2HOSPI TALS OF0 REGI NA FOU NDATION1 2019 A N9N UAL R EPORT OUR MISSION TOP 5 REASONS DONORS In collaboration with our partners, SUPPORT Hospitals of Regina Foundation HOSPITALS OF raises funds to improve health REGINA care for the residents of southern FOUNDATION Saskatchewan. 1 Their family and/or friends are affected OUR VISION 2 They believe in supporting a To be recognized as the best good cause investment in health care for southern Saskatchewan. 3 They want to help people

4 They want to give back to OUR VALUES the community

Donor-centered 5 They believe it is the right Fundamental interests and thing to do aspirations of our donors are paramount in our fundraising activities and stewardship.

Working in partnership Continual fostering and strengthening of relationships within our community.

Forward-thinking Innovative decision-making based on sound information.

Results-driven Dedication to the fulfillment of our vision and mission.

Integrity Professionalism and ethical standards guide all that we do. “In reviewing a year in which records were achieved and milestones reached, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of you – our partners, supporters and donors. The Foundation is simply an extension of your steadfast dedication to local health care. Your commitment and support has allowed us to make life better for everyone in southern Saskatchewan.”

Aaron Runge Chair, Board of Directors

Dino Sophocleous President & CEO

HOSPITALS OF REGINA FOUNDATION 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 1 MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE PRESIDENT & CEO

In many ways, 2019 was an where we expect to see 14,500 support of community groups, exceptional year for children annually, cancer event organizers and sponsors, Hospitals of Regina programs through our Breast and corporate partners and individual IFoundation. It afforded us the Prostate Assessment Centres and donors who have helped us opportunity to celebrate a the in-patient oncology unit, adult deliver on our promise of the best number of milestones, beginning rehabilitation programs, the adult local health care possible that we with the launch of the $2 million in-patient mental health unit, and made to our community in 1987. Cardiac Care Campaign, which support for physician fellowships, This commitment is at the heart of began with a $1 million matching which will see much needed everything we do at Hospitals of gift from The Mosaic Company. medical specialists train and Regina Foundation. It is a promise The campaign was completed in return to Regina to care for our that we cannot deliver on without a short nine months thanks to the community. your help. Nothing we do support of our southern happens without you! Saskatchewan community and Funding for our hospital will allow us to renew and commitments came from many In reviewing a year in which upgrade the technology in the donors, as well as Hospitals of records were achieved and Cardiac Catheterization Lab Regina Foundation Home milestones reached, we extend within the Mosaic Heart Centre, Lotteries, which were both our heartfelt gratitude to our where 2,300 cardiac patients successful and record breaking in volunteers, including our have interventions every year. 2019. Both the spring and fall volunteer board of directors, the Home Lotteries sold out early, medical, support and 2019 also saw the with record combined proceeds management teams in our commencement of our $3 million of almost $4.2 million. hospitals and the Saskatchewan Surgical Campaign, which was Health Authority, our devoted launched with a $500,000 Which brings us to the biggest staff team, and all of you – our matching gift from Yara Belle milestone - since 1987 with your partners, supporters and donors. Plaine. This effort will allow us to help and support, the Foundation The Foundation is simply an modernize all eighteen operating has raised an incredible $201 extension of your steadfast suites at the Regina General and million for investments in dedication to local health care. Pasqua Hospitals through the technology, equipment, medical Your commitment and support has installation of new surgical booms research and clinical education in allowed us to make life better for and surgical lights to make the our three hospitals. This makes us, everyone in southern 26,000 surgeries we have in by far, the most successful hospital Saskatchewan. Regina every year safer and foundation in the history of the more efficient. province. It is a collective Thank you. accomplishment by all of us Last year was also a record coming together to invest in the revenue year, with our health care of our families, friends Aaron Runge community’s support exceeding and neighbours. Chair, Board of Directors $14.4 million for the first time in our Foundation’s history. This None of this would be possible support will allow us to continue without the unwavering to make transformational generosity of our southern investments in many areas of our Saskatchewan community. We Dino Sophocleous, CFRE hospitals, including pediatrics, are humbled and honored by the President & CEO

