care, designed to meet the needs of women through all stages of life.
- Expansion of the emergency department, including doubling the number of patient treatment areas.
- Creation of an Oncology Center with facilities and staff dedicated to the diagnosis, care and treatment of cancer.
- Integration of latest technology into all facets of the healthcare system to provide for significant patient care benefits, including improved diagnoses and screenings.
- Increased funding for land acquisition, so property can be purchased as the need for future health system expansion is identified.
A formal celebration-open house and report to the community is scheduled for later this spring.
Lakeview Health is an integrated, non-profit clinic and hospital system serving the eastern Twin Cities’ metro area and western Wisconsin. The system includes an acute care hospital (Lakeview Hospital), a multi-specialty physician/provider group (Stillwater Medical Group), and a foundation (Lakeview Foundation), which raises funds to support the health system mission. More than 300,000 residents in the core service area across Minnesota and Wisconsin have access to this continuum of services—from the prevention of illness and injury to the care of patients with complex medical conditions.
For more information about the Best Medicine campaign, contact Paul Erickson, Vice President for Development at Lakeview Foundation, at 651-430-4556 or email: perickson@lakeview.org.
Best Medicine Cabinet Members:
Orv Johnson, Chair
Dr. Bruce Bartie
Arba Della Beck
Dr. Kevin Bjork
Jim Bradshaw
Anne Brookman
Dick Olsen
Ron Phillippo
Dr. Paul Quinn
Peg Quinn
Jeff Robertson
Dr. David Wettergren