Representing the largest single charitable contribution our company has ever made, Acuity is donating $2.5 million to Aurora Health Care. The contribution, the greatest donation from any single source to Aurora, will support the construction of the Acuity Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Acuity Pediatric Unit, and the Acuity Birthing Center in Aurora’s new hospital to be built west of the city of Sheboygan.

“Acuity wants to not only support but empower Aurora to give our community the best possible medical care,” said Ben Salzmann, Acuity President and CEO. “We live here. We work here. We want to support our community, and we want to be sure everyone has the best place to go for care to help you and your loved ones.”

“Acuity has been a strong and vocal champion of our new medical center and we are humbled and honored by Acuity’s generosity,” said Carrie Killoran, Executive Vice President with Advocate Aurora Health.

Acuity’s contribution continues our longstanding support of healthcare initiatives in the community. In total, Acuity has made direct donations of nearly $4.6 million in recent years, including a $1 million contribution to fund the development of the Acuity Intensive Care and Intermediate Care Unit at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, $125,000 to support an Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) service in Sheboygan County, and prior donations of over $880,000 to Aurora.

Additionally, Acuity’s headquarters has hosted community events designed to raise money for and awareness of healthcare initiatives. A “Bucket List Bash” benefited the creation of a palliative care service; a “Cirque du NICU” event raised over $250,000 to support a neonatal intensive care unit; and the Acuity Health Challenge, now in its eighth year, raises tens of thousands of dollars annually.

We are blessed to have two hospitals in the area,” Salzmann said. “With Aurora building a new facility, we will be further blessed to have some of the most advanced medical technologies available.”  

The official groundbreaking of the project was August 7. Aurora’s construction will be the largest single project in the county’s history, creating a 345,000-square-foot hospital and a 115,000-square-foot office building.

“Now is the time for a new facility to create greater access to care for our growing communities we serve,” said Killoran. “The new Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County will be a state-of-the-art medical facility that will be focused on delivering high-quality healthcare services close to home.”