2 HOSPITALS OF REGINA FOUNDATION 2019 ANNUAL REPORT MESSAGME EFRSOSAMG TEH EF RSOAMSK ATHTCEH SEAWSAKNA HTCEAHLETWH AANU THHEOARLITTHY PARUETSHIDOERNITT Y& CCEEO

I am writing to thank you on funding for educational patients across Saskatchewan behalf of our board of opportunities for staff and other who access our services in directors, staff and critical supports for our health Regina and area. Iphysicians for your past and system. ongoing support for Every day, HRF and its donors strengthening health care One example of this support in help foster support from the services in Saskatchewan. the last year is the partnership community and engage donors between HRF and Mosaic for to strengthen the care we can For more than thirty years, the advancements in cardiac care deliver. Hospitals of Regina Foundation equipment in Regina. This support (HRF) and its generous donors will save lives. And it is just one have given tens of millions of example of HRF’s support. The dollars for much needed life changing support of HRF’s Scott W. Livingstone infrastructure improvements, donors is present in all corners of Chief Executive Officer, advances in medical equipment, Regina’s hospitals and felt by Saskatchewan Health Authority

A B O U T R E G I N A ’ S H O S P I T A L S

REGINA GENERAL PASQUA HOSPITAL WASCANA HOSPITAL REHABILITATION CENTRE Pasqua Hospital is at the Regina General Hospital is a forefront of many programs Wascana Rehabilitation Centre major referral centre for southern including ophthalmology, (WRC) provides specialized Saskatchewan and offers orthopedics and cancer services. long-term care and numerous specialties including It is home to the Breast comprehensive rehabilitation cardiosciences, neurosciences Assessment Centre, recognized programs for adults and children. and critical care. It is home to the as a centre of excellence in The WRC is home to the Wolfe Mosaic Heart Centre – breast imaging, and the Prostate Stroke Unit, which provides recognized as a leading cardiac Assessment Centre, which rehabilitation services for stroke facility in Canada – and the provides enhanced services for patients from across southern Rawlco Centre for Mother Baby prostate cancer patients. Saskatchewan. Care – one of the most advanced family-friendly facilities in Canada.

HOSPITALS OF REGINA FOUNDATION 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 3 LEGACY GIFT

and attending Rider games. She was as well as hospital staff in leadership dedicated to her profession and helping positions to understand the priority needs “If you don’t have your others until a freak accident in an airport left of our hospitals. health, you don’t have her with a broken leg and the need to be anything. That’s why hospitalized for a full recovery. While still in Lynn was very generous to the Foundation I’ll keep supporting recovery she accidentally fell again, during her lifetime, attending many events breaking her wrist and requiring further supporting the Foundation and donating the Foundation.” care in Regina’s Hospitals, as well as more than $47,000 in support of Lynn McManus, June 2016 reconstructive wrist surgery with plates and campaigns supporting Trauma, Respiratory, screws. Lynn spent an entire month at the Eye Centre, Surgery and ER/EMS Regina’s Pasqua Hospital where she was services. grateful for everyone - nurses, doctors, cleaners, nutritional and therapy staff who Lynn had also begun planning a gift through Lynn Carol McManus was born on 23 were all instrumental in her recovery. her estate, intending to make one last April, 1947, to parents Raymond and Although she spent a lifetime of helping transformational gift to the Foundation that Nancy and was raised on a farm near others heal, it wasn’t until she herself needed would become her legacy to her community Milestone Sk. where she grew up enjoying medical care that she gained a whole and her hospitals. She often discussed her both figure skating and piano lessons. After new appreciation for the care given in our plans during her regular lunches with high school, Lynn took a lab tech course local hospitals. Foundation staff, always insisting that this but soon realized it was not for her and final gift would be her testament to how went into nurses' training at the Regina Lynn started making donations to the grateful she was for the care she and her Grey Nuns Hospital, graduating in 1971. Hospitals of Regina Foundation as a way loved ones had received in Regina’s Working in Regina and Calgary she of giving back to her community, with a fresh hospitals and her “investment” in the health eventually continued her education path in understanding of how every penny could care of people in southern Saskatchewan. Edmonton and went back to school from be put to the best use within the local 1978 to1980, graduating as an medical system. She enjoyed a wonderful For years, Lynn enjoyed her health and life, Occupational Health Nurse. relationship with several staff at the and greatly enjoyed traveling during her Foundation and met with them many times eventual retirement. When she passed away Over the following years she continued to as a friend and an interested community in June of 2018, her caring for life and practice nursing in Calgary and then partner. She particularly enjoyed lunches community became apparent to all when Vancouver. Lynn returned to Saskatchewan with our CEO and our Vice President, she bequeathed the majority of her estate in 2002 to be near her father after he always eager to learn about the new (farm land and investments) to the Hospitals suffered injuries in a car accident. After her priorities the Foundation was working on. of Regina Foundation. Her estate gift parents passed, Lynn was left the family totalled an astonishing $2.4 million and will farm, although she would have been be the Lynn was personally invested in be invested in medical priorities in our first to tell you she was no farmer. understanding the direction the hospitals hospitals for years to come. Lynn is a shining were headed. This is because she wanted to example of a life well lived and a legacy Lynn was blessed with good health most of have a real impact through her gifts. She well left. Her caring and generosity will her life, enjoyed the symphony, the theatre met regularly with senior Foundation staff, never be forgotten. A Lifetime 4 HOSPITALS OF REGINA FOUNDATION 2019 ANNUAL REPORT Lynn with Martin Short at the first ever Four Seasons Ball, June 2017

