Providing Growth for the Future

T I M E SCARINGApril 2018

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The Brockville and District Hospital Foundation

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foundation@bgh-on.ca

ALSO: Maycourt visits the Model RoomUpdated Needs List Upcoming Events

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Our journey has begun!The Phase II Redevelopment Project is well underway at 75 Charles Street, as can be witnessed by the demolition of the Red Cross and McDougall buildings. The Brockville and District Hospital Foundation Board (BDHF) and staff, are excited to be a part of this landmark project.

The BDHF fundraising effort for this project is historic with a committed community share of $20 Million, the largest in our history. We are pleased to announce our

campaign “Under One Roof…Communities for Care” and are honored to have Co-Chairs David Beatty and Mary Jean McFall at the helm of this capital fundraising campaign. David and Mary Jean have recruited a core team of dedicated community members who will help shape the campaign and ensure that the goal of the community share is reached.

While our goal is daunting, we are well on our way with a $10 million commitment by the Foundation, and by the tremendous support of the City of Brockville with a $4.76 million commitment. But there is much more work to be done. In the months ahead we will need the support of our communities and our donors more than ever. Not only to achieve our goal but to continue to support the on-going programs and equipment needs of the Brockville General Hospital. As in the past, the Foundation is continuously amazed at the generosity demonstrated by the Brockville and area communities. We can’t do it without you!

A Letter from the Chair...

INSIDE:

UNDER ONE ROOF Campaign

and Redevelopment Update

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One site to serve all health care needs• The amalgamation of services to a single campus will see

the transfer of services from Garden Street site (including Palliative Care, Restorative Care, Rehabilitation Services and Complex Continuing Care) onto the Charles Street site.

• Focuses investment on the aging population.• The new wing will be 5 (five) floors with approxi-

mately 175,000 square feet of new construction and 20,000 square feet of renovated space, doubling the size of the Charles Street Site.

• 80% of patient rooms will be single-bed private rooms including private 3-piece washrooms.

• The new build has the latest hospital design and environmentally friendly building components.

Making an Economic Impact• In addition to essential health care

services, hospitals provide jobs and income.

• BGH is currently Leeds Grenville’s second largest employer.

• Hospitals are an important factor in a community’s ability to attract new residents, businesses and investments.

• A one campus hospital will reduce the overhead of a second location.

Providing Modern Medical CareThis Redevelopment Project will provide healthcare workers with up-to-date facilities needed to provide modern medical care.

Pictured at Ground Breaking Ceremony: Top Row (l-r) Mayor David Henderson, Jack Butt, Joan Simon, Sarah Jane Dumbrille, Mary Jean McFall, Mayor David Nash, Joan Simon, Mayor Roger Haley. Bottom Row (l-r) Mayor Roger Haley, Andy Wheeler, Dave Publow, Sara Piracha, Jim Cooper, Paul Fournier, Nick Vlacholias, Michael Adamcryck.

Better facilities supporting modern medicine for today’s patient Current facilities are outdated and do not meet the requirements of modern medicine nor the needs of today’s patients.

Pictured Top: Heather Halladay; Bottom Left: Bob Chiarelli; Bottom Right: Steve Clark.

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The number of local patients receiving chemotherapy in the ACU is increasing steadily. Specially designed chairs

are an important part of making our patients as comfortable as possible during treatment. 2 needed - Cost: $3,100 each

NEEDS LISTAccumax Pressure Redistribution Surface for the Medical/Surgical Units.

Patients admitted to hospital are at risk of developing a pressure injury also called a pressure ulcer. The Accumax Pressure Redistribution Surface is a mattress that has dynamic pressure redistribution to help prevent and manage skin breakdown as well as maximize patient comfort. 6 needed - Cost: $5,000 for all six

CARESCAPE V100 portable vital signs monitor for the Medical/Surgical Unit

Centrifuge for Clinical LaboratoryA centrifuge is a laboratory instru-ment that rotates a specimen at a high speed to separate the sample (serum

from cells) for analysis. It is important to have an additional centrifuge in order to continue to meet the turnaround times for clinical decisions. 1 needed - Cost: $6,750

Allows phlebotomists to spend more time on patient floors and less time heading back to the lab for fresh supplies. This cart offers a variety of storage compart-ments and tilt bins for their phlebotomy supplies.

2 needed - Cost: $2,427.94 for both

Phlebotomy Cart for the Laboratory Department

Having an auto- matic blood pressure monitor provides a clinician with the ability to monitor and take

readings as necessary that are fast, accurate and more comfortable for patients, in order to provide a clear clinical picture. 1 needed - Cost: $5,000

Chemo Chair

In 2017 the Upper Canada Family Health Team continued their tradition of donating $2 per week to take advantage of Casual Fridays. In doing so, the staff raised $2,866. From this amount, $1,948 was donated to the Palliative Care Service and $918 was designated to support the Brockville General Hospital’s Cardiovascular Program. The total raised by the Upper Canada Family Health Team since 2013 is $11,534.

On March 23, the Royal Canadian Legion, Brockville Branch 96 contingent of Presi-dent, Don Corneil (middle), Vice President, Sara Easter (second from right,) and the Ladies Auxiliary to Branch 96 President, Mary Ann Greenwood (right), presented a $7,500 cheque on behalf of the Provincial Command Charitable Foundation to the Brockville and District Hospital Foundation Board Director, Dennis Hudson (left), and Medical Laboratory Technologist, Stephanie Etherington, (second from left). These funds are earmarked towards the purchase of a new Urine Analyzer for Brockville General Hospital. The newer model will accept mul-tiple samples for analysis and is interfaced with the hospital’s computer system with access readily available by doctors.

May Court Club of Brockville Checks Out Brockville General Hospital’s Redevelopment Model Room

In early March 2018, ten members of the May Court Club of Brockville toured Brockville General Hospital’s Model Room located at the 1000 Islands Mall. This room shows the layout of the future inpatient rooms for Phase II of the Redevelopment Project. With the new patient tower the community can expect to see enhanced patient spaces including the latest hospital design, and environmentally friendly building components.

NEEDS MET!√

NEEDS MET!√

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Thursday June 21, 20185:30pm - 8:00pm

Hosted by Graeme Sifton & Jay Martinat the historic Sifton Estate Assiniboine Lodge

Enjoy catered appetizers provided by our local restaurants. Wine & Beer to be provided.

10th Anniversary

Heart & Solstice

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Tickets $100 each Tickets available at

Kawartha Credit Union this spring

75 Charles StreetBrockville, ON K6V 1S8

25th Anniversary Friends of Palliative Care

Golf Tournament

Wed, Aug 29th 2018

Browse sponsorship opportunities,

prizes and photos atwww.friendsofpalliativecare.com

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