2009 - the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation

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Counting The Ways | Partnerships for Progress
2009
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You count.
How do community partnerships impact Rouge Valley Health System? Let us count the ways.
5,913
Investing in superior health care:
Because of you, Rouge Valley Health
System Foundation is delivering on its
mission and meeting capital and
equipment needs at both hospital campuses that
add value to your community. But annual reporting
for a local community hospital charity is about much
more than simply revenues and expenditures; it’s about
how donor dollars are being invested into the community to deliver access to the best hospital services
and achieve the goals and priorities identified by the
hospital for the best health care for your community.
Calculating collaboration: This Annual Report counts
the ways that donors like you gave to the hospital
and the ways that your donations impacted how
services and programs are delivered.This sampling
of pictures and stories highlights our mission: To
partner with the community to invest in superior
health care at Rouge Valley Health System.
Whether it was gala emcee Farley Flex sharing
that his mother had received excellent cardiac care
at RVC, or Dr. Jon Hummel creating a golf tournament
in memory of a beloved anesthetist,
our 4 signature events attracted community support and benefited from
renewed sponsorships.
The economic uncertainty in 2009 resulted in
challenges for our work supporting the hospital; however, the silver lining came with new and expanded
corporate partnerships. An unprecedented number
of locations of McDonald’s, Shoppers Drug Mart and
RBC Royal Bank participated in their own fundraising
campaigns,raising a whopping $174,000 for equipment
last year alone.
Every penny counts, and we are grateful to the
5,913 individual donors and the 463 businesses,
Building capacity: The Rouge Valley Health System
Foundation thanks our Vital Links Campaign volunteers,
our friends, our generous donors and our government
partners for supporting the construction and
equipping of our new emergency department
at Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital
campus, which is now serving the community.
Special thanks to the Regional Municipality
of Durham for their continued support.This is a major
accomplishment, signifying remarkable progress towards the completion of the Redevelopment project.
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15,523
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service clubs and foundations that made donations
to their local community hospital. In total, we received
15,523 gifts raising over $4,000,000 in one year!
Measuring success: The true measure of our success
isn’t just a number.The impact of your support is the
best indicator of our success. Our accomplishments
are yours,providing direct benefit to you and your loved
ones, right in your backyard. Despite the challenges
we faced in 2009, your continued commitment encourages us to look ahead with optimism.Your gift makes
a real and lasting difference, no matter the amount.
Your willingness to invest in enhanced health care
in your community demonstrates your commitment
and generosity. Donations like yours buy equipment
and build space that helps save lives.
JOHN WIERSMA, Chair,
Rouge Valley Health System Foundation
CHAD HANNA, President & CEO,
Now you can see how every dollar you and donors
like you contribute really counts!
$4,000,000
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Our quality focus delivers results for patients
Rouge Valley Health System (RVHS) is steadily improving the quality care we provide our patients and effectively spending limited dollars.
The Rouge Valley team of nurses, allied health professionals, staff, physicians, volunteers and Board of
Directors are increasingly focused and engaged in
constant improvement.
We continue to demonstrate that improved
access to care and improved quality care can be
achieved concurrently with fiscal effectiveness.
We are simultaneously improving patient care
(demonstrated by our published quality
and safety indicators available at
www.rougevalley.ca/indicators) and at
the same time reducing our costs of
service delivery.The Rouge Valley team is committed
to this path and will not rest on its laurels.
We are increasingly working as a strong, cohesive
team across both our hospital campuses: Rouge
Valley Ajax and Pickering (RVAP) and Rouge Valley
Centenary (RVC).
Our team has delivered many successes for our
patients in the last year.
We have met all of our commitments to service
volumes – in fact we have delivered more care this
year than we did last year and have done that in
each year since 2006/07.
We have maintained or improved the majority
of our wait times for service.
The Central East Local Health Integration Network
(CE LHIN) named our cardiac care program as a
regional centre for the 401 corridor, recognizing
years of ongoing patient care excellence.
The opening of our new diagnostic imaging,
fracture clinic and emergency department at RVAP,
which went live at 4 a.m. on Nov. 30, 2009, was a
great success for us all and especially for
our community.
Our focus on quality yielded our
hospital’s three-year accreditation in 2009.
Accreditation Canada surveyors found
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that our Strategic Plan-On-A-Page was among
the best implemented and best known that
they had seen.They also spotlighted our Passport
to Patient Safety training sessions as exemplary.
We are recognized as leaders in the CE
LHIN and beyond for our ongoing application
of Lean management (a philosophy and method of
constant improvement). Some examples of Lean
results by the Rouge team include:
> Patients going home sooner thanks to
improved patient flow and discharge planning at
both hospital campuses;
> Patients and doctors getting lab test results
faster at both hospital campuses;
> Patients spending less time waiting for care
in our emergency departments, where almost
90 per cent of ambulatory patients are discharged
in less than four hours;
> RVC ambulance offload times continue to be
among the lowest in Toronto.This initiative will be
implemented at RVAP, now that our new emergency
department is open.
The Birthing and Newborn Centre at RVC recently
celebrated its first full year of delivering babies. Staff
at the new centre have led the way by implementing
electronic documentation of the care delivered, which
has improved the quality and accuracy of charting
and improved processes for all staff using the system.
We have received notification of first-year
operating funding for RVC’s Birthing and Newborn
Centre and RVAP’s emergency department.This
means we will be able to start to train and hire staff
to support these new expansions during 2010/2011.
We thank all staff, physicians, volunteers, our
RVHS Foundation and our communities for their
work and support of our hospital. We have much
more to achieve for our patients and communities
and we look forward to another year of success.
JANET ECKER, Chair,
Rouge Valley Health System
RIK GANDERTON, President & CEO,
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Transformation helping
to strengthen quality
and performance at RVHS
At Rouge Valley Health System (RVHS), transformation is helping us to truly live our
vision to be the best at what we do.Transformation is helping us to become one of the
best acute care community hospitals in Ontario.This process not only involves changes
to structures, processes and practices, it also involves changes to culture and mindset.
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he 2007 Peer Review Report highlighted
areas in which RVHS needed to improve,
including organizational culture, leadership
development, strategy, financial management
and governance.When we compared ourselves
to similar hospitals, we realized that there
were areas where we could provide better
quality service, and could be more efficient
in how we delivered care.
One of the ways in which we began to
transform RVHS is by introducing lean thinking,
a management philosophy that originated
with Toyota about 50 years ago.The philosophy focuses on eliminating wasted steps,
ensuring quality and embracing employee
involvement.The program, which has been
embraced at other hospitals in Ontario, is
having a positive impact on the quality of
care given to patients in some key areas at
Rouge Valley Health System and staff.
Kaizen events, four day events where
staff and physicians work together to make
improvements in certain programs and
departments, have been one way in which
transformation has taken place at RVHS.
“Kaizens are helping to improve patient
flow and satisfaction. Not only are they
helping our patients, but staff are also seeing
the benefits: an opportunity to be a part of a
multidisciplinary improvement team, and a
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chance to be heard. It’s helping to develop
our staff and to boost morale,” says Michele
Jordan, vice president and chief transformation
officer.
Lean is a management philosophy based
on the elimination of waste and respect for
people. Kaizens are a tool used to identify
waste, and to brainstorm ways to eliminate it,
based on experience and best practices, to
implement changes right away.
The Kaizen events have taken place in
busy departments at both hospital campuses,
focusing primarily on medicine, emergency
and surgery, where they will have a major
impact on quality, patient flow and discharge
planning. Since Kaizen events were first
introduced at Rouge Valley in 2008, 511 staff
members and 40 physicians have participated
in close to 40 Kaizen events.
Here are some of the successes that have
taken place as a result of Kaizen events and
the hard work of our teams in sustaining
improvements:
> The emergency department at Rouge
Valley Centenary (RVC) leads other Torontoarea community hospitals for its ambulance
offload time. Reducing ambulance offload
times—the time it takes for an EMS worker to
release a patient into the care of emergency
staff—is vital.The sooner an EMS worker can
offload a patient, the sooner they can return
to the community to assist in other emergency situations.
