HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital receives matching grant from Otto Bremer Foundation
Media Contact:
Shannon Portell
HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital
(715) 271-2681
February 16, 2015
For Immediate Release
HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital receives matching grant from Otto Bremer Foundation
Eau Claire, WI – HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital was recently awarded a matching grant from The Otto Bremer Foundation for $100,000. The grant – specifically designated to help address the behavioral health needs of children ages 18 years and younger – will match $100,000 raised locally by the Friends of Sacred Heart Hospital until May 2016, and will be used for child and adolescent behavioral services available at Sacred Heart. Since last May, $50,000 has been raised by local contributors.
“There’s an ongoing need for adolescent mental health services in our local community,” said Julie Manas, less esident & CEO of HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital. “We’ve expanded these types of services at Sacred Heart to help assist the growing needs of children and adolescents. Our efforts are making a difference in providing help before a crisis occurs, help for children and families through the struggles and challenges they face in these circumstances. This work supports the families and schools in the communities we serve and lays a strong foundation for long term, improved quality of life.”
Anyone interested in helping the Friends Office raise the matching funds for this grant or other projects can contact the Friends of Sacred Heart Hospital at (715) 717-4925.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Representatives from the Otto Bremer Foundation and the Friends of Sacred Heart Hospital will make a check presentation on February 20 at 3 p.m. at Bremer Bank, located at 3947 Oakwood Hills Parkway. If interested in covering, please contact Shannon Portell at (715) 271-2681.
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About HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital
HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital is an affiliate of the Hospital Sisters Health System. Since 1889 it has been meeting patient needs in western Wisconsin with the latest medical innovations and technology, together with a Franciscan whole-person healing tradition. For more information about HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital, visitwww.sacredhearteauclaire.org.
About Hospital Sisters Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System’s mission is to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through our high quality Franciscan health care ministry. Sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, HSHS provides state-of-the-art health care to our patients and is dedicated to serving all people, especially the most vulnerable, at each of our 14 Local Systems and physician practices in Illinois (Belleville, Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Highland, Litchfield, Springfield and Streator) and Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Oconto Falls, Sheboygan, and two in Green Bay). For more information about HSHS, visit www.hshs.org.
