Posted by Andrew Svec 02/11/2000
Contact: Andrew Svec, 218-281-8436
NW Minnesota Health Care Purchasing
Alliance Board Organizes
A new option for providing health care is
one step closer to reality. The
Board of Directors for the Alliance met February 8 in Thief River Falls to
begin the process of incorporating.
Board members were selected through a
process that involved a wide range of citizen interests.
The Board has primary responsibility for designing, marketing, and
implementing a health care program to meet the particular needs of
families and communities in NW Minnesota.
The special needs of small business, manufacturing, and farmers are
of primary concern.
The initiative was funded by the last
session of the Minnesota legislature.
The University of Minnesota Crookston was designated at the
organization to coordinate the initiative.
Board members pictured are:
Seated left to right:
Rick Failing, Hallock; Ginny Armstrong, Thief River Falls; Jack
Schmalenberg, Crookston; Gladyce LaCrosse; Red Lake Falls
Standing left to right:
Lola Underdahl, New Folden; Tom Rogus, Stephen; Jody Horntvedt,
Baudette; Kathy Carlson, Fosston; Brian Johnson, Hallock; Bonnie Stewart,
Fosston; Orren Bendickson, Thief River Falls, and Tom Jorgens, Crookston.
Not pictured:
Patty Landgehaug, Badger; Deb Sovde, Greenbush
The next meeting of the Alliance Board will
be March 16. For more
information about the initiative, call Barbara J Muesing, the University
of Minnesota Coordinator. 218-281-8680.