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Great Expansion

HeartBeatSt. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation

NEW Emergency DepartmentNEW Surgical SuitesNEW Mental Health and Addiction Services UnitNEW Medical Device Reprocessing Department

Spring 2015

BREAKINGGROUNDFALL 2015

expansion will include:

A Note from the Desk of Chris StinsonThis past December, I celebrated my 25th year at the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation. When I first started working here, the Hospital was still doing laundry onsite, male surgery had a space on the first floor, and the mailroom and reception were located in the old Rotunda.

I had recently left Hayes-Dana Weatherhead after more than a decade of doing payroll. I had no experience in fundraising, but I was excited about the opportunity, and with two young children, understood the importance of a great hospital.

A favourite part of my job is meeting with donors who share stories of their lives and the care that they or a family member receive. Our donors understand that the Hospital, OUR Hospital, requires the financial support of the entire community. They want to know that when they need it most the care their family and friends deserve will be available at STEGH.

This year, the Foundation celebrates 30 years of supporting STEGH in the delivery of an excellent patient care experience. During this time, thanks to donors like you, we have raised over $37 million to support OUR Hospital.

I am proud to work for the Foundation and am grateful for the donors who want to ensure that the healthcare our families and friends deserve is there during each visit, at every stage of life, and as close to home as possible.

OUR 30th Anniversary In 1985, a group of civic-minded individuals from across Elgin County formalized nearly a century of healthcare philanthropy in our community by founding the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation. I am proud to have been one of the founding Directors, and to serve as the Great Expansion Campaign Chair today.

In 2015, we look forward to another three decades of community support. This year, we will not just replace our aging Digital Mammography Unit and renovate our Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery, we will also break ground on the Great Expansion of the St. Thomas Elgin General, the single largest investment in OUR Hospital since it was built in 1954.

We live in a good and caring community, and I could not be more humbled by your continued support of OUR Hospital. Thank you for everything you do!

Ken Monteith

Donor, STEGH Foundation – 1985 to present Campaign Chair, Great Expansion – 2012 to present Chair of Board of Governors, STEGH – 1981 to 1986 Founding Board Member, STEGH Foundation – 1985 to 1988

STEGH Foundation

Board of DirectorsBill Brown, President

Sandra DiMeo, Vice President

Paul Jenkins, Secretary

Lyle McLean, Treasurer

Susan O’Brien, Past President

Dr. William Abbott

Paul Bode

Paul Collins

Ken Gadsdon

Lois Hamilton

Steve Knipe

Pat Mellor

Dan Peterson

Melanie Taylor

Suzanne vanBommel

MISSIONPartnering with the

community to support

OUR Hospital in

delivering an excellent

patient care experience.

VISIONTo have in place a

sustainable team of

effective leaders,

committed community

partners, and Foundation

programs to support

on-going excellence

in the patient care

experience in our

redeveloped Hospital.

UPDATE: Digital Mammography

This year alone, the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital will conduct more than 7,000 breast imaging exams.

Thanks to the generous support of donors like you, this year we will install a new Digital Mammography Unit, which will result in increased diagnostic accuracy, and ultimately, a better patient care experience.

We are proud to support OUR Hospital’s commitment to providing high-quality breast cancer screening to the residents of Elgin County!

Sally Vergeer

Senior Medical Radiation Technologist Diagnostic Imaging/Mammography - Digital Mammography Unit

My Job - started in 1983

My Family - two children

My Interests - gardening, reading, travel, and caring for my rescue doberman Nina

My Life - last November I volunteered to train a new technologist for Mammography at Inuvik Regional Hospital, NWT, so they could offer year round Mammography services to women in the remote areas of the NWT. Inuvik is the most northern fully functional hospital in the world, and it was an incredible experience

Don & Hazel Williams Foundation

Carrie Ford, Foundation staff, accepts a gift of $10,000 from Glen Williams & his wife Rae-Ann Rossini on behalf of the Don & Hazel Williams Charitable Foundation. Rae-Ann is a breast cancer survivor and this gift will help fund a new Digital Mammography Unit.

