2012 June

How was the $7,145,000raised?

You helped us reach our goal!

Individuals donated: ................................... $ 3,955,000Businesses donated: ................................. $ 690,000Service Clubs donated: ........................... $ 675,000Foundations donated: .............................. $ 650,000Bequests: ............................................................... $ 775,000Events and Misc resulted in: ............. $ 400,000

CampaignCampaignReportReportVERNON JUBILEE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — SUPPORTING EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH CARE IN THE NORTH OKANAGAN

It has been nine months since the new Polson Tower at Vernon Jubilee Hospital opened its doors. The kinks of a new facility have been ironed out and we all wondered how staff provided care in such confined space before the Tower opened.

When Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation launched the largest fundraising campaign ever under-taken in the North Okanagan, many thought it was an impossibility. From the recruiting of 31 amazing peo-ple to participate on the campaign team, to the involvement of so many people from across the North Oka-nagan, to the fi nal realization that all of your support had made this goal a reality. Each donation, great or small, made the difference. Our community has purchased medical equipment that is now in use in the new Polson Tower at the Hospital.

Examples of what your donations purchased include:

• A portable X-Ray machine for use in the Tower

• A portable Ultrasound forIntensive Care

• A variety of Scopes for theoperating rooms & Ambulatory Care

• Post-anesthetic recovery monitor for the ORs

• Panda warming bed fornewborns in the MaternityDepartment

• High Tech Tele-health equipment for Paediatric Care

• ENT Machine to perform sinus surgeries

• BIPAP machine for Respiratory Therapy

• Surgical & Trauma tables

• High Defi nition Platform for scope technology

• Transport Monitor withDefi brillator

• Video Cystoscope for Urology

From the beginning in 2008 and ending in 2011, the following people should be recognized for their participation on the Building a Tower of Care campaign …Thank You For Your Hard Work!

Honorary Chair: Paul Nixon Co-Chairs: Joanne Kineshanko & Laurie PostillDr. Finley Armanious Debbie Bagnall Glenn BenischekSharell Carney Carol Cash Deb DeveauJean Finch Richard Finn Judy FischerBrenda Fletcher Kalynda Hampshire Valerie HarrisonDr. Hamish Hwang Jodi Koenig Sylvia MichalukMorley Miller Bonnie Mitchell Wilf MulderDalvir Nahal Jessie Nyberg Jerry OglowDeborah Pearce Sue Phillips Nenette Sharma Michael Sherwood Sid Sidhu Nancy VisserSharon Whitby VJH Foundation Staff Support: Sue Beaudry Andrea Egan Terri Manke

1st Floor: Emergency Department

2nd Floor:

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The new Ambulatory Care, or outpatient services, has been described as a beautiful and spacious department. The space offers comfort and privacy for the patients receiving treatment. As Manager Penny Liao noted “confi dentiality of our patients is assured”. When asked how staff feels about their new home nurse Deb Johnston described it as “free of clutter, with bright wide open hallways and large windows that bring in so much natural light. My team has a long history of providing excellent nursing care, but now patients receive a positive hospital experience as well.”

Care given by unit staff has always been of the highest standard. With the improvements and effi ciencies that the new facility offers, it is easier to deliver that exceptional care. Modern new medical equipment is housed in its proper place. Booms hanging from the ceiling keep monitors and other medical equipment off the fl oor, close by, and ready for use. Long time Vernon Jubilee Hospital nurse, Deb Johnston remarked “I no longer have to avoid bumping into equipment while I provide care. It is much easier for all staff to provide timely nursing care.”

When asked how things have changed Penny replied “We are pleased that we can provide timelier access to services for our patients, as we are now offering more clinics that assist in meeting increased local demands.” Deb also pointed out that “With ease of access to our unit, patients can fi nd parking right outside our doors. It is also so easy to be dropped off or picked up from treatments.” The overall patient experience

has been enhanced. The environment is soothing and more conducive for healing. “Our patients are so appreciative of the improved facilities.” said Ms. Liao, “For example, the new Endoscopy scopes, that donors helped to fund, have made a tremendous difference.” The high defi nition technology provides enhanced clear images, offering physicians accurate and more valuable information enabling them to make critical health care decisions.

Penny Liao shared that “with state of the art medical equipment and a modern facility, we can now achieve best practice standards of care and we have established high bench marks for nursing excellence.”

“We have equipped and set up our endoscopy suites and minor surgery procedure rooms in such a way that is not necessarily being done elsewhere. This is due in part to the pre-planning work that we undertook early on. During the strategic planning stages for our new department, we took time to involve every one of our stake holders. We engaged them in understanding what patient care services would be offered, and what clinical requirements would be required in the new unit. It has paid off, everything has been extremely successful.” Penny went on to say “we are all so overwhelmingly passionate about helping to make Vernon Jubilee Hospital a center of excellence. It is rewarding for staff to be a part of providing safe, quality patient care.” Deb added “it makes you want to come to work everyday!” It is a win/win situation for patients and for staff and our community.

