Saints Healthcare Foundation’s mission is to assure resources exist to meet the healthcare needs of communities served by two remarkable health care organizations: St. Francis Regional Medical Center and St. Gertrude’s Health & Rehabilitation Center.
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Over 300 community members joined the staff and volunteers to celebrate St. Gertrude’s opening of the new rehabilitation addition on Thursday October 13th. Archbishop Emeritus Harry Flynn brought greetings and the Prayer of Blessing; Vice Chairman Glynn A. Crooks shared greetings from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and Leonard Wabasha, Director Cultural Resources brought the Tribal Blessing.
The new patient rooms and therapy area will allow St. Gertrude’s to serve an additional 500 – 600 patients a year that currently declined due to lack of space. St. Gertrude’s and the Saints Healthcare Foundation are very appreciative of the community support for this 41,400 square feet addition.
Left to right: Deb Erickson (Saints Healthcare Foundation Board), Mayor John Schmidt (Shakopee), Vice Chairman Glynn A. Crooks ( SMSC), Bill Wermerskirchen (St. Gertrude’s Past Board Chair), Charlie Sunder (St. Gertrude’s Board Chair) Lee Larson (St. Gertrude’s CEO), Sister Pauline Micke ( St. Gertrude’s Board member), Representative Mike Beard (Saints Healthcare Foundation Board Chair), Barb Danielson (Saints Healthcare Foundation Board), Julie Welch (Saints Healthcare Foundation Board) and Rachel Welch (Member of SMSC)