> More patients are now pre-assessed at
Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering’s Ambulatory
Care Unit (ACU) as part of its pre-operative
assessment clinic. Now, 90 per cent of elective
surgery patients are pre-assessed versus 20
per cent before the Kaizen. Most patients are
pre-assessed over the telephone.Those that
are pre-assessed in the pre-operative assessment clinic now have most of their screening
and tests done in the same room.The actual
number of steps taken by a surgical patient in
the ACU has decreased by 68 per cent – from
493 steps to just 157.The changes are now
taking place at RVC’s pre-operative assessment
clinic, continuing these improvements.
> Existing space in the RVC emergency
department is being used more efficiently,
after a designated ambulatory care area was
created.The area has helped to improve
patient flow and wait times. Within months of
its inception, the RVC emergency department
was achieving its wait time targets, and kept
this up even during last fall’s H1N1 outbreak.
KEEPING TRACK OF CONTINUED IMPROVEMENTS:
Cecile Munroe, RN, and Paulette Johnson,
Utilization Case Coordinator, review the Discharge
Planning Board in Rouge Valley Centenary’s 9 East.
This board is used to track the status of various
patient flow processes, providing a visual way
for the unit to monitor how well it is meeting
its target. The Discharge Planning Boards were
created as a result of a Kaizen event.
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Accreditation Makes Rouge Valley Even Better
Rouge Valley Health System (RVHS) is always committed to maintaining the highest standard of patient safety
and patient care. At RVHS, a key part of our strategic plan is an unrelenting focus on delivering quality care,
ensuring patient and staff safety, and maintaining a healthy workplace.
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rom September 21 – 23, 2009, a team of
four Accreditation surveyors, all leaders at
Canadian hospitals, spent time visiting and
evaluating programs at both RVHS hospital
campuses. Based on the recently introduced
Quentum Accreditation framework, each
surveyor was assigned to evaluate specific
programs and areas of the hospital. Surveyors
carried out both clinical and administrative
“tracers”; validated compliance; reviewed a
variety of performance indicators; observed
clinical processes at the point of care; reviewed
selected documentation; and interviewed
physicians, nurses, administrators, volunteers,
allied health members, support staff, patients
and their families to review our practices.
The accreditation process consists of
four phases:
Self-Assessment
From September 2008 to February 2009,
staff, physicians, volunteers and the Board
participated in a number of surveys/questionnaires. They assessed our strengths and
weaknesses in key areas, such as patient
safety, work life balance, clinical performance,
governance performance and administrative
support. Accreditation Canada reviewed the
survey results, and created a quality performance roadmap, which used red, yellow and
green flags to rate how well the hospital is
meeting the national standards.The better
a hospital is performing, the more green
flags its roadmap receives.The roadmap
gives guidance on the areas of focus which
RVHS needs to improve.
Action Plans
Clinical Excellence teams were formed, and
reviewed the quality performance roadmap
to determine how to address the yellow and
red flags. From March to April 2009, these
teams developed action plans to guide our
quality improvement journey.
Implementing Action Plans
Transforming red flags into green ones was
the goal of the action plan stage.The action
plans created covered the 32 required organizational practices. Preparing all staff, physicians and volunteers for Accreditation was no
easy task. Clinical Excellence teams were very
creative by developing activities and deliverables based on the action plans.
One particularly effective event was the
Passport to Patient Safety event, held from
June 1 – 3, 2009 at both hospital campuses.
Over 1,000 staff, physicians and volunteers
turned out in high numbers for the three-day
event,which provided awareness and education
in key patient care and patient safety areas.
The content presented at the Passport to
Patient Safety event was posted on the employee intranet site, ensuring that members
of the RVHS community who could not attend
in person could still access this information.
Banners, posters and flashcards helped to
arm staff with knowledge and improve their
knowledge.To help better prepare staff,“
practice runs” were also conducted. Executive
team members simulated the activities of
Accreditation Canada surveyors, and visited
different work areas. Mock interviews helped
to familiarize staff with the types of questions
and information that surveyors were looking
for, with respect to the national standards for
quality care.
We’re happy to report that RVHS received
a full three-year accreditation. Some of what
especially impressed the surveyors included:
> The hospital-wide consultations that
produced the RVHS Strategic Plan, and how
prominently the Strategic Plan-On-A-Page
was posted at both hospital campuses;
> The implementation of Lean, and how
various internal strategies have brought teams
together to create improvements;
> Innovative hospital-wide initiatives
such as the Passport to Patient Safety event
and its concise, easy-to-understand “passports” with key patient safety points;
> The strong communication between the
RVHS Board of Directors, RVHS President & CEO
Rik Ganderton, and medical advisory leadership;
> Quality of internal communications tools,
including the e-Echo and Echo newsletters;
> Regular Town Hall meetings, which are
well attended by all levels of RVHS staff.
A debriefing session was held after the
survey. Organizers used this experience and
the feedback to maintain the momentum
that took place in preparation and during
the Accreditation survey. As an organization,
preparing for the Accreditation process
helped to bring staff, physicians and volunteers together to achieve a common goal.
The Passport to Patient Safety event was one of
the ways that Rouge Valley implemented the
changes surveyors required for the Accreditation
process. Staff, physicians and volunteers were
provided with additional educational training
on patient safety issues.‘Passports’ with easy to
remember tips were created as reference tools.
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Rouge Valley’s Programs and Services
As an acute care, community hospital, Rouge Valley Health System (RVHS) offers many important health care services. Our core service
is emergency care, which we offer 24 hours a day, every day of the week. We also offer a wide range of other key programs and services.
Serving the communities of east Toronto (Scarborough), west Durham (Ajax, Pickering and Whitby) and more, our programs
and services deliver health care close to home for patients throughout the Rouge Valley area.
24/7/365 Emergency Care
Rouge Valley’s emergency departments are supported by other programs
and services, as well as a multi-disciplinary team of nurses, physicians and
specialists, who combine to provide help, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
In Fall 2009, we opened an all-new emergency department at our Rouge
Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital campus as part of our major redevelopment
effort to meet the growing needs of west Durham.
Cardiac Care
Rouge Valley’s cardiac care program has been designated by the Central East
Local Health Integration Network (CE LHIN) to fulfill a regional role in the
401 corridor, and is considered one of the best of any community hospitals
in Ontario. We have highlighted this program in our 2009 annual report.
Turn to page 8 to learn more about cardiac care at RVHS.
Mental Health Care
Our mental health program is one of our centres of excellence. A diverse
range of services—including emergency crisis and outpatient care, adult and
child/adolescent inpatient care, and medical/psychiatric inpatient care—can
be accessed from both hospital campuses. Our mental health service model
reflects the most innovative best practices in health care.
Medical Care
Rouge Valley’s medicine program gives patients timely access to treatment
for serious medical conditions, ranging from pneumonia and cancer to diabetes
and Crohn’s disease. We are committed to excellence in patient care, and
have made quality service and patient safety priorities at our hospital.
Surgery
Rouge Valley’s surgical departments lead the way in less invasive surgeries,
with more than 80 per cent of all procedures allowing patients to go home
the same day. Our surgical program reflects a range of expertise from general
surgery to many subspecialties.
Women’s and Children’s Health Services
Through Rouge Valley’s Women’s and Children’s Health program, many
specialty services are available to mothers in labour, newborns, children and
adolescents.This includes outpatient programs and inpatient care at both
hospital campuses. Our Birthing and Newborn Centre at Rouge Valley
Centenary has an Advanced Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU),
which serves as an important resource for caring for high-risk mothers and
newborns. Our Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital campus has two
NICU beds going into place.
Continuing Care and Rehabilitation
At Rouge Valley, we offer a comprehensive array of services for patients who
have completed their acute care hospital stay.Together, our teams work to
provide customized treatment designed to meet the individual care needs
of our patients.
Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Support Services
Rouge Valley’s pharmacies, laboratories, diagnostic imaging services and
allied health professionals help assess, diagnose and treat both inpatients
and outpatients. Also supporting the ongoing care that happens in our
clinical areas are social workers, discharge planners, dieticians, and chaplaincy
services, as well as security, facilities and support services staff.
The delivery of our programs and services is not a job that we do alone. In fact, Rouge Valley works in partnership with our community members, other hospitals and health care organizations, the CE LHIN and
the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to meet the health care needs of our growing communities.Together, we are working to provide our patients and their families with the best health care experience.
