Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation Fall Reflections With autumn right around the corner, we have to mention what an incredible summer we’ve had on the Peninsula! It was the perfect weather to get outside, enjoy our community and put healthy living into practice with fun activities and abundant fruits and vegetables courtesy of our vibrant Farmers’ Market. I think you’ll agree that we live in one of the best places in the world. As the community of South Surrey/White Rock continues to grow (everyone else is figuring out what we already know!), so does our need for quality health care close to home. Our bold new vision for the redevelopment and expansion of Peace Arch Hospital’s emergency department fits in nicely with the Foundation’s mission to enhance health and wellness in our community. Our current three-year Strategic Plan outlines where we want to be in
2016: meeting the health care demands of our growing population with a brand new, fully-funded ER expansion and through our leadership, establishing South Surrey/ White Rock as the healthiest community possible. In terms of financials, the Foundation is on solid ground. We received a $3 million gift from the Ministry of Health last March for the expansion of Peace Arch Hospice from seven to 15 beds; our fundraising events have been well attended and the community continues to show its support for our priority fundraising projects. None of this is feasible without our phenomenal donors, supporters, partners and volunteers. Every day we are inspired by the impact our donors are making with their contributions, whether monetary or volunteering their time. Ultimately, the
Foundation’s work aims to ensure our community’s health and wellness is the very best it can be for all of us who call this wonderful place home. Have a read through some of the stories we’ve shared in this special feature and we think you’ll be inspired too. Enjoy a bountiful autumn and don’t forget to register for the upcoming National Bank Financial Great Pumpkin Run Walk (www. pahfoundation.ca, click on the pumpkin). It’s always a lively event full of festive community spirit!
Chair, Board of Directors
Executive Director
Introducing Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation’s 2013/2014 Board of Directors
Graham Cameron Chair Retired Businessman
Art Reitmayer Vice-Chair Principal Cherin Holdings Ltd.
Brent Ellwyn 2nd Vice-Chair Partner/Lawyer Cleveland Doan LLP Barristers and Solicitors
Jane Manning Past-Chair Retired Design Consultant and Special Education Teacher
Irene Jacob Treasurer Team Leader Wealth Advisory Services TD Wealth
Jackie Smith Secretary Executive Director Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation
Bob Cooper Retired Businessman
Gus da Roza (on leave) Architect G3 Architecture Inc.
Geoff Funke Vice President/Manager National Bank Financial
Harp S. Hoonjan Owner Platinum Projects Ltd.
Dr. Vic Bubbar Medical Representative Peace Arch Hospital
Mary Rhode Director Site Operations Peace Arch Hospital
Cllr Louise Hutchinson City of White Rock Liaison
Kim Karras Managing Partner/Lawyer Brawn Karras & Sanderson
Louise McKnight Associate Broker & Partner Bay Realty Ltd.
Siobhan Philips Retired Lawyer
Al Schill President Schill Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Cllr Helen Fathers City of White Rock Liaison Alternate
Cllr Barinder Rasode City of Surrey Liaison
Cllr Mary Martin City of Surrey Liaison Alternate
IT’S YOUR HOSPITAL. BE PART OF IT. FOR ALL YOUR VERY IMPORTANT REASONS. DONATE ONLINE:
www.pahfoundation.ca or by phone at 604.535.4520 Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation is a separate legal entity incorporated in 1988 under BC’s Society Act and is registered with Canada Revenue Agency as a charitable organization. The Board is responsible for the stewardship of all funds gifted to the Foundation.
