Capital Campaign for the Bismarck Cancer Center
The demand for cancer treatment is growing and is project to increase even more. The Bismarck Cancer Center is currently unable to accomodate this growth without action. This need has sparked a new initiative for the Cancer Center to expand space and invest in necessary medical equipment.
The estimated cost of this initative is $16M. The Center will cover most of the cost through past savings and investments, leaving the remaining $6M. We are inviting individual donors, local businesses and foundations to join us in our mission to fight cancer.
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Capital Campaign Donor Spotlight
For a full listing of Healing Today, Building Hope for Tomorrow Capital Campaign donors, please visit the Campaign Donors link,
Honor Everyday Heros in 2022
Make a difference through the Bismarck Cancer Center’s Everyday Hero Campaign. Join this one-of-a-kind campaign to help fund a treatment machine and give daily healing and hope to individuals who receive treatment within our walls.
All donors who pledge to give a new pledge of $1,000, within the upcoming year, towards the Healing for Today, Building Hope for Tomorrow Capital Campaign will receive the Everyday Hero award, get their names displayed within the treatment room, and provide healing for tomorrow.
Patients often tell us how happy they are to ring the bell and complete treatment, but how much they will miss coming to the Cancer Center every day to see the faces and friends they have made along the way. With the Everyday Hero Campaign, we invite you to become part of the relationships and connections made at the Bismarck Cancer Center.
Leave your gift of hope and become an Everyday Hero by helping fund a new treatment machine at the Bismarck Cancer Center.
A Letter From the Director
Dear Friends of the Bismarck Cancer Center,
Since 1999, we have served the community of Bismarck and surrounding areas through the generosity of our many benefactors. This support has allowed us to serve thousands of patients and their families by providing state-of-the-art cancer treatment and wrap-around service. Unfortunately, the demand for cancer treatment is growing and is project to grow even more. We are unable to accommodate this growth without action.
Our Board of Trustees, comprised of representatives from both Sanford Health Bismarck and CHI St. Alexius Health, along with Cancer Center leadership, have developed a plan to address the growing demands of our services in the local community. We are excited to begin a new initiative for the Cancer Center to include the construction of a second floor, the renovation of the first floor, and the addition of necessary medical equipment.
The estimated cost of this immediate initiative is $14 million. The Center will cover most of the cost through past savings and investments, leaving the remaining $4 million. In addition to our current goal, a need to soon replace our existing treatment machines will raise our overall goal to $16 million with $6 million to fund. Therefore, we have officially launched the Healing for Today, Building Hope for Tomorrow Capital Campaign. We are inviting individual donors, local businesses, and foundations to join us in our mission to fight cancer.
With the generous support of our local community, I am confident we will reach our goals.
With Gratitude,
Amy, Executive Director
“I just want to thank each of you in advance for supporting this campaign with your contribution. With your commitment to this campaign, you can ensure that the Bismarck Cancer Center will continue to grow and serve this community in the years ahead.”
Project Goals
The finished project will:
Provided much-needed space through the construction of a second floor and renovation of the first floor, including:
- Three new exam rooms
- One special procedure room
- Expanded massage therapy room
- Expanded conference room for education and support groups
- Two family counseling rooms
- Onsite cancer registry
- Dedicated HRD (High Dose Rate Brachytherapy) Suite
- Expanded patient registration space
The project will add medical equipment, including:
- A third linear accelerator (treatment machine)
- A second CT scanner for additional specialized treatment
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Observations of feasibility study
- Participants feel the demand is strong and the Center needs to move forward with this initiative to help more people.
- Based on the work the Center does for the community, and the staff, the respondents favorably support the BCC expansion.
- Respondents do indicate a concern for COVID-19 and the subsequent economic effect. However, interview respondents do not believe it will prevent the Cancer Center from having a successful campaign.
- The mission of the Center and the need for the initiative to best serve patients and their families will contribute to the success of this project.
- Click here for a report summary.
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Fundraising Goals
Since 2007, new patients at the Bismarck Cancer Center have increased by 70%.
New Bismarck Cancer Center patients are expected to increase an extra 30% by 2030.
The Board of Trustees, comprised of leaders from CHI St. Alexius Health and Sanford Health, along with Cancer Center leadership have determined an expansion is necessary. Because of foresight and past savings from leadership, the Bismarck Cancer Center has already saved $10 million for this project.
The goal of the Healing for Today, Building Hope for Tomorrow Capital Campaign is to raise an additional $4 million to bring the total cost of the project to $14 million.
A Triumph Goal of an additional $2 million will help with the future replacement of aging medical equipment.
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Contact Us
We are excited to share the Bismarck Cancer Center’s story with the community. Please contact Dana for more information or details on the Capital Campaign.
Dana Hager, Committee Member
500 N 8th Street | Bismarck ND 58501
dhager@bismarckcancercenter.com
Phone: 701-222-6145
Capital Campaign Committee
| Volunteer Name | Role |
| Amy Gross | Chair |
| Sara Kelsch | Chair |
| Mayor Steve Bakken | Honorary Chair |
| Renee Daffinrud | General Chair |
| John Evanson | General Chair |
| David Wald | General Chair |
| Loren Balkowitsch | Committee Member |
| Wayne Beutler | Committee Member |
| Mike Bormann | Committee Member |
| Deb Colton | Committee Member |
| Andrea Doerr-Greff | Committee Member |
| Lolly Dutton | Committee Member |
| Dale Ely | Committee Member |
| Dana Hager | Committee Member |
| Duey Johnson | Committee Member |
| Andrea Kilzer | Committee Member |
| Melissa Klein | Committee Member |
| Dr. Cole Kreofsky | Committee Member |
| Patty Mathisen | Committee Member |
| Paul Morth | Committee Member |
| Dr. Robert Reynolds | Committee Member |
| Tara Schilke | Committee Member |
| Holly Steier | Committee Member |
| Paul Stubbs | Committee Member |
| Angie Svihovec | Committee Member |
| Tina Wetzel | Committee Member |
| Jill Wiese | Committee Member |
| Linn Zander | Committee Member |
| Steier Group | Development Counsel |