Lynn Kleman Joins Mercy Health Foundation Team
08 / 28 / 2012
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Maria Nelson, Media Relations
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OSHKOSH, Wis. — Mercy Health Foundation, which supports Mercy Medical Center and the southern region Affinity Medical Group clinics, welcomes Lynn Kleman as a major and planned gifts manager. She will primarily work one-on-one with Foundation donors and friends to help them fulfill their philanthropic goals.
Kleman graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (UWO) with a Bachelor of Science and is currently pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree with a health care emphasis, also at UWO. Lynn is a Certified Fund Raising Executive and has worked in health care philanthropy for more than 15 years.
According to Executive Director, Vicki Schorse, “Lynn adds depth and experience to our team which will better serve Foundation donors and help us respond to the anticipated growth in need for health and health care philanthropy. Traditional funding for critical technology and programs is very much at risk in this economic and political environment.”
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For the Editor:
Affinity Health System, a faith-based regional health care network, is the Fox Valley’s second-largest employer, according to the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry. For the fourth consecutive year, Affinity has been named one of the nation’s top 64 health systems based on clinical performance according to Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care. For ten consecutive years, Affinity Health System has been named to the SDI (formerly Verispan) Integrated Health Network Top 100, an annual assessment of the 100 most highly integrated health care networks in the nation. Both St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton and Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh rank among the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide in terms of quality and efficiency, as determined by the 2007 Premier | CareScience Select practice National Quality Award. Members of Affinity include Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Health Foundation, Oshkosh; St. Elizabeth Hospital and the St. Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, Appleton; Affinity Medical Group, a regional network of 25 family practice and specialty clinics – 22 of which are recognized as NCQA Level III medical homes, the highest level of recognition – in 14 communities; Calumet Medical Center, Chilton; and Affinity Occupational Health.