Generations Health Care Initiatives carries forward the legacy of the Andreas M. Miller Trust. A former Duluth mayor and philanthropist, Andreas Miller was a mining and logging entrepreneur during the late 1800's and early 1900's. The underlying purpose of his bequest was to care for the region's "worthy sick and helpless poor."
History/Overview
The Andreas Miller Trust originally established Duluth's Miller Memorial Hospital in 1934, the predecessor to Miller-Dwan Medical Center. Before the merger between the SMDC Health System and Miller-Dwan Medical Center in 2001, Generations was formed to explore and implement innovative stategies to address the region's health care needs.
Generations focuses its efforts on the development of sustainable projects that have a lasting impact on improving the community’s health status. Areas of special interest are:
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Expanding access to health care services, with a special focus on the uninsured and under-served populations.
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Broadening the scope and delivery of mental health services.
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Engaging community leaders to better understand and address the region’s health issues.
Generations collaborates with community partners to accomplish its work. Partners include health care, business, civic, not-for-profit, governmental, and community organizations.