WDH Foundation News & Events
Upcoming Events
Giving Tuesday
December 3, 2024 – Lynn Hoy Enterprises will double your gift to WDH Foundation on Giving Tuesday
All donations made on Dec 3rd – Giving Tuesday – will be matched up to $10,000
Celebrate with us in-person on Dec 3rd
10am to 2pm at Lynn Hoy Enterprises
Amberley Hwy, Wingham
- Enjoy coffee and holiday treats
- Sign the holiday card for our doctors, nurses and care staff and support staff
- Raffles for gift baskets & BIA Bucks!
Current Funding Priorities
2024 – Ultrasound Machine
An ultrasound machine is a medical device that uses high-frequency sound waves to create images of the inside of the body. Reflected sound waves are captured to form real-time images.
Ultrasound is non-invasive, safe, and provides quick, accurate diagnostic information. It is used for a wide range of medical conditions, including monitoring pregnancy, diagnosing heart conditions, identifying tumors, guiding needle biopsies, and detecting issues in the liver, kidneys, or gallbladder. Ultrasound is particularly valuable due to its ability to assess soft tissues, blood flow, and organ function without the need for surgery or radiation.
With the consistent advancements in medical technology, it has become a time-sensitive concern at the Wingham & District Hospital to upgrade our ultrasound machine to a model that can provide better image quality.
2024 – Vital Signs Monitor Fleet
Vital signs monitors are crucial devices used daily in hospitals to continuously track essential health indicators such as heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation levels. These monitors provide real-time data that helps medical staff assess a patient’s condition quickly and accurately.
By monitoring vital signs our compassionate and professional caregivers can detect changes and abnormalities. Having this information readily available allows for prompt interventions and treatments that are customized to each patient’s unique physiological needs.
Technology is always rapidly evolving. To continue to serve our community with the best available care, the Wingham & District Hospital has prioritized upgrading the full fleet of vital signs monitors – 11 in total. The new and improved monitors will play an important role in safely detecting and managing health conditions for patients throughout the hospital.
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 attract 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 2024-2025 year include:
- Hi-Lo Beds w/ pressure relieving mattresses, cushions and covers
- Bedside ultrasound machine
- Bladder scanners
- 11 Vital signs monitors
- Bariatric bed
- Sara Steady Lift
- Cardiac Monitors
- Tilt wheelchair
- Bariatric phlebotomy chair
- Hematology analyzer
- Crash cart
- …and more
Total funding needs for 2024-2025 = $376,800
Foundation News
Wingham & District Hospital Foundation Contributes $509,000 to Hospital for Medical Equipment in 2023
Some of the equipment and projects that were supported include: Chemistry analyzer and Medtox reader for the Lab, vital signs monitors, endopscope reprocessors, OR scopes and ENT tool and wound VAC.
These funds were raised through bequests, grants, the CKNX Healthcare Heroes Radiothon, other fundraisers, memorial and general donations to the Foundation.
Thank you to everyone who made a gift to the Foundation in the past year. The commitment of donors helps put vital medical tools in the hands of our dedicated caregivers. Donations made to the Wingham & District Hospital Foundation mean the entire community benefits from high quality healthcare close to home.
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
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Winter 2024 Newsletter
Spring 2024 Newsletter