The new Emergency Department is almost four times larger than the old one.

“We are thrilled to have a large, open new space. I often joke that there are less bruises on my legs from trying to squeeze past equipment and furniture.” said acting Nurse Manager, Brenda Robson. “The additional space has brought its challenges too. Individual healthcare professionals are more spread out and teams have had to learn to communicate and work differently with each other.”

Communication is key and new high tech equipment like Vocera, a voice activated devise worn by each staff member, enables instant remote communication between members of the care team. Bell calls from the patients’ bedsides are integrated with Vocera and are heard verbally through the devise and received via text on a computer

screen. The computer system is a critical communication link within the Emergency Department and with other healthcare providers across Interior Health. An electronic tracker system is used within the department and is available on all computer screens, allowing for increased effi ciencies, i.e. seeing a lab result when it is available, or knowing when a patient is ready for the Physician to come and reassess, etc.

Pyxis machines are automated drug dispensing cabinets located in acute care units. Brenda explained “a healthcare provider logs in using a fi ngerprint or individualized code, chooses the patients name and then chooses the medication for that patient. This increases safety and effi ciencies. Staff appreciates no longer having to complete the manual drug counts at the end of their shifts – Pyxis does a running count and descrepancies are fl agged at the moment they are happening!”

Emergency Nurses triage or sort patients when they come to the Emergency Department. Each patient is assigned an acuity level, prioritized for care and assigned the most appropriate resources. Ms. Robson shared that “We have different care areas now; 2 Trauma room bays with up-to-date equipment including equipment booms that keep our equipment and gases together, and off the fl oor. The main Emergency department

area has 2 isolation rooms, one is attached to a decontamination room accessed directly from outside in the ambulance bay. Each treatment bay has a sliding glass door, cardiac monitoring capability and provides some privacy, which was unheard of in the old emergency department. Streaming or Raz – (Rapid Assessment Zone) is an area in which many of the ED patients use. Here patients only occupy a stretcher when a healthcare provider is with them, for the balance of the “wait time” they sit in the Streaming waiting room. We are able to assess and treat many more patients using this process. The Minor Treatment area is staffed with a Liscensed Practical Nurse, with specialty training in “Ortho Tech”. The LPN works closely with the ED Physician and the Streaming RN which results in a more effi cient use of resources and improved fl ow for lower acuity patients.” Patients and their families are happy with the new ER unit and its orderliness which results in patients being directed to the appropriate level of care for their personal needs.”

“Having a larger space to cover, and new high tech equipment to use, staff has been brought together to improve how they perform their work” said Ms Robson, “we have working groups that include physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals who come together as teams to improve processes.” During a recent Global TV interview during National Nursing Week, front line nurses talked about the VJH Emergency Department team; how that they work together as a cohesive team in a chaotic and ever changing environment. “I have heard lots of positives about the new facility”, and Brenda wished “to thank everyone for the donations supporting the Building a Tower of Care Campaign. Giving us the equipment we need to do our jobs means that we are better prepared when members of our community come to us seeking care in emergency situations.”

Nurse Deb Johnston and Nurse Manager Penny Liao outside the Ambulatory Care Department Main

Nursing Station Area

Wayne Rausch, LPN shows off one of the new Minor Procedure Rooms in Ambulatory Care

Ambulatory Care supported in part by the generosity of the Colin & Lois Pritchard Foundation In Loving Memory of Arthur & Angela Pritchard

ED team in Trauma Bay 2 wishes to thank the community for their ongoing support.

Work station in ED

Donors who supported the Tower of Care Campaign deserve recognition … Thank you for your support!

