$5 million Gundersen Health System grant to improve patient care and expand research
May 4, 2021 5:31 PM Tyler Job
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We all ideally want to get the best care and medicine every time we visit the hospital.
That becomes more difficult when it has trouble turning a profit, leading to higher costs of care.
“The issue of thin margin is challenging to all healthcare organizations,” Gundersen Medical Foundation board chair Dr. Stephen Shapiro said at a media briefing Tuesday.
But those margins for Gundersen Health System are widening thanks to more than $5 million in grants.
“The benefit of grant funding is it validates the direction we’re going,” Shapiro said.
Registration is now open for Steppin’ Out In Pink, which will be September.
Plans for this year’s event depend on COVID-19 risk in our area.
But if the risk remains low, the event would return to Gundersen Health System’s La Crosse campus.
No matter how the event is held this year, community members can step it up for those in need.
“Create your team and get your neighbors involved, your sisters, your husbands, your friends and family, everybody. We want to see really a lot of support this year,” said Gundersen Medical Foundation special events coordinator Tia Sneath.
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – ‘Steppin’ Out in Pink’ is stepping up for kids in our area.
Staff from the Gundersen Medical Foundation stopped by the La Crosse School District’s Hogan Administration Building Tuesday to drop off backpacks and water bottles for students.
The donation will help to keep kids safe.
“With COVID you can’t have water fountains in use. So students are being required to bring water bottles. So we just wanted to provide, we had it on hand,” said Gundersen Health System special events coordinator Tia Sneath.
More than 130 backpacks and more than 70 water bottles were donated.
Remembering David Amborn, a community treasure
February 17, 2021 10:19 PM Molly Ringberg
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David Amborn passed away Sunday, Feb. 14, at the age of 68.
He worked for the Gundersen Medical Foundation until retiring in 2016.
Along with his work at the foundation, Amborn was also very involved in the community, including Rotary and the Children’s Museum.
“David meant so much to so many people. He was a yes man. He found a way to get things done, and he found a way to unite people, to come together, to do what the community needed,” said Mandy Nogle, the Gundersen Medical Foundation’s philanthropy director.
Gundersen staff mourns loss of David Amborn, former fundraising leader and community volunteer
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Amborn with recipients of Children s Miracle Network Hospitals
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - A beloved member of the community and champion of children with health issues has passed away.
David Amborn worked as the Senior Director for the Gundersen Medical Foundation before retiring three years ago.
Prior to taking the leadership role for Gundersen s foundation, he was the telethon coordinator for Children s Miracle Network Hospitals. His personal time was spent volunteering.
Mandy Nogle worked with David over the years. She said David made everyone feel special and was so much fun.