2012/2013 By the Numbers:
Update: A new ER on the horizon Treating 50,000 patients a year in an ER originally built to accommodate 20,000 can be challenging to say the least. As the community of South Surrey/White Rock continues to expand (in the past 20 years, the population has increased by 55 per cent!), the space at Peace Arch Hospital will be stretched even further to meet the demand. The good news is that the redevelopment and expansion of the hospital’s emergency department is on track. The business case is complete and will be presented to both Fraser Health and the Ministry of Health for approval this fall. The initial plans allow for an emer-
$9,579,225 TOTAL FUNDS RAISED BY PEACE ARCH HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$4,358,547 5,837 97 212
TOTAL DONATIONS RECEIVED
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A CURRENT LEGACY GIFT
TO THE FOUNDATION
NUMBER OF GIFTS
FOUNDATION VOLUNTEERS
GIVEN TO THE FOUNDATION SURGERIES
4,462 49,767
1,015
BABIES DELIVERED
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASES
$631,945
IMAGING
PATIENT
EXAMS
ADMISSIONS
100,867
TREATED IN EMERGENCY
BECAUSE PEOPLE MATTER GRANTS
8,338 $36,235
= ONE AMAZING HOSPITAL and ONE INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY! *For full financial reporting, please see pahfoundation.ca, click on News & Info
Making an impact with Medical Equipment Access to top medical equipment directly affects patient outcomes and helps attract and retain leading medical expertise to our hospital. The Foundation is pleased to report that thanks to the generosity of its donors, $536,500 has been committed to leading-edge medical equipment for our hospital during the 2012/1013 fiscal year. New donor-funded medical equipment that has been purchased includes:
• Cardiac Monitor for Emergency Department | $20,000 • Operating Table for OR | $50,000 • Bipap Ventilator for Respiratory Therapy Unit | $25,000 • Motorized Parallel Bars for Physiotherapy Department | $15,000 • Ophthalmology Chairs for OR (3) | $24,000 • Mobile Lift for 2nd Floor Acute Care Unit | $5,500 • Isolettes for Maternity Unit (3) | $90,000
gency department that is almost three times the size of the current facility with a private triage area, dedicated ambulance entrance, significantly more treatment areas including specific pediatric and mental health spaces, isolation rooms and an improved layout and space configuration. In the meantime, all gifts and donations designated for the new ER are being accepted and will be held until construction gets underway. Stay tuned for more exciting details as plans become finalized!
Leaving a legacy
Investing in People: Because People Matter Grants The Foundation’s annual Because People Matter Grants program supports innovative projects at Peace Arch Hospital as well as community programs that focus on health education, research, service delivery and community health. More than $1.6 million has been invested in more than 100 health and wellness projects since the program began in 1999. Grants approved for the 2012/2013 fiscal year totalled $165,967 and included:
City of White Rock Funding was provided to train and support volunteer cardio gym attendants in first aid and fundamental exercise program training. Stationed at the Centre for Active Living, these volunteers provide basic introduction to the safe use of the cardio equipment and weights while monitoring and supervising participants.
Grant awarded: $5,040
Peace Arch Hospital Peace Arch Hospital is partnering with Delta and Surrey Memorial Emergency Departments to conduct a mixed-methods study within the ER that critically looks at patient satisfaction. Survey information will be captured on iPads and used by front-line leaders to address issues as they occur, resulting in a reduction in the number of patient complaints due to real-time management before they become an issue.
Grant awarded: 1,906
Semiahmoo Family Place Association With their universal access, play-based learning and focus on family relationships, Semiahmoo Family Place offers programs specific to nurturing family mental health resulting in an overall improvement in family preservation skills, including parenting and child development, early learning programs, and the early detection of children with special needs.
Grant awarded: $20,000
Seniors Come Share Society The Come Share Community Connections project targets socially isolated older adults living independently in apartment complexes by facilitating a more socially-connected culture. Residents are engaged in social and community-building experiences boosting emotional and physical well-being, practical support and access to health services.
Grant awarded: $15,800
Donations for capital equipment or the building of specific spaces at Peace Arch Hospital are always greatly appreciated. Having a plaque attached to the equipment or on the outside of a room is a great way to honour a loved one or leave a legacy for years to come. Roy Dales did just that when he recently gifted a brand new operating table for the hospital’s OR. Dedicated to the memory of his late wife, Doris, Roy and his daughter, Karen Cartwell, came to the hospital in July to see the operating table and the legacy plaque in person. Marie Topp, another generous donor, donated funds to build new bathing suites for the residents of Dr. Al Hogg Pavilion, one of two residential care facilities at Peace Arch Hospital. Marie will be recognized for her contributions with a naming plaque located outside the suite.
The Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Woodward’s Foundation recently funded a much-needed Bipap Ventilator for our hospital’s Respiratory Therapy Unit and Executive Director, Jackie Lee-Son, toured the department in August to see their recognition plaque and the impact their gift is making for cardiac and COPD patients. Ivan and Eleanor Worthington-White purchased a cardiac monitor for the hospital’s ER and received their plaque this summer. All donor-funded capital equipment receives a sticker of recognition and for gifts of $10,000 or more, naming opportunities are available. The plaques are a unique way for Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation to thank you for your generosity. Contact us at 604.535.4520 for more information.
Our vision to be the healthiest community possible Last October the Foundation hosted a community forum on health and wellness. We invited key stakeholders such as our local cities, Fraser Health and local charitable organizations to join us in our vision to make our community the healthiest possible. Ideally, the healthier we are, the less likely we will need medical care. By developing habits that promote health, even people in need of medical intervention will experience a faster recovery and overall enhanced health outcomes. With a healthier
community, the burden on our hospital will be lighter, family stress may be reduced, productivity in the workplace will increase, and residents will be happier and enjoy an elevated sense of well-being. Since the forum, a small working group has been established to develop a framework for this project under the Foundation’s leadership. We’ll keep you updated on the progress of this important initiative as details unfold. Stay tuned!
Gala 2013: 25 years in the making On Saturday, May 4 the community of South Surrey/ White Rock raised more than $218,000 for Peace Arch Hospital’s ER at the Foundation’s black tie 25th Anniversary Gala. The event featured a gourmet dinner by the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver, dancing and live music, games, a silent auction and a rousing live auction for unique experiences that included an all-inclusive fishing trip to Duncanby Lodge in Rivers Inlet and a BC
Lions Tailgate Party for 10 people. New this year was a Mystery Box Raffle that sold out in 40 minutes with the winner taking home a $2,400 diamond ring from Rochells Jewellers; she was thrilled! It was an evening of achievement and philanthropy, of making new friends, greeting old friends, and celebrating the same vision of investing in quality health care close to home. Join us next spring for this fabulous annual event.
Roy Dales and his daughter, Karen Cartwell, see his gifted operating table for the first time
Celebrating donors with a Strawberry Social Each June, the Foundation holds a special afternoon tea to honour its donors who continue to give their support to Peace Arch Hospital. Held at Whitecliff Retirement Residence, this year’s event showcased Home Reno expert Shell Busey and Sara Hodson, owner of Live Well Exercise Clinic, for a fun and informative talk about Shell’s transition
to health and wellness. Featuring a delicious tea of strawberry shortcake and other French pastries, the invitees were also given fascinators for the occasion, handmade by the Peace Arch Hospital Auxiliary Society. Everyone had a great time and we look forward to planning next year’s Social!
Helen Symonds, Shell Busey and Mary Hatcher
60-Minute Kids Club This innovative and interactive program consists of three 60-day challenges during the school year for children between the ages of 5 to 12 years in White Rock and South Surrey. The challenges motivate children to get active and learn to live a healthy lifestyle that addresses both physical and mental health.
Weatherby Circle members Ellen and Howard Kennett
Grant awarded: $7,500
White Rock South Surrey Stroke Recovery Club This four-week program for stroke survivors and their caregivers is designed to help improve physical and mental health, memory and communication, and provides an accepting environment for social interaction and recreation. Through the project, participants are linked to community programs, peer support and stroke recovery resources. The program will be offered six times per year.
Grant awarded: $15,000 Celebrating 25 years of philanthropy and quality health care
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Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation A story of quiet generosity: Horst and Emmy Werner In the summer of 2012, Stephanie Beck, Director of Major and Planned Gifts, received an astounding phone call. On the line was lawyer Dale Bradford, notifying her that one of his clients, Emmy Werner, had recently passed away and left a gift of $1.75 million in her will to Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation. Born in Poland in 1919, Emmy Dase was living in Lake Louise when she married Horst Werner, originally from Germany, in Calgary in 1953. They received their Canadian Citizenship in Cranbrook in 1957 and later, settled in White Rock, purchasing a home on Foster Street. Over the years, the Werners made donations to the Foundation on a regular basis. They were a very private, humble couple who had no children or family and just a small circle of friends. They sold their house on Foster Street in the mid2000s and moved into Sunnyside Manor retirement residence in South Surrey.