of Caring HOSPITALS OF REGINA FOUNDATION 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 5 PEDIATRIC AMBASSADOR

Cody Fajardo steps up to help kids

Cody Fajardo with Danae, Jordan and Ezequiel Mann

A superstar on the field and On November 13, 2019, Cody 11-year old Catherine Okolita, off, Cody Fajardo has given toured the Neonatal Intensive the two will make an irresistible Saskatchewan residents a lot Care Unit at the Rawlco Centre pair in the promotion of kids’ of reasons to show him for Mother Baby Care in health care funding initiatives for support. Regina’s General Hospital, Regina’s Hospitals over the next along with Stephen Safinuk and year. In 2019 he volunteered his time Greg McCulloch from Piffles to become a Pediatric Podcast. Together they The Foundation greatly Ambassador for Hospitals of presented the Foundation with a appreciates Cody’s initiative in Regina Foundation, adding one donation of $6,000. supporting pediatric care in more accolade to a long list of Regina’s hospitals. Cody’s achievements. Cody’s truly enthusiasm will go a long way genuine and caring personality towards spotlighting the makes him the ideal Pediatric Ambassador in support of kid’s wonderful work that has been health care in Regina and “I WANTED TO done, and will continue to be southern Saskatchewan. PUT THE MONEY done, by the community in Because of the affection shown WHERE IT COULD supporting and investing in the to him since arriving in Regina, HELP THE MOST best pediatric care possible for Cody began thinking of ways PEOPLE POSSIBLE.” children in Regina and southern Saskatchewan. Catherine Okolita & he could give back to the CODY FAJARDO Cody Fajardo community. “The obvious choice after asking around was to approach Hospitals of Regina Foundation,” Cody said. “I approached the Foundation with the donation from the funds Last year we saw over 10,000 of the t-shirt sale created by children treated in Regina’s (local sports podcast) Piffles Hospitals. More than 4,500 Podcast; I soon realized I could babies were born at the Rawlco become even more involved by Centre for Mother Baby Care helping to promote the and approximately 500 importance of strong, local newborn babies admitted to our children’s care here in Southern NICU. Working alongside Saskatchewan.” another Pediatric Ambassador,

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NICU’s technology helps baby overcome unimaginable obstacles

Kingsley was born with outer membrane to help the skin major organs outside his grow enough to cover all his body with nothing but a thin organs. membrane to protect them. He needed to grow his own “We were seeing his skin grow skin around them in order to right before our eyes every survive. day,” explains Krystal. “His skin now covers his organs. He looks Diagnosed with an like the rest of the world.” omphalocele, medical teams Kingsley stayed a total of 67 monitored the baby’s days in the NICU. Today, he’s development throughout the developing under the watchful pregnancy. His bowels and liver eyes of his medical team at the were growing outside his body; pediatric outpatient clinic. “They there was a chance his other help me deal with anything that organs would grow too big, or could potentially come up in his not grow at all. There was also condition,” Krystal explains. a high risk of other “They hear me, we talk about abnormalities that could result in options, which one is most death. Fortunately, none of feasible for him, and we take those scenarios played out in action.” Kingsley’s case.

