by Mary Wilson Trider
During our remarks at the recent Annual General Meeting, I and others took the opportunity to thank the Almonte General Hospital/Fairview Manor Foundation’s donors for their contributions during the 2013-14 fiscal year. As many of you are aware, the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care provides funding for day-to-day operating costs and for bricks and mortar. Funding for equipment is the responsibility of communities.
Your generosity allowed the Hospital and Manor to purchase nearly $340,000 of new and replacement equipment over the past year. Patients and residents are benefitting from:
Day Hospital
* Mobile arm support
Emergency Department
* 2 cardiac monitors
* Tono pen (for measuring eye pressure)
Medical/Surgical Unit
* Ceiling lift
* 4 beds
* 4 recliner chairs
Obstetrics Department
* Panda baby warming unit
* Portable telemetry unit
* 2 blood pressure monitors
* Water/ice dispenser
Operating Room
* Cystoscopes
* LED Laryngoscope upgrade
* Liposuction equipment
* Smoke extractor
* Warming cabinet
Physiotherapy
* Step on Cross Trainer
Rosamond Unit
* 2 therapeutic recliners
* 2 therapeutic air mattresses
* Ceiling lift rails
Recovery Room
* 2 bedside monitors
* Fluid warmer
Fairview Manor
* Hydraulic stretcher
* 2 Broda chairs
* 13 beds
* 30 mattresses
* Ceiling lift tracks
In addition to all of this equipment, funds donated in 2013-14 supported a down payment on the beautiful new Fairview Manor van that was delivered in May.
Last, but by no means least, members of the Leadership Team and Nursing staff benefitted from a donation by the Royal Bank that provided education designed to improve communication across the inter-disciplinary care team.
Donors truly have made a positive impact on the quality of care received by patients and residents and on their comfort. Thank you, once again, for your tremendous support.
Mary Wilson Trider is President & CEO of Almonte General Hospital and Fairview Manor.
