Krantz Joins Brookings Health System Foundation Board

Scott Krantz was elected to the Brookings Health System Foundation board of trustees at the December 2023 board meeting. He will serve a two-year term through December 2025. 

Krantz is a South Dakota native and a South Dakota State University alum. For six years he has served on the advisory council for the Boys & Girls Club of Brookings and is the current past president. He recently joined the corporate board for the Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains which serves club locations in Brookings, Moody County, Yankton and Vermillion. 

Krantz has worked for Larson Manufacturing for the past 25 years. He worked in different regions of the U.S. for Larson in distribution and logistics before relocating back to Brookings in 2014 when he accepted a new role in sourcing. He currently serves as the director of global strategic sourcing for Larson Manufacturing’s parent company, Fortune Brands. 

“I have been excited to see the growth and expansion projects of Brookings Health System in Brookings and the surrounding communities. I think it is vital to have top quality healthcare in our communities and I am excited to join the board to contribute in any way that I can,” said Krantz. 

Founded in 2009, Brookings Health System Foundation has supported Brookings Health System through facility, equipment and technology upgrades; health and wellness education for our community and employees; and assistance for patients and their families. For more information, please visit brookingshealth.org/Foundation.

About Brookings Health System

Brookings Health System, located in Brookings, South Dakota, includes a 49-bed hospital, the 79-bed The Neighborhoods at Brookview nursing home, Brookhaven Estates senior living apartments, Yorkshire Eye Clinic & Optical, and medical clinics in Arlington, White and Volga, South Dakota. It is a non-profit, city-owned facility that offers the community a full range of inpatient, outpatient, emergency and extended care services. Brookings Hospital provides local access to doctors in Brookings and offers robotic da Vinci surgery and Mako robotic-arm assisted procedures, making it one of the premier rural community hospitals in South Dakota. For more information about the services offered at Brookings Health System, please call (605) 696-9000 or visit us on the Web at brookingshealth.org.

About Brookings Health System Foundation

The mission of Brookings Health System Foundation is “Inspiring people to support Brookings Health System through philanthropy, recognizing the vital role of local healthcare in sustaining quality of life in our community.” Gifts to the Foundation support charity health care for those less fortunate, health and wellness education, facility, equipment, and technology upgrades and other needs as they arise at Brookings Health System. For more information about Brookings Health System Foundation or how you may contribute, please contact Foundation Director Brittany Venekamp at (605) 696-8045 or foundation@brookingshealth.org.