PARTNERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE FALL 2018 NEWSLETTER FROM THE HEART: TRANSFORMING MEET MARION: Cardiac care ETOBICOKE GENERAL: Recognizing 50 at Osler New patient tower years of volunteer takes shape service PAGE 4 PAGE 7 PAGE 7 PARTNERS MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO MAKING A DIFFERENCE FALL 2018 Welcome to the first issue of our refreshed Partners newsletter—we hope you enjoy its new look and feel. On the cover: (L-R) Dipti and This issue highlights some of the incredible people who Gaurav Sharma Story, Page 4 help make our work possible. From generous donors to dedicated physicians and volunteers, we’re thrilled to introduce to you our Partners! CONTACT INFORMATION: Brampton Civic Hospital 2100 Bovaird Drive East Brampton, ON L6R 3J7 Ken Mayhew (905) 494-6556 President & CEO, William Osler Health System Foundation Etobicoke General Hospital 101 Humber College Boulevard Etobicoke, ON M9V 1R8 (416) 747-3388 — PRESENTED BY — Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness 20 Lynch Street Brampton, ON L6W 2Z8 (905) 863-2579 By email: [email protected] For information or to make a donation, visit oslerfoundation.org or YouHaveThePower.ca HONOURING JACK OLIVEIRA William Osler Health System Foundation MUSIC TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE @OslerFoundation ROSE THEATRE SATURDAY 6:00PM Stay Connected: IN BRAMPTON NOVEMBER 24, 2018 DOORS OPEN Visit oslerfoundation.org and sign up to receive Partners via email. You’ll receive inspiring stories BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! · 905.863.2579 · OSLERCONCERT.CA and valuable news about the impact of your donation, right in your inbox. Charitable Business Number: 12996 5133 RR0001 2 Partners | Making a Difference William Osler Health System Foundation PARTNER SPOTLIGHT PETER CIPRIANO AND BAPS CHARITIES FIELDGATE HOMES GOLDPARK GROUP Inspired by His Holiness Mahant Swami Fieldgate builds more than houses—they build Peter Cipriano and Goldpark Group Maharaj, BAPS Charities is a global communities where families build their lives. have a long-standing tradition of building charity active in nine countries across five With a generous gift to Peel Memorial Centre communities, and with a $500,000 gift to continents. Working in five key areas, BAPS for Integrated Health and Wellness, The Osler, Mr. Cipriano is helping to ensure that Charities’ volunteers aim to express a spirit Fieldgate Cares Foundation already made a Brampton residents have access to exceptional of selfless service through health awareness, significant investment to support the health health care close to home. “Having a great educational services, humanitarian relief, care needs of Bramptonians. Then, recognizing hospital is important,” he says. “You never environmental awareness, and community the need, Fieldgate recently made an additional want to use it, but you want to be sure it’s empowerment. In Canada, it has committed gift, funding furnishings to make the diabetes there, ready to help, for generations to come.” to financially supporting Osler in the spirit education classroom more comfortable and of the motto of its founder His Holiness inviting for our patients and staff. Pramukh Swami Maharaj, “In the joy of others lies our own.” NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS PHYSICIANS RECEIVE BRAMPTON BOARD OF TRADE TOP 40 UNDER 40 AWARD Three Osler physicians are among Hospital, were recognized at a shining examples of young this year’s recipients of Brampton Brampton Board of Trade event leaders in this community, and Board of Trade’s prestigious Top celebrating young leaders making we are excited to see what is 40 Under 40 award. an impact in the community. ahead for them.” On June 20, Dr. David Kelton, “We are proud of the exceptional Harpreet Hansra, Osler’s Site Chief, Diagnostic Imaging, work of these physicians and Emergency Department Patient Brampton Civic Hospital; their commitment to delivering Experience Team Lead, also Dr. Prashant Phalpher, Site on Osler’s vision of ‘patient- received this recognition for his Chief, Emergency Department, inspired health care without exceptional volunteer work and Brampton Civic Hospital; and boundaries,’” said Dr. Frank leadership in the community. Dr. Naheed Dosani, Palliative Martino, Chief of Staff, Osler. Osler physicians (L-R) Dr. Prashant Phalpher, Dr. David Kelton David Dr. Phalpher, (L-R) Prashant Osler physicians Dr. Dosani Naheed and Dr. Care Physician, Brampton Civic “These three physicians are William Osler Health System Foundation Partners | Making a Difference 3 MAKING AN IMPACT From the Heart: Exceptional cardiac care at Osler NOT ONLY ARE OSLER HOSPITALS AMONG THE BUSIEST IN ONTARIO, OUR CARDIOLOGY TEAM IS RUNNING ONE OF THE FASTEST, MOST EFFICIENT CARDIAC CARE PROGRAMS IN THE PROVINCE. IT’S A FEAT MADE POSSIBLE BY EXCEPTIONAL TEAMWORK, AND NECESSARY BY THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR CARDIAC CARE. Osler serves a growing area with a demographic that is at greater risk of serious heart disease than average. This