Spring 2008

Building for Your Health – Construction Underway

Our PlansState-of-the-art equipment for a state-of-the-art facility for:• Even better patient care• Retention & recruitment of physicians and other healthcare professionals• Reduction of wait times• An increase in surgeries (hip, knee, cancer)

The Project includes:– Moving and doubling the size of our Emergency Department– New Operating Rooms and Recovery Room (Surgical Services)– Intensive Care Unit and Telemetry– Relocation of Medical Imaging– Relocation and expansion of Mental Health Services– Larger Maternal Child Unit

The Heart & Soul Campaign Team will also be fundraising for new andreplacement equipment and all required furnishings.

SPRINGLUNCHEONANDFASHIONSHOW ASOLD-OUTAFFAIRFromfashionsshows tobake salesto raffles,theAuxiliarymembers

continuously work hard to raisemoney to benefit the hospital.Pictured is Mary McTavish showingoff one of the many ensembleshighlighted at the fashion show.

BABIES BREATHE EASIER WITH AUXILIARY’S SPECIAL GIFT .The Auxiliary have purchased a continuous positive airway pressuremachine (CPAP) which will have an impact on the smallest and sickestnewborns in our hospital’s special care nursery. Paediatricians are regularlycalled upon to treat babies in respiratory distress, either because of fluidin their lungs, infections or because they arepremature. Those who need ventilators forhigher intensive care are sent to London.With CPAP providing respiratory support...itcan help some babies turn around withoutthe need for really invasive support keepingbabies local. The paediatricians are thrilledto have this essential technology which helpsthem maintain their excellent quality of carefor babies in our region.

THANKS A MILLION!A salute to The Hospital Auxiliary Associationof Stratford General Hospital

Early diagnosis helps save lives.A Digital MammographyMachine will be the corner-stone of our New Breast HealthCentre to be built in our NewNorth Wing. This new$500,000 machine is part ofthe Auxiliary’s $1 million pledgeto purchase technology as partof the Heart & Soul Campaign.

Digital mammography allowsradiologists to detect anddiagnose breast cancers with ahigher degree of confidence thanfilm-based mammography.

* 1 in 9 women will be affectedby breast cancer in her life-time, and it will take the lifeof 1 woman in every 27.* This year breast cancerclaimed the lives of 5,300 ofour mothers, grandmothers,sisters and friends.* In 2008 an estimated 22,300women will be diagnosed* 170 men will be diagnosedand about 50 will not survive* 1% of the female populationare breast cancer survivors

PACS has moved Radiology into the electronic worldwith no more film — all images are captured digitallyand displayed on a computer screen.

� It has completely revolutionized medical imaging.PACS is like trading in your old 35 mm film camerafor a digital camera…

� It all comes down to speed … images are availablewithin seconds … they can be manipulatedelectronically … they are clearer.

� Images taken at an earlier date can be compared tofresh images on the screen to see if there is a changein patient’s condition.

� Images can be retrieved quickly…no looking for thexray films anymore.

� And most importantly, images can be seen indifferent locations at the same time. This is criticalfor consulting with other experts and physicians.

It also strengthens our hospital’s physician recruitmentand retention efforts … essential for a healthycommunity.

According to Dr. Laurel Moore, Chief of Staff for HuronPerth Healthcare Alliance, the PACS Celebration wasanother great day for patients — doctors rely on accessto a lot of information to diagnose what is wrong with a

PACS PARTY CELEBRATES NEW TECHNOLOGYAND DONOR GENEROSITY!

PAID IN FULL!A “big cheque” for $2.4million was presentedto the hospital. L-R: JimMcMillan, SGHFoundation Board Chair;Tom Orr & Bill Preston,Heart & Soul co-chairs;Dr. Laurel Moore, Chiefof Staff; Tim Cronsberry,HPHA Board Chair;Andrew Williams, HPHACEO.

patient. Having xrays, ultrasounds and otherimages, literally at our finger tips, truly makes adifference.

“It’s great to have PACS fully paid for at thissite!! Such generosity endorses our hospital’sdecision to put patients first. We knew wecouldn’t wait …our patients shouldn’t wait …until the new wing was constructed before thisessential technology was purchased. All of theHuron Perth Healthcare Alliance sites arebenefiting from PACS and the generosity of theirdonors,” she said.

THE AUXILIARY CELEBRATES115TH ANNIVERSARY

Members enjoyed a wonderfullunch and entertainment by world-renowned Harpist Eduard Klassan.

They had the opportunity toreminisce about the history of theAuxiliary and view items from thehospital archives. Congratulations

to The Auxiliary VolunteerAssociation of Stratford General

Hospital on 115 years oftremendous service!