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Our New Doctors
Your gifts count,
Dr. Mohamed Abounaja,
Emergency (RVHS)
Dr. Nazar Almakki,
Intensive Care Unit (RVHS)
Dr. Abdelbaset Belhaj,
Medical Director, Infection
Prevention & Control (RVHS)
Dr. Sarah Bunston,
General Practice (RVC)
Dr. Michael Chang,
Urology (RVAP)
Dr. Rina Daskalopoulos,
General Practice (RVAP)
Dr. Marijana Drandic,
Psychiatry (RVAP)
Dr. Allan Eckhaus,
Plastic Surgery (RVAP)
Dr. Michael Fung,
Dr. Elizabeth Glowczewski-Park,
General Practice (RVC)
Dr. Farrukh Khan,
Medical Director, Diabetes Education (RVHS)
Dr. Michael Leveridge,
Urology (RVC)
Dr. Gillian Nesbitt,
Cardiac Care (RVHS)
Dr. Nosa Omoruyi,
Psychiatry (RVAP)
Dr. Osama Shabash,
Emergency (RVAP)
Dr. Mruna Shah,
Dr. Malek Shawesh,
Internal Medicine (RVAP)
Dr. Leo Sin,
Emergency (RVHS)
Dr. Raymond Yan,
Cardiac Care (RVHS)
funding 38 different kinds
of equipment purchases
Baby weight scales
Bronchoscope
Cardiac treadmill
Carroll bed
Chemo clinic lounge furniture
Clinical care recliners
Digital thermometers
ECG machines
Elliptical machine
Gamma camera
Geri chairs
Hand sanitizing station
Hi low bed
Ice machine
Intraortic balloon pump
IV fridge and expanded
admixture expansion pump
Lumex beds
Medication cart
NICU bassinet
NICU isolette
Nu-step exerciser
Pillows
Portable ultrasound machine
Procedure chair
Prostate biopsy gun
Pulse oximeters
Recumbent stepper
Refrigerators
Sentinel node biopsy equipment
Syringe pumps
Transport incubator
Transport stretcher
Upright bike
Ventilator
Vital signs monitors
Warming cabinet
Weight scales
Wheelchairs
Hospital year by the numbers
2009
RVC
RVAP
RVHS
280
117
397
EMERGENCY VISITS
52,770
48,444
101,214
ADMISSIONS
16,294
7,939
24,233
3,331
1,522
4,853
BEDS
OPERATING ROOM INPATIENTS
OPERATING ROOM OUTPATIENTS
11,865
5,210
17,075
DAY/NIGHT CLINIC VISITS
39,701
15,096
54,797
OTHER CLINIC VISITS
69,387
39,403
108,790
BIRTHS
2,272
1,480
3,752
CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION
3,540
N/A
3,540
240
N/A
240
1,142
N/A
1,142
93
51
144
PACEMAKER IMPLANTS
ANGIOPLASTY
HIP REPLACEMENTS
284
113
397
CATARACTS
1,553
N/A
1,553
MRI SCANS
9,372
N/A
9,372
887
343
1,230
VOLUNTEERS
386
194
580
PROPERTY SIZE (ACRES)
23.4
26
49.4
KNEE REPLACEMENTS
CANCER SURGERIES
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N/A = Not Applicable
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Leaders in Cardiac Care
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ouge Valley Health System has been
designated by the province’s Central East
Local Health Integration Network (CE LHIN)
as a regional centre for cardiac care in the
401 corridor.
The cardiac care program is not only a
vital part of our hospital and surrounding
communities, it also plays a specialized role
in the broader Scarborough/Durham region.
Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term
Care requires all 14 of the province’s Local
Health Integration Networks to establish
regional cardiac centres for their jurisdictions.
In February 2009, the CE LHIN designated
Rouge Valley’s cardiac care program as the
cardiac centre in this area.
As a regional cardiac care centre, our
program has a full service approach to the
delivery of care. Cardiac patients usually
require several different points of ongoing
care in order to successfully diagnose, treat
and manage their cardiac disease or condition. Working with the cardiac programs at
other hospitals and health care sites in the
area, we ensure that patients have access
to excellent cardiac services without having
to leave the area.
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Some cardiac services, such as diagnostic
tests and cardiac rehabilitation, are delivered at
the community level by the local cardiac programs. Rouge Valley offers these services for our
own local communities of Scarborough,Pickering,
Ajax and Whitby. Other cardiac services, such
as coronary angioplasty, are more resourceintensive and have better outcomes when
done in higher volumes.These services have
been centralized at Rouge Valley, and are available to cardiac patients across the area so that
they can get the care they need close to home.
Our cardiac care services can be accessed
through both hospital campuses—Rouge
Valley Centenary, and Rouge Valley Ajax and
Pickering. Below lists the complete range of
cardiac services that we offer.
Cardiac diagnostics
> Stress testing
> Echo cardiography
> Holter monitoring
> Event recording
> Ambulatory blood pressure
> Nuclear cardiology
Cardiac catheterization
> Coronary angiography
> Coronary angioplasty (also known
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CARDIAC CARE IN ACTION! (L - R) Stress tests help
determine how healthy patients’ hearts are. Procedures
like a coronary angioplasty can save lives. Cardiac rehab
keeps patients on track towards heart healthy lifestyles.
as percutaneous coronary
intervention or PCI)
Arrhythmia management
> Pacemaker insertion
> Internal cardiac defibrillator (ICD)
> Electrophysiological studies
> Ablation therapy
> Arrhythmia patient management
Cardiac rehabilitation and education
> Six-month weekly exercise program
> Education program
> Individualized exercise assessment,
prescription and risk-factor profile
Other cardiac services
> Emergency cardiac care
> Inpatient cardiac care
> Cardiology consultation
Additionally, in the last year, Rouge Valley has
participated with the Toronto Heart Attack
Collaborative to pilot a new initiative called
Code STEMI (segment (ST) elevation myocardial
infarction).Through this initiative, unstable
heart attack patients from the east Toronto
area are brought directly to the catheterization
lab at Rouge Valley Centenary hospital campus,
where they are given the specialized care they
need—all within a crucial 90-minute window.
The pilot demonstrated how effective this
initiative can be in saving lives. Simply put, the
sooner a percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI) is provided by our cardiac care program,
the better a patient’s chance of surviving a
heart attack. Furthermore, Code STEMI has
helped to move patients out of the emergency
department more quickly and get them home
much sooner. In the pilot, patients’ length of
stay in an emergency department was reduced
by an average of seven hours, and their average
length of stay in hospital was reduced by two
days. We are very pleased to have received
approval and funding by the CE LHIN to
continue this initiative, which we will next
look to extend into Durham Region.
The Rouge Valley cardiac care program
has truly grown in the last year to better meet
the needs of patients throughout the region.
We have improved our wait times, enhanced
or services, expanded our cardiac team with
the addition of two new cardiologists, and
strengthened our commitment to quality
service and patient care. We look forward
to continuing to provide leadership in the
delivery of excellent cardiac care.
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Growing with the community
A
fter years of planning, fundraising and
construction, the newly-expanded emergency department officially opened at Rouge
Valley Ajax and Pickering (RVAP) hospital
campus on November 30, 2009.
The opening of the emergency department
represents the first major completed phase of
the RVAP Redevelopment project.This new
emergency department will provide space for
an anticipated 60,000 patient visits a year; staff
and physicians had been caring for more than
50,000 patients a year in a space designed for
20,000. Ambulances will access the emergency
department by a dedicated road through a
new four-bay covered entrance. Also open to
the public is the new fracture clinic and portions
of the new diagnostic imaging department.
Included in RVAP’s recent redevelopment
initiatives are the trauma room, decontamination room, and new equipment such as the
high-tech 256-image CT scanner.
On November 20 and 21, 2009, the community was treated to a sneak peek of the
newly-expanded emergency department.
Over the course of two days, local politicians,
business owners, EMS, police, firefighters,
media, staff, physicians, volunteers and major
gift donors celebrated the opening of the
redevelopment project with a ribbon-cutting
ceremony and hundreds of local residents
toured the new space during a public open
house to get a first-hand look at the new
state-of-the-art facility. On both days, guests
were treated to tours by emergency department staff and Auxiliary volunteers, retired
staff, and members of the Patron’s Council.
Rouge Valley is committed to being the best
at what we do for our patients.The new emergency department and the rest of our redevelopment is a great start toward meeting the current
needs of our growing west Durham community.