It takes 39 days for human skin cells to generate, which was “WE WENT FROM time baby Kingsley didn’t have. ‘I DON’T KNOW IF “It was very scary,” his mom WE’RE GOING TO Krystal Taylor recalls. “I went MEET HIM’ TO through a big period of doubt ‘LET’S GIVE HIM A because this condition is so rare.” NAME,’”. “IT WAS LIFE-CHANGING.”

At 33 weeks, Kingsley was KRYSTAL TAYLOR delivered at Regina General Healthy baby Kingsley Hospital by C-section, and was immediately taken to the neonatal intensive care unit been diagnosed, and we Foundation continues to invest in (NICU), where he was placed Kingsley is at high risk of bowel probably wouldn’t have met life-saving equipment for the in a specialized sterile plastic obstruction and Krystal says a him, if not for the technology in NICU, now and in the future. bag from his toes to his chest, to lot of pain and suffering is Regina’s hospitals.” In the near future Kingsley will protect his exposed organs. His prevented by the use of medical have surgery to place his liver and bowels were in a imaging. “We know we don’t Regina’s NICU sees organs inside his abdomen. membrane sac, which helped need exploratory surgery. He’s approximately 500 fragile Both his parents and the medical his skin know where to grow. avoided so many pokes babies each year, all of whom staff anticipate that he will live a Instead of surgery, a special because of a simple diagnostic need all the help they can get in completely normal life. The only silver benzoate solution was scan,” Krystal explains. overcoming unimaginable thing he will be missing is... painted onto Kingsley’s existing “Kingsley couldn’t have even obstacles. It is essential the a belly button.

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Rawlco Radio gives back

which also includes the special care nursery for babies who require less intensive care, has capacity for 29 babies. On an average day, 21 babies receive care in the unit.

In addition to supporting southern Saskatchewan’s children and most vulnerable babies, Rawlco Radio also supports the Prostate Assessment Centre at the Pasqua Hospital through its Uncover the Cure Cocktail Party. To date, this event, hosted by CJME personality John Gormley, has raised over $1.2 million. e Z99 Radiothon live at Cornwall Centre Furthermore, Rawlco has supported the Who’s Your Daddy Ride for Prostate Cancer, Foundation. Through many The NICU is located in the which rallied riders together to avenues and events, Rawlco Centre for Mother Baby also raise funds for the Prostate Rawlco’s owners, Care at the Regina General Assessment Centre; it has helped management, staff and Hospital, which in itself is a raise an additional $171,500 in on-air personalities have testament to Rawlco’s unerring support the Centre. These promoted the cause of devotion to the health of our contributions have enabled improving health care, not community. Beginning in 2004 advanced technology, better only within Regina and with a lead gift of $1.5 million equipment, earlier detection and southern Saskatchewan, but from Gordon and Doug improved treatments for prostate the entire western region Rawlinson, owners of Rawlco cancer and other prostate of Canada. Radio, the Small is Big related issues. campaign was launched by Hospitals of Regina Foundation. Thanks to the generous support The Z99 Radiothon has raised With the support of many of the Rawlinson family and more than $8.6 million over the generous donors in our Rawlco Radio, and their past 32 years for the community, the campaign raised steadfast commitment to the Tom Newton & John Gormley of Foundation, in support of the an incredible $6 million to health of our community, Rawlco Radio Neonatal Intensive Care Unit establish the Rawlco Centre for Hospitals of Regina Foundation (NICU) at the Rawlco Centre for Mother Baby Care. It is an has been able to make Mother Baby Care. Through example of what our community transformational investments in For the past 33 years, generous community support, can achieve when we all we local health care that have Rawlco Radio (owners of the Radiothon has provided our share a common vision. stood the test of time. Nothing Regina radio stations Z99, NICU with leading edge, life- we do happens without our Jack FM, and CJME) has saving technology that has In a typical year 500 babies, closest partners and Rawlco been a wonderful supporter enhanced the medical team’s from 23 to 44 weeks old, Radio certainly fits that and committed partner to ability to care for fragile require specialized care in the description in every possible Hospitals of Regina newborns. unit each year. The NICU, way.

