Meet Claudette

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Claudette Theriault is a planner. She likes to know exactly what she is doing and when. But, there is no way to plan for breast cancer. In the late nineties, Claudette found a lump the size of a grape; it was Stage Three Breast Cancer. She had a lumpectomy followed by radiation in New Brunswick (there was no radiation on PEI at that time) and then six months of chemotherapy at the old PCH on Beattie Avenue.Every spring since then she’s gotten a mammogram. Each time her appointment came around, she was nervous her cancer had returned but knew that it was better to know than not. “It’s always a period that I’m anxious,” Claudette told us in a recent interview at PCH. “I was always afraid that I would get it again. You just wait, wait, wait for your results.”Last year the day came. Claudette’s annual mammogram was with technologist, Amy Murphy. “Amy was thorough. I thought, ‘If I have ANYTHING, she’s going to find it.’ I left there with confidence that if there was anything at all, that she would have found it. She was so thorough, compassionate, caring, and gentle.” Amy was new in her role and … Continued

Friendship 100km Team Challenge Results 2021

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Thank you to all who took part in the second edition of the Friendship 100KM Team Challenge! We are thrilled to announce that the overall winning team is once again The Grateful Non-Essentials. The top PCH/Hospital Affiliated team is the Emergency Dept’s “Feelin’ Tachy!” We had 10 wonderful teams on the course, with 148 runners taking part. Thanks to all of you, we have raised $10,048! Prize winners will be contacted to arrange their pickups. Full team results are below. THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING PART! (P.S. Thank you for sending in your “sweaty selfies”!) ——————————- Overall Winners:The Grateful Non-Essentials Total kms covered: 100km Total runners: 10 Total time: 7:34:57 Fastest PCH TeamER Feelin’ Tachy Total kms covered: 100km Total runners: 14 Total time: 9:53:08 Individual results: Community Fastest 10km Male: Mike MacKinnon 37:20 Female: Sandra Cottreau 43:10 Fastest 5km Male: Ian McCandless 25:33 Female: Lydia Hamill 26:55 PCH Fastest 10k Male: Dr Matt Kutcher 43:24 Female: Dr Helga Reisch MacNeill 44:59 Fastest 5k Male: Matthew MacNeill 22:41 Female: Emily King 25:05 HOSPITAL (and affiliated) Team Results ER Feelin’ Tachy Total kms covered: 100km Total runners: 14 Total time: 9:53:08 Worst Pace Scenario Total kms covered: 100km Total runners: 17 … Continued

GRASS ROOTS AND COWBOY BOOTS 2021

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2021 MEAL PICK UP INFO: Click Here GRASS ROOTS AND COWBOY BOOTS 2021: Grass Roots Drive Thru Dinner and Jeep Draw aims to help the PCH Foundation with its goal of raising $1.788 million for medical equipment in 2021.The Ellis family through Summerside Chrysler Dodge will once again be donating a Jeep Wrangler Sport! In 2021 your ticket purchase will not only give you the chance to win this beautiful Jeep, but it also entitles you to a take-out meal to be picked up at the Credit Union Place in Summerside on September 4th. None of this would be possible without the continued support of the Ellis family – Warren, Marlene and their sons Josh and Brody, as well as their many friends and business associates.  Without their organization and financial support –including new vehicles to give away – the event would not be possible. JEEP DRAW to take place September 4th live on the PCH Foundation’s facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PCHFoundation/ TAKE OUT MEALSPick up for take out meals will take place in the parking lot at the Credit Union Place on September 4, between 2-4 pm. Please remember to bring your tickets to pick up your meals.