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The following list includes cumulative donations or sponsorships of $500 or more over the life of the campaign. There were far too many contributions of $1 - $499 to mention, but thank you!Mr. Saini ArbinderDr. Mahmoud Abdel-KaderMs. Jean AdamsMr. Barry AmiesMr & Mrs Leonard & Carol AndersonMr & Mrs Jose & Milagros AragonDr. Finley ArmaniousMr. Rod BabiukMr & Mrs Albert & Heidi BachiMr. Satnam BagryMr. Reg BaldwinDr. M. Kate BallMs. Cathy BallMrs. Mitch BanichMr & Mrs Lyn & Joanne BannisterMr & Mrs Ron & Marilyn BarkwellMrs. Mary BarnettMs. Kay BartholomewMr. & Ms. Peter & Elizabeth BatulaMrs. Helen BauerMr. Douglas BaxterMs. Sue BeaudryMr & Mrs John & Betty BeerMr & Mrs Larry & Marcia BellMr & Mrs Jack & Linda BernhardtMrs. Shirley BigelowMs. Susie BigerMr & Mrs James & Alberta BirdMr & Mrs David & Bernice BlencoweMs. Shel BloomerMr & Mrs John & Betty BluntMr. Rick BondMr. & Mrs. Jeff & Barb BoschertDr. Louis B. BoucherMr & Mrs Spencer & Sally BrigdenMr & Mrs Dennis or Marianne BristowMrs. Emma BrooksMr & Mrs Martin & Susan BrowneMr & Mrs Darrell & Kelly BuckhamMr & Mrs Michael & Elsie BurnhamMr & Mrs Iain or Megan ButlerMr. Ken ByramMr & Mrs Charles & Wynne CallasMrs. Myrtle CameronMs. Heather CameronMr & Mrs D. Ian & Patricia CampbellMr. Wade CantelopeDr. Paul CareyMr & Mrs Leo & Ria CarpayMr & Mrs Ron & Dorothy CattMr & Mrs Neville & Maisie CaveDr. William CawkellDr. Brian ChaiMrs. Kathy ChaputDr. William CharltonMr. Ken ChristensenMr. Omand ClarkMrs. Vera ClarkDr. Michael ConcannonDr. Michael CookeMr & Mrs J. Wm. & Vivian CostertonMr & Mrs Kenneth & Reta CoteMrs. Grace CottrellMr & Mrs Ken or Kathryn CoverlyMr & Mrs Brian & Jane CropleyMr. John CullenDr. Christopher CunninghamMr & Mrs Ron & Sue CunninghamMr & Mrs Dan & Jamie CurrieMr. Mark CzerwonkaMr. Fred DafoeDr. Kimberley B. DanielMr. Clifford DayMrs. Marie DedishMs. Ronalda DeLangenDr. Karl DenkMs. Bonnie DerryMr & Mrs Malcolm & Lorna DewarMr. Ranjit DhaliwalMr. Tarnjit DhillonMrs. Lena Dobie

Mr. Hans DoerrMr. Stan DonerMr. Ryan DonnMr & Mrs Laurie & Dale DonovanMs. Erin DoucetteMr & Mrs James & Mary DriverMrs. Arlene DugganDr. Fred DyckMrs. Sylvia DykesMr & Mrs Jim & Anne EdgsonMr & Mrs Doug & Andrea EganMs. Mary EliukMr & Mrs Jack & Bonnie EllettMr & Mrs Dave & Anne EllisMr & Mrs Gerhard & Roselore EschbachMr & Mrs Drew & Jacqueline EyreMr. Charles FarrerDr & Mrs Steven & Lillian FedorukMs. Irma FekeDrs. Mathias & Lora FellenzMs. Karen FentimanMr & Mrs Paul and Veba FilippiMr & Mrs Ken & Jean FinchDr. M. Jean FlanaganMr. Tom FletcherMrs. Yvonne FlockMr. Alex FongMr. Robert FoordMr. & Mrs. Tom & Norah FoordMr. Nick FoufoulasMr & Mrs Tom & Barb FrameMs. Margot FranceMr & Mrs Derek & Zena FrancisMr & Mrs Glenn & Myrtle FranklinMs. Caroline FraserDr. Elaine FrenchDr & Mrs Stephen & Peggy FriesenMrs. Gertrud FrischknechtMr & Mrs Darrel & Lorna FrolekMr & Mrs Arnold & Barbara FryMs. Pat FureyMr. George GalbraithMrs. Lydia GammelMs. Laura GibsonMr. Gary GilchristMs. Janine GirbavMs. Ann GobeilMrs. Shirley GodbehereDr. Bernie R. GragesDr & Mrs John & Dorothy GrahamMr & Mrs Lucas or Gale GrantMrs. Margaret R. GrantMr & Mrs Gerry & Nancy GrayMrs. Hazel GumbrellMr. Don GuthrieDr. Nicholas HalfMr & Mrs Richard & Gail HamiltonMr & Mrs Allan & Kalynda HampshireMr & Mrs Clifford or Jeannie HannaMs. Lola HannahMr & Mrs Steve & Mary Lou HansonDr & Mrs Ed & Pam HardyDr. Doug HardyMr. Geoffrey HarrisDr. Christine Hatfi eldMr & Mrs Kerry & Phyllis HeidebrechtMr & Mrs Phil & Marina HeitnerMr. Clayr HendersonMrs. Lenore Hey-LorimerMrs. Arline HigginsMs. Anita HoffmanMr & Mrs George & Jean HoltomMrs. Marion HopeMrs. Pearl HormannMr & Mrs Fred & Elsie HornerMr & Mrs Brian & Ali HoshizakiMrs. Phyllis HoyteMr. Bill HubbardMr. Jim HudsonDr & Mrs Ghee & Teresa HwangDr. Hamish Hwang