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Reg ina’s World-class Cardiac Care delivers a new lease on life

stabilized but remained critical. have a heart attack - and The EMS team in Arcola loaded hopefully you aren’t - but if you Jos into the ambulance for his are, make sure you have it in trip to Regina, but his condition Regina! If it wasn’t for the was so serious that the amazing care and support that I specialized Cardiac Ambulance received at the Mosaic Heart was dispatched from Regina Centre, I wouldn’t be here and Jos was transferred today.” between ambulances on the side of the highway. Within a half hour of arriving in the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) at the Mosaic Heart Centre, Jos was in “WITHIN TWO surgery having two stents DAYS I WAS ON inserted to open up the blocked THE HOSPITALS OF blood vessels. Two more stents REGINA were inserted two days later. FOUNDATION Five days after that, he was WEBSITE. I WANTED discharged and returned home to Kenosee Park to recuperate. TO SEND IN A DONATION, TO He certainly did not waste any MAKE SURE OTHER time looking for ways to express PEOPLE RECEIVE his gratitude for the life-saving THE SAME CARE I care he received. “Within two DID.” days I was on the Hospitals of JOS RISLING Regina Foundation website,” Jos reveals. “I wanted to send in a Jos and Meg Risling at the 2019 CCU 5K Walk/Run in support of our donation, to make sure other Mosaic Heart Centre people receive the same care I did.” Stories like Jos’ demonstrate the Jos also took part in the annual importance of supporting world- March 23, 2019 is a date including lacing up his skates for class cardiac care for the Jos Risling will always weekly hockey games. CCU fundraising walk/run in support of the Mosaic Heart people of southern remember. Saskatchewan. Thanks to the Centre in May, where he spoke “I certainly didn’t think I was in generous support of our donors about his experience. He It is the day he nearly died. But a high-risk category for heart and partners like Mosaic, the continues to speak to groups, it is also the day that he gained disease,” Jos states. “So, when I Foundation will ensure this level an appreciation for the started having chest pains a few advising people to have their of care is available right here at incredible quality of cardiac days earlier, I ignored them. cholesterol checked regularly. It home, when people need it care available in Regina’s Then, on March 23rd I tried to is believed high cholesterol was most. hospitals. play hockey and ended up the major contributing factor to having a full-blown STEMI (a Jos’ heart issues. The 47-year-old principal at heart attack involving a Wawota Parkland School in blockage of one of the major “People have joked about it, but southeast Saskatchewan is arteries to the heart).” Jos’ wife I can tell you from first-hand married with two young boys rushed him to the hospital in experience it’s true,” Jos and leads an active lifestyle, Arcola, where his condition was confides. “If you’re going to

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treats coronary artery disease - critical heart problems related to the blockage of blood “We are so pleased to vessels to the heart. Last year, doctors in the partner with the cath lab performed more than 2,200 Foundation and offer procedures, including a procedure called a our $1 million transcatheter aortic valve implantation community match.” (TAVI). This procedure allows for a new heart valve to be implanted using a catheter Karen Swager and the Mosaic Heart Centre was the first facility in the province to perform this procedure.