2020 Annual Meeting

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The Prince County hospital Foundation’s Annual Meeting for 2020 was recorded May 31st, 2021 in Summerside. In this presentation, we highlight a year that was truly unique. In this video you will find reports from our 2020 President, Liza Maynard, PCH’s Acting Administrator, Paul Young, our Treasurer’s Report from Rick Kennedy, as well as the president of the Youth Who Care, Emma Harris and the PCH Auxiliary. Annual Meeting: https://youtu.be/dYnLwuEdk6E Interested parties can pick up a copy of our annual report at the PCH Foundation office or at the following link:https://pchcare.com/2020-annual-report-and-2021-spring-newsletter/ Audited financial statements are available upon request that the PCH Foundation office in the hospital lobby. Aerial video courtesy of Higher Designhttps://www.higherdesign.com/ Music by bensound.com

Vital Signs 2021

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The Prince County Hospital Foundation is launching their annual Vital Signs appeal this week and Digital Mammography is front and centre of the $1,788,900 campaign.

National Nurses Week 2021

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Nurses are the embodiment of care at PCH and beyond its walls. Help us celebrate National Nurses Week at PCH by thanking a nurse in your life. Every day there is a nurse sacrificing to care for our friends, neighbours, and loved ones. It’s a strenuous job at the best of times, but we know that this pandemic adds significantly to that difficult profession. Along with being patient and kind, let’s be thankful. Let’s be thankful that there are so many people willing to give of themselves. Let’s be thankful for nurses. Today we are featuring the team of nurses in the ICU! You may have heard that PCH is looking for a few new experienced nurses to join their team. For more info reach out to mike@summerside.ca.

Meet Andrea

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Andrea Wile is a PCH Registered Nurse, the Nurse Manager in the Maternal Child Care Unit, a small business owner in Summerside with her husband Kevin, and a member of the PCH Foundation Board of Directors. When Andrea was a teenager she lost her mother to breast cancer. Though her mother’s cancer was thought to be found early, advancements in mammography have meant that Andrea’s cancer was found even earlier…when she was 35. Andrea recounts “As scary as it is to get results and as scary as it is to get diagnosed, I’d rather know than not know. The options in front of me were positive because of early detection.”Andrea’s mother did everything that was recommended to her in the early 90s, but died from cancer seven years later. “I was blessed,” said Andrea, “because although I couldn’t ask her, my mom was a nurse and kept diaries of her health. I was lucky to be able to read it.” The path her mother walked in those diaries helped to colour Andrea’s own decisions when she was met with her diagnosis. After the mother of two found a lump in February 2018, she consulted, Dr. Heather Austin, her family physician. … Continued

A Community Partnership for PCH

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE“Community Partnership for PCH” April 8, 2021 SUMMERSIDE,PE   The City of Summerside and the Prince County Hospital Foundation are pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Prince County Hospital on a pilot project at PCH. This community partnership is aimed at filling ongoing vacant Intensive Care nursing roles at the hospital with experienced ICU nurses and retaining permanent staff in the Emergency Department and ICU.. The venture is meant to complement existing efforts and to bring experienced staff to this critical unit. Paul Young, Acting Administrator for Prince County Hospital, “We are overwhelmed and so inspired to bear witness to the PCH Foundation and the City of Summerside so graciously and generously answering our call for help to support the recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals in our facility. We are so encouraged at the potential of this partnership to explore opportunities to complement the excellent work of the Recruitment and Retention Secretariat.” As the City sees PCH as a cornerstone of the community, they have come forward with facility packages at the CUP and a variety of draws for new and existing permanent hospital staff including enhanced packages for new recruits in ICU and Emergency Department. … Continued

2020 Vital Signs Results

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The Prince County Hospital Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce the successful completion of the 2020 Vital Signs Appeal. The charity is responsible for the provision of new and replacement medical equipment for the benefit of patients and staff at PCH. The 2020 appeal boasted a $1,485,280 goal and featured priority medical equipment from nearly every department at the hospital. “This was an exceptional year in so many ways—both positive and negative,” said Past-President Liz Maynard whose presidential term ended with the calendar year. “In early March we were prepared to launch our annual public campaign to raise funds for medical equipment. Before the month’s end those plans were placed on hold due to the onset of COVID-19 and the specific needs that it presented at PCH. As the hospital shifted focus, we followed suit; producing a short-term online campaign to fulfill needs like a glidescope and much more.” Maynard continued, “By June, things were settled enough on PEI that we could resume our appeal to raise $1,485,280 needed to keep PCH up-to-date in 2020. Adaptation became the only way to move forward… a sentiment shared by so many in the business community. With each turn we needed … Continued

