The holiday season is a time of thankfulness and ignites the spirit of giving in all of us.
Our 4th annual Hope for Healthcare campaign raises awareness of, and donations for, patient equipment and technology for the Emergency Department Renovation Improvement Project at the Brant Community Healthcare System.
Much of the essential equipment used every day to diagnose, treat and care for patients is funded by donor dollars from generous community groups, businesses and individuals like you, who want a strong healthcare system.
These are exciting times for healthcare in our community. We need your help now to transform our emergency department and invest in critically needed patient equipment for the new space!
This holiday season, grateful patient Catherine Cooper is asking that you make the Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation your charity of choice and help support the purchase of critically needed medical equipment. We are proud to share Catherine’s inspiring story and holiday message about the gift of giving back.
Catherine Cooper’s 74th birthday weekend celebration this past September was sadly not the joyful celebration planned with family and friends. Catherine suddenly lost peripheral vision and mobility on her right side and needed to undergo emergency surgery when an MRI revealed a malignant brain tumor.
Once stabilized, Catherine was able to be moved to a medical inpatient unit at the Brantford General Hospital (BGH) where she could be close to home and receive supportive care while arrangements were made for her transition to an assisted living facility. “It was really difficult understanding and accepting that I wouldn’t be going home” Catherine shared. “But, I start my chemo today, and I’m hopeful that this will give me a longer time with my family.”
BCHS Foundation staff had the privilege of meeting Catherine and her family just prior to Thanksgiving, while she was still at the Brantford General. Catherine reached out to the Foundation with a heartfelt request to share her story of the compassionate care she received and her wish to let our community know just how important our hospital is.
“I have had a lot of time to reflect being in the hospital for over a month” notes Catherine. One of the things that I keep thinking about is how important healthcare is – because one day, everyone is going to need it for some reason or another. The caregivers at the BGH are absolutely amazing, but I have seen first-hand that more medical equipment and technology is needed to support them in their jobs… I want to educate the community that it is the hospital Foundation, not the government, who raise the money to buy the medical equipment that patients use when they are here… I want to help our hospital be as strong as it can be for everyone who needs it. I want to tell people that they should help the hospital and invest in it now so it will be strong when they need it.”
The Emergency Department Renovation Improvement Project is a 25,475 square foot interior and exterior renovation of the existing Emergency Department at the Brantford General site. Construction is now underway and will take approximately 3.5 years to complete.
In July 2023, the project entered “Stage 3 – Construction” when the Ontario Government invested over $28 million into the renovations. The BCHS Foundation is responsible for raising in excess of $8 million to cover 10% of construction costs and the purchase of medical equipment and furnishings for the space.
The Brant Community Healthcare System is the lead provider of emergency medical care and services for Brantford, Brant County, Six Nations of the Grand River, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and surrounding areas. The Emergency Department at the Brant Community Healthcare System frequently operates well above its functional capacity, currently treating over 58,000 patients annually, and an investment in this space and new patient equipment is required to serve our rapidly growing patient population.
Learn more about Hope for Healthcare’s impact on the Emergency Department renovation project here
Hope for Healthcare Matching Sponsor
For each donation made in support of our 2023 Hope for Healthcare campaign our generous matching sponsor Mott Manufacturing will match gifts, dollar for dollar, up to a total of $100,000!
Hope for Healthcare Sparkle Sponsors
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