“Without access to the most current In June 2019, the Foundation announced a technology, and the talented doctors such new chapter in our partnership with The technology allows us to attract to the Mosaic Company (Mosaic) - a $2 million Mosaic Heart Centre, many of our patients Cardiac Care campaign with a generous would not have survived. This new $1 million community match offer from investment will ensure that cardiologists like Mosaic. The campaign was a huge success and reached its goal in a short nine months. me have the technology we need to provide the very best care to our patients, right here “In order to help keep the Mosaic Heart at home,” said Dr. Rodney Zimmerman - Centre a centre of excellence in our Cardiology Division Lead, Regina Area. province, and to continue to provide outstanding cardiac care to everyone in our Last year, Regina’s emergency rooms saw community, we are so pleased to partner almost 100,000 visits; one out of every five with the Foundation and offer our $1 million was cardiac-related. Heart disease and community match”, said Karen Swager, stroke accounts for almost 20 per cent of all senior vice president, potash, at The deaths in Canada and Saskatchewan has Mosaic Company. one of the highest provincial mortality rates due to heart disease. With Mosaic’s The Cardiac Care campaign will provide a leadership and generous support from our crucial investment in new technology for the community, we will continue to support catheterization (cath) lab at the Mosaic cardiac care services in our hospitals for Heart Centre. The cath lab diagnoses and many years to come. Million Do 10 HOSPITALS OF REGINA FOUNDATION 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ll ar Match 11 11 HOSPITALS OF REGINA FOUNDATION 2019 ANNUAL REPORT SIGNATURE EVENT

Magnificent Four Seasons Ball returns to wow guests and support pediatric care

For the third year in a row the Four Seasons Ball awed and inspired attendees with a continuous array of entertainment and culinary delights - all finely curated to deliver Saskatchewan’s most exclusive black-tie event. As the entire room seamlessly evolved from one season to the next, guests enjoyed a sumptuous seven-course meal while an evening of world-class entertainment was closed out by Sinbad, one of today’s greatest stand-up comics. Lead by GMS, our presenting partner, and all our sponsors, our community helped make the event the best ever. The 2019 Four Seasons Ball raised $493,783 and for this we are profoundly grateful to every one of our supporters, partners and volunteers, whose commitment to this event allows us to support world-class local pediatric health care right here in Regina.

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PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

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She has a personality and smile that lights up a room

being put in place for her before and surgeons who allow she was even born, giving her children to live healthy, normal parents confidence their baby lives.” would be in good hands.

Panagiota recalls the options that were available for Karina’s initial treatment. One of them “REGINA HAS SO was non-surgical Nasoalveolar MANY AMAZING molding, or NAM as it’s more DOCTORS AND often referred to. The NAM SURGEONS WHO device is custom created ALLOW CHILDREN specifically for each newborn and the procedure starts in the TO LIVE HEALTHY, first week of life. The device is NORMAL LIVES.” worn 24 hours a day and gently PANAGIOTA EUTENEIER directs the growth of the upper jaw and gums while improving the shape and position of the nose. The intention of the NAM molding was to hopefully limit future surgeries. Today Karina has no ongoing health issues but does visit the “I wanted the best for my baby,” Cleft Lip & Palate Clinic at the Panagiota says, “and Wascana Rehabilitation Centre fortunately the NAM worked once a year to see an Ear Nose well for Karina.” and Throat Specialist, a Plastic Surgeon, a Speech Pathologist, At 6 months of age Karina had a Pediatric Dentist and Peanut, her first surgical procedure on the therapy dog with a cleft her upper lip done at Regina palate of his own. The clinic General Hospital by Dr. Peter provides these specialists all in Chang and the Regina surgical team. This allowed part of the one place, eliminating the need Katrina Euteneier NAM to be removed. It was for multiple appointments or then followed by Karina’s trips out of town. It is essential second procedure at 12 months that the Foundation continues to Now 5 years old and getting lip/palate diagnosis. With two old to correct her palate. The invest in technology and our ready to take on school, young children (Nicola, 2 and next procedure will be a bone pediatric programs to support Karina is determined, Melina, 3) already at home, the graft, sometime in 2020, to these children and their families, confident, sharp and can diagnosis was a shock. “It was provide more structure for her right here at home. educate anyone about the very overwhelming. I was in palate and nose, and Panagiota world of famous Disney denial for a little bit.” Panagiota is confident this procedure will princesses. recalls. However, Karina’s early be successful as well. diagnosis resulted in a well- Her mom, Panagiota Euteneier, coordinated process of “Surgery for kids and adults can was 20 weeks pregnant when consultations with various be a scary situation but Regina she first learned of Karina’s cleft specialists and a treatment plan has so many amazing doctors

