Providing healthcare services to Northern Minnesota since 1898 North Country Health Services Foundation The North Country Health Services Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization formed to help support the programs and services of North Country Health Services. The goal of the Foundation is to strengthen and expand health care services to meet the needs of present and future generations in our community. Contributions may be made in gratitude for care received, in remembrance of special occasions or in memory of deceased relatives or friends.
Appropriate recognition is made for all donations, and donations are tax deductible.
Before a dialysis unit was available locally, patients were forced to move from the community or travel as far as 100 miles on way several times a week to receive dialysis. Today, the Kidney Dialysis Unit serves approximately 34-36 patients and many summer visitors. A recent project of the Foundation funded an expansion of the Dialysis Unit and added isolation capabilities for patients who have weakened immune systems. This Foundation gift made it possible to expand and improve the scope of care provided young patients. The Foundation has recently completed a successful cardiac services project.