Rotary Club of Fenelon Falls supports Comfort and Care with gift for IV Pumps

December 5, 2019 - For 75 years, the Rotary Club of Fenelon Falls has proudly put service above self through its members’ support for causes both local and around the globe.

In a generous show of support for patient care at Ross Memorial Hospital, members presented a $10,000 donation to Erin Coons, RMH Foundation CEO at the club’s meeting on November 28th. 

The gift will support the Comfort and Care Holiday Appeal for new bedside intravenous (IV) pumps. 

“The IV pumps come with special safety software and cost, on average, $5,000 each. This gift from the Fenelon Rotarians will help us to buy two IV pumps and impact the care of countless patients in the years ahead. We’re so grateful to the Rotary Club of Fenelon Falls for choosing to support the Ross during its diamond anniversary,” said Erin Coons. 

Almost every admitted patient at Ross Memorial Hospital relies on bedside IV pumps to safely receive medication, fluids and nutrition. The hospital must replace its fleet of 170 IV pumps, which are used 24/7/365. 

The Comfort and Care Holiday Appeal letter has been mailed throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes. In the letter, RMH nurses Rebecca Karkoulas, Steven Lofkrantz and Kristen Parson explain the critical role IV pumps play in their patients’ care throughout the hospital.