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Yara Belle Plaine creates Match Surgical Fund $500, 000

George Pohorelic, Yara Belle Plaine president and plant manager (left)

Surgical patients at Regina’s matching community donations the Y ara Belle Plaine Surgical dioxide, as well as keeping hospitals will benefit from the dollar for dollar. Fund will elevate the level of monitors and other electronic latest initiative in the long- surgical care for all patients, devices appropriately located standing partnership “We are committed to and will undoubtedly save so as to make surgery even between Hospitals of Regina supporting causes that make life lives.” safer and more efficient. Foundation and Yara Belle better for our employees, their Plaine. families, and our communities,” The funds raised will help The Foundation greatly says Yara Belle Plaine President replace and upgrade the 30 appreciates Yara Belle Plaine’s In 2019 Yara pledged a and Plant Manager George year old surgical booms in the leadership in supporting $500,000 match for community Pohorelic. “In addition to this 18 operating suites at Regina improved surgical care in donations to the Foundation’s new pledge, we’re proud to General and Pasqua Hospitals. Regina’s hospitals. Yara’s Surgical Campaign through the have contributed more than The Foundation has pledged to support will go a long way Yara Belle Plaine Surgical Fund. $650,000 since 1995 to raise $3 million through this towards ensuring life-saving As a result of Yara’s generous Regina’s hospitals through the Surgical Campaign. New technology is available to help commitment, donations made by Foundation. We’re excited surgical booms allow for safer patients in southern the community will literally have about this new chapter in our use of medical gases such as Saskatchewan live better lives. double the impact with Yara partnership, because we know oxygen, nitrogen and carbon

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Countless patients and families have Ron Melnechenko of Foam Lake had just benefited from the many key centres of care arrived in Regina to attend an event when If you know someone our lottery proceeds have supported. In he got the call telling him he was the lucky who has been treated 2019, our two lotteries supported a full winner of the 50/50 jackpot of at one of Regina’s range of medical services, with the focus of $374,582.50, a win he says will the fall lottery program being the Cardiac undoubtedly speed up his retirement plans. hospitals, you know Care Campaign for the Mosaic Heart someone who has Centre. Once again, all tickets were sold out Without exception, each winner stated that benefited from the by the early bird deadlines raising over $4.1 they have been long-time supporters of the Hospitals of Regina Million in revenue for the Foundation. Foundation’s lotteries, not only because of Foundation Home the chance to win, but mostly because of the Lotteries. The lottery Murray and Donna Brown of Carlyle said cause they support. The Foundation is has been running for they were so very shocked and happy to be forever grateful for the community’s 32 years and has the winners of the $1.4 Million spring lottery continued loyalty throughout the years. showhome along with $30,000 cash. raised over $47 million Together, we will continue to make lives better. for Regina’s three The winners of the fall lottery $1.1 Million hospitals. showhome and $30,000 cash were Peter and Tina Naylen of Regina. In a surprising All the money raised coincidence, Tina was the bank manager stays in southern that 30 years ago lent Ken Ripplinger the Saskatchewan, money to start Ripplinger Homes, the builder of the amazing home she had just won. HOSP IT ALS OF REGINA ensuring that quality FO UNDATION local health care is The $700,000 Cottage at Pasqua Lake was HOME LOTTERYTM available when people won by Lolita Vansteelandt of Pilot Butte. need it most. She and her siblings had recently sold a long held family cabin which was too far away to be used often, so this win gave her family a retreat again. 2019 Lotte r 16 16 HOSPITALS OF REGINA FOUNDATION 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ry Winners 17 HOSPITALS OF REGINA FOUNDATION 2019 ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIALS

Summary Statement of Financial Position As at December 31, 2019 with comparative information for December 31, 2018

2019 2018

Current assets Cash $ 232,477 $ 579,761 Short-term investments 23,009,099 15,672,409 Pledges and planned gifts receivable 2,596,550 901,933 Other 405,352 798,525 26,243,478 17,952,628

