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HealthPartners Employees Donate Over $1 Million in 2006
Four major employee fund raising campaigns
March 7, 2007
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - HealthPartners and Regions Hospital employees donated more than $1 million to charitable community organizations in 2006. The contributions benefit four major employee fund raising campaigns and smaller food drives benefiting more than 300 local charities.
"This generosity reflects employees' passionate commitment to HealthPartners mission to serve our community," said Donna Zimmerman, HealthPartners vice president of government and community relations.
HealthPartners and Regions Hospital largest employee fundraiser, the Community Giving Campaign, raised $450,000 for four charitable federations, including: Twin Cities United Way, Community Health Charities - Minnesota, Community Solutions Fund and the Minnesota Environmental Fund. The second largest campaign, Sharing at Work, contributed nearly $440,000 to programs that benefit patient care, education and research. Other employee charitable campaigns in 2006 include:- American Heart Walk $105,426
- Food drives $6,399
- Food and school supplies 3826 lbs
- 21 holiday volunteer and service projects
In addition to employee donations, HealthPartners has been a member since 1991 of the Keystone program, which is comprised of Minnesota companies who have committed to donate a portion of their pre-tax earnings to address community needs.
About HealthPartners
Founded in 1957, the HealthPartners (www.healthpartners.com) family of healthcare companies serve more than one million medical and dental health plan members nationwide. It is the largest consumer-governed, nonprofit health care organization in the nation, providing care, coverage, research and education to improve the health of members, patients and the community. For the third year in a row, HealthPartners is rated one of the best commercial health plans in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, NCQA's "America's Best Health Plans 2007" and is ranked "Highest in Member Satisfaction among Commercial Health Plans in the Minnesota-Wisconsin Region" by J.D. Power and Associates.
Contact: 612.868.4096
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