Did you know?

Fundraising Goal:

$750,000 Raised to Date:

$600,000Support the women

in OUR lives by donating today!

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Great Expansion Status

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Project Approved

Expected Occupancy

Project Plan submitted to Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care

Montgomery Sisam/Kahler Slater Architects hired to lead the design

RFP issued

South Parking Lot Expansion

Groundbreaking

Fundraising launches after successfully reaching $10 million mark of $13 million campaign

User group engagement, design development, detailed construction drawings, and cost estimate

TIMELINE

Benefits of 4 Key AreasEmergency Department • Twice the size of our current Emergency Department• Private triage and patient registration areas• Separation of critical trauma patients from those with minor ailments

Surgical Suites• Larger, state-of-the-art Operating Rooms• Separate procedure rooms for minor surgical procedures• Large recovery bays to maximize patient privacy, increase comfort and reduce anxiety

Mental Health and Addiction Services Unit• State-of-the-art technology for enhanced patient safety and security• Social hub with dining room, group activity space, and gym• Single patient bedrooms with private bathrooms

Medical Device Reprocessing Department• Located closely to key services improving efficiency • Centralized traffic flow with separate elevators for transporting soiled and clean items

The Great Expansion of the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital will transform care for the entire community.

We are building a new three-storeytower on the northwest location of our current location, which will be home to an updated ER, an expanded OR, as well as a permanent home for our Mental Health and Addiction Services Unit. Set to officially break ground this Fall, work to expand the South Parking Lot will actually begin this Spring.

A permanent home for our adult Mental Health and Addiction Services Unit will provide patients with access to care within our community. It will be a dignified space for recovery where people with mental illness gain control, meaning, and purpose in their lives.

Our current facility is aging and at the end of its lifecycle. Built for 20,000 annual patient visits, STEGH now sees over 50,000 per year. Our ER will be transformed by a larger space, better technology, and improved patient flow.

New Emergency Department New Surgical Suites

New Medical Device Reprocessing Department

New Mental Health and Addiction Services Unit

The role of the Medical Device Reprocessing Department (MDR) is to decontaminate, inspect, maintain, and sterilize medical devices. MDR provides these services to all areas within the Hospital, but has a particular focus on the Surgical Suites, ER, and the Women and Children’s Department.

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Today’s procedures are more minimally invasive, require limited inpatient care, and provide better recovery options than ever before. The new Surgical Suites will finally bring our facility up to the standards of the healthcare professionals who work at STEGH.

Elgin Dental Society Dr. Derek Haruta, President, Elgin Dental Society presents Paul Jenkins, Executive Director (R) with a $5,000 gift to the Great Expansion. Thank you to the Elgin Dental Society for being true healthcare heroes.

Casey's Creative Kitchens

Last October, Casey’s Creative Kitchens made a generous donation towards the Great Expansion. Pictured (L-R) Paul Jenkins accepts the donation from the Willemse siblings: Jamie, Jennifer McIlven, Chris and their parents Casey and Lynda.

The Forever Legacy FoundationTerry Campbell (centre), Chair of The Forever Legacy Foundation, presents a $50,000 donation to help the Great Expansion of the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital. This generous gift will purchase an orthopaedic surgical table and a 300 watt videosurgery light for the new OR. Also pictured is Sandra DiMeo, STEGH Foundation Vice President and Ken Monteith, It's OUR Hospital Campaign Chair.

Gorman-Rupp CanadaRobert Furneaux (L), Managing Director, and Roxanne Blackman, Director of Finance, Gorman-Rupp Canada, present a $25,000 cheque to Paul Jenkins, Executive Director. The funds will go toward the Great Expansion. Robert also serves on STEGH's Board of Governors.

Family Fundraising Even retirement won’t stop local physicians who made their careers in Elgin County from supporting STEGH.

The Great Expansion is an investment in our community that will ensure the Hospital can continue to deliver excellent healthcare and allow us to attract top-notch medical professionals like those already delivering our community’s healthcare,

explains Campaign Council member and retired Obstetrician Dr. Don Lawrence. “We understand the importance of this major project as it will continue to reduce wait times, improve infection control, increase privacy, and provide services as close to home as possible.”

