|
Why
does Hotel Dieu Hospital need $25,000 in 2010?
Hotel Dieu has 2 pressing needs in the area of
surgery and cardiac care. It will cost about $25,000 to purchase
state-of-the-art equipment to benefit our patients.
Firstly, we need to complete the upgrade of
our Laparoscopic Surgical Equipment begun in 2009. Our Hospital
needs an additional Exera II Olympus workstation and roll stand for
LCD High Definition monitor, HD cables, etc. The Foundation has
already spent over $80,000 to start the upgrade and requires an
additional $13, 000 to complete it.
Of course, laparoscopic surgery (“minimally
invasive” by using tiny incisions) is better for patients than
standard open surgery. Why?
-
Less post-operative discomfort
-
Shorter hospital stays and quicker return to
full activities
-
Less internal and external scarring
Secondly, the Hospital needs $12,200 to become
part of a large Cardiac Diagnosis network at the Chalmers Hospital
in Fredericton. It will connect cardiac patients from Perth-Andover
and Plaster Rock in the north and cardiac patients in the south from
Waterville, Nackawic, Stanley, Boiestown, Doaktown, Chipman, Harvey,
McAdam , Oromocto and Fredericton Junction to the new Cardiac
Diagnostic Department at the Chalmers.
The equipment needed for Hotel Dieu patients
would be 2 Holter Monitors and 2 Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors.
These will allow our Hotel Dieu cardiac patients to be monitored
remotely and safely and to receive diagnosis and treatment more
quickly. We want to improve our local care by buying the equipment
($12,200) which will allow our Hospital to integrate with other
facilities for the good of the patient.
Click here
for
details on how you can donate to Campaign 2010 and get your name on
the plaque.
Click here
for other Foundation fundraisers.
|