When Horst passed away in 2009, Emmy was on her own. Three years later, on April 13, 2012, Emmy passed away and the entirety of her and Horst’s substantial estate was left to the Foundation. With no knowledge of the impending gift, the Foundation was, unfortunately, never able to personally thank the Werners for their incredible generosity, the impact of which will be felt for years to come. But, perhaps, that’s exactly the way they wanted it.
This summer marked the 24th annual Semiahmoo Rotary Club Charity Golf Tournament held at Hazelmere Golf Course. What began as a rainy day turned into brilliant sunshine and perfect weather for the enthusiastic teams of golfers. Always a fun event, this year saw the introduction of the Operation game where participants tested their “surgical” skills for extra chipping balls. The highlight of the live auction was a couple of passionate bidders angling for a coveted gourmet dinner for six prepared in the winner’s home by Hazelmere’s talented chef. Over the years, Semiahmoo Rotary has raised close to a staggering $800,000 for the Foundation! Special thanks to the organizers, volunteers and generous participants for their fantastic contributions. Watch for details on next year’s 25th Anniversary event.
Jane Manning presents this year’s trophy to the tournament winners
Local students demonstrate inspiring leadership at CYCLE4:ER
Support Your ER One Step at a Time! Back for another year, the National Bank Financial Great Pumpkin Run Walk gets underway on October 20 at Peace Arch Hospital. Now in its 7th year, the 5K/1K event is gaining momentum; last year it exceeded both the Foundation’s participant registration and fundraising goals. Between the zany costumes, excited kids, friendly dogs (some in costumes too!) and lively community spirit, it’s a fun way to be active
Fore! a great cause
and raise money for an important cause – renovating and expanding our community’s ER. Registration is by donation and is available online until Thursday, October 17 at pahfoundation.ca, click on the pumpkin. It’s easy! Everything you need to start a fundraising page and accept online donations from friends and family is provided. We hope to see you there!
What started as a leadership initiative for a group of students at South Surrey’s Elgin Park Secondary School turned into a fundraiser that had more than 700 participants and raised more than $48,000 for Peace Arch Hospital’s ER. The community spin-athon, CYCLE4:ER, took place on June 5 and featured teams of students, medical personnel, business leaders, families and seniors hopping on and off the
stationary bikes for 12 hours straight. The energy remained high despite the late spring heat and inevitable fatigue, with the students wanting to create a legacy in a place they call home for a hospital that has never let them down. The team of 21 leadership students decided the funds should be used for ER equipment and the following was purchased on their behalf:
• Stretcher, $10,000 • Two Vital Sign Monitors, $10,000, plus partial funding for a third • Crash Cart, $3,500 • Motorized IV Pole, $2,500 • Stimulator (for intubation practice), $15,000
The Elgin Park Student Leadership Team, June 2013
Getting into the spirit at the 2012 National Bank Financial Great Pumpkin Run Walk
Butterflies for Peace Arch Hospital Royale Peninsula Retirement Residence was a sea of butterflies on June 25 when they held a special butterfly release fundraiser in support of the Foundation. Each butterfly cost $10 and was released into the sky in memory of a loved one. More than 80 people attended the event and 125 butterflies were released on a beautiful summer day. A total of $2,271 was raised at this whimsical garden party
that included residents, awestruck kids and a butterfly-winged dog named Lollipop. Now an annual event, watch for it next year and take part in this magical day.
A memory board tribute
A gift in gold Back in 1961, Patrick Grant spent six days at Peace Arch Hospital and never forgot the outstanding care he received. Now 92 years old and living in Vancouver, Patrick came back to the hospital in July to make a donation to the Foundation. His gift was 10 solid gold coins that amounted to $2,930. He wanted to give
something back to a hospital that helped him more than 50 years ago. Now that’s inspiring!
Royale Peninsula General Manager Tammy Morison spreads her wings
Thank you! A big thank you to the rest of our wonderful fundraisers for going above and beyond with their events in support of the Foundation this spring and summer, including: • Angels Daycare & Learning Centre • Delta Controls & ESC Automation • Kiwanis Club of White Rock • Laura’s at Morgan Crossing • Moby Dick’s Seafood Restaurant • Nygard • Ocean Park Ford • Rasoi Fine Indian Cuisine • Semiahmoo Secondary School • White Rock Optometry
If you would like to hold an event to benefit Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation, please contact Tracy Penner at 604.535.4520.