Exceptional Care is in Your Hands

Susanne Wiese was never sick. In fact, when she looked for medicine for a severe headache last fall, she noticed the bottle in her cabinet was expired by several years.

Her headache became unbearable. Then came chills and nausea. That’s when her husband called for an ambulance.

Susanne was diagnosed with meningitis. She spent weeks undergoing treatment at the Ross Memorial Hospital.

“The team at the Ross Memorial saved my life,” Susanne says.

Susanne is sharing her experience to encourage others to give to the RMH Foundation’s spring appeal. Right now, the hospital needs to purchase two life-support ventilators for patients in the ICU and a portable ultrasound to diagnose life-threatening injuries in the ER.

The cost of the equipment is $98,000.

“The hospital doesn’t receive provincial funding to replace medical equipment, and the list of needs is long,” said Paul McPherson, Chair of the RMH Foundation’s Board of Directors. “Individually, we couldn’t afford such costs, but together, donors make it happen. With each donation we receive, we enhance patient care.”

The RMH Foundation is mailing letters throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes asking donors if they will help with this important purchase.

“We’re putting a letter into everyone’s hands,” said Erin Coons, RMH Foundation Executive Director. “We can all play a role in patient care, and give patients such as Susanne their best chance to recover when they’re sick or injured. The chance to help them is literally in your hands."

Read the 2015 Spring Appeal letter

If you have questions about this or any other fundraising project at the RMH Foundation, please contact our staff at 705-328-6146 or email foundation@rmh.org.