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The IODE Preston Chapter has been supporting our hospital's Family and Child area for many years. Vital peices of equipment have been purchased with funds from the chapter's Jolly Holly Festive Tour, now in it's 21st year. Most recently, the IODE contributed towards a new fetal monitor and some jaundice equipment for newborns. Several families, like the ones pictured here, are very grateful that infants will have the same great care that they received throughout thier hospital visit.
Colorectal screening has become the new standard for saving many people a long battle with colon cancer in later life. A non-surgical procedure, called a colonoscopy, can explore the colon for cancerous polyps. If something suspect is discovered it can be removed on the spot, eliminating or reducing future cancerous growth. Thanks to the Gore Mutual Foundation, and their half million dollar gift to endoscopy, we were able to purchase brand new scopes and monitors to perform more exploratory scopes than ever.
Our surgical day care program is benefitting from a brand new operating table, thanks to the generosity of the Lyle S Hallman Foundation. This table will be used in over 12,000 surgeries annually. In order to help us perform all those surgeries Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada has also invested substantially in our surgical program.
The Zonta Club of Cambridge recognized how important good cancer diagnosis can be in the early stages. They have raised funds to purchase a lymphatic mapping system to aid in breast cancer diagnosis.
A recent gift from Challenger Motor Freight allowed us to purchase a new Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) machine for our cardiorespiratory department. A BiPAP unit is used without invasive patient intubation and helps patients like Shirley breathe on their own. To read Shirley’s complete story click here.
We are so grateful to all our corporate and community partners for helping to make a difference by building a healthier community for us all to live in.
Our community’s generosity provided a total of $1,751,920 in fundraising revenue from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010. This money allowed the hospital to purchase the following patient equipment last year:
Infusion/Pain Pumps
Birthing Beds
ECG Machine
Nursing Education
Patient Simulator for Training
Video Tower for Endoscopy
KThermia Unit
Fetal Monitors
CT Colonoscopy Upgrade
Refrigerated Centrifuge - Lab
Transport Ventilator
Stretchers
Ultrasound Unit |
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To read our complete 2009-2010 Report to the Community please click here.
Visit our list of corporate and community partners.
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