DURHAM HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
RAISING FUNDS FOR THE DURHAM HOSPITAL TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY
IMPACT REPORT 2019
Creating a vibrant, accessible health care system for present and future generations. Leadership Message
2019 was a rewarding year for the We ensure that our stakeholders’ Foundation and the hospital, as we values are respected in the fulfillment worked with stakeholders to create of our mission and strive to be one of the best health care centres in transparent at all times. We are also the area. committed to ensure that good governance guides the Board and I am confident that our work upholds evolves with changing times to reflect and meets the stated mission of the a stronger foundation. Foundation and we will remain on course through these turbulent times. We continue to meet our goals with the profound support of the board I am honored to work with talented members, volunteers, donors and most board members and other valuable of all our community. volunteers who contribute their time and effort to serve their community I look forward to the next year to see I am honored to have served and the Durham Hospital Foundation. what we can accomplish as a team. once again as President and Our goal is to raise funds for the Chair of the Board of Durham hospital, by attracting skilled Directors Hospital Foundation over the and working closely with hospital staff past year. to provide any support we can. Rajinder Rajput, Chair/President, Durham Hospital Foundation
$262,369 Donated to Durham Hospital in 2019 by Foundation
When changes to heart rhythm and breathing are caught immediately doctors can respond with the right treatment options, enhancing the chance of a full recovery. The cardiac monitoring system is vitally important to patient care and recovery. The bi-pap ventilator supplies pressurized air into the air- way. The machine can simply help a patient breath or take over completely for a short time. It is considered to be non-invasive because the air is supplied through a mask and not a tube. The new lab equipment is all related to bloodwork– Thanks to generous donors, the Durham Hospital checking white blood cell levels and establishing complete Foundation was able to purchase several pieces of blood counts, both of which are important in cancer equipment for the Durham Hospital in 2019. treatment as well as testing the blood’s ability to clot. These included a central cardiac monitoring system, The new wheelchairs replace missing and older chairs, they new ventilator/bi-pap machine, two new IV pumps, a are set up to carry oxygen tanks, are easy to handle and hematology and a coagulation analyzer and easier to clean and sanitize. centrifuge for the lab, six new wheelchairs and a set of physiotherapy stairs. The physio stairs are used after some health incident that required hospitalization, helping patients regain strength, The new wireless cardiac system monitors up to six balance and demonstrates the ability to successfully and patients’ heart rates and breathing at the same time, safely do stairs before being released to their homes. turning every room into a cardiac care room. This allows nursing staff to monitor all patients from a None of this would have been possible without the central point– the nursing station. When a patient’s generous support of donors, sponsors, corporate and vital signs change outside of acceptable levels, an community partners and the generous gift left by Gerda alarm sounds allowing staff to respond quickly. Meyerink in her Will. Cardiac Monitoring System
difficulty or chest pain. If more The monitor screen is larger and patients came in needing to be more vibrant than the older model placed on a monitor, doctors had to and all six units can be viewed at prioritize who needed it more. the same time. The new technology provides many options for staff, With the two monitors aging and including a function for training. This parts becoming impossible to find, it ensures that all staff involved in became critical to replace the units. patient care will be skilled and able to react quickly and knowledgably. $174,000 was provided from donations to purchase a new central This life-saving system monitors cardiac monitoring system. This wire- several vital signs, records them less system monitors the heart rate and can create a printed record, if and activity of up to six patients for needed for analysis. An alert Every day, between twenty-five and an extended length of time. sounds at the nursing station, forty people visit the Durham allowing staff to respond instantly if Two of the units are set aside for any critical changes are detected. Hospital’s Emergency Department. use in the ER with the remaining four Many of those are ultimately admitted being used for inpatients. Because to the hospital. Six to ten of those When an alert is raised, life-saving the system is wireless, the treatment can be administered people are at risk of a cardiac event. transponders can move with the immediately…. and, when seconds Both of the ER’s cardiac monitoring patients, making every room into a count, those few seconds can make units were often in use when people cardiac room. such a difference! came to the ER with breathing
