Grant Awarded to Door County Medical Center Foundation

The Door County Community Foundation has awarded the Door County Medical Center Foundation a Sustainability Grant from the Health and Human Needs Fund. This grant provides financial support for further development of the Ministry Memory Clinic.

The Ministry Memory Clinic Door County (MMCDC) was established in 2011 with assistance from the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute and the support of Ministry Health Care. Its mission is to provide a center of excellence in the early diagnosis and treatment of dementia. It serves as a diagnostic service for patients with memory impairment and a resource of information and care management for families dealing with dementia.

“The Door County Community Foundation is committed to supporting the aging population of Door County through this grant to the Memory Clinic,” said Mike Felhofer, board member of the Door County Community Foundation.

The major outcomes desired from the Ministry Memory Clinic are threefold:  1)Accurate diagnosis of specific dementia through a comprehensive approach, 2)Improved accessibility to dementia-specific diagnosis and care 3)Improved access to  caregiver education and support.

The Door County Medical Center Foundation was created to develop and manage giving opportunities that support the health care needs of the community.  Since its inception in 1988, the Foundation has provided fundraising and grant writing support to the Ministry Door County Medical Center that has helped to create programs, provide health care related scholarship opportunities, update technology, construct new state of the art facilities, create endowment funds and provide hospital wide volunteer opportunities.

For more information about the Door County Medical Center Foundation, please call (920) 746-1071.

The Door County Community Foundation’s Sustainability Grants program distributes grant dollars from funds such as the Arts Fund, Children & Youth Fund, Green Fund, Health & Human Needs Fund, Education Fund, Historic Preservation Fund, Healthy Water Fund, and the Women’s Fund.

For more information about the Community Foundation’s services and various grant programs, please visit our website.