Our Respect For Your PrivacyThe Stratford General Hospital Foundation recog-nizes your right to confidentiality and pledges toprotect your privacy. We adhere to all applicableprivacy legislation in Canada, the privacy guide-lines of the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy;and abide by the Donor Bill of Rights and theCode of Ethical Principles and Standards ofProfessional Practice developed by theAssociation of Fundraising Professionals, theCanadian Centre of Philanthropy and theAssociation of Healthcare Philanthropy. For acopy of our privacy statement please call 272-8210 ext 2627 or email andrea.page@hpha.ca

The Foundation does not sell, trade orotherwise share our contact lists.

2007/2008EQUIPMENTPURCHASES

The Stratford General HospitalFoundation disbursed a total of$2.5 million.

Equipment and programssponsored through our donors’generosity include:

� Infant Flow CPAP

� Humidifier, ElectricalAdaptor, Temperature Probe

� Paediatric Cysto-Urethroscope

� Delphis UrodynamicsSystem

� 3 Pro-Mag Ultra ReusableBiopsy Guns

� 4 Vital Signs Monitors

� Breast Health Equipment

� Recliner

� Wheelchair

� Picture ArchiveCommunication System(PACS) $2.4 million

“People Caring for People”

to Our Community’s Generosity!Thank You for Caring ~ A Salute

A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE MOCHA SHRINER’SFOR THEIR TREMENDOUS SUPPORT! Stratford onAvon Shrine Club members Bob Nothof, President andDave Shearer, Past President were on hand to presenta gift of $10,000 to name a room in the constructionproject. The $65 million project revitalizes our hospitalwith new space and state-of-the-art-technology.

AISIN CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING. ARIGATOU GOZAIMASUDignitaries from Aisin Plant 2 whichproduces automotive bodycomponents for Toyota vehicles,marked their Grand Openingmilestone with a $5,000 donation.Both Aisin and the hospital share thevalues of strong spirit, teamwork,respect for human resources andquality.L-R – Ray Tanguay, President ToyotaManufacturing; Noria Oku, ExecutiveVice-President, Aisin Seiki, Bill Boon,Manager of HR & General Affairs,Aisin Canada; Bill Preston, Heart &Soul co-chair; Andrea Page, ED, SGHFoundation; and Norihisa Inagaki,President, Aisin Canada Inc.

A SALUTE TO COOPER STANDARD’S MITCHELL PLANT FORTHEIR TREMENDOUS SUPPORT!A special thank you to the employees of Plant #4 Cooper-Standard Automotive for their gift of $2,385 proceeds fromtheir silent auction. Cooper-Standard is one of our industrypacesetters. L- R Jim Burns, SGH Foundation; Glenn Geurten,Alison Gale, Plant #4 and Jim McMillan SGH Board Chair.

FARM CREDITCANADA SUPPORTSYOUNGEST PATIENTSFCC Staff present a“big cheque” tocampaign co-chairssupporting theMaternal/Child unitexpansion with $10,000towards the purchaseof a neonatal infantresuscitation unit. FCCdirects their support toprojects that impactthe rural community.About 1/3 of babies areborn to moms who liveoutside of Stratford.

COMFORT BAGS ARE THAT EXTRA SPECIAL TOUCH…Lovingly sewn and then stuffed full of toiletries comfort bagsare available to patients who arrive in the Emergencydepartment from out of town and have no local support.Shown with some of the comfort bags created and donated bylocal Festival City Kiwins are, from left, Verlie Sippel, RNSharon Fell Dunsmore, Kiwins past-president Alecia Masonand president Jean Moorehead.

A generationof support –

MARION AND HENRYKALBFLEISCH give thegift of good health with

a contribution at thePatrons level to support

surgical equipment.

SINCLAIRPHARMACY caresabout health carewith a prescriptionfor $10,000 to theHeart & Soul cam-paign. Cathy Hawkins(L) and Jan Elligson(R), pharmacistspresent a big chequeto Bill Preston,campaign co-chair.

MR. & MRS. WITTIG give a lastinglegacy gift at the Patrons level toname the Ambulatory ProceduresUnit – Multi-use procedure room forendoscopes, cystoscopes. The scopeprocedures are used to diagnose allkinds of diseases including cancer.

Ground Breaking — We Dig It!!!Heart & Soul Campaign Cabinet members, HPHA Staff & Board along with local dignitaries bravethe -13 early morning on February 29th to don construction hats to witness that “first shovel ofearth” signifying the actual construction start of the new north wing. Completion of the projectwhich includes redevelopment of the East building and a new two-story North Wing is slated withinthe next 22-24 months. The project including Phase 1 & 2, planning costs, all furnishings, medicalequipment, and new technology like the PAC’s digital system totals some $64 million. According toMr. Williams, “the impact new facilities and equipment will have on our ability to both retain andrecruit staff and to continue to provide the level of care our residents have cometo expect will be significant.” This second phase of the project includes 30,500square feet of renovation and 117,200 square feet of new building.

