History

The Mat-Su Health Foundation is the newly emerging branch of a venerable valley institution - Valley Hospital Association. In 2005 the Association’s Board of Directors formally approved creation of the new Foundation and set long-term goals in place. The Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) is now actively engaged in its mission of working in the community to improve the quality of health among Mat-Su Borough residents. The Foundation provides targeted funding to support programs designed to address chronic health related problems in the Mat-Su Borough.

This change follows the 2003 creation of a joint venture between Valley Hospital Association (VHA) and Triad Hospitals began. The joint venture launched construction of a new and greatly expanded hospital, the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. The new Mat-Su Regional Medical Center (MSRMC) has been located equidistant between Palmer and Wasilla with convenient access off the Parks Highway. The new medical campus opened in January 2006. At the new MSRMC patients will experience an expanded array of available health-care services, technology, and health care professionals. We think the new medical center is spectacular and will make a significant contribution to improved healthcare in our valley. VHA is proud to be a joint owner in this new state-of-the-art medical facility!

While Valley Hospital Association will continue to be an owner in the new Mat-Su Regional Medical Center - the Association no longer directly controls the hospital’s day-to-day operations. However, the Association remains actively involved in guiding the Medical Center’s operations through participation on the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center’s Board of Directors, and through the Board of Trustees.

Valley’s joint venture arrangement has done more than produce a new medical center offering expanded medical care for area residents. Due to the foresight of the VHA Board, which guided the Association through the complicated joint venture process, the newly formed and adequately funded Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) also emerged. In global terms, the new Mat-Su Regional Medical Center now represents the cornerstone of medical healthcare in the valley. The Mat-Su Health Foundation (“Foundation”) is a companion cornerstone with its mission of working in the community towards improving the health of Mat-Su residents.