About Our Foundation

A healthy hospital is vital to a healthy community.

Our mission is to secure philanthropic gifts that will advance the mission and strategic objectives of Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

We’re all about health. Yours and our hospital’s. We help advance the efforts of JRMC by raising the financial resources necessary to keep our campus and building beautiful, provide innovation and equipment for care and to fund programs for thousands of patients each year.

Thank you for your support.

Independent hospitals like JRMC are incredibly special and rare. This allows us to always act in the best interest of the patient and provide excellent quality and health outcomes, close to home. We continue to be a Top 100 Best Place to Work and Top 20 Critical Access Hospital nationwide.  With the support of our community and our organization’s commitment to our mission and vision, independence has served our teams and our patients well for nearly 100 years.

History

On March 7, 1927, Reverend Walter William August (W.W.A.) Keller, a Lutheran Pastor, and the first board of directors organized the Lutheran Charities Association and sold bonds to campaign for a new hospital. They were determined to provide Jamestown and the surrounding area with state-of-the-art care and a “vision of the future.” Although the community placed the hospital cornerstone in 1928, the stock market crash of 1929 sidelined the completion of the project for six years.

The current JRMC Foundation was officially established as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in 1988. Its focus was to cultivate private philanthropy in support of JRMC. Today, we continue to fund care and humanitarian needs, capital projects, endowments, human capital, innovation and technology, and equipment while providing a healing environment.

Foundation Board & Team

Terry Lund
Chair
Terry Nieland
Vice Chair
Nicole Wiederrich
Secretary
Michelle Neumiller
Treasurer
Riley Akervik
Pat Dardis
Duane Enzminger
Kara Falk
Joanne Ottmar
Eunice Sahr
Russ Sunderland

JRMC Auxiliary & Volunteers

In 1937, Jamestown Hospital Administrator, Miss Gina Hanson, invited the presidents of local church aide societies to meet and organize the first women’s Auxiliary. Forty-seven members signed the charter and dues of 50 cents were paid. They would sew, make scrapbooks, fundraise and make sick calls.

Auxiliary’s first officers (L to R) Mrs. E. A. Moline, Mrs. E.W. Fenno, Mrs. Joseph Johnson, Mrs. E. Michel, Mrs. C. Fluetsch

A second auxiliary was formed from 1952 until 1967. The present-day auxiliary started in 1973. Early on, with the direction of administrator Emil Weiland, they launched a Telecare program to call patients at home and created the Gift Shoppe.

Today, they have raised more than $500,000 for hospital programs and services.

Major Contributions:

  • 2019 — Fetal Monitoring System
  • 2018 — Driven to Care Program
  • 2014-2018 — JRMC Cancer Center Infusion Room Campaign
  • 2016 — 3D Digital Mammography & Infant Warmer
  • 2014    — JRMC Auxiliary Endowment Fund
  • 2014 — Digital Mammography
  • 2014 — Essential Life-Saving Equipment
  • 2009-2013 — New Hospital Campaign
  • 2006-2009 — Endowment Campaign
  • 2001-2005 — Home Health & Equipment
  • 1999-2004 — New Building Project