MINOT, N.D. – SRT joined Trinity Health, and Trinity Health Foundation, on April 25 at the new regional healthcare campus for a ribbon cutting ceremony honoring SRT’s support. The ceremony took place on the third-floor connector, which is named after SRT.

Last summer SRT donated $500,000 to Trinity Health Foundation’s Capital Campaign. In addition, SRT’s fiber network forms the foundation of critical infrastructure for the new facility.

“We cannot meet the needs and expectations to make more possible for this community or the region-at-large without SRT,” said John M. Kutch, President and CEO of Trinity Health, during the ceremony. “SRT has truly been bridging the digital divide in connecting rural communities throughout the region with high-speed fiber. And certainly in Trinity’s case, those connections to and with our patients across the region are prevalent. Trinity Health is deeply grateful, not only for the partnership we have with SRT, but for the incredible philanthropic gift we have received.”

After the ceremony, Trinity Health took SRT employees and board members on a tour of the hospital and the adjacent medical office building. The SRT Connector on the third floor bridges the women’s and children’s floor of the hospital with neonatology, ob/gyn, and other specialties in the medical office building. Seating in the SRT Connector offers patients and visitors a place to reflect, rest, and recharge.

“This area we are standing in will be integral to patient care,” Jeffrey Verhey, MD, Chairman of the Trinity Health Foundation Board, said during the ribbon cutting ceremony. “We are grateful to SRT for their unrelenting support of Trinity Health and our mission.”

Kristi Miller, SRT Board President, added, “The calming natural light and cheerful design of this corridor will provide an inviting care environment for so many families – at so many moments in their lives. SRT, as a community partner and high-tech provider, is proud to support the important work of Trinity Health.”