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2 Introduction

Inside the walls of The Hospital, everyone is responsible for patient care. The scope of accountability goes far beyond the work of doctors, nurses and technicians. Cleaning staff ensure a hygienic environment, food services personnel play a role in patient recovery and administrative staff maintains records that are critical to the health of each patient, to name but a few examples.

Outside the walls of The Moncton Hospital, we are all responsible for healthcare of our community. However, since 1965, a diverse group of individuals, families, foundations, organizations, corporations and small businesses have made an even greater commitment to this task. We affectionately refer to them as “Friends” and their contributions, both large and small, have helped make a profound difference in the lives of so many.

Our Mission

The Friends of the Moncton Hospital Foundation raises funds to help The Moncton Hospital deliver excellent healthcare and promote wellness to meet the needs of our communities.

Our Foundation

The Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation Inc. was formed in 1965 through the interest and leadership of a group of committed individuals who had a primary goal of helping TMH to raise funds in support of better . Since it’s founding, the Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation has fulfilled its mission with the aid of the countless volunteers who have served on our board or on a committee, organized a fundraising event, canvassed on our behalf, or performed administrative tasks. Thanks to their support and to the generosity of the community, the Friends of The Moncton Hospital generates over $4 million annually to support The Moncton Hospital.

Health care funding is a government responsibility, but all governments across the country are experiencing increasing difficulty in meeting this responsibility. The government does reimburse for services to patients and pays virtually the full operating cost of all public hospitals in . The government is unable to fully fund all of the Hospitals' equipment and special program needs. That is why charitable giving is becoming more and more essential to the provision of excellent health care and why the work of the Foundation is vital to ensuring that The Moncton Hospital continues to stay abreast of developments in medical technology.

The Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation has raised over $30 million in the past 10 years alone. These contributions, made possible by caring donors and volunteers, have helped The Moncton Hospital respond to the changing healthcare needs of the community.

Our Hospital

With roots that go as far back as 1895, The Moncton Hospital continues to be a leader in health care delivery and health promotion in Atlantic . Situated in one of Canada’s fastest growing cities in the heart of the nation’s only officially bilingual province, The Moncton Hospital has continued to meet today’s healthcare challenges by expanding the scope of care and adding cutting-edge technology, all while providing exceptional service in both French and English.

As a critical care and Level 2 trauma centre , The Moncton Hospital is a Maritime referral destination for acute and trauma cases, covering New Brunswick, and northern . As well, the hospital provides family practice and medical and surgical sub-specialties; these include , medical , interventional radiology, and Women and Children’s services (including Neonatal Intensive Care).

The Moncton Hospital is a site for the Dalhousie Medical Education Program as well as the Northumberland Centre for Medical Education and Research. The following fully accredited teaching programs are also administered through The Moncton Hospital: Dietetic Internship Program, the School of Radiologic Technology and Research and the Pharmacy Residency Program.

Statistics from the previous fiscal year (2012-2013) demonstrate the impact that The Moncton Hospital has in Southeast New Brunswick and surrounding areas.

The Moncton Hospital: Key Statistics for the Fiscal Year 2012-13

ER Visits 56,483 Visits to Ambulatory Care Centre 182,948 Admissions 14,939 Radiography Tests (Medical Imaging exams) 82,903 Inpatient Surgeries 4,251 Day Surgeries 3,120

The following programs and services are provided by The Moncton Hospital:

The Moncton Hospital: Programs and Services

Addictions and Mental Health

Inpatient Acute Care Psychiatric Unit Inpatient Addictions (Detox) Provincial Inpatient Child and Adolescent Community Care Unity Smoking Cessation Program Individual Family and Group Counseling Methadone Treatment Program

The Moncton Hospital: Programs and Services (cont.)