Story of a Legacy Gift– Gerda Meyerink
When young, Gerda lived in Holland camping trips to truly ‘see’ the with her husband Henk, a skilled baker. countries. They also visited Australia When Henk had to leave his profession and New Zealand. for his health, the family immigrated to come to Canada where he could start In 2010, Gerda fell while shopping in his own business, a true entrepreneur. Owen Sound, hitting her head quite hard. She was eventually sent to Arriving in Drayton in 1953, they found London with a serious concussion, where old friends, Henk and Jean Koeslag, she stayed for several weeks. living near Durham and followed them to the area a year later. Henk was When Gerda finally came home, Henk able to purchase a chicken farm on found it difficult to properly care for Hwy 6, south of Durham to start over. her and run the farm, too. Gerda moved to Serenity Place in 2011 and fall and in her declining years. Bev and Diane Neff lived nearby and Henk joined her there in 2012. After Gerda showed that commitment became close friends, with Bev helping Henk passed away in 2014, Bev Neff in her Will, leaving gifts to out the newcomers whenever he could. began taking watching out for Gerda. several local organizations, This friendship meant a lot to Gerda Bev’s daughter Andrea moved into the including a most generous gift to and Henk. With no siblings or children, role after Bev passed away until the Durham Hospital Foundation. being able to count on friends was Gerda’s own passing in 2019. The Foundation appreciates important. Gerda and Henk both felt a deep Gerda’s generous support for Gerda and Henk travelled though the commitment to and respect for their new the Durham Hospital. Her gift U.S. and Canada on vacations, visiting community and to their local hospital. showed how important it was to every state and British Columbia Gerda especially was most grateful for her to support and keep our several times. They loved their the level of care she received after her local hospital up to date, with quality equipment and facility. Thanks to These Partners in Supporting Local Health Care
$100,000 and up Kevin and Veronica Jaekel Fallis Fallis Law Estate of Gerda Meyerink Ken Reay Transport Inc. Gemini Canada Dennis Starkey and Mary George and Elizabeth Hahn $10,000 - $99,999 Macdonald Hanover Durham Rotary Club Estate Of Wilma Elizabeth Bell Brent and Rose Marshall Elsie Hansen Municipality of West Grey Dorothy Mead Larry and Evelyn Hastie Graham Family Foundation Bryan and Krista Nelson Audrey Louise Hopkins Margaret & Thomas Leatham Dr. Mary and Tom Pillisch Steven and Michelle Kennedy Richard Rooney Janice Pratt John and Ilene Lamberts Heidi Pries Leslie Motors $5,000 - $9,999 Scott and Christine Robinson Rick Marshall Candue Homes, Don & Sue Tremble Royal Bank of Canada Alex and Melody Martin CIBC Head Office S & E Lawncare Dianne McEachnie Morley and Audrey Hammond Saugeen Cedars Janice McEachnie Ken and Beth Henderson Seeley and Arnill Construction Gerri Grant and Jack McIver John Welton Custom Homebuilding Ken and Jennifer Swindlehurst McLean’s Home Hardware Knox Holstein Presbyterian Church Don and Buffy Taylor Paul and Kerri Mighton Robert Martin Stephen and Susan Townsend Patricia Morden Ted (William) & Barb Piggott Township of Southgate Dave and Ruth Murray Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Denise Vandever Hannah Herman & Alex Neuman Command and Ladies Auxiliary Viking Cives Clare and Connie Newell Vintex Inc. Sherri Nichols $1,000 - $4,999 Larry Vollett Henk and Nel Porsius James and Lynn Aitken Marilyn Dickson & Carl Wall Jeffery Porter Allan and Peggy Bell Alison Walter James Rae Bi-Tech Contracting Inc. Jeremy and Jana White Mike and Cindy Rogers Cedarwell Excavating/ Maureen and Calvin Rydall Jorge and Denise Weller $500- $999 Paul and Kim Tone John A. and Mildred Clark ActivEars Hearing Centre Trillium Home L.O.B.A. Ontario West Community Foundation Grey Bruce Ken & Nadine Barker Wallenstein Feed Charitable Durham Apothecary/ Michael Barrett Foundation Raj and Marion Rajput Baseline Constructors Inc. Chad & Becky Weltz Kevin and Joanne Eccles Gord and Sheena Becker Paul and MaryAnn Wettlaufer Peter and Mary Anne Fallis Ann Trecartin & Peter Burmeister Catherine Wilson Future Lawn/ Ground Effects Rob & Laura Cannon-Sherlock Dave and Patti Geikie Wilfred Caughill Government of Canada Ralph & Linda Darroch Jeff and Julie Holland Brian & Susan Davenport
