STEVENS POINT, Wisc. - Over the past 12 months, Aspirus Health Foundation has approved grants from its Stevens Point/Plover area donor funds totaling more than $250,000 and touching lives across vital areas of care at Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital.
Aspirus Health Foundation stewards more than two dozen donor-directed funds, continuing the long legacy of philanthropic efforts that support the facility and its programs. Donor dollars past and present continue to augment, wherever needed most, Aspirus Health’s efforts to provide the best possible patient safety, experience and outcomes.
Programs and projects funded in the past 12-month include:
- Wireless Fetal Monitors for the Women and Infant Center: $126,971 (Greatest Need Fund)
- In-Body Composition Analyzer for Cardia and Pulmonary Rehabilitation: $16,889 (Cardiac Arrest Survival Team (CAST) Fund)
- Patient Transport: $5,000 (Patient Assistance Fund)
- Christmas in Oncology: $500 (Oncology Fund)
- In-Home Hospice Care for Two Local Patients: $14,400 (Hospice Operations Fund)
- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Training: $2,894 (Roberta Swift Memorial Endowment Fund)
- Laboratory Teaching Microscope: $20,000 (Greatest Need Fund)
- Pelvic Therapy Table for Physical Therapy: $3,808 (Greatest Need Fund)
- Breast Cancer Screenings for those meeting financial need: $1,445 (Angel Fund)
In addition, a major gift made by Joe and Cindy Kinsella in January 2025 allowed Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital to purchase a new breast biopsy machine for its Breast Care Center. This state-of-the-art technology aids radiologists and technicians in their work and significantly enhances patient experience.
External community grants by Aspirus Health Foundation during the past year have included $10,000 to CAP Services to support mental health navigation (Behavioral Health Fund), $25,000 for a local breast cancer awareness campaign (Edward J. Okray Endowment Fund) and $25,000 to Wisconsin Dental Association (WDA) Mission of Mercy event this July in Weston (Oral Health Endowment Fund).
Aspirus Health Foundation extends its appreciation to donors and to its eight local philanthropy committee members who are community leaders and volunteer their time and talent in supporting the Aspirus Health mission of healing people, promoting health, and strengthening communities.
Members include Pamela Beyer, PsyD, Clare Cullen, APNP, Leah Knights, Candise Miller, Michael Munagian, MD, Erik Carlson, Jeff Lutgen and Joe Kinsella.
To learn more about Aspirus Health Foundation and how you might help support the more than 80,000 patients who utilize Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital, Aspirus Plover Hospital and surrounding clinics, please contact Gregg Gutschow, Major Gifts Officer, Aspirus Health Foundation at Gregg.gutschow@aspirus.org or 715.346.5337.