Royal Canadian Legion grant provides exceptional support for exceptional care

June 13, 2017 - The RMH Foundation is thankful for the caring support of the Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command Branches and Ladies’ Auxiliaries Charitable Foundation. Thanks to its generous grant of $7,500.00, the Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation was able to purchase a cystoscope, which is used in surgical procedures for the urinary tract. 

Howie Johnston (Branch 67 President), James Cameron (Brach 67 Third Vice) and Sandra Richardson (Branch 67 Ladies Auxiliary President) presented the grant to Foundation Executive Director Erin Coons.

“The ongoing support of the Ontario Command has impacted patients throughout the Ross Memorial,” said Erin Coons. “Their support for important equipment such as the blood bank microscope, an instrument rinsing system and infrared scope, as well as IV pumps has helped the Hospital to deliver the best care to local patients. We’re extremely grateful.”

The Ontario Command Branches and Ladies’ Auxiliaries Charitable Foundation is a partnership of the branches of the Royal Canadian Legion and their Auxiliaries in Ontario Command. Branches and Auxiliaries fund the Foundation through activities such as poppy tagging, bingos and raffles. These funds support veterans programs, as well as not-for-profit organizations associated with hospitals and healthcare initiatives.