Mr & Mrs Cliff or Helen InnesMr. David JamesMr & Mrs T. Walter & Marie JanickiMrs. Karen JanickiMr & Mrs Karl & Kathleen JanzenMr. Steve JenkinsMr. Gurjit JhajjMr. Steven JoeMr. Satnam JohalDr. Elizabeth JohnsonMr & Mrs Rick & Susan JohnstonDr. Elizabeth JollyDr & Mrs L.T. & D.E. JordanMr. Eric JuzwishynMrs. Joyce KayzerMr. John KehlerMs. Mary KeithMr. Mark KellockDr. David KennedyMr. Donald KennedyDr & Mrs Michael and Nan KerseyMrs. Joanne KineshankoMs. Mavis KineshankoMr & Mrs David & Audrey KingMr & Mrs Kurt & Jutta KnueverMr & Mrs Steffen & Laurie KnueverMr & Mrs Pieter & Klasiena KonstapelMr & Mrs Mike & Joyce KowalukMr. & Mrs. Andy & Hope KrogstadMr. Gerald KuchMr. William KuchMr & Mrs Ken & Nancy KurbisMr & Mrs Larry & Mary-Ellen LaidlawMr & Mrs Brent & Renee LandMr. Daniel LariviereDr & Mrs Denis & Eileen LavoieMrs. H. Marjorie LeeMr. Peter LeggatMr & Mrs Ralph and Joyce LeyenhorstMr & Mrs Bill & Dawn LiefkeMr & Mrs Waldermar & Friedel LiefkeMrs. Doris LinemayrDr & Mrs Ron & Wendy LongMr & Mrs Jim & Susan LumsdenMr. Kenneth LynesMrs. Mary LysakMr. Ronald MacdonaldMiss Marnie MacKenzieMr & Mrs John & Dagmar MaguireMr & Mrs Lloyd & Erma MainMr & Mrs Kevin & Terri MankeMrs. Virginia MarkleMr. Gordon MarrionMr & Mrs Dennis & Lauretta MarshMr & Mrs Robert & Joanne MarshMr & Mrs Don & Mary MathesonMr & Mrs Norm & Rose MayDr. Fiona McGregorMr. Jonathan McMurrayDr. Sharon McMurtryMr. David McMurtryMrs. Joan McNabMr. Eric MellanderMr & Mrs Dale & Sandy MelvinMr. Kyle MelvinMr. Andrew MercerMr & Mrs Gene & Sylvia MichalukMr & Mrs Ervin & Laurie-Anne MissikewitzMr & Mrs Mitch & Bonnie MitchellMs. June MitchellDr. Christopher MobbsMr. Tom MonahanMr. Rick MonahanMr & Mrs Roy & Pamela MoorMr & Mrs Ken & Pat MooreMr. Peter MooreMr. & Mrs. Dennis & Gloria MorganDr & Mrs Richard & Judy MoriMr. Ronald MorisonMr & Mrs Wilf & Nikki MulderMr. Anton Mulik

Mr. William MurdochMs. Rhonda MurdockDr. Michael MurphyMr & Mrs Greg & Dorothy MussendenMrs. Helen MussendenMrs. Misao NagataMrs. Theresia NaglerMr. Ranvir NahalMs. Catherine NashMrs. Janet NelsonMr. Elmer Newfi eldMr. Robert NielsenMs. Sue NixonMr & Mrs Robert & Irene NoakesMr. Jack NobleMr. Ben ObermeierMr & Mrs Darryl & Karin O’BrianMr & Mrs Peter & Caroline O’CallaghanMr & Mrs Lester & Wilma OdiorneMr & Mrs Minoru & Masaye OhashiMs. Rose OkazakiMr. J.R. OrrMs. Beryl OsmondDr & Mrs Dieter & Ursula OsthoffMr. On OuchsMs. Joan PackotaDr. Chris Parfi ttMr. Tim ParnellMr. David PatersonMr & Mrs Wallace & Shirley PaulMs. Donna PayetteMr & Mrs Marcel & Colleen PayeurMr. Nick PetrykiwMr. Robert PhareMr & Mrs Bruce & Sue PhillipsMr & Mrs John & Faye PlantMr. Olaf PlummerMr & Mrs Klement & Sophie PolderMr. & Mrs. Jim & Laverne PopowichMrs. Lena PoroznukMr & Mrs Brian & Laurie PostillMrs. Isabel PostillMr. John PriceDr. Lindsay PritchettMr & Mrs Frank & Kathy PurcellMr & Mrs Gerald & Phyllis RabochDr. Allison RankinMrs. Ellen M. RatcliffeMr & Mrs Aubrey & Bev ReedDr & Mrs David & Beth RegehrMr & Mrs Jack & Alene RempelDr. Nicholas RetyMr & Mrs David & Noel RobbMs. Olivia RobertsonMr. Brian RogersMrs. Karen RogersMr & Mrs Richard & Jodi RolkeMs. Isabel RoseMr. Robert A. RossMr & Mrs Walter & Gudrun RuckertMs. Gloria RussellMr & Mrs Akira & Miyoko SakakibaraMr & Mrs Mas & Fumi SakakibaraMr. Kenneth SakakibaraDrs. April & William SandersMr & Mrs Lyle & Shelley SanjenkoMr. Johal SatnamMr & Mrs Harold & Sachiko SatoMr & Mrs Werner & Elizabeth SchabesbergerDr. Glenn A. ScheskeMr & Mrs Cecil & Muriel SchmidtMr. Craig SchwartzMr & Mrs Bob & Marilyn ScottMs. Brenda ScottMs. Eleanor SersonMr & Mrs Bruce & Assunta ShepherdMrs. Marjorie SherlockMrs. Barb ShettlerMr & Mrs David & Lynne ShillidayMr & Mrs Ravinder & Manpreet SidhuMr & Mrs Sid & Min Sidhu

