How your donations make a difference

At the Hudson Hospital Foundation, we support Hudson Hospital & Clinic, local nonprofits, students, community organizations and many others who are committed to creating a healthier future.

No matter which fund or initiative calls to you, all our programs rely on your donations. But a donation is more than just a gift – it means you’re working side-by-side with us to help hundreds of patients and neighbors find the health care resources they need. Our work is only possible thanks to your continued partnership.

Discover your impact: 2024 Annual Report to the Community

For over 45 years, Hudson Hospital Foundation has served our communities by raising funds to support our hospital and clinic, as well as other local nonprofits that advance health and well-being. When we come together to help people find hope and healing, everyone benefits.

Because of your partnership, 2024 was another year filled with wonderful community engagement and advocacy. We invite you to read this annual report to discover how, together, we made a positive impact.

Our funding priorities at Hudson Hospital Foundation

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Medical support

Medical support funds make additional resources available so our hospital and clinic employees can deliver exceptional care experiences.

Patient education, upgraded equipment, innovative services, support groups and program operations are just some of the things made possible by gifts to these funds:

  • Cancer Care & Infusion Center Fund
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation Fund
  • Covid-19 Response and Relief Fund
  • Emergency Care Fund
  • Infant and Maternal Health Fund
  • Programs for Change
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Program support

Program support funds enable us to provide nonmedical, community-centered health resources. Through education, integrative therapies and crisis assistance, these funds recognize that a better future means building toward better health care:
  • Healing Arts Fund – The Healing Arts Fund began in 2003 and is used for purchasing permanent, original art pieces, including paintings, photographs, pottery and sculptures within the hospital and our outside gardens.
  • AED Program (Public Defibrillator Fund) – This program is a community-wide approach to saving lives together. Donations increase community awareness of and access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in heart-related emergencies.
  • Nursing Education Fund – The Nursing Education Fund supports continuing education, credit reimbursement and seminar fees for nurses so they can keep learning and growing throughout their careers.
  • Good Samaritan Fund – Gifts to the Good Samaritan Fund help patients with financial hardships. The fund can help provide prescription and transportation assistance, medical supplies, food, clothing, and more depending on each person’s needs.
  • Employee Emergency Grant Fund – Hudson Hospital & Clinic employees who have an unexpected emergency can apply for financial grants to help them feel less stressed and more focused at work. Donations replenish the grant fund.
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Endowments

Board-designated endowments are special perpetual funds that hold invested gifts. With our endowments, we intend to maintain our principal balance and use the interest earned for the future benefit of our hospital, clinic and programs. We currently have two endowment funds donors can contribute to:

  • Board-designated Endowment Fund
  • Healing Arts Endowment Fund
  • Beth Polgreen Volunteer Recognition Endowment Fund
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Grants and scholarships

Each year the foundation awards grants to support community-led health initiatives. We are introducing a simplified grant application process beginning in 2025. Community organizations interested in applying for funds are encouraged to email a letter of inquiry to the foundation by March 31. Following a review of all letters of inquiry, qualifying non-profit organizations will be invited via email to submit a grant application. More information about this new process is available here. Completed letters of inquiry can be sent to: HudsonHospitalFoundation@hudsonhospital.org

Current high school seniors at St. Croix Central and Hudson High School who are interested in pursuing healthcare-related careers are encouraged to contact the foundation directly for information regarding scholarship opportunities. Scholarship applications are due on February 28 and can be found here. For questions or for more information, please email us at: HudsonHospitalFoundation@hudsonhospital.org

Emergency Center expansion

The newly renovated and expanded Hudson Hospital Emergency Center opened its doors to patients on June 22, 2020. Thanks in part to community donations, the expansion project:

  • Improved security and access to the Emergency Center
  • Enhanced the Emergency Center healing environment for patients, family members and visitors
  • Doubled the number of patient care rooms
  • Increased the size of patient care rooms, creating better work spaces for patient care teams and portable modern equipment
  • Created safer rooms for patients experiencing behavioral health crisis

We could not have finished this transformative expansion without our donors. You helped make this vision a reality.