Pokagon Band presents check to Beacon Health System
(PRWEB) August 08, 2018 -- The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and Four Winds® Casinos are pleased to announce a $115,000 gift was presented to Beacon Health System today at a special ceremony in downtown South Bend. The ceremony took place in the Atrium of the Children’s Hospital.
The donation represents proceeds from the 2018 Four Winds Invitational which took place June 8 – 10 at Blackthorn Golf Club in South Bend. The funds will underwrite two patient power-load systems for Beacon Children’s Hospital pediatric emergency transport units, as well as four portable radios to be used during MedFlight patient transfers.
This is the seventh year of the partnership between The Pokagon Band, Four Winds Casinos and Blackthorn, with proceeds totaling $545,000 for Beacon Health System.
“We are incredibly grateful for our long-standing friendship with the Pokagon Band, Four Winds Casinos and Blackthorn," said Kreg Gruber, CEO of Beacon Health System. "In seven years, they have raised over a half-million dollars to fund projects that directly help people when they need it most. We’re a stronger community because of them.”
“Four Winds Casinos is proud to sponsor the Four Winds Invitational and support a great organization like Beacon,” said Frank Freedman, COO of Four Winds Casino. “Collectively, we all work hard to create an event that makes this tremendous impact on our region. We’ll continue to make it bigger and better each year—it’s going to be great for our community for many years to come.”
In years past, the Invitational has helped construct a multi-story building above the Memorial Leighton Trauma Center for the General Pediatrics Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Newborn Intensive Care unit, and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic. The building, part of the hospital’s SHINE Campaign, features extended family rooms, single family rooms, playrooms and teen hideout spaces for patients, Family Enrichment Centers, a rooftop garden, and a butterfly room for families grieving the loss of a child. Funds have also allowed Beacon Children’s Hospital to purchase a pediatric ambulance, MedFlight incubator and ultrasound, giraffe warmers for the NICU, virtual reality goggles for pediatric patients, and three patient simulators to assist with educating and training area pediatric healthcare professionals.
About the Equipment
The Stryker Power Load System lifts and lowers the patient cot into and out of the ambulance, reducing spinal loads and the risk of cumulative trauma injuries. The power load system and the cots are wirelessly connected for easy operation and consistent support for the cot, enhancing the safety of the patient and ambulance personnel.
The APX7000 portable radios allow for more effective communication between the care providers in the field, the pilot and communication center.
About the Four Winds Invitational
The Four Winds® Invitational was established in 2012 as part of the Symetra® Tour - Road to the LPGA®, and is sponsored by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and Four Winds® Casinos. It is held at Blackthorn Golf Club, located at 6100 Nimtz Parkway, South Bend, Ind. The tournament features a field of professional women golfers from around the world. More information is available at fourwindsinvitational.com.
About The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ sovereignty was reaffirmed under legislation signed into law by President Clinton in September of 1994. The Pokagon Band is dedicated to providing community development initiatives such as housing, education, family services, medical care and cultural preservation for its approximately 5,000 citizens. The Pokagon Band’s 10-county service area includes four counties in Southwestern Michigan and six in Northern Indiana. Its main administrative offices are located in Dowagiac, Mich., with a satellite office in South Bend, Ind. In 2007, it opened Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Mich., followed by Four Winds Hartford in 2011 and Four Winds Dowagiac in 2013. Four Winds South Bend opened January 16, 2018. It owns and operates a variety of business via Mno-Bmadsen, the tribe’s non-gaming investment enterprise. More information is available at http://www.pokagonband-nsn.gov, http://www.fourwindscasino.com and http://www.mno-bmadsen.com.
About Four Winds Casinos
Four Winds New Buffalo, located at 11111 Wilson Road in New Buffalo, Mich., Four Winds Hartford, located at 68600 Red Arrow Highway in Hartford, Mich., Four Winds Dowagiac, located at 58700 M-51 South in Dowagiac, Mich., and Four Winds South Bend, located at 3000 Prairie Road in South Bend, Ind., are owned by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. Four Winds New Buffalo offers 130,000 square feet of gaming with more than 2,600 slot machines, 50 table games, five restaurants, entertainment bars, retail venues, a pool, and a 415-room hotel, making it the premier gaming resort in the Midwest. Four Winds Hartford features more than 500 slot machines, nine table games, a 74-seat restaurant, and a 15-seat bar. Four Winds Dowagiac features 400 slot machines, seven table games and one restaurant. Four Winds South Bend has 55,000 square feet of gaming space, 1,600 games, four restaurants, three bars, a players lounge, a coffee shop, and a retail outlet. Please play responsibly. You must be 21 years of age to gamble. For more information on Four Winds Casinos, please call 1-(866)-4WINDS1 (866-494-6371) or visit http://www.fourwindscasino.com. Additionally, be sure to like Four Winds Casinos on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fourwindscasino and follow on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/fourwindscasino.
About Beacon Health System
Beacon Health System is the largest, locally owned and operated non-profit health care system in the region. Beacon is our community’s trusted partner and guide in creating and maintaining health as well as the majority provider of services to the underinsured and underserved. Elkhart General Hospital, Community Hospital of Bremen, Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Beacon Children’s Hospital, Beacon Medical Group and Beacon Health & Fitness are powered by more than 7,000 associates and 1,100 physicians. Additionally, Epworth Hospital is St. Joseph County’s only inpatient behavioral health facility. Beacon is also an education organization helping to train medical residents in the fields of family medicine and hospital pharmacy.
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