Thanks to many generous supporters the Prince County Hospital Foundation has reached its largest single year campaign goal of $2.271 million for medical equipment in 2015. With support coming from a wide variety of means including memorial donations, corporate donations, gifts made online and the through the mail, the Foundation will be able to purchase every item on the 2015 greatest needs list. Signature events also played a large role in the efforts to equip PCH – including very successful campaigns for both Lights for Life and Grass Roots and Cowboy Boots.
Part of the Foundation’s goal was to provide a Stress Test Mach
ine & Blood Pressure Monitoring System for Ambulatory Care (pictured). Stress tests can detect or rule out serious heart disease. Over 1000 of these tests are performed each year at PCH and their results help D
r. Doug Carmody, left, and his fellow internists (Drs. Hoare, Drost, and Irvine) manage patient care properly.
“This machine is a workhorse for cardiac diagnostics next to an ECG,” reported Dr. Carmody. “We need to perform stress tests on patients to assess if and when further invasive testing needs to be done.” The current equipment is nearly 10 years old and will be replaced thanks to the fundraising efforts of two groups – the Prince County Hospital Auxiliary, represented by President Susan Cameron, centre, and the PCH Foundation Women’s Golf Classic committee, represented by chairperson Patty Dexter. The golf committee was able to raise $26,000 with their 2015 event at Red Sands Golf Club and the Auxiliary offered to pay the remaining $11,000 to purchase the equipment valued at $37,000.
Dollars raised will support a variety of units at Prince County Hospital including Dialysis, Ambulatory Care, Maternal Child Care and, of course, Diagnostic Imaging which will receive the lion’s share to purchase a new CT Scanner priced at $1 million.
“This is certainly a cause for celebration, but the main celebration is one of gratitude,” said Sandy Rundle, president of the PCH Foundation’s volunteer board of directors. “This is not an easy task for our communities. There are many deserving causes. For people to step up and believe in their hospital, and believe in the Prince County Hospital Foundation, is quite extraordinary. We are incredibly thankful to the many people, local businesses and service groups who support us each year.”