Investments 19,811,959 17,540,220 Tangible capital assets 206,043 221,809 $ 46,261,480 $ 35,714,657

Liabilities and deferred contributions Accounts payable $ 861,560 $ 530,631 Deferred pledges and planned gifts 2,596,550 901,933 3,458,110 1,432,564

Net assets Invested in tangible capital assets 206,043 221,809 Operating reserve 1,000,000 1,000,000 Designated funds 33,569,525 25,979,100 Endowment and special purpose funds 8,027,802 7,081,184 42,803,370 34,282,093

$ 46,261,480 $ 35,714,657

Summary Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Assets For the year ended December 31, 2019 with comparative information for the year ended December 31, 2018

2019 2018

Revenue Charitable giving $ 7,589,425 $ 4,449,786 Charitable gaming 4,172,041 3,984,463 Investment income (loss) 2,666,987 (20,973) 14,428,453 8,413,276 Expenses Fundraising, administration and communications 2,109,266 2,081,531

Excess of revenue over expenses 12,319,187 6,331,745 Net assets, beginning of year 34,282,093 30,620,948 Distributions to Saskatchewan Health Authority (3,797,910) (2,670,600) Net assets, end of year $ 42,803,370 $ 34,282,093

These summarized financial statements of Hospitals of Regina Foundation Inc. are derived from the complete financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2019, prepared in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit entities. The complete audited financial statements of Hospitals of Regina Foundation Inc. are available at https://www.hrf.sk.ca/News-Media/Annual-Reports

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Aaron Runge, Chair Katrine White, Vice Chair Balvinder Gill Jim Grundy Rick Hoffman Managing Partner, Vice President, Vice President of Operations, Vice President and Branch Executive Vice President MLT Aikins LLP Consumer Sales and Solutions, Group Medical Services Manager, and Chief Financial Officer, SaskTel RBC Wealth Management and Farm Credit Canada RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

Dr. Andrea Lavoie Shelley Lipon Rachelle Verret Morphy Dave Petigrew Blaine Pho Interventional Cardiologist and Global CSR Executive Lead, Vice-President, President and CEO, Managing Director, Medical Director, SNOMED International Law, Land and Regulatory Harvard Western Insurance TD Greystone Asset Cardiac Care Unit and Cardiac Affairs, Management Rehabilitation Program SaskPower Regina General Hospital

COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

Chair of the Board: Management Liaison Audit and Finance Aaron Runge Committee: Committee: • Aaron Runge, Chair • Rick Hoffman, Chair Vice Chair of the Board: • Blair Ross • Jim Grundy Katrine White • Katrine White • Blaine Pho • Shelley Lipon • Rachelle Verret Morphy

Blair Ross Tafaline Wall President and Chief Regional Vice President, Operating Officer, BMO Bank of Montreal SRG Security Resource Group Inc.

19 HOSPITALS OF REGINA FOUNDATION 2019 ANNUAL REPORT LAST YEAR IN REGINA’S HOSPITALS…

18,59 7 26,6 71 MRIs PERF ORMED AT REGIN A VISIT S T O REGIN A’S SUR GERIES GENERAL HOSPIT AL EMER GEN CY PERF ORMED IN ROOMS ARE REGIN A’S HOSPIT AL S CARDIA C REL ATED

4,32 1 VISIT S T O THE PEDIA TRIC 336 OUTP ATIENT PR OGRAM OPEN HEART 46,45 7 SUR GERIES PERF ORMED CT SC ANS 24,46 4 PERF ORMED PATIENT S A T THE EYE CENTRE 18,5 77 500 VISIT S T O THE BABIES NEEDED CHILDREN’S PR OGRAM A T REGIN A’S NICU WASC AN A REHAB CENTRE

20 HOSPITALS OF REGINA FOUNDATION 2019 ANNUAL REPORT MESSAGE FROM THE SASKATCHEWAN HEALTH AUTHOOURIRT YF UPTRUESRIED EPNRTO &JE CCETO S

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