The full project is expected to be complete in
the fall of 2010.The entire expansion will mean
about 140,000 square feet of new and renovated
space for emergency and related services.
(L-R) Chad Hanna, Foundation President & CEO;
Rene Soetens, Chair of the Foundation
Board during the Vital Links Campaign;
John Wiersma, 2009 Foundation Board Chair;
and Gord Simmonds, Vital Links Campaign
Chair. Ribbon cutting with Ajax Mayor
Steve Parish; Pickering Mayor Dave Ryan;
Gordon Simmonds; Ajax-Pickering MPP
Joe Dickson; RVHS Board Chair Janet Ecker;
Dr. Gary Mann, RVAP Chief of Emergency;
Deborah Hammons, CEO, Central East Local
Health Integration Network; PickeringScarborough East MPP Wayne Arthurs;
John Wiersma; and Sonia Peczeniuk, Vice-President, Medical Affairs, RVHS. Old meets new.
(Below) Tina Shoemaker, RVAP Clinical Practice
Leader; Dr. Tom Stavros-Sholdoff; Dr. Gary Mann;
Cheryl Williams, Program Director, Emergency
and Mental Health; Dr. K.C. Moran, RVC Chief of
Emergency; Arden Eldridge, RVAP Emergency
Manager; Chris Jones, RVC Emergency Manager;
and Natalie Bubela; Vice-President, Programs.
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“For our emergency department service providers, the new department
represents a fresh start in a modern, functional space that will allow
us to manage the ever-growing numbers of patient visits, as our
catchment areas develop further. Unlike our former emergency
department, our new space allows for future growth as well as the
opportunity to introduce innovations that will give our patients the
time they need to improve the condition that brought them to us,” explains
Dr. Gary Mann, site chief of emergency at RVAP, third from left in photo.
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Estate Gifts
Donations were made to the Rouge Valley
Health System Foundation during the
past year through the estates of the following
generous individuals:
Estate of James Alexander Bishop
Estate of Maria Bogatkow
Estate of Gladys Keates
Estate of Veronica Pitney
Estate of Kin Tang
Tribute Gifts
The following individuals have been
recognized during the past year with
a gift made in their honour to support the
Rouge Valley Health System Foundation:
In honour of
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In tribute to the great work
of the staff in the Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery department located at Rouge Valley
Centenary, Alberto Ibanez
made a personal Major Gift
donation. Alberto has had
numerous treatments and
has consequently regained
significant improvement in
mobility. In 2009, there were
over 900 patient visits to
the clinic.
Nadira Hoosein Ally
Nezaun Baig
Mr. Arif Baig
Mrs. Amna Baig
Jean M. Beare
Dr. Suzanne C. Buchanan
Dr. Michael Chan
Elliot Cowan
Dr. Joanne Dunstall
Arden Eldridge
Ed Fleury
Dr. Dayna Freedman
Dr. Chaim Goldberg
Kiyan Jamal
Khalil Jamal
Dr. Richard S. Kaminker
Dr. Saleem Kassam
Sadira Kooblal-Caesar
Dr. Rolland Leader
Connor Ji-Chiu Leslie
Dr. Robert M. Luba
Edward and Mary Mann
McEachnie Funeral Home
Bill and Dianna McLean
Lisa A. McVety
Karen Milway
Declan Milway
Gordon and Ann Moore
Dr. Adebayo Odueke
Bob and Betty Page
January 1 - December 31, 2009
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Dr. Michael Ricer
Keith Roberts
Rouge Valley Centenary Staff
Erin Sheepwash
Arthur Soler
Elizabeth Soler
Juliane Soler
Dr. Romas V. Stas
Dr. Zareen Syed
Dr. Arnold D.Tepperman
Robert Theberge
Dr. Christopher Tuori
Dr. Jason H. Wong
Dr.Teraiza Yassa
In memory of
Angela Elizabeth Annibale-Khan
Harold Babington
Eisah Bahou
Anwar Baig
Eva Barkworth
Malcolm Barton
Joyce Bays
Remo Bongelli
Gerald Bouchard
Elva Brennan
Malachi Brissett
Pearl Brock (nee Jefferies)
Raymond Buckland
Heather Casey
Joan Chipperfield
Maurice Crook
Ivy Beatrice Cummer
Jack Davis
Esteban de Francia
Anne A. Denomy
Lalitha Dias
Victor Dingley
Jeff Donahue
Maisie Dowding
George Eckford
Larry Eden
Kathleen Edwards
Frank Ehrimann
John Ellicott
Bruce Etheridge
Helen Fonberg
Whendy France
Tom Fraser
John Furlong
Frank Furo
Muriel Gibson
Walter James Glenn
Marian Goodchild
Elvina Gordon
Erika Gunther
Bernice Harris
John Head
Gerry Henderson
Frank Hortop
Ulva Huggins
Kay Hughes
Cheun Mok Hung
Irene Hutchings
Donald S. Hylton
Verena Ireland
Steve Jehl
Dr. Craig Jones
Norma Jones
Yuet Wing Kan
Rahaman Karamath
Morris Kerzner
Rahmatulla Khan
Syd Kohler
Hans Kohring
George Kolis
Andrew Kongialis
Steve Kouloulas
William Kreiter
Roger Lang
Judith Lawes
John Layton
Shirley LeBlond
Fitzroy Lee-Kim
Irene Lendreville
Wong Shing Lin Leung
Vee Lidon
Dr. Randolph Lindo
Fred Little
James Lore
Shama Mahabirsingh
Derrick Wayne Makimoto
Allan Marchant
Sergey Mashnenkov
Jacqueline Mayo
Sandy McDonald
Madge McKay
Margaret McKay
Isabella (Ella) McLachlan
Jim McLean
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RBC Royal Bank funds leading-edge
cardiac care diagnostic tools
On June 14, 2009, RBC Royal Bank presented a cheque for $75,000 to Rouge
Valley Health System Foundation in
support of purchasing 3 Electrocardiogram (ECG) machines for Rouge
Valley Health System’s Cardiac Care
program.
For two months, 14 RBC Royal
Bank branches across Scarborough,
Ajax and Pickering fundraised for the
“Give from the Heart to Save a Heart”
campaign, which included a lottery,
in-branch fundraising and a Commercial
Financial Services sponsorship appeal.
The campaign officially closed
with a staff celebration picnic, a
fundraising hula hoop event, drawing
of the lottery winners and a cheque
presentation. Attendees included
(L-R) Dr. Paul Galiwango, RVHS
cardiac physician; Mike Dignam,
RBC branch manager; Lisa Gallacher,
RBC’s Regional Vice President for
Scarborough/Pickering/Ajax;
Jack Ungar, Senior Commercial
Lender with RBC and co-chair of the
campaign; and Dr. Joe Ricci, Program
Chief, RVHS Cardiac Care Program.
An Electrocardiogram is the most
commonly performed cardiac test;
it is a valuable screening tool for a
variety of cardiac abnormalities,
and often rules out heart attacks or
diagnoses lethal arrhythmia. ECGs are
performed on many patients in the
hospital in the Cardiac Diagnostics
Service, on the in-patient units and in
the Emergency Departments. ECGs
are also performed on every patient
over 50 years of age who is admitted
for elective surgery.
This state-of-the-art equipment
has 12 leads, placed on the patient’s
body, ensuring exact measurements.
The ECGs are greatly appreciated by
physicians and staff in Rouge Valley
Centenary’s Emergency Department
and Critical Care Unit (photographed
below), and Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering’s new Emergency Department.
Rouge Valley Health System’s Cardiac Care program is a centre of excellence and is considered one of the
best of any community hospital in
Ontario. Making more ECGs available
enables improved patient flow
and reduced wait times for
east Toronto and west Durham.
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ECGs boost cardiac screenings
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On May 22, 2009, the Foundation
celebrated Tribute Communities/
Runnymede Development’s
20-year corporate partnership
of investing in superior health
care at Rouge Valley Ajax and
Pickering hospital. Together,
the visionary leaders at both
companies have directly and
through special events and
sponsorship facilitated more
than $3,000,000 in gifts and
proceeds.