Retired Physicians

Retired Physicians and their families have raised $200,000 toward the Great Expansion. Committee members (L-R) Dr. Don Lawrence, Dr. Lew Balsdon and Dr. Richard Wylie.

From Vienna to Copenhagen to London... it really is OUR Hospital!

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Dave GunningIn December, a sold out crowd filled the Princess Avenue Playhouse to hear Juno nominated musician Dave Gunning and Elgin County’s own Ukes of Hazard. The evening raised $5,000 for the Great Expansion.

We want you to Take ONE 4 OUR Team!Have you heard the news!? Hometown hero Joe Thornton will serve as the Honorary Chair of the first-ever World Tubing Championships in St. Thomas next Family Day weekend.

Called Take ONE 4 OUR Team, the event will raise money to support the renovation of STEGH’s Special Care Nursery.

One part winter carnival, one part competition tubing tournament, one part fundraiser, Take ONE 4 OUR Team is, most importantly, all parts fun for families of every age!

Visit TakeONE4OURTeam.ca and register today!

Diamonds Are Forever Partners ($5,000)

GoldenEye Partners ($1,000)Cole-Munro

MD Management Limited

North Star Vinyl Windows and Doors

Ontario Energy Matrix

Read Jones Christoffersen Consulting Engineers

Scotiabank

Elgin Secret Agent Partners ($500)CIBC Commercial Banking

Ferguson DiMeo Lawyers

Graham Scott Enns LLP

Millcreek Plumbing & Mechanical Ltd.

NOVUS Rehabilitation Limited

STEGH Auxiliary

Auction Items ($500+)Dr. Wm. Abbott, Interface

David H. Anderson, Phoenix Performance Products, Inc.

Canadale Nurseries Ltd.

Deni Gauthier

Legend's Tavern

Ginette Minor, Alexelle Slipcovers and Décor

myFM 94.1

National Hockey League

Ferit Onurlu

St. Thomas Golf & Country Club

Simply Pure Water

Starwood Hotels & Resorts

CASO Royale 2014 Partners

Thank you to our

Over $35,000 Raised!‘Nobody Does It Better” than OUR community! THANK YOU for your generous support of STEGH toward the purchase of a Digital Mammography Unit.

Don't forget to save the date for this year's event! Details below.

CASOGALA

Community EventsYou have heard us say it repeatedly, the St. Thomas Elgin General is OUR Hospital.

Generous individuals, committed civic organizations, and good corporate citizens have certainly taken this slogan to heart.

The next few months are jam-packed with some outrageously fun events that benefit STEGH.

Whether it is the Port Stanley Lions Club Golf Tournament and Fish Fry this June, (an incredible day of fun), or the Railway City Road Races, (a top notch running race celebrating our shared heritage), there is truly something for everyone.

Want to start your own event? Fantastic! We have great resources and will support your fundraising initiatives every step of the way.

Visit ItsOURHospital.ca to get started.

EVENTSCalendar of

Thursday, June 4, 2015 Turk Turley Memorial Golf Tournament sponsored by Impressions Printing being held at the St. Thomas Golf & Country Club, Union. Contact: cory.stuart@impressions-printing.com

Saturday, June 6, 2015 Port Stanley Lions 6th Annual ‘Marr Family’ Golf Tournament & Fish Fry being held at the Kettle Creek Golf & Country Club, Port Stanley. Contact: rpnemett@sympatico.ca

Friday, June 19, 2015 Shedden Truck and Tractor Pull being held at the Southwold Keystone Complex. Foundation staff and volunteers will be on-site selling 50/50 tickets. The event starts at 6 p.m.

