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Published September 21, 2010, 07:54 AM

Sanford official speaks at Kiwanis

Jim Boatman introduced Chuck Gulsvig, director of public affairs, Sanford Health, Fargo, to speak at the Sept. 13 Kiwanis meeting. Gulsvig said he likes to speak to service clubs about Sanford Health because they also care about their communities. Sanford is the largest nonprofit health facility in the United States. The Sanford system has five Centers of Excellence: sports medicine and orthopedics, cancer, heart, women and children. The area it serves reaches from Thief River Falls, Minn., in the north to south just into Nebraska. Gulsvig said Denny Sanford investied $400 million with the plan for children’s clinics to be developed around the world to do research to cure diseases. The disease chosen first was Type 1 diabetes and he hopes a cure can be found in his lifetime.

Jim Boatman introduced Chuck Gulsvig, director of public affairs, Sanford Health, Fargo, to speak at the Sept. 13 Kiwanis meeting.

Gulsvig said he likes to speak to service clubs about Sanford Health because they also care about their communities. Sanford is the largest nonprofit health facility in the United States. The Sanford system has five Centers of Excellence: sports medicine and orthopedics, cancer, heart, women and children. The area it serves reaches from Thief River Falls, Minn., in the north to south just into Nebraska. Gulsvig said Denny Sanford investied $400 million with the plan for children’s clinics to be developed around the world to do research to cure diseases. The disease chosen first was Type 1 diabetes and he hopes a cure can be found in his lifetime.

Sanford also has an insurance health plan marketed through local insurance agents in southwest Minnesota and South Dakota with plans to expand into North Dakota and Iowa as another option.

Gulsvig said the new Jamestown Regional Medical Center is important to them as health care delivered close to home. Retaining and recruiting physicians is important. He noted that a Jamestown High School graduate is on staff here now and it is important to cultivate home grown people who already have Midwest values to train and work here.

Don Caine reported on a two-bedroom house from the Anne Carlsen Center being moved to Camp Rokiwan that will become the manager/caretaker’s home. The foundation has been poured and is ready for the building to be moved. Joanne Anderson is the newly elected president of the Camp Rokiwan Board. She is the first Kiwanis member and also the first woman to hold that position. The Camp Rokiwan Board is made up of representatives from the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs of Jamestown.

Bob Welsh is in charge of the Kiwanis program on Sept. 27. A film on the Kids Against Hunger Project will be shown and discussed.

Kiwanis meets at noon Mondays at the Lantern Room.

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