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Harms Memorial Hosp District
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Description
Mission Statement
Harms Memorial Hospital District Healthcare Foundation Incorporated cultivates and builds supportive sustaining relationships as an important part of increasing the financial and human resources made available to meet the needs and initiatives of Harms Memorial Hospital District The Foundation strives to foster a philanthropic environment where everyone in the community works together to promote quality healthcare
GOALS
Rural healthcare providers struggle to deliver a wide range of medical services Many find it difficult to generate sufficient revenue to cover the cost of doing business andor have difficulty recruiting and retaining doctors physician assistants and nurse practitioners who often prefer to practice in larger communities Consequently some providers are forced to limit the number of medical services they provide
The Foundations primary goal is to help the District overcome these kinds of challenges by supporting its ongoing efforts to bring stateoftheart equipment into its facilities and to deliver a wide range of local healthcare services Foundation officials work directly with District administrators to identify needs and then to find funding to meet those needs Many of those needs revolve around medical facility and equipment upgrades and communitybased health and wellness education
The Foundation works diligently to cultivate new funding opportunities and to responsibly manage and distribute the financial resources over which it has stewardship so that it effectively supports District endeavors to provide quality healthcare that meets or exceeds prevailing medical standards
History
40 Years of Service
Dr Frank Harms son of a doctor was born in Cordell Oklahoma in 1914 He began his medical training at Bethel College in North Newton Kansas and earned his medical degree at the University of Oklahoma serving his internship at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland He began his medical career as a family practitioner in 1940 when he moved to Aberdeen and served with Dr MacKennon He and his wife Lois Kliewer moved to American Falls in 1953
Both Dr Harms and Lois were very active in community affairs He was charter President of the American Falls Rotary Club and was active in Boy Scouts school athletics and blood drives Lois was a charter member of the Hospital Auxiliary and President of both the Southeast Idaho Medical Association and the Idaho Medical Association
Dr Harms was forced to retire in 1980 after suffering a mild heart attack soon after his retirement the Power county Hospital was renamed Harms Memorial in his honor Dr Harms died March 28 1981 of a heart attack while visiting friends in Colorado Springs
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