(l-r: Rob Martin, Foundation Vice-President, Raj Rajput, Foundation President, Katherine Anstett, Foundation Treasurer, Lynn Bos, SBGHC interim Chief Nursing Officer \, Lee Ann Neelands, Patient Care Manager, Durham Hospital; John Gilbert, SBGHC Board Chair

The Directors of the Durham Hospital Foundation would like to express their sincere gratitude for your support in 2019.

Thanks to generous donors and supporters, the Foundation was able to purchase a central cardiac monitoring system and ventilator/ bi-pap machine, 2 new IV pumps, a hematology analyzer, coagulation analyzer and centrifuge for the lab, 5 new wheelchairs and a set of physio stairs for the Durham Hospital. The Christmas campaign raised an additional $30,000 for a mental health safe room. to be built in Spring 2020.

We simply couldn’t do it without your help!

Many thanks to the donors, partners, sponsors and volunteers who helped raise this $262, 369 making this gift possible. Your commitment to local health care is so important to ensuring a well-equipped hospital for your families and friends, today and tomorrow.

On January 27, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker visited South Bruce Grey Health Centre’s (SBGHC) Durham site to announce $1.8M in Health Infrastructure Renewal Funding (HIRF) for the multi-site hospital organization in 2019/20. HIRF funding is one-time capital funding for repairing and maintaining hospital buildings and infrastructure.

“This is the second consecutive year that SBGHC has received a significant capital investment from the Government of Ontario to ensure the infrastructure of our hospital sites can continue to meet the needs of the patients we serve,” says Michael Barrett, SBGHC President and CEO. “SBGHC intends to use this funding on various projects at all four of our sites, with the largest project being the installation of a sprinkler system at our Durham site to meet the requirement for all hospitals to have full sprinkler systems by 2025.”

SBGHC received $2.75M in HIRF funding in 2018/19 that was invested in the Chesley hospital to replace the facility’s air handling units and install a sprinkler system throughout the building. In past years, HIRF funding has been invested at other SBGHC sites, including the replacement of the boilers, chiller and generator in Kincardine in 2017, and in 2018, a substantial asbestos abatement in 14 locations throughout the Walkerton site.

“We thank the Government of Ontario for making these important investments in our hospitals,” says John Gilbert, SBGHC Board Chair.

If you are returning to college or university or are a new graduate, you may be eligible for this 10 week position.

Summer Job Posting- Development Assistant- Now Closed to Applications

Location: Durham, Ontario
Type: Full-time Temporary, June 17– August 23. 35 hrs/ week

Job Description for Development Assistant_19

The Durham and Community Health Care Foundation raises funds for the Durham Hospital to support and enhance local health care. The Foundation is seeking a student or new graduate for a summer position.

The successful candidate will:
-Support fundraising activities of the Foundation
-Research and develop grant proposals
-Maintain the social media sites
-Process donations and generate receipts
-Perform data entry and generate letters
-Create promotional materials
-Provide office coverage, as needed

Qualifications:
-Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program or
-Returning to school full-time in September 2019 or a recent graduate of a college or university program
-General office experience, strong computer skills
-Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
-Responsible and mature

Qualified applicants should send resume no later than April 17 by e-mail:
 durhamfoundation@sbghc.on.ca
Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Directors from the Durham and Community Health Care Foundation present South Bruce Grey Health Centre and Durham Hospital staff with a cheque for $111,633.74 to pay for the new digital imaging upgrade to the hospitals x-ray equipment. This new technology provides clearer images, almost immediate results, less exposure to radiation, ease of transmitting images to specialists and faster diagnosis and treatment.

With this recent donation, the Foundation has donated over $1 million to the Durham Hospital since 2005 to fund purchases of medical, lab and diagnostic equipment. It is heart-warming to see how a small-town community can come together to raise this amount of money for local health care.

Some of the equipment purchased includes a pediatric crash cart, IV pumps, holter monitors, and cardiac monitors and defibrillators.

Many thanks to the donors, partners, sponsors and volunteers over the years who have made this milestone possible. Your commitment to local health care has been so important to ensuring a well-equipped hospital for your families and friends, today and tomorrow.

Many thanks to RBC Canada for the $1,000 grant donated to the Durham & Community Health Care Foundation for the Durham Hospital. The donation was made on behalf of local RBC employees who volunteer their time to support the Foundation. RBC Durham staff provided invaluable support in assisting with newsletter and direct mail preparation. The donation will help purchase digital improvements to the X-ray machine, for better and faster results and the ability to send digital scans to referring hospitals and specialists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the SBGHC Volunteer Appreciation event last week, many of the Durham Hospital Foundation’s Board members and several friends were on hand for a special surprise presentation to Charmaine Owens. Charmaine has retired from the Board after 15 years of service to the Hospital and Foundation, the last three as President. Her contributions are very much appreciated; she will be missed! Pictured here with her husband Ray and daughter Stacey MacMillan, with her plaque and bouquet.

Please join us in welcoming Deanna Bennett to the Foundation! Deanna will be in the office for the summer, providing support to donors, staff and volunteers as the Development Assistant. She is a student in the Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science program at Conestoga College. Please stop in and say hello to her during your next visit!

Please welcome Emma-Cole to the Foundation.  She will be in the office for the summer, providing great service to donors, visitors and volunteers and working on grant proposals as the Development Assistant. Please drop in on your next visit to the Hospital.

 

 

 

Many thanks to all who supported the Casino Royale Gala.  These include the volunteers, sponsors and  donors, those who provided so many great auction items or donated,         prepared and served food, the wine and beer brewers and vintners, band members and all the others who made the evening a success.

Generous help and support from people and business is critical to the success of  all fund-raising. Without this help, area hospitals,   including the Durham Hospital would not be able to purchase new equipment or provide high quality medical care to area  residents.

Funds raised at the Gala will purchase two cardiac defibrillators for the Durham Hospital. These defibrillators and monitors are critical in cardiac emergencies and can make the difference  between life and death.

 

A lively Fund-a Need event at the Gala helped purchase a Holter Monitor for people undergoing cardio-respiratory testing.  This small but mighty machine can make a big difference in detecting cardiac issues before they reach critical levels.

The Durham Hospital serves over 14,000 area residents from Durham, Holstein,  Neustadt, Ayton, all of West Grey, a large part of Southgate and visitors to the area.  It has a well-equipped  24/7 Emergency Department, on-site  Diagnostic Imaging and a helipad to evacuate critical emergencies.

Thanks to donors, the Durham Hospital is equipped with state-of–the-art equipment, patient care items and a new lab.  These attract and keep skilled doctors and nurses in the area.   “You never know when you will need great care, but will be grateful, when you do!”

Many thanks to these generous sponsors:   Municipality of West Grey, Baseline Constructors Inc.,  Cedarwell  Excavating, McLeans’s Home Hardware, Viking-Cives Ltd., Wallenstein Feed Mill, Sandy Hamilton Heating and Plumbing, Bi-Tech Contracting Inc., D.E. Schutz Sand & Gravel, Pratt Heating and Plumbing, Remedy’s Rx, West Grey Chamber of  Commerce, RC Concrete Services, Century 21 Cedar Glen Ltd., West Grey Premium Beef Inc., McFarlane Health Facility Ltd.