L-R John Wilkinson, MPP Perth-Wellington; Andrew Williams CEO Huron PerthHealthcare Alliance; Mayor Dan Mathieson; Colleen Tew, RedevelopmentProject Manager; Bill Preston, Heart & Soul Co-chair; Jim McMillan SGHFoundation Board Chair; Jim Burns, Past Chair SGH Foundation; Ron Shaw, CAOCity of Stratford; Dave Blackburn Heart & Soul Cabinet, Back Row; Ken Keegan& Carolyn Drummond H&S Cabinet; Andrea Page, ED SGH Foundation and RonBolton HPHA Board.

CONSTRUCTION ZONE!!Watch the construction live!

www.sghfoundation.org

CONSTRUCTION ZONE!!

Pictured are Heart & Soul campaign co-chairBill Preston and squash event co-ordinator David Lee

A salute to the pledgers, squash players, silent auction donors, and sponsors of the Stratford Country Club’s7th Annual 24 Hour Charity Marathon of Squash held February 15 & 16, 2008. A grand total of $29,000 incash and pledges was raised. We can never say thank you enough. One hundred percent of the proceedsdirected to the Stratford General Hospital Foundation are being used towards the purchase of equipmentused in the fight against cancer. - Three Pro Mag Biopsy Guns for Breast Program, One Surgical Cautery Unitand Operating Room Surgical Instruments.

Gerry AltenburgJacob AltenburgGlenn ArmstrongSue ArmstrongRon BaileyBryan BeerNanette Bowen-SmithPaul Bowen-SmithAndrew BradshawDoug BrickmanLynn BrownRod BrownDeb BushfieldJulie CottenieRob DouglasAngie DwyerTom FerreraDom GaffneyJeff GleadallDave Griffith

Terri GriffithSean HallJames HardwickSteph HarrisonBrent HillerDylan JacobsTim JacobsVivek JoshiSuzanne KellyRick KnillDave LeeNicole LeeRebecca LiottaPaul LobsingerDoug MacDougaldChris MakohnBill MalmoDan MathiesonLisa McLayRoy McMillan

Cathy MeadowsPhil MeadowsAisling MossBob MyersDoreen MyersDan PetersKhai PhamConnie PhillipsGreg ProutNancy RaeMary ReinhartMartin RohnDavid Ross-FreemanBrad RothJeff RothKaren ScalesPenny SchaererPeter SchaererEric SchuldesJoe Schurink

Janet ShivasPat SimonsRoss SniderRob SteeleRyan StokesKevin TalsmaLeanne TaylorMark TaylorJohn ThrasherEd Van KloosterBeth WalkerPaul WeirMike WhitehouseQuincy WilkerAndrew WilliamsSara WilsonRoss Yantzi

A special thank you is extended for the time, effort and dedication of the organizerswho made this event possible: Dave Lee, Gerry Altenburg, Sue Armstrong, Paul Bowen-Smith,

Deb Bushfield, Rebecca Liotta, Bill Malmo, Bob Myers, Ross Snider, John Thrasher and theStratford Country Club for their donation of the facilities.

A special thank you toSue Armstrong & Agropur Fine Cheese and Lori Lupton & Pelee Island Wines

THANK YOU“FASHIONABLE’ FESTIVAL INN!

A BIG thank you to Bonnie Schaeferand the Staff and Management atFestival Inn for organizing their“Winter Wonderland Social &

Fashion Show’. A total of $1,300was raised. Everyone enjoyed the

wonderful food and great fashions!Proceeds from this event will gotowards SGH’s “Heart & Soul”

Campaign.

Stratford’s first-ever POSITIVE SPINSIX-HOUR STUDIO CYCLINGENDURO at Stratford-Perth FamilyYMCA on Saturday, April 19, was agreat success. Participants testedthemselves against the city’s topindoor cycling instructors in this fun,team-oriented fundraiser forStratford General Hospital. Specialthanks to instructors; the YMCA,GoodLife Fitness, Healthworks andBodyMoves and to event organizersJoy & Scott Wishart! Proceeds willhelp purchase an adult crashcart forthe New Emergency Department.

THE STRATFORD MALE CHOIRreach a generous note at theirMarch 16, 2008 performance at St.Andrews Church in Stratford insupport of the Stratford GeneralHospital Foundation. The StratfordMale Choir performs a mix ofsacred and secular musicalnumbers. Barbara Redden-Sopranoand vocal quartet - the Four Stepsperformed. A free will offeringraised $458.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLIE!!One of our youngestphilanthropists, Charlie Rankinturns 7 years old and in lieu of giftsasks all his party goers to donate toHeart & Soul instead. Charliepresented $500 to purchase awheelchair for the newEmergency Department.

