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The Powerof Philanthropy ANNUAL REPORT 2010 - 2011 EVERY PATIENT VISIT IS IMPACTED AND IMPROVED BY THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS It’s About Our Patients The Transformative Power of Philanthropy supporter. She has worked for many years to help ensure that NYGH can provide the very best care for It Is our great pleasure patients, but she never imagined that she would one day to welcome you to the 2010-2011 herself need to benefit from that care. North York General Hospital This past January, Jennifer was shocked to be Foundation Annual Report. diagnosed with large B cell Lymphoma. In her own In the pages that follow, you will words: “Following my diagnosis, I was invited to a find stories of how philanthropy Chemotherapy Information session. My husband and I touches every patient experience were advised about what could be expected throughout at NYGH. We are honoured to work treatment. We were taught about chemotherapy with our donors. Like them, we are and how it works, what common side effects I might inspired by our caregivers and by our experience, how to manage them and how to look after patients who, every day, show the myself during treatment. We were also given a wealth courage and compassion that makes of information on possible financial assistance, support North York General exceptional. groups, nutrition, even where to go for a wig. We found We would like to share just one this information to be extremely useful. A week later, I of the special stories that inspire us. went for my first treatment. Jennifer Bronsema is a member “From the day I arrived, I was treated with kindness of our Foundation’s Board of and respect,” she continues. “I was always greeted with Governors and a long-standing a smiling face. Staff members are friendly, helpful and always available to answer any questions or assist with any issues. They knew my name, they knew my situation and they made me feel as comfortable as possible under the circumstances.” t erry pursell e laine paterson President & CEO Board Chair North York General North York General Hospital Foundation Hospital Foundation 2 The staff celebrated her victories. “At my last chemo treatment, all the nurses came to my station and they toasted the completion of my treatment with juice.” NYGH offers one of the GTA’s largest cancer care programs. “Great facilities like NYGH don’t just happen,” says Jennifer. “It takes many professionals, a great deal of expertise, expensive equipment and – at the end of the day – a lot of money.” Donor support touches and improves the experience of every patient like Jennifer. In Cancer Care alone, donors fund special training for caregivers, so that they always have the most up-to-date knowledge. Donors purchase state-of-the-art equipment for optimal diagnosis and treatment of different cancers. Donors help us build warm, efficient facilities for the patient experience, and provide the information resources that help patients face their difficult journey with more confidence. Jennifer’s experience at NYGH is not unusual. It is part of a culture that exists across the Hospital. Our donors are also inspired by the spirit of compassion shown by our caregivers and the spirit of courage shown by our patients. That is why we are honoured to share their stories with you. 3 ThE FouNdATIoN GRANTED OVER $4 MILLION TO THE HOSPITAL Highlights Of Donor Impact tuDHe Fo N atIoN GRANteD over $4 million to the hospital during the 2010-2011 fiscal year, the largest grant of any year in our history. The grant included $3 million in funding for equipment. VITAL STATS 1,400 RECURRING MONTHLY 46,000 DONATIONS DONATIONS totalLING 4 FUNDS WERE USED TO SUPPORT AHEAD OF THE CURVE • Renovation of the BMO Financial Group Breast First hospital in Ontario to meet all surgical Diagnostic Centre, one of the first of its kind for wait time targets high-risk patients First hospital in North America to offer • 3D Digital Mammography equipment for the Karen, Integrated Prenatal Screening (1999) Heather & Lynn Steinberg Breast Services First community teaching hospital to • Antibiotic Stewardship Pilot Program to optimize sign an affiliation agreement with the physicians’ usage of antibiotics to control University of Toronto (2007) infectious diseases First hospital in Ontario to offer Maternal • Renovation of the Volunteer Services Centre Multiple Marker Screening (1991) for Medical Imaging and the Gulshan & Pyarali G. Nanji Ultrasound, CT and Radiography Centre Home to one of the largest Family and Community Medicine Programs in Canada, • Portable Ultrasound Machine for Emergency with over 450 physicians to support urgent, real-time diagnostics • Five vital sign monitors for Day Medicine First choice for residency placements among medical residents at University of Toronto • Baby warmer for the Charlotte and Lewis Steinberg Emergency A leader in providing a comprehensive range of ambulatory geriatric services for seniors • Freeman Family Fellowships for Physicians to develop capacity for excellence in