Mr. Mark SiegmuellerMr & Mrs William & Diane SimmsMrs. June SimmsMs. Brenda SmartMr. Wicher SmitMr & Mrs Michael & Lillian SmithMr & Mrs Bryan & Janice SmithMr & Mrs Don & Deb SmithMr. Ron SmithMrs. Maria SokolMrs. Joyce SommervillDr. Jeffrey SouthamMr. Ralph SpenceMr. Harold SpicerDr. Jan SplawinskiMr & Mrs Neale & Karen SteadMr & Mrs Gordon & Jeannie SteeleMr. Glen StephanishinMs. Ida StephensonDr. & Mrs. Kevin & Lisa StevensonDr. & Mrs. Wayne & Jean StewardDr. Janus SteynDr. Richard StoryMr & Mrs Ted & Mavis StrotherMr & Mrs Keith & Loretta StuttersMr & Mrs John & Sybil SutherlandMr & Mrs Brian & Lola SvensonMr & Mrs Fred & Joyce TaylorMr & Mrs Jay & Susan TaylorMrs. Bonnie TaylorMr & Mrs Allan & Marlene ThorlaksonMr & Mrs Brad & Marianne ThorlaksonMrs. Norine ThornMr & Mrs William & Gaye ThurnerMs. Eva TittlMr & Mrs Werner & Elisabeth ToblerDr & Mrs Bill & Elaine TommMr & Mrs Arthur & Helen TonogaiMr. Paul TooveyMr. Julius TopfMr & Mrs Joseph & Mary TrombaMr. Dennis TuckerMr. Grant TurnerDr. Michael TylerMr. Peter UkrainetzMr & Mrs Frank & Anne UrsakiMr & Mrs Hugh & Susan Van AlstyneMrs. Hieke VeldhuisenMr & Mrs Henry & Marian VogelMr & Mrs Fred & Anne VorderbruggeMrs. Virginia VulcanoMr & Mrs Martin & Elaine WareMr. Donald WarneMr & Mrs Terry & Kelly WasylyszynMr. Donald WeatherillMrs. Carol WebbDr. Shirley WeberMrs. Hilde WeidmanMr & Mrs Lee and Sue WelchMr. Noel WentworthMr & Mrs Colin & Sharon WhitbyMs. Deb WhiteMr & Mrs John & Val WiebeMr & Mrs Gordon & JoAnn WiensDr & Mrs Doug & Janet WilliamsMr. Gregory WillisMrs. Lena WilsdonMr & Mrs Cameron & Dorothy WilsonMs. Margaret WilsonMr & Mrs Byron & Yvonne WiltseMr. Mark WintherMr & Mrs Wit & Amy WongwattanamongkolMr & Mrs Neil & Gillian WoolliamsDr. J. Duncan WrayMrs. Margaret WreggittDr. Harold YacyshynMs. Dvoira YanovskyMs. Jessie YoungMs. Verna ZaluskiMr & Mrs John & Mable Zeck

