Faulk County Plans for Its Healthcare Future

“It’s your community and you don’t want it to fade. Every town that’s lost its hospital has shrunk.” - Dr. 肯尼斯•巴塞洛缪

When small towns lose their healthcare system, their community and the local economy suffer. Dr. 肯尼斯•巴塞洛缪, medical director of Faulkton Area Medical Center (FAMC), has been one of Faulk County’s primary care physicians for over 45 years. His dedication to Faulk County and to helping people heal has never wavered. 他说, “I kept practicing here because I was afraid the hospital would close without a doctor on staff.”

He goes on to say, “We have built a great facility here over the past many years. If the people of Faulk County want to keep a hospital, 他们一定都进去了, and they must plan ahead - far, 遥遥领先.” In preparing for retirement  and writing more books (currently working on book six), Dr. 巴塞洛缪 and his wife started the Dr. Ken and Twyla 巴塞洛缪 Scholarship in an effort to recruit and secure quality care for the residents of Faulk County.

Dr. Ken and Twyla 巴塞洛缪 Scholarship

FAMC成立了 基础部门 in 2004. The goals were to establish an endowment to benefit the medical center, 购买额外设备, 升级技术. Dr. 巴塞洛缪 had brought up the idea for recruitment and retention over the past few years, and the 巴塞洛缪’s lead gift of $50,000.00 kickstarted the scholarship, which was named after them.

Its goal is to be the funding source to help recruit and retain not only Dr. 巴塞洛缪’s replacement, but also future Faulk County physicians. “It’s very difficult to recruit doctors to medium-sized towns, and nearly impossible to attract them to very small towns. The scholarship is the best way to do that,” (Faulk County Record, Jan 19, 2022, Vol. 140, No. 3).

在博士. 巴塞洛缪’s plan, this scholarship will be ongoing. As he says, “It’s the 50-year plan.” The plan was to start by reaching a goal of $250,000美元，然后增长到100万美元, turning this scholarship fund into a revolving fund strictly for physician recruitment and retention.

As of the time of this article, the Dr. Ken and Twyla 巴塞洛缪 Scholarship has reached $216,764.向25万美元靠拢.00的目标. Faulk County is sowing the seeds to secure qualified physicians to continue quality healthcare.

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在当地, quality healthcare strengthens the local economy by retaining residents, 鼓励家庭成长, 吸引新的家庭. Without physicians, FAMC can’t stay open. “It was 50 years ago when I started medical school,” commented Dr. 巴塞洛缪.  “Keeping a hospital and clinic open in a small town is a major financial benefit of roughly $500M over 50 years so the whole community benefits.”

Donations are an ongoing endeavor. Whether you choose to donate money, 作物, 或牛, there are many ways to make tax deductible, 慈善捐款予 Dr. Ken and Twyla 巴塞洛缪 Scholarship.

Faulkton will end 2023 with a donation bang and celebrate with the FAMC Foundation’s fundraiser event, 回到80年代的夜晚. Attendees will enjoy the comedy stylings of Frank Roche and dance the night away to great grooves from The Rude Band, all while helping to ensure that the 巴塞洛缪’s scholarship fund is fully vested for the future of healthcare in the Faulkton area. Stay current with 回到80年代的夜晚 by following FAMC Foundation’s 脸谱网 page.

全年, 你可以保证每年一次, 一年两次的, or quarterly pledge over a 5 to 10-year span. The other option is a one-time donation. All are graciously accepted and deeply appreciated.

The financial seeds sown today will spring forth ongoing healthcare for you, 你的孩子们, 还有你的孙子.