Thursday, July 16, 2015 Human Resources and Occupational Health’s Annual Bottle Drive is being held at the Hospital in the East Parking Lot. Save your LCBO and beer bottles and help support patient care. Contact: mschroed@stegh.on.ca

Saturday, August 15, 2015 The 2nd Annual "It’s OUR Hospital" Golf Tournament being held at Dutton Meadows Golf Club, Dutton. Tournament proceeds support the Hospital’s Great Expansion. Contact: caford@stegh.on.ca

Saturday, August 22, 2015 The Condie Cancer Cup is being held at Pleasant Valley Golf and Country Club, St. Thomas in support of Chemotherapy. Contact: emily.merfield@gmail.com

Sunday, September 20, 2015 Railway City Road Races being held at the CASO Station, St. Thomas. Proceeds support Orthopaedic Surgical Equipment. www.railwaycityroadraces.com

Saturday, November 21, 2015 CASO Royale is the STEGH Foundation’s Annual Fundraising Black Tie & Pearls Gala being held at the historic CASO Station in downtown St. Thomas. Contact: jbeaton@stegh.on.ca

Simply Pure Water owner, Chris Patriquin (L) donated a

percentage of his sales to OUR Hospital. On March 6th, he

came to make a very generous donation of $1,491.22.

The Respiratory Therapy Team held a bake sale and raised $400 for the Great Expansion.

Emily Merfield-Condie (R) presented a gift of $4,500 to Joanne

Beaton and Chris Stinson, Foundation staff. The Condie Cancer

Cup honours Emily’s husband Mike Condie who passed away

in 2012. This year’s Condie Cup is being held on Saturday,

August 22nd.

Debbie Whalls (L), committee member of the Shedden Truck

and Tractor Pull presents $1,000 to Chris Stinson, Foundation

staff. Funds were raised from the sale of 50/50 tickets. This

year's event will be held on Friday, June 19th, at the Southwold

Keystone Complex in Shedden.

Some of the Port Stanley and Community 55 Plus Club members

are shown after their October 2014 presentation of $2,000 to

support the new Digital Mammography Unit.

The Port Stanley Lioness Black & White Revue raised funds to support laparoscopic bowel surgery. Accepting the gift of $2,500 is Joanne Beaton (L), Foundation staff, from (L-R) Penny

Tolmie & Melsa Winter, Event Co-Chairs, and Wendy Thomson,

Social Services Chair.

Last September the Railway City Road Races raised $12,356 to support Orthopaedic Surgery. Lyle McLean, Foundation Treasurer (back L) accepts the gift from committee members (front L-R): Dawn Ellis, Nancy Lawrence, Corinne Roos, Rob Broadbent, Joleen Elder & Carolyn Johnson. Established by Lifemark Health in 2012, this year’s event will be held September 20th.

The team at Disbrowe Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac Ltd.

made a generous gift of $1,200 towards the new Digital

Mammography Unit. Pictured (L-R) Phil Fordham;

Chris Stinson, Foundation Staff; Karen Johnson; Todd Hope;

Gail Lowes; Gary Tebbutt & Paul Johnson.

For further information, please contact: Joanne Beaton, Coordinator, Legacy & Leadership Giving

519.631.2030, ext. 2727 or jbeaton@stegh.on.ca

Gib BalkwillRonald W. Bareham

Brad & Joanne BeatonTed & Barbara BlewettJohn & Jeannette Boyd

Margaret & Harold T. CarrollRon & Michelle Elliott

Phyllis Ferguson

Ray GallowayKathy HagermanDonald R. Helmer

Mr. & Mrs. D. HoldenMrs. Grace Hoshal

Johnny Jung & FamilyThomas J. & Mildred Marshman

David & Judy MennillNorma Jean Millington Foundation

Shirley Millington Memorial FundHarold & Mable O’Connor

The Skafel FamilyWayne & Jo-Anne SlaghtChristine & John Stinson

Ann & Ken VerrellElva M. White

Jill Wilson

Many people choose to leave a charitable gift in their Will because they care about a cause that has been important during their lifetime.

The Amasa Wood Legacy Society a future gift to the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation in their Will. (Those who prefer to remain anonymous can be thanked privately instead.)

The STEGH Foundation recommends that you seek professional, legal and estate planning advice to ensure the type and timing of your gift (including tax advantages) is right for you.

189 Elm Street, St. Thomas, ON N5R 5C4519.631.2030 x2246

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