BusinessesA & W Restaurants (Vernon)Added Touch PhotographyAdriatic Granite & Marble Works Agar, Schneider & LettAllan Francis Pringle LLPAllison Rankin MD Inc.Alpine Building Maintenance Inc.B.G. Land Custom ConstructionBannister GM VernonBaron InsuranceBDO Dunwoody Bentall Limited PartnershipBig ‘D’ Products (1994) Ltd.Black & McDonald Limited AB/BC RegionBlack Press Group Ltd.BMO Bank of Montreal Boa Thong Thai Food Restaurant Ltd.Brian Rogers Personal Real Estate Corp.Burger KingC Olaf Plummer Ltd.Canadian TireCapri InsuranceCIBC-Corporate Communication & Public AffairsClear Choice AwardsCod Gone WildD.W.O. Enterprises Ltd.Davidson Lawyers LLPDon Docksteader Motors Ltd.Elephant Storage CentreEljay Irrigation Ltd.Endless Summer Enterprises Inc.Farrer Enterprises Ltd.Fidelity Investments Canada LimitedFletcher Paine Associates EngineeringFunbook PublicationsGlen Stephanishin Personal Real Estate CorporationGraham ConstructionGreystokes Millwork Ltd.Grizzly Curb & Concrete Ltd.Helmut’s Sausage KitchenHilltop Sales & Services Ltd.Hydrecs FundInfo Tel DirectoryInfusion Health KVH General PartnershipInner Light Yoga StudioInterior Savings Credit UnionInvestors Group Financial Services Inc.Johnston Meier Insurance Agencies GroupK2 Stone (Kelowna) Inc.Kal TireKasper Denture Clinic Ltd.Keshiki Gardening & GreenhouseKid’s Corner DaycareKiki Gardens Ltd.Kineshanko Logging Ltd.KPMGLake City CasinoLonghorn PubLSS VenturesM & K Ready Mix Ltd.Manulife FinancialMidland Project Management Inc.Mike Rosman Auto & R.V. SalesMike V’s Automotive Diagnostics and Repair Ltd.Monahan Agency Ltd.National Bank FinancialNature’s Fare MarketsNicholas Rety Medical Offi ce LtdNixon Wenger Legal Services PartnershipNorth Okanagan Accounting ServicesO’Callaghan BilodeauOkanagan Aggregates Ltd.

BusinessesOkanagan Restoration Services Ltd.-KelownaOra Restaurants VernonParnell’s T.V. & Appliance Ltd.Predator Ridge Ltd.Prem Holdings Ltd.Prospera Credit UnionPure Granite Rocks! Ltd.R.E. Postill & Sons Ltd.Rapidspan Structures Ltd.RBC Dominion SecuritiesRe/Max VernonRock Ridge RealtyRoga Contracting Ltd.Rogers Foods Ltd.Royal Bank - Vernon MainRoyal LePage Downtown RealtySanders Medical Inc.ScotiabankSee You Later Alligator Kids CareSeismic Anomalies DJ ServiceShaw Communications Inc.Shepherd’s Home Hardware & Building CentreShuswap Okanagan Dance AcademySicamous Petro CanadaSilver Star Mountain Resort Ltd.Sladen Moore Chartered AccountsSleeman Breweries Ltd.Sprott-Shaw College of Business (Vernon)Stantec ConsultingStarbucks-Village Green MallSubway Restaurants, Vernon & AreaSUN FM - Astral Media Radio GroupSun Life FinancialSunset Systems - Sunset West Mechanical Ltd.Sunshine HondaSunterra HomesTac MobilityTASK Construction Management Inc.TD Canada Trust Pacifi c RegionTelus - Dollars for DoersTelus CorporationThe Rice BoxTim Hortons Restaurants, Vernon AreaTita’s Italian BistroTolko Industries Ltd.Triboda Printing Company Ltd.TRICO HOMES - VernonTwin Anchors HouseboatsValley First Credit UnionVantage One Financial ServicesVernon Home Building CentreVernon Toyota Centre Ltd.Watkin Motors Ltd.Wentworth MusicWesbild Holdings Ltd.West Bay Construction Company Ltd.White House MortgagesWhite Valley Contracting

Community Groups4-H Swine & Lamb Auction Sale CommitteeArmstrong Regional CooperativeArmstrong Spallumcheen Healthcare AuxiliaryArmy Navy Air Force Vets #5 Ladies AuxiliaryArmy Navy Airforce Veterans Unit #5Benevolent Soc-Vrn Profession Firefi ghters Loc1517Canadian Snowsports AssociationClarence Fulton Secondary SchoolColdstream Women’s InstituteCops for Kids - KelownaCUPE Local 5523CUPE Local 626

Community GroupsDavidson Lawyers LLP - StaffDesert Cove Homeowners AssociationElks Lodge No. 45Enderby Senior Citizens Complex SocietyFraternal Order of Eagles #3557Fraternal Order of Eagles #3557 Ladies AuxiliaryGyro Club of VernonHydrecs Fund - Employee’s Community Services FundInterior Provincial Exhibition Assn.IODE Silver Star ChapterIOOF-Vernon Valley Lodge #18JCI VernonKal Tire Employees - Anderson WayKalamalka Rebekah Lodge #6Keystone Of Life Foundation (Royal Arch Masons)Kiwanis Club of Vernon - Four SeasonsLions Club - ArmstrongLions Club - Enderby & DistrictLions Club - Lake Country Winfi eldLions Club - LumbyLions Club - RevelstokeLions Club - SicamousLions Club - VernonMara Musical & Athletic AssociationMcCulloch Court Tenant’s AssociationMISA ConferenceNorth Okanagan Childcare & Montessori Preschool SocietyOkanagan Chapter #11 Royal Arch MasonsParker Cove Community CraftersParker Cove GoodtimersPythian Sisters Vernon Temple #21RBC Employee Volunteer Grants ProgramRotary Club (Armstrong)Rotary Club (Kalamalka)Rotary Club (Silver Star)Rotary Club (Tri-Lakes)Rotary Club (Vernon)Royal Canadian Legion #25 (Vernon)Royal Canadian Legion #35 (Armstrong)Royal Canadian Legion #98 (Enderby)Royal Purple #123School District #22Schubert CentreSt. John’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchValley First Credit Union StaffVariety the Children’s Charity