Clinical Services

Day Surgery Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology) Emergency Department Family General Surgery Gynecology Surgery /Restorative Care (ICU) Internal Medicine Neurosurgery Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Minor Surgery Oncology (Eye) Surgery Orthopedic Surgery Plastic Surgery Rehabilitation Thoracic Surgery Surgery Vascular Surgery Irving Neurology ICU Cardiac ICU Sharon E. Harrison Medical/Surgical ICU

Support and

Audiology Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Clinical Nutrition Occupational Therapy Patient Representative Physiotherapy Psychology Recreational Therapy Respiratory Therapy Speech Language Pathology Spiritual and Religious Services Social Work Telehealth

Diagnostics and Testing

Blood and Specimen Collection Bone Marrow Biopsies Breathing Function Lab Bronchoscopy CT Scan Cystoscopy Endoscopy ECG Fluoroscopy Holter Monitoring Neuro Electrodiagnostics Pathology MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Mammography Nuclear Medicine Spirometry Ultrasound X-Rays

Clinics

Angioplasty Arthritis Clinic Asthma Clinic Blood Transfusions Chest Pain Assessment Clinic Chronic Wound Clinic Colposcopy Clinic Dermatology Clinic Diabetes Clinic Eye Clinic Facture/Orthopedic Gastro Intestinal (GI) Lab Clinic Prenatal Assessment Clinic Geriatric Assessment Clinic/Healthy Aging Hemophilia Clinic Lithotripsy Lipid Lowering Clinic Oncology Clinic Obstetrics Clinic Rheumatology Clinic Pediatrics Clinic Urodynamics Clinic TMH: Leading for a Healthy Tomorrow

While The Moncton Hospital provides comprehensive healthcare, there are a several areas of specialty for which TMH is renowned: “The entire team at TMH were exceptional” Stephanie Bujold Neurosciences Stephanie Bujold and her partner Jamie Bernatchez believe they would not be raising their two For forty years, The children today if it weren’t for The Moncton Moncton Hospital has been Hospital (TMH) and its expert staff, care and a leader in the field of equipment.

Neurosciences in Atlantic At 20 week’s pregnant, Stephanie was referred to Canada. TMH is one of the Dr. Lynn Murphy-Kaulbeck, Maternal Health Specialist at The Moncton Hospital. only two facilities in New

Brunswick providing tertiary care for patients At TMH she was examined with a highly requiring neurosurgery. It also provides Neuro- sophisticated ultrasound machine that provides Interventional Services (the use of less invasive extraordinary images which help clinicians see more details regarding the pregnancy than ever technologies to treat patients with brain before including the baby, fluid surrounding the aneurysms or with vascular problems involving baby and the placenta. The ultrasound revealed the brain, spinal cord, head or neck disorders) that Stephanie’s baby was smaller than she should be at this stage of her pregnancy causing great making TMH a major referral centre for this concern for the infant’s development. speciality. From then on Stephanie had an ultrasound at least every two weeks to measure the baby’s growth rate In the past decade, there has been a steady as well as the blood flow and oxygen levels going increase in neuro admissions at The Moncton to her unborn baby–critical factors for her survival. She was also told to bring her bags to Hospital; 3/4 of these patients require each visit, just in case! neurosurgical procedures, further securing TMH’s position as a major provider of Unfortunately, On December 4th it was evident that neurosurgical care to the Maritime provinces. the baby’s condition was deteriorating and an emergency caesarian section was performed.

