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(WOONSOCKET, SD) – Horizon Health Foundation recently received a $2,000 donation from Santel Communications in Woonsocket to support Horizon Health Care patients in need. The donation will fund 40 gas gift cards at $25 each and 40 grocery gift cards at $25 each to help a total of 80 patients in the Woonsocket community.
"In a rural community, practicing medicine involves so much more than physical health. Wellness involves protecting mental health, physical health, and providing resources to improve the quality of life to our patients,” said Katlyn Rostyne, CNP at Woonsocket Community Health Center. “Our community of Woonsocket continues to demonstrate an abundance of support to help us succeed in our mission to provide high quality care close to home. I want to personally thank Santel Communications for this generous donation going into the holiday season."
Due to recent inflation costs, patients can sometimes find themselves wondering whether they will pay for groceries this week or pay for their recent medical bill. This generous donation will help reduce the financial strain put on some Horizon patients and impact their ability to receive the care they need.
“For some there can be challenges beyond a medical prognosis and a specific course of treatment,” said Ryan Thompson, General Manager at Santel Communications. “Our community is fortunate to have the caring staff of a Horizon Health Care community clinic. Our member-owned cooperative is appreciative to the clinic staff and support them; when they see where the help is needed the most.”
Thanks to Santel Communication’s gift and partnership, Horizon Health Care’s Woonsocket clinic can continue to overcome barriers to care for its patients.
About Horizon Health Foundation
The Horizon Health Foundation was established in 2016 to ensure rural health care access to those in need and provide funding for Horizon Health Care. Horizon Health Foundation, a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation, seeks through responsible activities to encourage and derive sustaining gift support from current and former patients and interested friends, including corporate entities. The Horizon Health Foundation, operating in coordination with Horizon Health Care, is the duly designated fundraising arm for Horizon Health Care. In the broadest sense, the purpose of the Foundation is to create an awareness of the financial needs of Horizon Health Care, which are not provided by patient charges and to systematically implement plans by which dollar needs can be met.
About Horizon Health Care
For over 40 years, Horizon Health Care has been providing personalized, affordable, high-quality medical, dental and behavioral health care through a rural, community-based network in South Dakota. Horizon is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that serves the medical, dental and mental health care needs of South Dakotans in rural, medically underserved areas through 110,000 patient visits annually in 32 community health centers in: Aberdeen, Alcester, Bison, Bryant, De Smet, Eagle Butte, Elk Point, Faith, Fort Thompson, Howard, Huron, Isabel, La Plant, Lake Preston, Martin, McIntosh, Mission, Plankinton, Wessington Springs, White River, Woonsocket, and Yankton. For more information, please visit www.horizonhealthcare.org.