The Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation is dedicated to raising critical funds to support the top priority needs of the Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS). The BCHS serves Brantford, Brant County, Six Nations of the Grand River, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and surrounding areas.
The BCHS Foundation is committed to the responsible stewardship of donations entrusted to us, and to ensuring those funds are directed where they are needed most at the BCHS, Brantford General Hospital, and the Willett, Paris.
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The BCHS Foundation is responsible to bridge this funding gap locally through donor dollars. Your meaningful support of the BCHS Foundation helps us purchase patient equipment, renovate patient care areas, and puts the necessary tools in the hands of healthcare workers and caregivers in your neigbourhood.
Over the last five years, the population of Brantford/Brant County has grown at a rate of 10.8% and continues to climb. People are choosing Brant County, Brantford, and surrounding areas to live and raise their families, and our hospital facilities are not equipped to accommodate growth at this rate.
As the cost of medical equipment and services increases, the need for community support continues to grow. Recently work was completed on five different Diagnostic Imaging rooms at the BCHS, and the construction of a new Pediatric Acute Referral Service clinic. We are thrilled to see the successful completion of these projects, and our caregivers now have expanded capacity to serve our community.
In addition, work continues on the renovations of our Emergency Department.
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The Pediatric Referral Service & Bilirubin Clinic:
- Were first opened in 2017 and saw 663 PARS and 29 Bilirubin Clinic visits, for a total of 692 clinic visits
- In 2022, there were 1,875 PARS and 1,522 Bilirubin Clinic visits for a total of 3,397 visits – a growth rate of almost 400%, demonstrating the incredible need for the service in this area.
- Enables community physicians, midwives, and nurse practitioners to refer children requiring specialized treatment to BCHS pediatricians
- Allows our youngest patients to receive the care they need, close to home
- Most pediatric referrals come from the Emergency Department, which sees up to 8,000 children on an annual basis
The renovation of the current Emergency Department at the Brantford General Hospital is expected to nearly double it’s footprint . The new, modern space will lead to improved flow, increased capacity, assist with decreasing wait times, improve privacy and confidentiality and ensure infection control protocols.
Under the province’s funding model, the BCHS Foundation must pay 10% of all construction costs (the “local share”) for the renovation of the Emergency Department. In addition, funds must be raised for the purchase of all medical equipment, furnishings and fixtures for the renovated Emergency Department – these are not covered or cost shared by the Ministry of Health.
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- Is open 24 hours a day, every day, and is staffed by a specially trained team of physicians and nurses
- Treats patients with a variety of urgent medical conditions, cardiac episodes, trauma and mental health or addiction crises requiring immediate care
- Serves 58,000 individuals each year, including 8,000 pediatric patients
- Is responsible for up to 56% of all patient admissions to the BCHS
At the Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation, we are truly thankful to those individuals, businesses and foundations who have chosen to invest in helping build a strong local healthcare system.
The BCHS Foundation Donor Wall, located in the A Wing main lobby of The Brantford General Hospital, recognizes donors based on cumulative giving.
A donor wall is also located in the Urgent Care lobby of The Willett, Paris for donors who have given $1,000 or more cumulatively to The Willett.
Everyone should have access to quality patient care close to home. When you donate to the BCHS Foundation, your gift will go directly to support caregivers and provide the spaces, tools and resources they need to provide exceptional care at BCHS when it matters most.
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we are able to continue to make investments in equipment and redeveloping spaces to improve patient care. The Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation is grateful for the incredible support received from caring citizens and local businesses in our community!