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We have continued celebrating successes as a result of our $152M Newborns Need campaign, including the opening of the James and Patricia Burns Simulation Lab, which will improve care for newborns. Room mockups for the NICU expansion at Foothills Medical Centre have also been completed. As a result of this expansion, bed spaces will increase from 39 to 52, plus three temporary use spaces. Nearly $34,000 was raised in February 2024 for Heart Month . This will be used for funding two more cardiac catheterization labs in order to deliver the very best possible outcomes for patients. With the support of nearly 2,500 Champions of Health (our monthly donors), our hospitals are better equipped to plan for future needs. Contributions totalled over $800,000 , funding state-of-the-art technology, innovative programs, research, and education.
We launched Heroes in Health at all four hospital sites. Heroes in Health is part of our Grateful Patient initiative. Patients and their families can visit our website to make a gift through Calgary Health Foundation and recognize their healthcare heroes. Over the last year, we received $134,000 in donations from Grateful Patients. Through your generosity, we raised $62,786 on Giving Tuesday 2023. Thanks to a generous donor, your gifts were matched, resulting in a total of $125,572 to purchase four new brain stimulation machines at Foothills Medical Centre and Peter Lougheed Centre. Through Calgary Health Foundation’s support, each of our four adult acute care sites received a Q-NRG indirect calorimeter last year. These devices enable dietitians to accurately measure the precise caloric needs and nutritional requirements of patients, including those who have a breathing tube.
Your support throughout the holiday season gave us hope for the holidays . Hundreds of donors shared patient well wishes and helped us raise over $250,000 to support critical mental health initiatives throughout our hospitals and care facilities. A mental health research project, led by Dr. Jacqueline Smith called EMBER (Exploring Mental health Barriers in Emergency Rooms) launched in 2023. The EMBER project identifies gaps in knowledge, training, care, and understanding to make urgent changes in how treatment is provided to and received by patients with mental health concerns, and to address the damaging stigma that continues to surround these health problems. We celebrated the opening of the Early Pregnancy Assessment and Maternity Triage space at South Health Campus. This new space helps take patients out of the Emergency Department, providing them with a more appropriate atmosphere for their specific care requirements.
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