MMC-Ladysmith awards $100,000 for community health projects
Jan. 16, 2026
Contact:
Jeff Starck
715-389-4978/starck.jeffrey@marshfieldclinic.org
LADYSMITH, WISC. – Marshfield Medical Center-Ladysmith awarded $100,000 Friday split among 13 community organizations for projects that address health inequities in priority areas including alcohol and substance use, behavioral health and health equity.
The Marshfield Medical Center-Ladysmith Community Health Funding Program supports local not-for-profit organizations in Rusk, Chippewa, Taylor and Sawyer counties actively working to develop new ideas or enhance existing projects that improve the health of residents.
Organizations receiving funding are:
- Indianhead Community Action Agency
- Hawkins Lions Club
- The Lighthouse
- Nature’s Edge Therapy Center
- Rusk County Health & Human Services
- Rusk County Farmers Market
- Feed My People Food Bank
- Ladysmith Lions Club
- Chippewa County Health Communities
- Lake Holcombe School District Advisory Team
- Hope Lutheran Food Pantry
- Flambeau Forever Foundation
- Rusk County Veteran Services
“These organizations truly care about the people and communities they serve and are working diligently to provide solutions to address health inequities,” said Michele Seator, vice president of patient operations and patient care at MMC-Ladysmith. “It is important for our hospital to support these organizations and their employees and volunteers who contribute to the wellbeing of our community.”
About Marshfield Clinic region of Sanford Health
Marshfield Clinic is an integrated health system whose mission is to enrich lives. Marshfield Clinic, now Marshfield Clinic region of Sanford Health, is an integrated health system whose mission is to enrich lives through accessible, affordable compassionate health care. Marshfield Clinic serves Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with more than 1,400 providers comprising dozens of specialties, health plan, and research and education programs. Primary operations include more than 60 Marshfield Clinic locations, 11 hospitals, Marshfield Children’s Hospital, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Security Health Plan and Marshfield Clinic Health System Foundation.
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 55,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 57 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