In memory of continued
$50,000–$99,999
Joyce Miller
Bill Mingram
Dhayabhai Mistry
Margaret Montgomery
Shanthakumari Murugiah
George Niblett
Thelma Nicol
Dr. Adnan Ozkan
Jack Pais
J. Lorraine Palmer
Alex Papulkas
Robert Perry
Donald Pew
George Pluchino
Helen Proctor
Jerry Quinn
Theresa Quinn
Jeyamany Rajaratnam
Charles Stan Rennie
Ruth Robson
James Rodd
Sylvia Rowsell
Anna Roy
Baby Ryan
John Shaw
Douglas Smith
Liam Nicholas Smith
Loudon Cranston Spark
John Starrett
Alberta Storey
P.Thiruchelvam
Edward Thornburrow
Joan Tolley
Ivy Van Dewall
Lillian Wheeler
Sheila Willett
Jack Wilson
Frank Wysocki
Camille Zogheib
Town of Ajax
Ajax Lions Club
Shoppers Drug Marts Tree of Life
Volunteer Services, Rouge Valley
Centenary
Thank you to our donors
The Rouge Valley Health System Foundation
is grateful to the following individuals,
corporations, community groups and
foundations for their generous support
during the past year:
$100,000+
Region of Durham
$25,000–$49,999
Century 21 Leading Edge Realty Inc.
RBC Foundation
Sandra Schmirler Foundation
$10,000–$24,999
Cardiac Health Foundation of
Canada
Bharat and Filomena Hansraj
Alberto Ibanez
Dr. Saleem Kassam *
McDonald’s - Kingston Road and
Port Union
McDonald’s - Warden & Steeles
Dr. Naresh Mohan
Dr. Ashok Mukherjee *
Oak Ridges Farm Co-Tenancy (Seaton)
Don Patel *
Pickering Professional
Firefighters Association
RBC Royal Bank
Dr. A. J. Ricci *
The Rockport Group
SmartCentres
John and Lorraine Walker
$5,000–$9,999
Abraham Bleeman Foundation
Ajax Rod and Gun Club
The Barker Family *
Cardiac Rehab Walkathon
Cashpoint Foreign Exchange Inc.
Chip Charitable Services
City of Pickering Mayor’s Gala
Michael E. Claener
Ellis Packaging Limited
Robert Ewen
Feaver Foods Inc.
Frederick and Douglas Dickson
Memorial Foundation
Invar Building Corporation
Vincent and Helene Lobraico
January 1 - December 31, 2009 | * Family Circle Monthly Donors
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Meridian Credit Union Pickering Branch
Ontario Power Generation
Charity Trust
Ontario Power Generation, PNGS
Barbara A. Ozkan
Rotary Club of Ajax, District 7070
Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario
Provincial Command Branch
Scotia Group
Sinclair Cockburn Financial Group
Dr. Romas V. Stas *
Telus
Mithilan and Akalya
Thavarasalingam
The Brick
Xerox Canada Ltd.
$2,500–$4,999
A & O Contracting Inc.
Aqueduct Foundation
Bazil Developments
Bell Canada, Employee
Giving Program
BMO Employee Charitable
Foundation
Wayne and Sandra Cassidy
Carole Chabot and Derek Dodd *
Fred and Leisa Clifford
Durham College/University of
Ontario Institute of Technology
Ellesmere X-Ray Associates
Ethel Fernandez
Rik Ganderton
Goldmanco Incorporated
Grayco Air
Chad and Susan Hanna
Hospira Health Care
Dr. Jonathon S. Hummel
IBM Employees’ Charitable Fund
McDonald’s - Bunhill Court, Ajax
McDonald’s - Kingston Road &
Morningside
Mental Health Council
For Scarborough
Messier-Dowty Inc.
Lynda Mungall
Dr. Deva Nicholas
North York Rehab Centre
OK Transportation Limited
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Pickering Mayor’s Gala’s hospital delivery
When the stork’s not available, criticallyill and premature newborns require a
transport incubator to transfer them
safely in an ambulance or helicopter.
Thanks to the generosity of the
Mayor of Pickering, sponsors and
guests who supported dreams in a
healthy community by attending the
4th Annual Mayor’s Gala in November
2008, the Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering (RVAP) labour and delivery unit received this state-of-the-art equipment.
A gift celebration was held on
June 25, 2009, with City of Pickering
Mayor Dave Ryan, the Gala Committee
and the Gala sponsors to demonstrate
this urgently-needed equipment. On
hand to personally thank the donors
for this $49,000 piece of equipment
was Susan Fyfe, Rouge Valley Health
System’s program director for women’s
and children’s health programs, and
staff from the department who are
so excited to once again have this
life-saving piece of equipment.
Almost 1,600 babies are delivered at
RVAP every year, but babies born under
34 weeks must be transferred to a
hospital that specializes in preemies.
A transport incubator is used when
a premature or low-birth weight baby
must be relocated; it is like a self-contained neonatal intensive care unit on
wheels. It maintains the infant in an
environment of controlled temperature,
humidity, and oxygen concentration.
The apparatus is made of a clear
plastic material and has a large door
and portholes for easy access to the
infant with a minimum of heat and
oxygen loss. An internal mechanism
constantly monitors the infant’s temperature and controls the heat within
the unit.
Speed is of the essence, and this
light-weight, portable equipment
will provide immediate care for some
of our newest family members
in west Durham.
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$2,500-$4,999 continued
Sonia Peczeniuk
Rexall Foundation
Rotary Club of Pickering
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #614
Safetech Environmental Limited
Stantec Consulting Limited
TD Bank/Canada Trust Employees’
Charitable Donations Fund
University of Toronto,
Scarborough Campus
The Ward Family
Reverend Wallace and Grace Whyte
$1,000–$2,499
To honour a beloved anesthetist
who had passed away, the Dr. Craig
Jones Memorial Golf Tournament
fundraising event was created by
Dr. Jon Hummel.The inaugural
event, held on June 29, 2009,
raised $34,000 to purchase surgical
and orthopaedic equipment for
Rouge Valley Centenary.
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756483 ONT. LTD
AC Mechanical Facility Services Ltd.
Agfa Canada Inc.
Mustafa Akcoglu
John Aldis *
Dr. John S. Anthony
ARAMARK Canada Limited
Arvind Nanda Medicine
Professional Corp.
Kevin Ashe
AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
Austin Rehab Group
B.J.W. Power Plant Services
Shiv and Ranju Bansal
Bell Canada
Berkshire Axis Inc.
Margaret Birch
Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd.
David and Phyllis Bowen
James and Marti Boyko
David Bridgen
Albert Brooks-Dowsett
Richard H. Bryson
Dr. Constantine and Natalie Bubela *
Burman & Fellows Group Inc.
Canada Chinese Computer Association
Katrina Carpenter
Carruthers Creek Golf Centre Inc.
Mary Leah Carter *
Centenary Anesthesia Group
Dr. Michael Chan
Dr. Karen D. Chang *
Dr. Jordan Cheskes
Grant Chow
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Christ
Jack Chute
William and Sandra Collier
Crescent Oral Surgery
Ross Deebank
Deloitte & Touche LLP
DioGuardi Tax Law LLP
Bob Dobson
Dr. Roger Dodson
Janet Ecker
Elirpa Construction & Materials Ltd.
Elizabeth Grant International Inc.
Edward and June Fleury
Fleury, Comery - Barristers & Solicitors
Jack and Joyce Foley *
G4S Security Systems Ltd.
Dimitria Gisonni
Erna Goedde
Dr. Ilhami Gokcen
Julie Goldstein *
Brian Greenslade
Harbridge & Cross Limited
Janet Harris
Sue Harrison *
Dr. Elizabeth Hartley
Robert and Sharon Hearn
Joan Henry
Christopher Hill
HMA, a division of Johnson Inc.
Cedric and Susan Hope
Dr. Lily Ho-Tai
Douglas Houston
Allie Howard
Dr. Louis Huang
Paula K. Hurley
IBI Group
ISKIN Inc.
Glenn Jackson
Marko Janovski
JCI Architects
JL Pound Consulting
Grahame Keir
Javid and Mussarat Khan
Knights Of Columbus #11098,
Pickering
Huan C. Li *
Joe Li
M.T.C.C. Scarborough
Condominium 1038/1039
Mackenzie Financial Corporation
Nitan Malhotra
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Fabian Markert
Anne and Rod Mason *
Eileen M. Mason
Kerry McLeish *
McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP
Surendra Mehta
Merdirex Systems Inc.
