In 1889, the Hospital Sisters came to the Chippewa Valley with a commitment to provide Christ’s healing ministry to all people. We continue that commitment through our Community Benefit services, which include unpaid care to beneficiaries of public programs such as: Medicare and Medicaid; Community Care to those unable to pay; community education and services; and professional education for our clinical staff.
Community Benefits are services provided by the Western Wisconsin Division following our Franciscan mission to serve the sick and the poor and improve the health and wellness of our communities. In an uncertain economy with growing unemployment, Sacred Heart Hospital and our sister hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital, are proud that they have been able to significantly increase their total Community Benefit each year. In the most recent fiscal year, the Community Benefit totaled $49.8 million. Regional collaboration allows us to deliver benefits to our communities with greater geographical impact and also to provide quality Charity Care with greater efficiency.
We proudly support or sponsor many community event and organizations, including:
- Adopt a Family at Christmas
- Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk
- American Heart Association Walk
- Bone Marrow Screening
- Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin
- Breakfast in the Valley
- Buckshot Run–First Aid Tent
- Cardiac Risk Screening
- Coat and Linen Drive
- First Community Appreciation Night–Eau Claire Cavaliers and Eau Claire Express First Aid Tent
- Country Jam–First Aid Tent
- Energize Eau Claire
- Festival in the Pines–First Aid Tent
- Get Hooked on Health Expo
- International Fall Festival–First Aid Tent
- Indoor Sports Center Kids Expo
- Pediatric Health Fair
- Polar Plunge
- Red Cross–Real Heros
- Relay for Life–American Cancer Society
- Sawdust City Days
- Stroke Prevention Clinic
- United Way
- Women to Women Healthcare Expo