palliative care The second-largest single-site birthing centre • DNA sequencing and extracting equipment for the in Ontario with nearly 6,000 births each year BMO Financial Group Molecular Genetics Lab, to One of only three large hospitals in Canada to help determine if women have a predisposition for receive a Stage 6 designation from HIMSS Analytics, various breast cancers the research arm of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 110 GIFTS OF $10,000+ OVER 2,000 TRIBUTE GIFTS TOTALLING over TOTALLING nearly 5 EVERY PATIENT VISIT TO NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL IS IMPROVED BY DONOR SUPPORT 6 Looking Forward medication pumps and monitors to provide uniform, computer-monitored medication distribution, thereby e very patIeNt vIsIt to NortH improving patient care. These are only two of a substantial York General Hospital is improved by number of equipment needs that we hope to fund through donor support, whether it is through philanthropic support. the equipment that we are able to Donations will also drive our academic strategy. NYGH purchase, the facilities we can build, or provides vital medical support to hundreds of thousands our capacity to engage in research and of patients each year from one of the most diverse education to develop and spread the populations in the world. While serving this population, knowledge needed for superior care. we are also learning about the health of individuals and We are setting a course for our communities, and about what treatments are most Hospital’s future achievements with effective. We have a unique opportunity and responsibility the confidence that your generosity to capture this knowledge and share it broadly so that it will continue to enable excellent benefits patients around the world. Philanthropic support care, education and innovation at will help us recruit the expertise we need to emerge as a NYGH. In order to provide the best leader in driving new health innovations. care possible, our Hospital must have There is a broad range of opportunities for donors state-of-the-art equipment like new to contribute to the excellence of NYGH, and an equally CT scanners that provide the highest- broad variety of ways for us to recognize our generous quality images while delivering as donors within the Hospital. It is your support that enables little radiation as possible. We are us to provide the extraordinary care that defines NYGH. also fundraising to enable the Hospital to purchase an entire new fleet of 7 doNoRS ARE SUPPORTING THE ACADEMIC WORK THAT BENEFITS OUR CAREGIVERS AND PATIENTS Our Academic Mission The combination of our clinical strengths, academic reputation, Nort H york geNeral HospItal and population diversity provides is uniquely positioned to drive us with the opportunity to ask vital innovations in health research, questions and develop new insights technology and education. We into the health of individuals and benefit from a strong relationship populations that will be relevant to with the University of Toronto; clinicians and researchers around the in 2007, we became the first world. Our commitment to expand community teaching hospital to sign our academic strategy means that an affiliation agreement with the our Hospital can emerge as a leader University. NYGH is home to one of in such areas as healthcare delivery the largest complements of family models, informatics (using eCare physicians of any hospital in Canada systems in healthcare), the prevention (450+ physicians) as well as large and management of chronic patient populations in such vital disease, providing service to diverse areas as obstetrics, palliative care, populations, interprofessional teams, emergency services, after hours care, and innovative educational models. and surgery. In addition, we serve In 2010-11, our Hospital took a one of the most diverse communities major step forward in our academic in the world, including a broad range mission with the establishment of of ethnicities, age groups, and socio- the Gordon F. Cheesbrough Research economic groups. Chair in Family and Community Medicine, which honours our past Board Chair who died in June of last year after a sudden onset of aggressive lymphoma. The establishment of the Chair will help the Hospital recruit an outstanding senior academic. We look forward to sharing with you additional details on the development of our academic strategy as it evolves in 2011-12, and how our donors are helping g ordon F. Cheesbrough to support the academic work that will benefit all our caregivers and patients. 8 9 NYGh 10 WHeN patIeNts Come to NortH Pyarali Nanji helped us to improve their family had several positive York General Hospital, they may the experience of our patients. experiences as patients at NYGH, and not always be aware of how donor Patients also benefit from the the Freeman family funded a unique support is helping our Hospital outstanding service provided by centre for palliative care to help provide them with extraordinary care caregivers trained in our Family patients at their most vulnerable time.