2019 Financials
Durham Hospital Foundation Balance Sheet As at December 31, 2019 2019 $ 2018 $
Current Assets Assets Cash 49,735.00 9,152.00 Investments 74,864.00 83,508.00 Other 35,092.00 8,373.00 159,691.00 101,033.00
Endowed Investments 380,719.00 216,528.00 Capital 2,142,576.00 2,221,145.00 2,682,986.00 2,538,706.00
Current Liabilities Liabilities
Accounts Payable 17,758.00 15,652.00 Current Long Term Debt 11,694.00 71,033.00 29,452.00 86,685.00
Long Term Debt 11,694.00 Deferred Revenue 87,007.00 94,409.00
Deferred Capital Donations 134,718.00 140,332.00 Deferred Capital Grant 653,940.00 681,187.00
Deferred Endowment Revenue 22,119.00 7,928.00 927,236.00 1,022,235.00
Unrestricted Net Assets Net Assets 54,927.00 (8,758.00) Investments in Capital Assets 1,342,223.00 1,316,629.00 Endowed Net Assets 358,600.00 208,600.00 1,755,750.00 1,516,471.00 2,682,986.00 2,538,706.00
Mental Health Safe Room
The 2019 Christmas Campaign washroom– features that help ensure raised all the funds needed to pay the patient is kept comfortable, safe for a mental health safe room at the and secure and is treated with Durham Hospital, over $25,000! dignity while being cared for. A safe room provides a place for The safe room will be used when staff to temporarily hold and care patients show signs of depression, for patients suffering from different aggression or suicidal tendencies, if forms of mental illness, in a safe they are a threat to themselves or to physical environment. The safe room others within our facility. includes speakers and cameras so staff can monitor and communicate This special room will improve staff’s with the patient, a 2 way door, ability to safely treat the increasing allow patients to de-escalate in a shatter proof glass, and in-room volume of mental health patients and safe environment with few or no stressors.
President and CEO of South Bruce Grey Health Centre– Michael Barrett
through fundraising events and other Durham site was an incredible campaigns. These funds ensure we $262,369! I continue to be amazed have safe and reliable medical equip- by the support and generosity of the ment and current technologies to Durham community for your local provide the best care and experience hospital. Please know that your gift to for our patients. the Durham Hospital Foundation has supported essential tools for providing Many people do not realize that care. On behalf of SBGHC’s Board of hospital operating budgets from the Directors, staff and physicians, please Ministry of Health do not cover all of accept our sincere thanks for your the costs of equipment and furnishings, support in 2019. including critical items such as hospital beds, stretchers, patient monitoring Yours very truly, South Bruce Grey Health Centre equipment, lab and diagnostic tools, (SBGHC) is very fortunate to be and other items that are essential to supported by hospital foundations providing high quality care in our in each of our four communities, communities. who work tirelessly to raise money for medical equipment and facility In 2019, the Durham Hospital Michael Barrett upgrades for our local hospitals Foundation’s support for SBGHC’s President and CEO
Those Who Were Remembered By A Gift Made in Memory
Giovanni Acanforr Linda Harrison Dan Mighton Patricia Reay Helen Aljoe Jean Hastie David Milne Mary Lee Renton Rachel Baker Ken Henderson Robert Monk Isabel Schuknecht Tom Bovingdon Gordon Hopkins James Patton Madge Sharpe Judy Dyer Barbara Hunt Royden Paylor Clara Smith Angele Edwards Irene Johnson Janet Peart Ruth Thompson John Eidt Carol Lawrence Marianne Peterson Richard Vandever Mary Flood Surinder Malhotra Belva Piggott Sarah Webb Berkley Fritz Frank Marray Florence Pokrandt Tom Wilson Lori Geddes Vern McGilveary Newman Pratt Dr. Philip Zachariah Ken Harrison Marjorie McKechnie Karen Pratt-Robbins
Volunteers and Donors in Action
The Volunteer Board of Directors- Leading Governance And Fundraising
Rajinder Rob Katherine Janice Daize Kevin Joyce Rajput Martin Anstett Eccles MacMillan
Michele Regina Paul Trish Charmaine Peter Larry Bossi Marini Wettlaufer Bridgen Owens Fallis Vollett RAISING FUNDS FOR THE DURHAM HOSPITAL TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY
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