RMH Auxiliary Gift helps with cost of new Ultrasound Equipment

With each coffee, gift and ticket its members sell, the Auxiliary accumulates support for patient care at the Ross Memorial Hospital.

Today, during the Auxiliary’s Annual General Meeting, volunteer Hazel Scott had the honour of presenting the Foundation’s Board Chair Paul McPherson and Executive Director Erin Coons with the Auxiliary’s contribution for 2014/15:  a cheque for $150,000!

The funds are part of the Auxiliary’s commitment to help the hospital purchase new ultrasound equipment. Every day, as many as 40 people have an ultrasound at the Ross. This diagnostic equipment helps patients young and old, helping physicians to diagnose problems from minor injuries to life-threatening disease.

“Our volunteers are proud to be a part of the Ross Family, helping at the bedside, in the boardroom, and out in the community,” said John Albin, President of the RMH Auxiliary. “Since our team formed 110 years ago, we’ve also been raising funds for the hospital, to help with costs that aren’t covered through provincial funding. We see, every day, how important this equipment is to local patients. It feels good to help.”

“The support of the Auxiliary plays as big a role in our hospital fundraising as ultrasound does in our patients’ diagnosis,” said Erin Coons, Executive Director of the RMH Foundation. “Year after year, we look at the list of equipment needs in the hospital and wonder how we’ll make them happen—and every year, the Auxiliary helps to bridge the gaps. Our volunteers are just incredible.”