The Foundation’s first capital campaign in the Wee Cassia was born at 32 week’s gestation, mid-1990’s raised $3.5 million for weighing just 2 pounds and 8 ounces. She was neurosciences and trauma care. Foremost placed on breathing machines for 48 hours, after which she managed on her own. She remained in the among the benefits from that success was the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for 6 weeks to gain a Irving Neuro Intensive Care Unit. Many hi-tech healthy weight before going home with a happy Mom pieces of equipment for neurosurgery have been and Dad! purchased through donated funds over the Today, Cassia is a healthy 3 ½ year old with no years. intellectual delays. She is still on the small side but growing bigger every day and should be on In 2012, the Stealth Navigational System (SNS) par with the other kids by the time she starts for Neurosurgery was aquired. This device school. provides surgeons with a way to navigate Stephanie attributes this wonderful outcome to the through the body using 3D images as their caring, professional team at TMH and their access guide, enabling safer, more precise procedures to sophisticated technology that helped determine when it was the right time for Cassia to be born. which benefit patients by improving their She adds, “the entire team at TMH were exceptional outcomes and recovery. The Metrx System for and I get teary eyed with gratitude every time I minimally invasive spine surgery was another think of what they have done for our family.” acquisition for the Neurosurgery Program. Stephanie sums up her life by saying, “All in all Patients undergoing this type of surgery can we are one happy family, living a good life and a lot of that goes back to how I was taken care of often go home the same day, or following day. at The Moncton Hospital during my pregnancies. I thankfully can’t imagine any other conclusion.”

Finally, in 2013, The Friends of The Moncton Hospital purchased a neuro “You never know when life will throw you a curveball” Nancy Matthews microscope for Neurosurgery. The majority of neurosurgical procedures May 4th, 2012 began as a typical day for Riverview Middle utilize a neuro microscope. A new School Principal, Nancy Matthews. After experiencing intense throbbing and aching in her mouth, she called her upgraded system brought current dentist first thing the next morning who booked her in for equipment to modern standards and an emergency appointment. Her dentist took x-rays and performed a root canal surgery on the spot. allowed for the program to run two fully operational operating rooms (OR) for The pain, however, did not subside. At 2 a.m. she went downstairs to the kitchen and took some more pain neurosurgery. This new microscope helps medication. Nancy never returned upstairs to bed. Before surgeons perform safer, more precise she climbed the first step she collapsed on the floor. procedures and benefits patients by Nancy only recalls bits and pieces of the rest of that improving their outcomes and recovery. night. She remembers her brother trying to help her as well as the paramedics treating her while she lay on her floor. Her memory is a blur but she felt she was on the Surgery floor for a long time and indeed she was. They were having trouble finding her pulse and stabilizing her enough to be able to move her.

When she was finally stable enough, they transported her by ambulance directly to The Moncton Hospital. “It’s a good thing my brother is a nighthawk. I can’t imagine what would have happened to me if I wasn’t found on the floor until morning, in fact it sends shivers right through us.”

Over the course of the next day Nancy was sent for a CAT scan which was followed by an MRI to help determine what caused her to collapse and if it was connected to the pain she had been experiencing in her teeth. Nancy sensed something serious was happening when she was sent for a second MRI soon after the first one. After this one, she In the 2012/2013 fiscal year, 4,251 met with Dr. Dhany Charest, Neurosurgeon at TMH who told her they had found a brain tumour. This lesion was in the inpatient and 3,120 day surgeries were cerebellum (a very vital area in her brain) and it was performed at The Moncton Hospital. The necessary to have surgery as soon as possible to remove it. Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation has helped insure that our The surgery would be done with the microscope in order to limit the danger to this delicate part of the brain. On surgeons, anthestheiologists and other Thursday, May 10th, just six days after the onset of her health care workers have best technology pain, Nancy underwent brain surgery. She was relieved and at their disposal. elated to find out that the tumour was not cancerous and the removal was successful!

Recently, the Friends helped TMH Coincidentally, Nancy’s son, Jack was recovering from emergency appendix surgery at the same time she was purchase a retractor system to perform recovering from her brain surgery. When she looks at liver resection surgery. This instrument photos of the two of them side by side in their hospital beds, she surmises, “you never know when life will throw provides reliable, stable exposure of the you a curveball, or two in this case, and that makes me surgical site and is recognized as a that much more grateful for our good health today.” requisite for the performance of safe liver Nancy began the school year at Riverview Middle School in surgery. It also of benefit to patients September with a renewed bounce in her step. She will have undergoing pancreatic, stomach and a follow-up MRI this November to ensure everything is OK and routine check-ups but all signs are positive that she esophageal surgery. is fully recovered and 100% healthy. “I can’t express what an expert Dr. Charest is. He and the entire team at The Moncton Hospital are incredibly caring, attentive and Other recent upgrades to the Operating knowledgeable. Our community is very fortunate to have Room that impact liver surgery include a such dedicated professionals to care for us when we need them, and I for one can attest that you truly never know new diagnostic ultrasound. This device is when that might be.” required to determine the exact location of tumours and other critical structures, such as blood vessels, within the liver during surgery. This provides the surgeon with a real-time “road map” of the liver which increases the success and safety of the procedure.

