St. Elizabeth Hospital Community Foundation
Founded in 1976, St. Elizabeth Hospital Community Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of St. Elizabeth Hospital, Calumet Medical Center and Affinity Medical Group clinics located throughout Outagamie, Calumet and northern Winnebago Counties. The foundation’s primary purpose is raising and distributing funds for equipment, projects and programs in Affinity’s northern service region, with an emphasis on serving the poor. The foundation also oversees a community endowment fund, awarding grants to area non-profit agencies. (However, no donations are directed to this fund.) All gifts to the foundation benefit one of Affinity’s entities, as directed by the donor. Donors are recognized through the foundation’s annual report and on donor walls, as well as at an annual appreciation event. We invite you to join the foundation family in making a difference in our community.
Mission
The mission of the St. Elizabeth Hospital Community Foundation is to live out the healing ministry of Christ with a special emphasis on those in need, by generating, stewarding and distributing funds to enhance the quality of Affinity Health System’s services and programs and other community health care initiatives.
Affinity Health System Mission, Vision and Values
Mission
The mission of Affinity Health System is to live out the healing ministry of Christ by providing services that promote the health and well-being of the communities we serve, especially the poor.
Vision
Affinity Health System will be recognized as the health care leader in the communities we serve through compassionate care, excellent customer service and superior clinical quality, provided in partnership with the finest health care professionals.
Values
Service: We believe that giving attention to the unique needs of others enhances the lives of those who serve and those being served.
Integrity: We believe that our words and actions need to be in harmony to build trusting relationships.
Teamwork: We believe that working together and communicating effectively help us achieve shared goals.
Justice: We believe that it is our individual and corporate responsibility to promote human rights and preserve human dignity.
Creativity: We believe that the pursuit of innovative ideas leads to improvements that create a better future.
Stewardship: We believe that the wise use of our resources today assures our ability to continue our mission tomorrow.
Helping the Poor
As a Catholic health care system, Affinity knows the needs of our community, and we recognize the dignity of each individual. The foundation takes a special interest in assisting underserved patients and their families.
Throughout our communities, there are caring, hard-working people who find themselves in difficult, unpredictable circumstances. The St. Elizabeth Hospital Community Foundation is there to provide assistance. Working through Affinity’s patient financial advocate, we provide funds to those who have nowhere else to turn.
Contact
If you would like to know more about our programs or would like to make an annual gift or a gift in honor or in memory of someone, please contact the foundation office.
St. Elizabeth Hospital Community Foundation
1506 S. Oneida Street
Appleton, WI 54915-1397
Phone: (920) 831-1475
Fax: (920) 738-2061
Tonya Dedering, executive director
(920) 738-2859
tdederin@affinityhealth.org
Jennifer Broden, development specialist
(920) 738-2365
jbroden@affinityhealth.org
Kendra Rios, foundation assistant
(920) 831-1475
krios@affinityhealth.org