SGH FOUNDATIONANNUAL

GENERAL MEETINGJUNE 10 at 5:15pm

Keynote speakerMargaret TrudeauIn 1971, at age 22, MargaretTrudeau became the youngestFirst Lady in the world whenshe married Canadian PrimeMinister Pierre Trudeau. For allher adult life, Margaret

Trudeau has suffered from the debilitating effects ofher bipolar condition. Now, after seeking medicaltreatment that has given her life balance andhappiness, she advocates strongly on mental healthissues, helping people overcome the stigma ofmental illness that often prevents sufferers fromgetting help.

Every Dollar Counts . . . Monthly GivingMonthly giving is a tremendous way to ensure your gift works harder. It’s the most effective way to provide

steady, on-going funds to help Stratford General Hospital site. Not only is a monthly debit amount a more man-ageable way to give a generous gift — it saves envelopes and postage too.

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Stratford General Hospital Foundation.

Once a month I will give: �� $10 �� $20 �� $50 �� $100 �� Other $ ___________________

�� I authorize the Stratford General Hospital Foundation to draw on my bankaccount through my financial institution on the 1st of each month beginning ___________________________

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At the end of the year, we will issue you an official receipt for the total amount of your donations.

Please take a moment and reflect on what ourcommunity would be like without our hospital.Our health care team has one main focus - YOU -the patient. In the last year the health care teamhas touched the lives of countless people and theirfamilies with their compassion, skill and expertise.

Every gift you give impacts the care we are able toprovide. Your support purchases essential medicalequipment - equipment we can't afford to bewithout. We count on you to help us providequality and patient-focused care. Thank you!

In memory of ... The Stratford General Hospital Foundation is grateful to the family members and friends whohave made memorial donations from September 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008 in memory of ...

Anthony AllenRalph BallKen BallantyneBarbara BarrettFred BoyesVivian BuddReg ButcherJack ByrickFrank A. CampbellRobert CochraneFrances ConnorJohn A. CrippsBarbara CullitonClarence DaubViola DavidsonStanford H. DingmanDoris DoanAlbert DoeringLloyd G. DoubleDorothy M. DouglasMabel DoxeyLarry DrownLorne Ehgoetz

Sharon FendleyGordon FischerMoffatt ForsterLinda GarrettJanet M. GibsonMargaret GillatlyRonald GladdingBernice GrayLeon HallLucy HarperJames David HebertFlorence HenryWilliam HodgsonMary HoyHelen HurasJohn D. HydeFrank JennerJoseph JohnstoneTony KaczmarczykRon G. KellyJohn KillerRuth KillerFrederick Kipfer

Rae KnowlesWilliam KropfCecil KuntzeBev LaBelleMary Louise LamontA. Lloyd MagentyKae McDonnellAlen McLeodMary McManeEdith McPhersonPatrick J. McQuadeJohn MoffattShirley NeebRobert NicholGlenn PalmerMarlene PattersonBeatrice I. PittsEdith PriestapPaula PutzenbergerAnna RadewiczBonnie Jean RebergMyrtle L. ReiblingMargaret Richardson

Peter RohrerMildred RosenbergReba M. RossErvin H. SchwindtMurray SheanJ. Bruce SwerdfagerSusan SybersmaMary TarasNelson TremainCharles TretheweyLeo UniacIvan WaldenWilliam WalshPercy WayEric WellerDoreen WhitingGeorge WilhelmOlive WilkerLucinda YantziEdna YoungLeonard W. Young

Perth Regiment IODE Supports SGH!

Members of the Perth Regiment IODE made a donation of $2500to Stratford General Hospital Foundation towards a Pediatric CrashCart for the new Emergency Department.A BIG thank you to all their members!

Stratford General Hospital Foundation46 General Hospital DriveStratford, Ontario N5A 2Y6

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SGH FOUNDATION MONITOR…

is published for the information of our donors, supporters and friends

of the SGH Foundation.

FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES – 2007/2008Chairman: Jim McMillan Vice Chairman: Jeff Skubowius Treasurer: Bob Gulliford

Secretary & Executive Director: Andrea Page Past Chairman: Jim Burns

Dave Carter Heather Lennon Dr. Miriam Mann Mary MacPherson Rick Orr Bill Preston Debbie Reece Carol Rock Paul Roulston Christopher Thomson

L. Ray Waller Andrew WilliamsHonourary Life Time Trustee: Colleen Misener

STRATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION46 General Hospital Drive, Stratford, ON N5A 2Y6

The SGH Foundation works with the community to help raise funds for equipment,upgrading of facilities and special projects of the Stratford General Hospital.

Charitable Reg. BN 11920 0004 RR0001

Agents True Leaders in Generosity!!RE/MAX’s $100,000 Pacesetting Pledge names the

RE/MAX CT Scanner Report Station Room in the New Medical Imaging Department. This new technology increases radiologist speed in reporting 15-20% for CT Scans resulting in faster results for patients.