Community GroupsVernon & District Funtastic Sports SocietyVernon Community SingersVernon Golf & Country ClubVernon Japanese Women’s AuxiliaryVernon Jubilee Hospital AuxiliaryVernon Morning Star Employee’s Charity FundVernon New Car Dealers AssociationVernon Punjabi Heritage SocietyVernon Silver Star QuiltersVernon Vipers Hockey ClubVJH Medical Staff

Foundations Allen and Loreen Vandekerkhove Family FoundationBMO Employee Charitable FoundationF.K. Morrow FoundationGeorge Galbraith Family FundGloria Di Dio FoundationJames B. Wallace FoundationKingsway FoundationLondon Drugs FoundationMr. & Mrs. P.A. Woodward’s FoundationRBC FoundationThe Colin & Lois Pritchard FoundationThe Hamber FoundationThe Jim & Laverne Popowich FoundationUhaul Communities of Hope FoundationVancouver Ski FoundationWarm Hearts Charitable Foundation

BequestsEstate of Agnes Noeline McLetchieEstate of Gordon BuchananEstate of Helge Ejnar RamsingEstate of Jacqueline DahmEstate of Leon RichardsonEstate of Maria KobrasEstate of Otto EbelingEstate of Rita Beatrice CordesEstate of Rose SykesEstate of Samuel Vasey MorleyEstate of Thomas T. Smith

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Father’s DaySunday, June 17th for our

13th Annual Run / WalkRegistration 8:30 amStart Time 9:30 am

Your pledges will…• Stay in the Greater Vernon Community

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For more information visit our websitewww.vjhfoundation.org or call 250-558-1362

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3rd Floor: Surgery

4rd Floor: Women’s & Children’s Health Services

The new Surgical Floor in the Polson Tower is not only bigger, it is so much better! “We have close to double the space of the old department and have the added bonus of modern medical technology. When I go back to the old surgical location I realize how lucky we are to be in the new tower. When the sun is out and shining through the large windows; you feel great being here.” said Sherry Keeley, Orthopaedic Resource Nurse for the OR. Eric Marcotte, OR Clinical Nurse Educator, noted “The additional space has provided room for the many pieces of equipment purchased by the Foundation that were previously stored in closet like conditions. We no longer have to move two or three things to get at the piece of equipment tucked away in the corner.”

The greatest change for OR staff is the introduction of state of the art medical technology purchased by the Foundation. Each operating room suite is equipped with an Integration System which consists of a camera, light source, insuffl ator (for minimally invasive surgery), in-light camera, voice command software, touch screen controls and 4 HDTV screen like monitors for viewing surgical procedures. Ms Keeley shared “I have never before been able to see so well what the surgeon was actually doing.”

“This Integration System allows us to control almost everything from one location, instead of having to risk contaminating the sterile fi eld to control and adjust

the equipment throughout a procedure” stated Eric. Cameras mounted on the handle of the OR lights and the scopes inserted into the body now broadcast the procedure to any one of the four monitors. These monitors can also be set-up to display x-ray images that the surgeon can easily see while performing the procedure. Eric added that “high defi nition technology is a great teaching tool. Being able to watch exactly what is happening, step by step, and viewing live images from scopes inside the body, helps everyone learn.” Some patients have even opted to watch their own Arthroscopic Knee Surgeries while awake and under Spinal Anesthetic.

Jeannette Beall, Acting Manager, remarked “the attention to detail in the OR Suite has created a wonderful space in which to work. The operating rooms’ proximity to the Medical Device Reprocessing Department where the medical equipment is reprocessed, allows the sterile and used equipment to be transport to and from the ORs by two totally separate and distinct routes ensuring the highest of standards of infection control.

“There isn’t just one great thing that I can say about our new department. We have always strived for optimal care and this new space and equipment allows us to facilitate best surgical practices at Vernon Jubilee” said Eric. Sherry went on to say “The $7 million dollars in donations that came from our community has made our jobs easier and more importantly better for our patients. Thank you!”