Dr. Lorna B. Minz
MMM Group
Sylvia Morris
Mosey & Mosey Benefit Plan
Consultants
Nursing Bursary Fundraising
Nycomed Canada Inc.
Pauline Palait
Moens Pedersen
Dr. John J. Peto
Pitway Holdings Limited
The Pridamor Group
Purkel Products Inc.
Charles Riggs and Clare
Hasenkampf
Rouge Valley Chapter IODE
Dr. R. Ian Salter
Sanofi-aventis Canada Inc.
Amorell Saunders N’daw *
Scarborough Toyota
Paulette Senior
Darrell Sewell
Barbara Shaw
John Shaw
Dr. Donald J. and Doris Shier
The Simple Alternative
Funeral Centre
Paula A. Sisson
Dr. Jason Smith
George Springle
Starlight Children’s Foundation
Barbara Stevens *
Strada Promotions Inc.
Teddy A. Lim Medicine Professional
Corporation
Rajesh N.Thakker
The Capital Hill Group Ottawa Inc.
The State Group Inc.
Tom’s No Frills
Trim Stamping Inc.
Rudiger H.Trippler
Charles G.Turner
Versatech Mechanical Ltd.
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Local McDonald’s Restaurants Make
$40,000 Donation to RVC
McDonald’s Canada has been a longtime supporter of Rouge Valley
Health System.
On June 2, 2009, participating
McDonald’s restaurants in Scarborough
presented a cheque for $40,000
to Rouge Valley Health System
Foundation in support of purchasing
a portable ultrasound machine for
Rouge Valley Centenary’s (RVC)
Emergency Department.
Thrilled with the opportunity to
be a part of a life-saving team for their
local hospital were (L-R) McDonald’s
Restaurant Owner/Operators
Terry Brazill, Deborah Feaver, John
Pang, Dale Bartlett and Terri Toms.
They presented the cheque to
Dr. K.C. Moran, RVC Emergency Site
Chief, who now uses the machine
and sees first-hand its cascading
time-saving effects.
The donated funds were raised
by 23 Scarborough-area McDonald’s
restaurants via their “Save Time, Save
Lives”campaign,including participation
in the 16th McHappy Day, a national
fundraiser held in more than 1,400
McDonald’s restaurants across Canada.
In addition, these restaurants held
fundraising events leading up to
McHappy Day to lend additional
support, including coin collections
at Drive Thru locations, school penny
drives and the sale of various items
in store.
This vital piece of equipment saves
time diagnosing specific and potentially life-threatening ailments in a
patient brought in to the Emergency
Department.The portable ultrasound
machine can instantly determine
heart muscle activity, show fluid
around the heart, detect abdominal
aortic aneurysms, find problematic
ectopic pregnancy or determine
internal bleeding.This portable ultra-
sound system is ready to use within
20 seconds of booting it up.
Every single Emergency patient
will benefit from this donation.The
equipment can be used on men,
women and children alike and, even
if a patient doesn’t require an
ultrasound, faster diagnoses
enables improved patient flow
and reduced wait times for all.
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Improving emergency patient care and outcomes
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$1,000-$2,499 continued
Walker, Head - Barristers & Solicitors
Wal-Mart Canada Corp.
Wardrop Engineering Inc.
Weinberg & Gaspirc Chartered
Accountants
Dorothy E. Westney
Wirth Steel
Dr. Jason Wong
Hanson Goe and Vivian Wong Goe *
Dr. Christopher T.Tuori and Ms
Donna Woodhams *
Lynda Wray
Ken Yeung
$500–$999
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In 2009, the Ajax Lions Club
celebrated its 55th anniversary.
On Remembrance Day, they
presented a cheque in the amount
of $70,500 for urgently-needed
medical equipment for Rouge
Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital.
This is a great benefit to the community because it will purchase
$10,000 worth of surgical pain
pumps and a $60,500 surgical tower
for the Operating Room.The proceeds
were raised by hosting community
fundraising events and from a donation in memory of the late Lion
Terry Audet and his wife Dorothy.
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A.T. Contracting Corporation
Norm Abbott
Dr. Murtala and Maryam
Abdurrahman
June L. Abel
Paul Ainslie
The Aldgate Group
Doreen Alexander
Almad Investments Limited
Amir Al-Sadi
F. Armstrong
Asphalt Junkies
Dr. Norma Baker
David Barlow
Bartlett Family Restaurants Inc.
Hamid Barzgar-Khaseloui
Hans G. Bathija
Ronald Beal
Dr. Gregory H. Beamish
Marson Bovell
Hilde Bumburs
Dr. Jason Burstein
Dr.Tom P. Byrne
Canadian Card Systems Inc.
Christopher and Jean Cann *
James and Beatrice Carleton
Brian Carr
Century 21 Percy Fulton Ltd.
Vivian Chan *
Shirley Chau
Chi Miu Cheung
Dr. Joseph Chien
Dr. Anthony J. Chinner
City of Toronto
Shane and Marie Coburn *
Colonial Restoration
Ann Mary Conkle
Joseph C. Cowdrey
Katherine L Craine *
Margot Da Costa *
Mukesh M. Daji
J. Keith Davidson
DDR North America Inc.
Elisa E. De Yiu *
Jean Degroot
Gordon Denomy
Dr. Sanjay and Tanju Dhingra
Diana’s Seafood Delight
Rowena E. Dias
Rene and Maureen Dowhaniuk *
East Metal Products Limited
Lana Eaton
Elite Sweets Brands Inc.
Colin F. Elkin *
Doreen Ellis
George and Kathleen Elston *
Albert Evanoff
Extreme Fitness
Sheri Ferkl *
Fine Cotton Factory Inc.
Finlayson Hospitality Partners Inc.
Paul Fiset
Furfari Paving Co., Ltd.
William Fyfe
Rita Galinauskas *
Ron Gavrin
Sean Gayton
Frank Gehring
Gilani Group Inc.
Ross Gillespie
Drs. Peter and Cindy Gladstone
Bruce Goff
Beverley Gonsalves
Sean Gonsalves
Dr. J.E. Goode
Kathryn Gooding *
John Goodwin
Martin Green *
H I Next Inc.
Joanne Haire *
Halltech Inc.
Sara Hamilton
Harold and Beverly Hands
Madeline Harrop *
Jessie F. Head
John Heads
Ronald Hibbard *
Jim and Joanne Hiller
Bibi Hoosein
Howard Marten Company Limited
Marina Hromadka
Pui Hei Hung
IBM Canada Limited
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers L.U. 353
Marilyn Irving
J. Lalonde Machinery Movers Ltd.
Andres and Ellen Jaaku
Mark E. Jackson
Johnson Controls L.P.
Christopher Jones *
J.A. Jowitt
Joyce Siu-Chu Kam-Au
Aristides Kapasouris
Edward E. Kelly
Greg Kennedy
Sohail Khan
Dr. Jawad Khokhar
Kisko Investments Inc.
Kraft Canada Inc.
KTA Inc.
Shui Hin Lam
Betty D. Lang *
Marcel LeBlond
Antonio Lepine
Danielle Lewis *
Juan Lidon
Albert and Corine Lim Shue
Becky Lu-Do
Karen MacDonald
Dr. Virginia MacLennan
Donald and Catherine MacOdrum
Majestic Woodworking Ltd.
Consorcia Maulion *
Douglas G. Maunder *
William J. McBurney
George E. McCowan
Robert McCowan
Linda Erin McCoy
Paul McCue
McNicol Stevenson Limited
Ron Moeser
The Moffitt Family
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Town of Ajax gift helps in the fight against cancer
Thanks to the second gift from the
Town of Ajax, Rouge Valley Health
System has purchased Sentinel Node
Biopsy equipment for the surgical
unit of Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital.
On April 2, 2009, we celebrated
the gift, the second piece of equipment purchased with the Town’s
four-year, $250,000 pledge to support
the Surgery Department. Representing
the Town of Ajax at the gift celebration
were (L-R) Councillor Joanne Dies,
Mayor Steve Parish and Councillor
Colleen Jordan.
“The Town of Ajax is pleased to
support the Rouge Valley Health
System, and their commitment to
purchase leading-edge medical
equipment,” said Mayor Parish.“High
quality medical care is important to
our community, and it’s purchases
such as these that will provide Ajax
residents with the health care they
require and deserve.”