Women and Children’s Heatlh

The Moncton Hospital has identified the need to strengthen women and children’s healthcare in our region. TMH is home to several essential programs that continue to receive generous support from our community.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at The Moncton Hospital is renowned for it’s care of the Hospital’s tiniest and most fragile patients. Gifts to the Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation have allowed the NNICU to purchase state of the art isolettes (formerly known as incubators), radiant warmers, the province’s first RetCam (digital imaging system capable of capturing images of the eyes) and upgrades to cardiac monitors.

The Maternal Fetal Care Unit at TMH, which opened in 2004, is a clinic for pregnant women who need an ultrasound to diagnose fetal complications. The MFCU cares for hundreds of high-risk pregnancies every year. The Clinic receives referrals from other regions of the province as well as northern Nova Scotia, PEI, and Quebec. Our obstetrics services delivers more than 1,320 babies annually. At the present time, The Material Fetal Care Unit sees over 1,170 new patients annually and performs close to 4,500 ultrasounds a year.

In 2011, The Friends helped this unit purchase a Prenatal ultrasound. The technology allows our two high- risk pregnancy specialists to work with families and physicians to optimize the health of unborn babies.

The Provincial Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit is a six- bed tertiary care inpatient unit located at The Moncton Hospital. Its functions include psychiatric diagnosis, assessment and treatment as well as psychological, social, educational and nursing assessments for youth aged 6 to 17 less one day. The only one of its kind in the Province, the CAPU is staffed by registered nurses, youth care workers, psychologist, social worker, resource teacher and a clinical coordinator. In 2012/13 over 30 children received services from the CAPU. The typical length of stay is 4-6 weeks, with patients being admitted on a referral basis from across New Brunswick.

During the day, patients are available for testing and meet with mental healthcare professionals and group work on various topics such as anger management, bullying, self esteem, healthy relationships, healthy bodies and sexual education based on the needs of the youth at the time. Youth are also taken on therapeutic outings as much as possible in the afternoons.

“Without this service, many youth would not receive full, comprehensive psychiatric, psychosocial and psychological assessments which would impact the treatment of their mental illnesses and as well as influence their developmental outcomes.”

Natalie Bossé Clinical Coordinator PCAPU

The Irving Ambulatory Care Centre

The Irving Ambulatory Care Centre, a $47 million 160,000 square foot extension to The Moncton Hospital, was opened in March of 2010. The ACC includes a major trauma and emergency referral centre and state of the art laboratory with 18 clinics.

Clinics and services provided in the Irving Ambulatory Care Centre include Blood Collection; Bronchoscopy; Gastro Intestinal Procedures; Orthopedics; Ear, Nose and Throat; and Ophthalmology, to name just a few. In 2012/13, there were over 57,562 visits to the various clinics in this facility.

Thanks to the leadership of Robert Irving (Chair of the Healthy Returns campaign), the Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation contributed over $7.5 million to equip this state of the art facility which served over 182,948 visits in 2012-13.

“Consolidating several specialty services and clinics in the New Irving Ambulatory Care Centre has provided access for our patients and families to an improved and more efficient variety of services in one location. This new centre provides a broad range of services from diagnostic, to treatment and promotion of healthcare for our patients.”

Ruth Dunnett, RN, BN, MBA Director, Ambulatory Care & Internal Medicine Program

Emergency/Trauma Services

The Moncton Hospital continues to be one of the busiest trauma centres in the province. In 2012/13, there were 56,483 visits to the Emergency Room.

