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YourGiftsMakeADifference ANNUALREPORT2003-2004 Contents A Message from our President1 & Executive Director 2003-2004 Board of Directors The Capital Planning Process: From Donor Dollars to Medical Equipment Purchase2 Overview Director Profile:3 Norm Sauve Service Club Profile: Les Chevaliers de4 Colomb Conseil des Grands Lacs #7999 Our Donors Privacy5-12 Statement Friends Forever 13Monthly Giving Program Pacesetter Profile:14 Royal Bank Foundation Our15 Pacesetters 16-18In Loving Memory Major Donor19 Profile: CN The Gift20 Gala & Auction FUNdraising! insidebackcoverHow to Contact Us CoverPhotos Top: Mairaed Nicholls is one of hundreds in our community who comes to the hospital for dialysis treatment three times per week. Dialysis is a life-prolonging process for those whose kidneys are permanently impaired. It removes toxic materials from the bloodstream, maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance. Your donations purchased four Renal Dialysis Machines at a cost of $31,000 each. Bottom Left: Don Mertes was one of many patients who required a cardiac monitor during his recent stay at our hospital. The monitors are vital to monitor a patient’s breathing, heart rate and rhythm, and blood flow. Your donations purchased more than 16 Cardiac Monitors at a cost in excess of $25,000 each. Bottom Centre: Linda Ervin was a patient of the Sault Area Hospital whom required the special capabilities provided by the Bariatric Shower and Tilting Wheelchair. Designed to accommodate the special needs of patients who are severely limited in their movement, they increase patient convenience and comfort. Your donations purchased a Bariatric Shower and Tilting Wheelchair at a cost of $9,055. Bottom Right: Tom Chevrier is one of numerous cancer patients in our community who has learned of the benefits of a chemotherapy Infusion Pump from Carol Allard, RN, Algoma Regional Cancer Care Program. The pump allows for a supply of a controlled amount of drugs very slowly into the bloodstream over an extended period of time. Proceeds from the 2003 Gift Gala & Auction allowed the Foundation to purchase eight Infusion Pumps at a cost of $5,600 each. AnnualReport2003-20041 “While much of the Foundation’s focus MessagefromJamesMelville,BoardPresident is on equipment and funding, people are &CherylPavoni,ExecutiveDirector at the heart of what we do - people like you and your families, your friends and neighbours.” James T. Melville, Board President Cheryl Pavoni, Executive Director For most of us, a hospital is of little concern until we, between the government and the community. While or a friend or family member, needs it. The hospital much of the Foundation’s focus is on equipment and then becomes the focus of our lives – a place to find funding, people are at the heart of what we do - the care and support we require. The impact on people like you and your families, your friends and patient care afforded by the new equipment and neighbours. I know that we speak for all of us when facility renovations funded through the Sault Area we tell you that we are proud to be part of this Hospital Foundation really does make a difference in worthwhile endeavor. the lives of those who come through our hospital doors. With this annual report we want to continue building This Annual Report is our way of reporting to you, our relationship with you, our most loyal and our donors, on the successes of last year, which were generous friends. By reporting to you on our largely a result of your generosity. It highlights key progress, we demonstrate accountability, an essential accomplishments of the past year and is a way of ingredient in building trust. ensuring that the community is aware of both our In closing, we would like to take this opportunity to progress and needs. We also use this medium to thank our Foundation Board of Directors, volunteers publicly recognize donors who made gifts of $100 or and hospital staff for their work and commitment to more during the fiscal year April 1, 2003 - March 31, our patients and donors. In addition, we extend our 2004, unless they wish to remain anonymous. heartfelt thanks to all of you who have supported the During the past year, the Foundation has provided Sault Area Hospital over the past year. over $775,000 to Sault Area Hospital for the purchase Sincerely, of urgently needed medical equipment (See page 2 for list and further information). More than 15,000 donors gave their support to the Foundation this past year! James T. Melville, Board President Although the government provides the basics in healthcare, these basics do not cover the cost of all of our new medical equipment needs. The cost of new equipment and upgrades or the replacement of existing equipment has always been shared Cheryl Pavoni, Executive Director Photo by Brian Tremblay