Sentinel Node Biopsy Equipment
is cancer staging technology that is
crucial for patient care, and utilizes
minimally-invasive surgery. Cancer
cells may appear first in the sentinel
node before spreading to other lymph
nodes and other places in the body.
By mapping the Sentinel Lymph Nodes
using dyes and radioactive substances,
medical staff can identify the first
lymph node to which cancer is likely
to spread from the primary tumour.
Standard lymph node removal
involves surgery to remove most of
the lymph nodes in the axilla. But by
using Sentinel Lymph Node biopsies,
only one or a few sentinel nodes are
removed. A Sentinel Lymph Node
biopsy may be done on an outpatient
basis or require only a short stay in
the hospital.
By putting this new equipment into
use, Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering
hopes to increase the early detection
of this disease for ideal cancer care.
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$500-$999 continued
Generously sponsored by Sears
Scarborough Town Centre, the
Foundation’s inaugural Fashion
Show rocked the runway on
November 15, 2009, showcasing
style trends and supporting
Rouge Valley Centenary. Fashions
by Nygård were modeled by
16 RVHS staff, family and a
Foundation Board member.
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Frank and Mary Moodey
Leung Cheung Moon
Gordon and Ann Moore
Shirley Moss *
Deepak K. Moudgill *
Michael and Nancy Muszynski
Matt Newmann
Kenneth Ogaki
Ornge
Gerrit Pain
Par-Med Property Services Inc.
Gavin and Tracy Paterson *
Michael and Ruth Pears
Sheila Perreault *
Eileen H. Philp
Pickering Town Centre
Pickering Village Senior Citizens
Pickering Village United Church
Pizza Nova Take Out Ltd.
Powerline Plus Ltd.
Precise Parklink Inc.
Quantech Electrical Contractors
Limited
Lea M. Ray
George and Sylvia Reesor
Edward and Anne Reeves *
John and Sandy Rider *
Road Iron
Douglas G. Roberts
Allen E. and Corinne Robinson
Roland Michener Public School
Donald and Valerie Ross *
Alexander Rundle
Andy Ryan
Elizabeth J. Ryan
Wadid Salib
Cecelia Samuel *
Marie Savoie *
Scarborough Village Seniors
Christel Schulz
James and Marie Schweitzer
Sears Scarborough Town Centre
Roy and Judy Shanks
Sieger Mechanical Maintenance Ltd
Darren Smith
Software Enabling Concepts
Werner and Karin Sotzny
Elizabeth Southgate
Dr. Jeff Spodek
Mathew Stephenson
Craig and Sharon Stevens
Gail Summers
TAGG Industries
Marilyn S.Temple
Subramaniam Thavarajah
Raj Thavaratnasingham and
Kumudhini Thavaraj *
Douglas and Elizabeth Thomson
Eric Tipping
UBS Global Asset Management
VitalAire Healthcare
June Waizman *
John Watling
WDI Wise Device Inc
Pamela West *
On Wong
Dr. Bernard J. Woolford
WPS North America Parking Systems
Paul Wray
Kathrine-Li Huang Xie
Chang-Lieh Yang
Peter Young *
Drs. James P. Znajda and Tanya
Pietak-Znajda
$250–$499
Richard Abe
Ainsworth Inc.
Aker Chemetics a division of Aker
Solutions Canada Inc.
Rodolfo S. Alba
Halim Amini
Erling Andersen
Scott Anderson
Andrew Foundation
Tessa S. Annibale
Anpro Environmental
David G. Appleton
Rose Arscott
Shirley Atkinson
B.C. Music and Consulting
Garth Bagnall *
Angela Bai
Alastair Bain *
Craig Bamford
Marcia Barbosa *
Evelyn Barbour
Vivian B. Barnecutt
Santosh Bassi *
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Marcus Berns *
Santosh and Pyara Lal Bhaskar *
Amar Bhatia
Canadasundaram Bhuwanakanthan *
Steve Yun Biu Suen
Karen E. Blyth *
Yvonne Bosch
Carole Bourne *
E. John Boyles
Janet E. Brick *
A. Allan Brown
Denis James Brown
Gary Brown
Kathy Brown *
Cory L. Bryan *
Urah Bryan and Sharon Williams
Claude Buckner and Janice Young
Ilse Bufe
Elizabeth Butler
Gisela E. Butscher *
C & T Reinforcing Steel (1987)
Dr.Ted Cait *
George R. Calder
Terry and Meri Calder
Floyd N. and Susan P. Calverley
Kirk Cameron
J. Richard and Florence Campbell *
Louis and Muriel Casey
CCEI
Wing To Chan
Michael Chasler *
Karen Cheng
May Cheung
Seir F. Cheung
Henry Chow
Joseph Chung
Stephen Chung
Kimberly Clark
Robert Clazie *
Elizabeth C. Clyne
Shirley Colley-Scheuer
Jennifer Collins *
Lisa Jane Cooke
Ronald G. Cooper
Noel Corbie *
Corcare
Irene Coyne *
Robert and Linda Crawford *
Robert Crawford
Hugh Cree
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Vital signs monitors challenge reaps rewards
In 2009, vital signs monitors were
identified by staff at Rouge Valley
Centenary as a priority in order to
maintain the best possible care for
our patients.
When the Golf Classic Committee
decided that proceeds from the August 6, 2009 tournament would fund
vital signs monitors for RVC, a challenge was also put to Foundation
board members and hospital executive staff by Peter Lobraico to help
purchase even more $5,000 machines.
Omega CEO & President Bharat
Hansraj, who is also a Foundation
Board member, asked his staff at
Omega Direct Response Inc. to direct
their annual fundraising activity to securing a much-needed vital signs
monitor for RVC.They held a fun-filled
and very successful cosmic bowling
tournament on July 31, 2009, that put
them over the top in their two-month
campaign to raise $5,000.
Foundation Board member
Michael Claener also rose to the
challenge. Michael, along with Jill and
Rik Ganderton and Sonia Peczeniuk,
helped purchase two monitors now
allocated to the RVC 5th floor surgical
unit. Others who helped purchase
monitors for the surgical unit were
Vince Lobraico, John and Louise
Wiersma, Chad and Susan Hanna and
Cashpoint Foreign Exchange.
Thanks to these donors, and the
sponsors and participants involved
in the Golf Classic, the tournament
and challenge delivered a total of
8 machines.
Basic measurements of a patient’s
vital signs are one of the most frequently performed procedures in
our hospitals. And having the right
equipment to get quick, accurate
results is important.
A vital signs monitor is a noninvasive blood pressure monitor that
allows for quick and accurate temperature readings, and provides a pulse
oximetry and oxidation saturation
indicator.This portable monitor helps
nursing staff enhance productivity
and allows them to easily obtain
important information they need,
so they may spend more time with
patients and less time with the
equipment.
These donated vital signs monitors
will be used to monitor patients’ heart
rates, blood pressure and oxygen
saturation. Nurses on the 5th floor,
where the equipment will be used,
say the new additions are a significant
improvement over the manual
machines they had been using. As a
result, these donations will provide
health care workers with faster, more
accurate vital signs results.
With more vital signs monitors,
Rouge Valley staff can make diagnoses
more quickly, detect life-threatening
changes sooner, monitor patients
more frequently and accurately, and
provide the early intervention that is
key to saving lives.
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Monitoring patients vital to nursing staff
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Roland Michener Public School
raised $750 to purchase a digital
thermometer for the Rouge Valley
Ajax and Pickering paediatrics
department. A group of dedicated
students, teachers and parent
volunteers sell gently used items
at a Santa’s Gift Sale.These
students proved that all it takes
is 1 school to care to help raise
much-needed funds for their
local community hospital.
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Adolf Czudnochowsky
Ayoob and Farida Dadabhoy *
Shirley Daigle *
Anonino DaSilva *
Marjorie David
Francois Desaulniers
John Raymond Di Cesare
Aris Diamandas
Armond Difebo
Emilia Domingo *
Jennifer Doust
Laura E. Drake
Jeanne Drea
John and Elizabeth Drew
Leslie DuHasky *
Graham Duncan
Pauline Dyer *
Joyce Elfstrom
Scott Ellis
EllisDon Corporation
Denis and Barbara Erwin
Dianne and Graham Evanoff *
Doreen Helen Evans *
Exactech Inc.
