About the St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation

More than 134 years ago, the Sisters of St. Francis and Monsignor Bornemann founded our hospital to provide much-needed health services in our community. They built the hospital with the commitment and support of local citizens who shared their dedication to caring for all members of the community. St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation is committed to honoring and building upon that legacy. Our fundraising efforts support building projects, programs, equipment and services that carries on a 134-year tradition of collaborating with others to help build a healthy community.

St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation brings together people who so generously share their gifts with the incredible staff at St. Joseph who passionately work to heal those in need. St. Joseph healthcare professionals are dedicated to the comfort of all patients, and they understand the importance of compassion in the delivery of care.

You too are an important part of our caring spirit. When you provide much needed gifts of financial support you do so knowing that the effects can be profound and far-reaching.

At St. Joseph Medical Center our goal is simple: to deliver the best clinical and compassionate care in the region and make it available to everyone. Your financial support makes it happen, and we thank you.

Our Mission

The St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit corporation created to support the mission and specifically the services of St. Joseph Medical Center. Working collaboratively with the St. Joseph Regional Health Network Board of Directors and the parent corporation, Catholic Health Initiatives, the Foundation Board establishes programs and policies to achieve the fundraising objectives of the Foundation, which sustain the mission of the Medical Center.

SJMC Foundation Staff

Kelly Altland, Vice President, Development
Amy Lutz, Annual Fund Coordinator
Dan Gallagher, Foundation Services Coordinator
Laura Welliver, Grants And Projects Coordinator
Kathy Janssen, Administrative Assistant