Lights for Life 2020 Results

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Thanks to more than 1800 donors, Lights for Life has raised an astounding $275,935! That is the largest total since the fundraiser began in 1995. “In a year of uncertainty, the one thing we could all depend on was each other,” says Heather Matheson, Managing Director of the Prince County Hospital Foundation. “People from across PEI make so much possible, especially here at the Prince County Hospital. The incredible number of gifts made to Lights for Life this year will make a huge impact in healthcare at PCH.” Throughout the month of November, supporters dedicated lights and displays by donation in memory and in honour of their loved ones through the PCH Foundation. All of those light dedications are gathered in a keepsake book that is available in a kiosk outside the front door of PCH. All donations support the purchase of medical equipment through the Foundation’s $1.5 million 2020 Vital Signs Appeal for the hospital’s greatest needs. These gifts bring the entire front of the hospital to life with a multitude of holiday lights and displays synchronized to music. This celebratory lighting at the PCH in Summerside is normally an event that hosts hundreds of people and officially brings … Continued

Showtimes – Lights for Life 2020

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Nightly Lights for Life shows will be running from December 2-31st! Showtimes: 7 PM & 8 PM (lights will still be on before and after shows). Tune in to 98.5 FM and enjoy from your car! Purchase your Lights for Life cocoa at Samuels drive-thru (507 Granville Street) – $1.00 from each supports Lights for Life Lights for Life books – available December 3rd – pick up bin inside PCH entry, next to the Canada Post box After the show, check out Downtown Lights for Life, our expansion on Water Street (near the Shipyard). Thank you to our partners Downtown Summerside and the City of Summerside for helping to bring this area to life.

Downtown Lights for Life

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The Prince County Hospital Foundation is expanding Lights for Life to downtown Summerside! In partnership with Downtown Summerside Inc. and the City of Summerside, we will be adding a number of new displays to the western end of boardwalk along Water Street in the coming weeks. The displays will include pieces in keeping with the style and quality currently at PCH as part of Lights for Life.  As with the pieces at PCH, donors will have the opportunity to dedicate these new downtown displays in memory or in honour of loved ones. With hopes of expansion in the coming years, “Downtown Lights for Life” will begin with 30 displays featuring snowflakes, trees, snowmen, candy canes and more. “We are simply delighted for this partnership and the opportunity for Lights for Life to grow in such a beautiful setting on the downtown boardwalk,” says PCH Foundation Managing Director Heather Matheson. “This is a good news story for all. The new addition not only adds a peaceful display of lights on the waterfront, but it helps raise funds for medical equipment at PCH.” “The addition of the lighted soldier at Memorial Park was a great beginning,” says Angie Arsenault, left, Managing Director of Downtown Summerside Inc. “So, it seemed only natural to … Continued

Lights for Life 2020

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CLICK HERE TO DONATE “For 25 years, Lights for Life has been an important part of our community, a vital fundraiser for the PCH Foundation, and an opportunity to remember and honour your loved ones,” says Prince County hospital Foundation’s Managing Director Heather Matheson. “This year, respecting the current restrictions for large gatherings, we will be unable to have our usual Lights for Life community event. We have, however, created a new way to bring our celebration to life while ensuring everyone can safely enjoy the lights, the music, and the experience of Lights for Life. You can still dedicate a light or display in honour or in memory of someone the way you always have. And, as usual, the lights will come on nightly at 4:30 PM starting Dec. 2nd, and every night until Dec. 31st. New this year, though, you will be able to view the full Lights for Life show set to music from the comfort of your car at 7 PM and again at 8 PM each of those nights. Bring the family, tune your radio to 98.5 FM, and enjoy the show from the PCH parking lot.” Gift dedication amounts begin at $10.00. All donations … Continued

