Civica Foundation Awarded $3.2 Million Helmsley Grant to Help Shield Rural Hospitals From Critical Drug Shortages
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has made a $3.2 million grant to the Civica Foundation to fund the Civica Rural Hospital Program, a new initiative to significantly expand access to essential generic medicines for rural and critical access hospitals across nine states.
Lives Saved Through Helmsley AED Grants Celebrated by North Dakota HHS and Community Partners
Today, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS), North Dakota State Health Officer Sherry Adams, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, and local community members and partners celebrated the lives saved in the state through a grant program to equip rural law enforcement officers with modern, “connected” automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
ND State Health Officer Joins HHS, Helmsley Charitable Trust and Community Partners to Celebrate Lives Saved by AED Equipment Grants
North Dakota public health officials, the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and community partners are celebrating the lives saved during a multi-year Automated External Defibrillator (AED) equipment grant program that provided modern AEDs to law enforcement agencies across the state.
Recognizing Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month is celebrated each October to highlight diagnostic medical sonography and the crucial role sonographers play in healthcare.
Registration Now Open for Simulation in Motion-Midwest Conference
Registration is open for the Simulation In Motion-Midwest (SIM-Midwest) conference, to be held in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on June 5-6.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $2M to Monument Health for Newborn Intensive Care Unit
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust is granting more than $2 million to Children’s Monument Health to purchase state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) equipment. This investment will allow newborns and their families to access critical care close to home.
Essentia Health to Receive a Portion of Helmsley Trust $27.4 Million for Ultrasound Technology in North Dakota
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $27.4 million to help 69 North Dakota hospitals and health centers purchase 215 ultrasound imaging devices and train the state’s sonography workforce.
Helmsley Trust Awards Altru Health System $4.2 Million for Advanced Ultrasound Technology
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $4.2 million to Altru Health System in Grand Forks to purchase new state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment as part of a $27.4 million ultrasound initiative in North Dakota.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $4.4M to South Dakota and $4M to Minnesota for AHA's Mission: Lifeline Stroke Initiative
The Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $4.4 million in South Dakota and $4 million in Minnesota to the American Heart Association for Mission: Lifeline Stroke initiatives that strengthen the full spectrum of stroke care across each state.
Sanford PLEDGE Study Achieves Major Enrollment Milestone
The Sanford PLEDGE Study, which centers on a blood test to identify children at risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) and celiac disease, has enrolled 10,000 pediatric patients.
American Heart Association Partners with Helmsley Trust for $5 Million Stroke Care Initiative
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association announced a statewide commitment of $5.05 million for its Mission: Lifeline Stroke initiative to strengthen the full spectrum of stroke care across South Dakota.
Bipartisan Policy Center Event Shines Light On Rural America’s Youth Mental Health Crisis
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) hosted an event in South Dakota last month to shine a light on the nation’s youth mental health and substance use crisis and discuss innovative policy solutions to combat rising depression and suicide rates across rural America.
Helmsley Grants Nearly $16m To Establish AHA Center For Telehealth
The Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted nearly $16 million to help the American Heart Association (AHA) create the AHA Center for Telehealth, establishing a consortium of gold-standard telehealth education and resources.
DHHS And Cardiac Arrest Survivor Donate Automatic External Defibrillators To Loup Valley Fitness
On March 20, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Emergency Health Systems Program Director Tim Wilson joined Ord, Nebraska Mayor Jeramy Sedlacek, and cardiac arrest survivor Daryl Fletcher to donate an automated external defibrillator to Loup Valley Fitness.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants $682,498 To Help Avera And Access Health Purchase State-Of-The-Art Ultrasound Equipment
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $682,498 to Avera and Access Health to purchase ultrasound machines as part of a $26.4 million ultrasound initiative in Minnesota.
Sanford Health Receives Grant To Enhance PLEDGE Study
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the country, has received an additional grant to expand its PLEDGE Study. PLEDGE centers on a blood test to identify children at risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) and celiac disease and is integrated into routine pediatric care at Sanford clinics.
Helmsley Grants $3M To American Heart Association To Launch HeartCorps In Iowa, Minnesota, And Wyoming
The Helmsley Charitable Trust is granting $3 million to the American Heart Association to launch HeartCorps in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wyoming.
Avera Health, JDRF, And The Helmsley Charitable Trust Partner To Provide Virtual Health Care To Schools In Underserved Communities
Avera Health, JDRF, and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announce the creation of the eCare School Health T1D Demonstration Project to address disparities in access to school health care, starting with students living with diabetes. Avera Health is partnering with the telehealth provider Avel eCare to study the impact of delivering virtual school nursing services in medically underserved communities.
Avera Health, JDRF, and the Helmsley Charitable Trust Partner to Provide Virtual Health Care to Schools in Underserved Communities
Program focuses on installing virtual nursing programs in schools and is currently recruiting schools and students for research