NEWS in General – March 23
GGH News
Together, We Care exceeds $34-million fundraising goal!
Parking lot behind 73 Delhi closed tomorrow morning
New ear loop mask coming
Health Care Appreciation Night video
Other News
Nutrition Month – Coming into the last week!
Some great health resources
GGH News
Together, We Care exceeds $34-million fundraising goal!
from Suzanne Bone, CEO The Foundation of GGH
Today I’m filled with gratitude for our incredible community as I share with you that we exceeded our $34-million Together, We Care fundraising goal! Close to 10,000 individuals and businesses donated to the Together, We Care campaign, plus thousands more supported the Hospital through our fundraising events, and 50/50 Hospital Lottery.
We’re grateful for those within the GGH family who contributed to Together, We Care: 610 staff and 95 physicians contributed an amazing $1,044,600!
Together, with the support of our caring community, we raised a total of $37,496,057 in received and pledged dollars! Every dollar is to support Guelph General Hospital’s top priority of providing the highest quality and safest care possible to patients and their families.
Here at Guelph General Hospital, every piece of equipment used to care for patients is funded through the support of our caring community. Construction costs also require some contribution from the community before the government will approve significant build projects.
Already over $15 million of the funds given have been invested in new patient care equipment and technology throughout our Hospital. We have shared the full equipment list funded by Together, We Care on our website.
In addition, we’re so excited the redesign of the Special Care Nursery will begin in May, and plans for the expansion of the Emergency Department and Mental Health services are well underway.
We hope you’ll watch the video we prepared for our community that explains how all the funds are being put to use here at GGH. We can do a lot with $37 million which is why our video is a touch longer than we planned it to be. We hope you’ll watch it to the end and that your heart fills with pride and appreciation for what’s been made possible, together with the support of our caring community.
To help celebrate, we’ll be providing coffee and cookies in the Bistro during the week of April 4! Stay tuned for more details!
Parking lot behind 73 Delhi closed tomorrow morning
In order to make room for a crane delivering and installing a large, back-up fuel tank, the parking lot behind 73 Delhi (shown in orange, right) will be closed from 0600 to 1200 on Thursday, March 24.
New ear loop mask coming
Soon, GGH will be transitioning to a new ear loop mask with the same protection levels, fit and feel as our current white version model.
The depletion of the current white ear loop mask will be occurring over the next few weeks and replaced with the one seen to the left. This version ear loop mask will be the GGH standard for the foreseeable future.
Other News
Nutrition Month – Coming into the last week!
Have you had a chance to take part in Nutrition Month yet? We have one more Wellness Wednesday coming up on March 30, where you can get a tasty and healthy meal in The Bistro for only $4.99. Email HealthAndWellness@gghorg.ca if you would like a copy of all the recipes sent to you at the end of the month (printouts of the current recipe are also available on the display table in The Bistro).
Tuesday evening we were lucky enough to have a wonderful webinar with Homewood Health called Eating Well for Shift Work which was recorded and posted on e-Learning under “Additional Courses” and “Health and Wellness.” Trista Chan, RD, who is familiar with working in healthcare, will also facilitate our remaining Nutrition Month webinars on March 25 and 29 from 12-1 p.m. (these will not be recorded so email HealthAndWellness@gghorg.ca to sign up).
Remember to pop by The Bistro table next week to grab a tasty Ontario Salish apple on Snack Day, Monday! and our last Word Search for Nutrition Month.
Some great health resources
Many of us might feel like we are suffering from information overload, but if you are still game to try something new, Lumino Health has a number of great resources on its webpage under “Health Topics” and “Health Guides.” This Healthy Eating Guide includes topics focusing on meal planning, small behaviour changes which make a big impact, and healthy recipes. If you are interested in learning how the foods you eat affect your mood, check out this article and this one if you want to know what to eat after a workout!