In recognition of this, the Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation enabled the purchase of The Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST Ultrasound). This device is an important tool needed to save lives in urgent medical situations. This technology allows for the quick diagnosis of life threatening internal injuries and assists the Emergency Room (ER) physician in determining the most appropriate course of action for the patient. Sharon E. Harrison stands in front of the ICU named in her Furthermore, In an effort to improve the environment for critical care and limit honor. Beside her is her transport time for critically ill patients, The Sharon E. Harrison Intensive Care daughter and TMH supporter Unit was officially opened in August of 2012. Leslie Manship.

In addition to its close proximity to the Emergency/Trauma Centre, this modern ICU is located adjacent to the Operating Rooms and a very short distance from the Medical Imaging Department and various clinics. The unit features ten glass-fronted patient rooms with a centralized desk that allows for staff to attend to emergencies immediately. The the $3.2 million ICU was made possible through contributions to the Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation’s Healthy Returns Campaign.

Oncology and the Fight “I will always be grateful” - Jo Lynne Landry-Keating Against Cancer Jo Lynne Landry-Keating considers herself to be a very lucky woman despite The Moncton Hospital is committed to facing some difficult medical hurdles. These include being treated for Hodgkin’s lymphoma–a cancer found in her lymph nodes when she was 27 being a difference maker in the fight years old, followed a year later with life-threatening heart failure during the against cancer in Atlantic Canada. birth of her daughter. Unfortunately, her troubles didn’t end there. Through the purchase of important diagnostic and treatment technology, While pregnant, Jo Lynne began suffering from serious heart-burn and was there has been an improvement in early eventually diagnosed with Barrett’s Esophagus–a disorder in which the lining cancer detection and treatment. of the esophagus is damaged by stomach acid. This condition continued following her pregnancy and was monitored regularly as patients with this can often develop dysplasia (pre-cancerous cells) which increases the risk of TMH has three board certified Thoracic getting cancer of the esophagus. Unfortunately, in June, 2009, dysplasia was Surgeons. The hospital has the largest indeed detected in her esophagus. volume of lung cancer and esophageal surgeries in the Maritimes next to According to Dr. Frank Schweiger, Gastroenterologist, at The Moncton Halifax. Hospital (TMH), the only options for patients who have high grade dysplasia or early esophageal cancer is surgery to resect part of the oesophagus, usually In 2007, in an effort to address the long followed by chemotherapy and/or radiation; or being sent away for treatment wait times for breast cancer screening, to other centres outside the Maritimes. the Friends of The Moncton Hospital raised $1.1 million for the purchase of Timing however, was in Jo Lynne’s favour. Dr. Schweiger informed her that new radiofrequency ablation equipment was soon arriving on loan to The three new digital mammography Moncton Hospital for a trial period. Jo Lynne was one of the five fortunate machines. The result is that wait times people who were offered the opportunity to experience this radiofrequency for screening have been reduced from ablation at the time. Ablation is a technique where tissue is heated until it is over one year to less than two weeks. no longer viable or alive. This particular technology is a very specific type of ablation, in which heat energy is delivered in a precise and highly-controlled manner. In 2011, the Friends of Moncton

Hospital raised the necessary $260,000 According to Jo Lynne, “being in the right place at the right time was simply a to purchase the first Endobronchial godsend, and I will always be grateful for having been given this opportunity Ultrasound System (EBUS) for The that no doubt saved my life! I arrived in the morning and was gone by noon for Moncton Hospital. The EBUS is a my first ablation–and other than a very sore throat and having difficulty revolutionary diagnostic method which swallowing for a few days, I was no worse for wear. Amazing really!” combines reliability with a minimally invasive procedure that is rapidly Jo Lynne underwent three ablations in total, all three months apart, to ensure becoming the method of choice for the best possible outcome. In September, 2010 she was deemed 95% cured! accurate diagnosis of pulmonary Today, Jo Lynne is happy, healthy and back to working full time. She will diseases, principally lung cancer. continue her annual check-ups but she most certainly does have every reason to feel lucky when you consider that clinical studies have demonstrated In Spring of 2012, The Moncton success rates with this ablation technology in 98.4% of patients. Dr. Hospital purchased Radiofrequency Schweiger agrees, and he along with the rest of us at TMH wishes Jo Lynne a Ablation Technology. This procedure healthy, happy future! can prevent or cure cancer of the esophagus. It also eliminates a condition called Barrett’s Esophagus, a precancerous condition which is commonly found in people with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). TMH is the first facility in Atlantic Canada to offer this break-through technology.