Grass Roots 2020 Recap

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For 11 years, Grass Roots and Cowboy Boots has been the backbone of the Prince County Hospital Foundation’s annual Vital Signs Equipment Appeal. Warren Ellis developed the event as a dinner, auction and show that grew to seat nearly 1400 guests at the Credit Union Place in recent years. Like many things, due to the pandemic, the event needed to change in 2020. This year Ellis and the PCH Foundation, in consultation with the Chief Public Health Office and Credit Union Place Staff, pivoted to create Grass Roots “Special Edition.” As part of the ticket purchase this year, Ellis was determined to continue with the traditional meal as in previous years. In the afternoon, over 1600 meals were served to ticket purchasers in a drive-through format in the parking lot of the Credit Union Place; the most ever served in the eleven years of Grass Roots and Cowboy Boots. Certainly, the assistance of many volunteers on hand through the day helped to make it such a success. This was followed by a smaller scale live auction held inside the Veteran’s Convention Centre at Credit Union Place. Two 50 person cohorts were invited; abiding by regulations from the Chief Public Health … Continued

Grass Roots Meal Pick Up

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– Ticket holders can pick up their TAKE OUT meal in a drive thru format. – Must have your ticket to pass to volunteer on site to obtain your meal. – Meal includes: 1 Lobster & 1 Chicken Breast with Tomato Basil Sauce, Baked Potato, Mashed Sweet Potatoes & Green Beans.  Meal comes with a roll and Blueberry Cheesecake for dessert. – Drive thru TENT is open between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm only, Saturday, September 4 – Tent location is at the Credit Union Place – Parking Lot (see map) – Enter by way of Greenwood Drive only – Security personnel on site to ensure optimal traffic flow Volunteers will collect your meal tickets when you drive up to the tent, and safely place your meal/s in your vehicle trunk. This is a fund raising event supporting the purchase of medical equipment for Prince County Hospital.  Please give yourself lots of time when picking up your meal, be patient and be kind.  Thank you! *The Jeep winner will be announced here on our facebook page Saturday evening (Sept 4)

Grass Roots Special Edition

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MEAL PICK UP INFORMATION: CLICK HERE Because we cannot gather together in large numbers to celebrate this year, Warren Ellis is introducing a Special Edition of Grass Roots to help the PCH Foundation with its goal of raising $1.5 million for medical equipment in 2020. The Ellis family through Summerside Chrysler Dodge will once again be donating a Jeep Wrangler Sport! In 2020 your ticket purchase will not only give you the chance to win this beautiful Jeep, but it also entitles you to a take-out meal to be picked up at the Credit Union Place in Summerside on October 3rd. None of this would be possible without the continued support of the Ellis family – Warren, Marlene and their sons Josh and Brody, as well as their many friends and business associates.  Without their organization and financial support –including new vehicles to give away – the event would not be possible. Tickets for Grass Roots Special Edition are on sale now for $100 each at Summerside Chrysler Dodge or by calling (902) 853-7160. Limited tickets are also available at the PCH Foundation office in the hospital lobby. Mr. Ellis, right, is joined in the photo by his son Brody … Continued

Friendship 100KM Team Challenge

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The Friendship 100KM Team Challenge is a new virtual event that can be held with social distancing in mind. We will see much of the team camaraderie and healthy competition from the cancelled Friendship Run and the Bedpan Relay without the crowded start/finish lines or the handing off of a baton. Teams of 10-20 people will divide the 100km goal into increments of 5 or 10km, using the well-known run routes of the Friendship Run. Runners must complete their solo 5 or 10 km continuously (in one run) between September 4th and 12th along the Friendship Run courses on the map provided and submit their time and race data (see link below). The team that completes the 100KM with the lowest recorded group time is declared the winner! (PCH and Community Catergories)Have your captain contact Bevan Woodacre in the PCH Foundation office or Sheila MacMurdo in PCH Rehabilitative Services. Deadline for entry is August 21st.Bevan Woodacre bdwoodacre@ihis.org 902.432.2858Sheila MacMurdo smmacmurdo@ihis.org 902.438.4480 Full Details here