Making it stretch

The Platte Valley Healthcare Project (PVHP) is kicking off a $1 million “stretch” fundraising campaign to provide resources for upgrades to equipment and facilities that will enable the North Platte Valley Medical Center to provide a higher level of care.

Called, “Help Us Build a Strong Foundation,” the campaign will have multiple components throughout the year. Activities surrounding naming opportunities at the hospital, a “buy a brick” campaign offering engraved pavers for sale, and events such as an online auction or raffle are among the tactics being considered.

“We reasoned that now and during construction was the best time to address the foundational level of care in the hospital,” said Will Faust, chairman of the PVHP. “Purchases and upgrades that we make now can not only be put to immediate use when the hospital opens its doors, many of them could be in service for years or even decades.”

Faust said the Corbett Medical Foundation, the fundraising arm for the hospital, was already in the process of purchasing equipment on behalf of the PVHP, including a portable X-ray machine and Covid-related laboratory equipment, that will be considered part of the stretch campaign. This equipment will be used at the Platte Valley Clinic until the hospital is operational.

“The people of the North Platte Valley community and other supporters have been unfailingly generous, and we have much to be proud of in what has already been achieved,” Faust said. “But now we want to go even farther, to make it even better. Top-quality medical equipment is expensive, but it’s how you achieve the best possible care—and that’s what we’re seeking to do for the people of the Valley.”

Donations can be made through the same channels as are currently in use: by writing a check to the PVHP and mailing it to P.O. Box 549, Saratoga, WY 82331 or by donating online at NPVMC.org.