combination places incredible demand on Osler’s cardiology services. Despite the pressure, Osler has built one of the fastest, most efficient cardiac departments in the province, helping Peel Region achieve the highest survival rates for Dr. Shy Amlani, Medical Director, Cardiac Procedures Unit, Brampton Civic Hospital, and Dr. Dominic Raco, Corporate Chief and Medical Director, Cardiovascular Health System 4 Partners | Making a Difference William Osler Health System Foundation WAYS TO GIVE cardiac arrest compared to neighbouring cardiac team Halton and Toronto regions. The local performs EMS team has special training to ensure upwards of patients receive life-saving treatment 4,000 diagnostic quickly. “We have a program with procedures Peel EMS where we bring people who each year, are having heart attack directly to the and implants ‘Cath Lab’, and we’re able to perform more than 300 angiograms and angioplasties 24/7 on pacemakers, these patients,” says Dr. Dominic Raco, which help Kashmir and Satwant Kaur Sandhu Osler’s Corporate Chief of Cardiology. to correct an Kashmir Singh Sandhu has been a supporter Dr. Farrukh Hussain, Interventional irregular heart Cardiologist, Brampton Civic Hospital of Brampton Civic Hospital since it opened. The ‘Cath Lab’, or Cardiac Procedures rate. Cardiac He couldn’t foresee at that time, however, Unit located at Brampton Civic Hospital, rehabilitation programs at all three Osler is the domain of Dr. Shy Amlani, the hospitals help patients regain function and how his monthly donation would impact him unit’s Medical Director. It’s here where he improve quality of life following a heart personally. and his team clear blockages causing heart attack or surgery. attacks in a procedure called angioplasty. Mr. Sandhu assumed that his chest pain was due While the team continues to work to a pulled muscle following a stressful day of jury “It takes, on average, around 40 minutes passionately to deliver best-in-class selection. It turned out to be a heart attack, which from the time a patient is brought in by an treatment, the ultimate goal is to was treated at Brampton Civic Hospital. ambulance, to the time where we open the eliminate the need through education and blockage,” says Dr. Amlani. Osler’s times prevention. “My dream is to put myself Mr. Sandhu has also donated to equip a room in fall well below the 90-minute standard set out of work over the next 15 to 20 years,” honour of his mother who also received care at by CorHealth Ontario. says Dr. Farrukh Hussain, Interventional Brampton Civic. “They took good care of her,” Cardiologist. “The devastation that we says Mr. Sandhu. “People should donate as much When Gaurav Sharma had a heart attack see in a family’s eyes when their loved as they can to the hospital because it needs lots of in 2017, he was rushed to Brampton one comes in—that’s oddly what keeps us equipment—the population is growing and there are Civic Hospital where angioplasty opened going, and wanting to be better, wanting lots of seniors in Brampton,” he says. a blocked artery in less than an hour. “I’m to improve the outcomes and wanting going to celebrate my daughter’s birthday them to not have to come to the ‘Cath 100% of hospital equipment is funded by the tomorrow. It’s her 5th birthday,” Mr. Sharma Lab’ in the first place.” community. Learn more about becoming a monthly said in an interview. “I would say it’s just donor at oslerfoundation.org. because of Osler that I’m alive today.” Visit oslerfoundation.org Read more of Mr. Sandhu’s story in In addition to more than 2,000 to watch Gaurav and Dipti November on oslerfoundation.org angioplasties like Mr. Sharma’s, the Sharma’s story. William Osler Health System Foundation Partners | Making a Difference 5 PROGRAM PROFILE After a heart attack or surgery, Osler’s cardiac rehab programs help patients improve their health through exercise, counselling and STAFF education Marc Davis, Registered Kinesiologist, Peel Memorial For 90 minutes each week, cardiac patients each week. “This partnership allows us to go Q&A from in and around Brampton gather together one step beyond,” says Mr. Davis. “Instead of for education and exercise classes designed to just having access to a cardiac rehab program help them take control over their heart health. one day a week when they see us, patients can DR. SHY AMLANI, MEDICAL DIRECTOR, Registered Kinesiologist Marc Davis oversees access the gym seven days a week. So when CARDIAC PROCEDURES UNIT, AND DONOR the cardiac rehab program at Peel Memorial they come to see us for their weekly session, Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness. we give them homework to do at the facility. It He says cardiac rehab is a self-management definitely moves them toward their goals in a Q: What impact do you see program designed to help patients make much shorter period of time.” donations making in your area? lifestyle changes in four main areas: exercise, nutrition, stress management, and medication The goal of the cardiac rehab program is to A: I see the impact of donations almost compliance.