Photo by Brian Tremblay SaultAreaHospitalFoundation-BoardofDirectors James T. Melville, President Dr. David H. Gould Mike Rosso Bud Carruthers, Vice-President Greg Johnson Norm Sauve Manu A. Malkani, Secretary Velma McClelland David Stone Cheryl Pavoni, Treasurer Paul Paciocco Evelyn Theriault Victoria Chiappetta Gus Palombi AnnualReport2003-20042 Every purchase represents an improvement in health care at our hospital – thanks to the TheCapitalPlanningProcess: generosity of donors like you! FromDonorDollarstoMedicalEquipment! The process of determining the amount of funds that ImportantConsiderations will be allocated within a fiscal year (April 1st to st There are a number of critical and strategic criteria March 31 ) and the lists of equipment items and that are considered during the Capital Planning projects that will be purchased is called the Capital Process when determining hospital priorities: Planning Process. • degrees to which quality of care or operations The following is a general overview of how the will be improved process works - in essence, how donor dollars become medical equipment for patient care. • services to our patients will be improved • risk for patients will be reduced FundingAllocation • potential to serve the largest customer base Both the Hospital and Foundation Board of Directors • how the request is linked to the Hospital’s establish the total amount of funds that each can Strategic Plan & Corporate Goals allocate for the fiscal year’s equipment purchases and • urgency of need renovation/building projects. • patient and staff health and safety risks EquipmentNeeds • condition of the existing equipment Each of the hospital’s Department and Program Unfortunately, the total number of requests received Managers consult with their staff to identify and in a fiscal year always greatly exceeds the funds prioritize their equipment needs for the following available therefore, virtually every department and year and then submit them to the Capital Review program will have some requests that are not Committee. purchased. TheCapitalReviewProcess Conclusion The Capital Review Process involves a review of all The Sault Area Hospital Foundation’s Board of requests from each of the departments and ranking Directors disbursed more than $775,000 for the them from a highest to lowest need according to 2003-2004 fiscal year towards the purchase of hospital-wide priorities. From this process comes specific items from the Major and Minor Capital the major and minor equipment lists. Equipment Lists. Items and projects that have a value of more than As a donor, you can feel confident in knowing that the $2,500 are considered major capital equipment and hospital’s Capital Planning Process demonstrates an items and projects that have a value of less than effective management of resources with clear lines of $2,500 are considered minor capital equipment. responsibility and accountability for the management of capital assets. PurchaseOverview The following is a summary of the items purchased by the Sault Area Hospital Foundation for the fiscal year April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004. ~ Patient Monitoring Equipment (Cardiac Monitors) ........................................................... $410,000 ~ Renal Dialysis Equipment (Dialysis Machines, Portable Reverse Osmosis Machine) ..... $160,000 ~ Cancer Care* ..................................................................................................................... $183,247 ~ Cancer Resource Room ......................................................................................................... $1,500 ~ Long Term Care (Hand Held Pulse Oximeter) ...................................................................... $1,020 ~ 45 IV Poles and Wheelchair** ............................................................................................ $10,625 ~ Bariatric Shower & Tilting Wheelchair** ............................................................................. $9,055 ~ Blood Pressure Monitor*** ................................................................................................... $4,297 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 2003-2004 ............................................................................. $779,744 * purchased with proceeds from The Gift Gala and Auction (see page 20 for list) ** these purchases were made possible through the Sault Area Hospital Volunteer Association’s break open ticket proceeds *** purchased by Matthews Memorial Hospital Auxiliary AnnualReport2003-2004 3 “I get a real good feeling when I walk into a room near the Cancer Unit or the NormSauve—SAHFCanBankOnHisSupport Dialysis Unit and see the people using the services and how appreciative they and their families are of what we are doing

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