The birth of a child is always a small miracle. Noah was born on May 10, 2012 at 5:40 am, in LDRP room #8, named in recognition of Tom & Norah Foord and their family. Patients like Alley and her family, continue to comment on how beautiful the space is and how the care is very family centered. With large windows in every patient room, everyone feels connected to the greater community outside the hospital. “You are constantly aware of the beauty of where we live. Patients love the new LDRP rooms

and the word must be getting out because more families want to birth here” said Department Manager, Yolanda Short.

Yolanda Short used the word “pride” in describing the new Women’s & Children’s Health Services area. She added that not only is the space beautiful but thatthere are real clinical effi ciencies and increases in safety and infection control. When asked how patient care has changed, she explained that staff operates under a new model of care. Single Room Maternal Care allows a women to labour,

deliver and remain for her whole stay in the same room. Not only is this a family centered environment for the patient, but it results in improved effi ciencies forthe Hospital.

In describing other changes on the fl oor, Yolanda pointed out the large and bright inpatient rooms for female surgical patients and children admitted to the unit.A dedicated, spectacular Nursery was generously equipped with the help of Variety the Children’s Charity. Families are now able to stay in comfort and assist with the care of their infants. Great relationships have developed between families and the nursing staff making hospital stays positive ones.

When asked what she and her staff might want to say to the community, Yolanda said “We feel gratitude for the ongoing awareness and community support. Look at how improved the care is now and how effi cient it all is.” She went on to say “At the grand opening of Polson Tower, I heard someone say that it is a place for joyful beginnings and dignifi ed endings. It truly is,thank you.”

Supported in part by the generosity of the Galbraith Family

Supported in part by the generosity of area Rotary Clubs

Eric Marcott, Jeanette Beall and Sherry Keeley outside the Surgical Unit

Surgical Suite

Main reception for Women’s and Children’s Health Services

Noah, Iver, Alley, Isla and Yolanda Short, Manager

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“Fabulous is the word I would choose to describe the new Intensive and Car-diac Care units” said Nurse Manager Michelle Rankin. “Our units are so much more conducive for treat-ing critical care patients. The patient rooms are large with huge windows that let in light and beauti-ful vistas that can only help in making someone feel a little better.” Admissions to either Intensive or Cardiac Care are always diffi cult for families. The old unit left families out but the new facil-ity was designed with family centered care at its heart. A family member can re-main connected throughout the hospital stay by sleeping over night in the private Family Room supported by the Desert Cove Community Association. There are ample places that staff can meet with family members to discuss treatment and care plans and to make diffi cult decisions. A lounge is available as a quiet and welcoming spot where families can withdraw to for a break from the stresses of the situation.

“There really has been no change in how we deliver care; we always strive for exceptionally high standards. However, a change has occurred in the environ-ment which we provide that care, the space alone allows us to function more effectively and effi ciently as a team. We have had nothing but positive feedback from our patients. They love the view, the space, the natural light and brightness.” Ms Rankin indicated that “Our new space is much more appropriate for patient

care. We no longer are cramped; we have areas for all our team to work includ-ing physicians, social workers, infection control practitioners, respiratory therapist and nurses, natural light that provides a calming environment, even in emergence situations. In the old unit, patients really had no sense of night or day due to the artifi cial lighting and lack of windows, at times resulting in sleep deprivation, this in itself can result in a longer recovery period.” Michelle noted that “Because all patient rooms look directly outside, patients can see what time of day it is. They can differentiate between day and night, so we see normal sleep patterns in our patients that can aid in their recovery process.”

When asked what has been the staff’s greatest success Michelle said without doubt the expanding of patient focus to include their fam-ilies as well. “We can now support our families better, giving them more of what they really need and involv-ing them in the care of their loved one.” On behalf of the staff, Michelle expressed “It has been a humbling ex-perience moving into this amazing new facility. In my extensive nursing career I have experienced hospital expansions before, but none with the cohesive encouragement that the commun-ity of the North Okanagan has shared. I wish to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported the campaign and its goal to equip the Polson Tower with state of the art medical equipment.”

Supported in part by the generosity of the Physicians of the North Okanagan recognizing the signifi cant contribution made by Dr. Finley Armanious and Dr. Peter Armanious

ICU/CCU Manager Michelle Rankin and Patient Care Coordinator Kerry Hoop

Misty Collins, Sam Vienneau, Melanie Fleet and Audrey Idler, ICU nursing staff show off one of their Inpatient

care beds

Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation

2012 Charity Classic

For more information about how you can register:250-558-1362 orwww.vjhfoundation.org

The fi rst two events netted $335,000 for Tower of Care Campaign, this year’s event will support Cancer Care at the hospital.

Title Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation2101 - 32nd Street, Vernon, BC V1T 5L2

250-558-1362 • www.vjhfoundation.orgINSURANCE

August11 and 12,

2012