The Oncology Clinic moved to the 6th floor of The Moncton Hospital in 1997. In that year, the clinic had 6,675 patient visits. By 2012/13, the number of visits increased to 10,259. Today, this clinic remains extremely crowded and does not have the space to adequately provide services to our patients in a safe, efficient and confidential manner.

Recognizing the need to meet the pressing demand for a larger, safer, more patient focused oncology clinic, in 2008, the Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation organized a $1,000,000 fund raising campaign under the slogan, Renovating the Spirit, to relocate and redevelop the Oncology Clinic at TMH.

It soon become clear that the space proposed for renovation would not be adequate to meet the rapidly growing need. After exploring all of the options, it was evident that the only solution would be to build a Geastroenerologists Dr. Frank Schweiger, new building. The Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation has Dr. Peter Lightfoot, Nurse Manager Cathy recently partnered with and the Province of Cormier and patient Jean Claude Leger with New Brunswick to construct a new building to house a new and the Radiofrequency Abaltion technology. improved Oncology Clinic which is slated to open in 2014-15.

Looking Ahead

At the Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation, we are poised to meet the challenges of the future and beyond. Like all healthcare providers in the New Brunswick, The Moncton Hospital has experienced the effect of increasing healthcare costs due to an aging population, the expense of new technologies and advancements to current ones. The Friends of The Moncton Hospital is committed to helping TMH meet the needs of a continuingly changing healthcare landscape while maintaining and improving its exceptional level of care.

How can I help?

There are many ways you can help us to deliver quality and compassionate care by supporting the Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation. People have many reasons for considering a gift to the Foundation to include:

Support for or commitment to the work of the Hospital Creating a lasting memorial Investing in a better community Estate planning considerations Tax considerations

Our main goal is to facilitate our donors’ philanthropic objectives while optimizing tax and other financial benefits.

Did you know? By most charitable benchmarks, Hospital Foundation gifts have one of the very highest returns on investment.

Donor Appreciation and Recognition

In September of 1992 the Foundation unveiled a special permanent tribute to the generosity of all who give to support the care of patients at The Moncton Hospital. Every individual, corporation and community organization who has donated a total of $10 or more since 1990 is part of the Friends for Life Donor Recognition Display located in the main Lobby of the Hospital. The focal point for the display is two 6' x 12' stained glass renditions of a traditional friendship quilt.

Gifts of $1,000 - $4,999 Silver Plaque – Donor Wall

Gifts of $5000 – $9,999 Gold Plaque – Donor Wall

Gifts of $10,000 - $24,999 Listed as Companion

Gifts of $25,000 - $49,999 Listed as a Partner

Gifts of $50,000 - $99,999 Listed as Benefactor

Gifts of $100,000 - $149,999 Member of the Presidents Circle of Friends

Gifts of $150,000 + Dream Builder

Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation: Board of Directors

Paul Arsenault, Chair David Holt, Past Chair David Savoie, 1st Vice Chair Steve Folwer, 2nd Vice Chair

Maria Cormie, Treasurer Linda Saunders, Secretary Tom Badger Anne Basque

Dr. John McManaman Lorne Mitton Dr. Jeff Mowat Kent Robinson

Brent Scrimshaw Karen Teed Rob Robichaud

Nothing is more important than your health!

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