WDH Foundation News & Events
Upcoming Events
Giving Tuesday
Snow Delay
November 28, 2023 November 29, 2023 – Giving Tuesday Big Match with Leslie Motors Ford
10am to 2pm on Nov 29
Leslie Motors Ford at 40453 Amberley Road, Wingham
Due to inclement weather, the in-person celebration will take place Wednesday, November 29th.
All donations received online or in-person on both Nov 28 & Nov 29 will be doubled up to $10,000!
Join us at Leslie Motors Ford on November 29th to kick off the giving season and double your impact for your hospital.
- Enjoy coffee and holiday treats
- Enter the raffle for local gift baskets & BIA Bucks
- Decorate the Tribute Tree – You’re invited to dedicate a tree ornament to a special person in your life, a healthcare provider you admire, or name it in memory of a loved one. The tree will be placed in the hospital for patients and staff to enjoy throughout the holiday season
- Watch our social media for more ways to participate
Current Funding Priorities
2023 – Lab Chemistry Analyzer
Lab tests are an essential tool in helping healthcare providers understand what is happening in your body. The information gathered can help confirm the cause of health concerns or rule out potential concerns.
The chemistry analyzer is considered the workhorse of the laboratory. Almost every patient that has a lab test performed has benefitted from the technology of the analyzer. It is used daily – 24/7. Results from the chemistry analyzer are critical in diagnosing and monitoring many conditions including, diabetes, heart attacks, liver disease, kidney disease, sepsis and many more.
Beyond the standard analyzer, adding the Medtox analyzer function provides drug testing to conduct screening for a wide range of substances including cannabinoids, cocaine, oxycodone, methamphetamine and opiates. This device is useful in the emergency department to provide physicians with information that can aid the treatment of patients in crisis.
The laboratory at the Wingham & District Hospital cannot function with the chemistry analyzer. Your health depends heavily on accurate, timely results from lab tests. Upgrading the lab equipment will allow our hospital to continue providing the best care possible.
Ongoing Needs
The need for new, up to date medical equipment and improvements to the Hospital never ends. Everyone at the Hospital is constantly striving to improve the patient experience. Having the most up to date and innovative equipment and facilities directly improves the quality of healthcare that patients receive. The Foundation also provides financial support annually to the Wingham & Area Health Professionals Recruitment Committee to help bring quality physicians to our Hospital.
Thanks to the generosity of the community, the WDH Foundation is proud to have funded more than $10 million in medical equipment and facility upgrades at the Wingham & District Hospital. Donors like you have the power to keep this legacy going. By making a gift to the WDH Foundation you are providing our caregivers with the tools they need to serve the community.
Gifts made to the WDH Foundation go directly towards high priority needs. Some of the essential items that are required in the 2023-2024 year include:
- Blanket and fluid warmer
- Endoscope reprocessor
- Ultraslim scope
- Glidescope
- Scope Cabinet
- 2 vital signs monitors – inpatient
- 2 vital signs monitors – oncology
- Wound vacuum
- 2 DI trophons
- Hi-Lo Bed with mattress
- Overbed tables
- …and more
Total funding need 2023-2024 = $542,900
Foundation News
Leaving a Legacy – Ian & Peggy Moreland Bequeath over $270,000 to Support the Wingham & District Hospital
Ian and Peggy moved from Scotland to Toronto in the 1950s so Ian could lend his engineering expertise to Canada’s famed military jet, the Avro Arrow. When the government abandoned the project, the Morelands chose to stay in Canada. They ended up in Wingham when Ian was hired to work at the Western Foundry (Wescast).
Ian and Peggy quickly made themselves at home in Wingham. They jumped into community life joining many activities among which golf and curling were their favourites. Their love of the Wingham community extended beyond recreation. Ian was civic minded and served as Wingham’s mayor from 1988 to 1994. As mayor, he contributed to the creation of the walking trail including the conversion of the rail bridge into a walking bridge and the establishment of the airport.
Peggy passed away in 2011 followed by Ian in 2012, yet the Morelands’ dedication to Wingham carries on through their generous bequest to benefit the hospital. Their gift will go towards putting up to date medical technology in the hands of skilled local caregivers and improving the hospital facility.
Estate gifts, like that made by the Morelands, are vitally important to safeguarding high quality local healthcare for future generations. The memory of the Ian and Peggy Moreland will live on in their treasured hometown through their thoughtful generosity.
Catch Up on Past WDH Foundation News
“The Foundation Connection” newsletter is available online! Simply click on the edition you’d like to read.
Spring 2023 Newsletter
Winter 2022 Newsletter