Regional West Foundation Annual Appeal Seeks Support to Enhance Regional Healthcare

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., ― In 1972, Regional West Foundation was established to support the hospital’s mission of excellence in healthcare by raising, managing, and distributing funds to enhance Regional West’s services, programs, and projects. Today, the Foundation’s success is a continuation of a long and proud tradition of community support for superior healthcare services in the communities it serves.

Annual giving to the Foundation makes it possible to address the hospital’s greatest needs and seize its most significant opportunities. Foundation donations play a critical role in the growth and development of Regional West Medical Center.

With community support in 2024, the Foundation helped fund over $75,000 in health education scholarships to students from Regional West’s service area; the purchase and installation of 60 new hospital beds, four bariatric beds, four labor and delivery beds, and 15 new bassinets; CinemaVision 2020, an entertainment system that provides pediatric patients receiving an MRI at Regional West enhanced comfort during their scans; and much more.

Projects in 2025 supported by the Foundation include a hospital-wide patient call system, three medical-grade refrigerators for the inpatient pharmacy, Community Pharmacy, and the Infusion Center; and a vehicle for the Community Paramedic program.

“Your gifts to the Foundation play a critical role in the hospital’s growth and development,” said Foundation Chair Mike Downey. “We are grateful to our generous donors who demonstrate their deep commitment to Regional West and our patients. Your gifts help ensure that advanced technology and enhanced healthcare services are available right here, close to home, when our friends and family need it the most. Together, we’re making a meaningful difference!”

“As you consider your year-end gifts, I ask that you consider making a gift to the Regional West Foundation,” concluded Downey. “Every gift, at any amount, is greatly appreciated and carefully utilized.”

To make a donation, or learn more about the Regional West Foundation, visit RegionalWestFoundation.org or contact Foundation Director Danielle Cole at 308-630-1485.

About Regional West
Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Nebraska is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a regional referral center and the only Level II Trauma Center in Nebraska west of Kearney. Since 1924, Regional West has served the people of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming through innovative healthcare services. As the region’s sole tertiary medical center, Regional West offers an expansive array of medical specialties and numerous physician clinics.