Your support enables the Health Foundation to fund countless pieces of medical equipment, critical programs and vital services impacting each and every person living and working in Wood Buffalo.
We are currently engaged in securing donations for the Health Foundation's Area of Greatest Need Fund. This fund amalgamates unrestricted donations to allow the Board of Directors to quickly make funding decisions on applicable AHS grant requests. Most recently we were able to utilize these funds to replace the Tonometer (measures pressure in the eye) in the Emergency Department, and to purchase Tympanoplasty ear surgery tools. Tools like these cost thousands of dollars and require many donors to be funded.
As the COVId-19 pandemic unfolds we are seeing a tremendous strain on the healthcare system. Right now the expenditures for personal protective equipment (PPE), cleaning materials and fluids, and even additional hand sanitizer are skyrocketing. To maintain healthcare facilities additional costs are borne for sterilizations, cleaning, isolation, air quality, and in the case of our hospital the cost of potable water as we are under a boil water advisory. We don't know where additional costs will arise but we must be ready to help with those costs and still maintain our mission to enable the purchase of new equipment and technology and launch new programs and services.
Your donations are more critical than ever to build the Greatest Need Fund. Please donate now.
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