$575,000 in funds raised in the community will be disbursed around the hospital in Owen Sound.
A release says, this Week, the Owen Sound Regional Hospital Foundation celebrated 25 years since the creation of the Caring for Tomorrow Endowment Fund.
Foundation Chair Cheri Knott said at the event, “What better way to mark the occasion than by giving this year’s earnings to the hospital.”
The money will be used to purchase urgently-needed medical equipment and to assist staff with specialized education & training.
The disbursement of $575,000 will help purchase a number of new beds needed in Critical Care, Women & Childcare and Mental Health, as well as pay for a number of improvements in the ER, from new waiting room chairs, to upgrading its automatic doors and entry/security systems.
Funds will also enable the hospital to replace pressure relief mattresses and upgrade its wired and wireless network infrastructure.
Grey Bruce Health Services President and CEO Gary Sims says, “Support like this is such an inspiration,” adding, “I am humbled to see the growing list of names on the Caring for Tomorrow display in the main corridor when I walk past. On behalf of our team of staff and physicians, thank you! – we are honoured to care for our communities.”
Donations to the Caring for Tomorrow Fund are permanently invested. The annual income earned supports the hospital. A large “Emerging Needs” fund supports high priority medical equipment for the hospital. In addition, 27 named and special purpose funds have been established. Their individual contributions towards the total were as follows:
Emerging Needs: $380,700
Named Funds:
Jessie Calder $50,000 Marie & Carl Kellough $5,250
Cardiac Trust 14,000 D.S. Fleming 4,250
Peter Di Tursi 13,000 Brian Rudrick 3,750
Lois & Donald Dowkes 11,500 Percy & Kathleen Noble 3,000
Robert Edgar 11,500 Coulter Family 3,000
Merna Litwiller 11,000 Henry & Mary Pressey 2,750
Howey Memorial Fund 9,500 IPM 2004 2,000
Catherine Taylor 8,500 Rob & June Shouldice 2,000
Jean Clugston 8,500 Helen Foster 1,500
Large and Cardoso 7,500 Chamberlain Family 600
Gordon & Doris Wilkinson 6,500 Ruth Hindman 500
Tom Williams 5,500
Special Purpose Funds:
Cancer Services $6,000
Heart Care 1,400
Diagnostic Services 1,000
Rehabilitation 300
With the payment for 2020, the Endowment Fund has provided a total of $6.2 million to GBHS since its first $20,000 disbursement in 1998.
The Foundation says, a gift to the Endowment is something almost anyone can consider. You can give cash or securities, or later, through your Will, RRIF plan or life insurance.
More information on the Caring for Tomorrow Endowment is available at www.oshfoundation.ca or by contacting the Owen Sound Regional Hospital Foundation at 519-372-3925.