Theresa Eyman *
John Ferris *
Dieter Finkeldey *
Leonard Forde *
David Foxcroft *
Yvonne Fricker *
Joy Fullerton *
Hugh Fulton
Louis Furtado *
Susan Fyfe *
Dr. Margaret Gan Gaisano
Jerry and Carol Garcia *
Francis George
Ian J. Gerard *
A.B. Gerrard
Tasis Giannoukakis
Georgina Gloss *
Sharon Golby *
Peter Goodwin *
Bruce Graham
Albert Grandy
Donald Grant *
Esme Greenslade *
George Greig *
Douglas Grey *
Linda Groff *
Gurpreet Gill Medicine Professional
Corporation
Dr. Miah Hahn
Leslie and Maureen E. Hall
Sid and Rachael Hattlmann
Janice Hazelwood *
John Heads
Michael and Lisa Hearn *
John Hill
Rita Ho
Norm and Vera Holbrook
Everard and Nolia Hoo *
Hedley Hooper
Arthur Horvath
Dianne Houben
Alan and Muriel Hughes
Andy Huizinga
Hin Li Hung
Michael Hurley
Hydery Enterprises Inc.
Hydro One Employees’ and
Pensioners’ Charity Trust
Phillip Ioannidis
James R. Irwin *
Mohamed Jaleel
Rizwan and Farzana Jamal
Albert G. Jameson
Ann K. Jervis
David Johnson
George Ernest Jones *
Linda Jussaume
Man Keung Kan
Vincent W.S. Kan
Ramesh Kanhai
Emily Kapusiak
Elizabeth Kartner
Maurice Keeler
Abe Kelly
Thomas and Joan Kelly *
Mark Kerr
Ashley King
Alva C. Kirton *
Wing Ko
Michael Kong
Thelma Kopp *
Dragana Krstic
Kandiah Kumaraswamy *
Christina Lachapelle
Wing Hong Lai
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Julian M. Lampkin *
Madeline Leathem
Alfonso Ka Lok Lee
Loraine A. Lee
Ross Lee
Leo Pharma Inc.
Mark Lerohl
David Levy
Orville Lewin
Raymond and Edna Little
Bing Liu
Angel Mandilag and Lourdes Liwag
Yuk Nam Lo
Dr.Terry E. Logaridis
Daniel Lopez
Louie Luk
Dr. Joanne Ma *
Sandra Majoros *
Norma Manfrini
Abdul Mannan
Eric Mannisto
Bruno Mariejeanne *
Ivan and Ursula Mark
Seeny Markandu *
Anna Martiniuk
Henry B. McAllister
Phyllis McCallum *
William McClelland
Saudia McDonald *
Joan McEwen
Shirley McGillis *
Doug G. McLaughlin
John D. McLean
Alana McPhaden
Robert and Joyce McWha
Tom Mihalic
Ronald Miki
Geoffrey Milburn
James Millroy
Mobile Business Communications Ltd.
Doreen Mochan
Rosemarie Mohammed *
Frank Morgan
Linette Morris *
Andrew Morrison
James Mudge
Izydor Muller
Youland Murphy
Pearl Nakamura
Sherif Nathoo
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Rouge Valley receives Tree of Life harvest
Thanks to the generosity of customers and employees, proceeds
from Shoppers Drug Mart’s 2009 Tree
of Life campaign supported important
women’s health programs at both
hospital campuses of Rouge Valley
Health System.
It was a record year, with participation from a total of 24 stores in
Scarborough, Ajax, Pickering and
Whitby. Champions from Shoppers
Drug Mart in this successful corporate
partnership were Derrick Hollett,
Vice President of Operations, Ontario;
Sandra Bragagnolo, District Manager;
Ome Jamal, Lead Associate-Owner; and
Ajax pharmacist/owner Priscilla Luna.
In Scarborough and surrounding
areas, an astounding $50,000 was
raised for the Birthing and Newborn
Centre located at Rouge Valley Centenary hospital. In Ajax, Pickering and
Whitby, more than $9,000 was raised
for maternal and newborn programs
and services at Rouge Valley Ajax and
Pickering hospital.
The tiniest members of the community are welcomed each day at
Rouge Valley.
“The health of east Toronto and
west Durham women and their families is a high priority,” said Natalie
Bubela, VP Programs, Rouge Valley
Health System.“The money raised by
local Shoppers Drug Mart stores during the Tree of Life campaign provides Rouge Valley Health System
with much needed funds to support
important women’s health programs.”
The Birthing and Newborn Centre
is a state-of-the-art facility providing
expectant families with a comfortable,
home-like environment for low-risk,
uncomplicated births, while providing
all the equipment and expertise
needed to handle more complicated
high-risk deliveries. Proceeds from the
Scarborough-area Tree of Life campaign
funded a new education centre located
in the heart of this new hospital wing.
Proceeds from the Durham-area
Tree of Life campaign equipped the
maternal and newborn programs and
services at Rouge Valley Ajax and
Pickering with 8 brand-new items,
including sleeper chairs, wheelchairs,
shower chairs, pulse oximeters and
digital thermometers. Sleeper chairs,
like the one below, are a welcome
place for anxious family members to
rest upon and be close to the new
mothers and babies.
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Keeping family close to mothers and babies
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Thanks to a $7,500 grant from the
Royal Canadian Legion Ontario
Provincial Command Branches
and Ladies Auxiliaries Charitable
Foundation, a Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit bassinet has been
purchased for the Birthing and
Newborn Centre located at
Rouge Valley Centenary hospital.
Members of Branch 258 toured
the facility in April 2009, seeing
their gift in action.
Bob Naylor
Nelson Education Ltd.
Marilyn O’Connor
Sylvia Orgias *
William J. Overton
Pacific Art Services Limited
David Pagan
Gwen Palmer
Carolyn Pannell
Kelly Pantaleo
Peter A. Papulkas
Margaret M. Park-Draper *
Murray Parks
Tatiana Parmeeva *
Robert Patterson
Roman Pechman
Peripheral Express Inc.
Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens
John G.C. Pinkerton
Port Union Seniors
John Procenko
James Pye
Jean Quick *
Peter Quinn
Khairia Rahman
Kamala Rajakumaran
Nishanthy Ramesh *
Leonard and Rita Ramos *
Yvonne R. Rampersaud *
Mylvaganam K Ravilojan
Walter and Marion Reed
Heather Reid *
Charles R. Reinhart *
Lee Rennick *
John Rifkin *
Keith Roberts
Dorothy Robinson
Lorna Robinson
Stuart M. Rodgers
Gloria Rodrigues
Lesreen Romain
Patricia Root *
Robert and Shirley Rowland
Gisela Rozanowicz *
Rosemary Ryan *
Hildegard Sampara *
Roshan Satar *
Wesley Savage
Robert and Patricia Sawdon *
Tom Sawyer
Mohamed-Owais Sayed
Mushtag Sayed
Marjorie Searles *
Patricia Serieaux *
SF Management Company Limited
Michael A. Shannon
Sanjeive Sharma
Dale and Janet Shore *
Margaret Jean Sibbick
Eliza Shiu-Lo Sim
Kewal Singh *
Rajkumar Singh *
Rohanie Singh
Kona Sirohi *
Graham Siu
E. Lois Slater
Heather Smeall *
Jim and Bernadette Smith
Ronald J. Smith *
Susanne E. Smith *
William and Wilma Smith *
Rene and June Soetens
Cathy Ann Solman *
Laird Solomon *
Steve and Anna Somlai
Ron Spohn
Nora Spragge *
Violet Spurrell
St. Brendan Catholic School
David Standen *
Wintriss Stewart *
Hjordis I. Stig
Ronald J. Stuart *
Dr. Andrew Sue-A-Quan
Susanna Tang
Dr. Lawrence Tanious
Janette Tasse
John Taylor
Technical Standards &
Safety Authority
Daniel Terbenche
The Ajax Pickering Health Centre
Service Meeting of AA
Toini Thienpont
Brian Thompson *
Jeannette Thompson
Allan Timmins *
Brian and Marie Tobin
Robert Toszegi *
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Thi Tran
Tree Hugger Organics Inc.
David and Nancy Trimble *
Ultra Clear Engine Fluids
Dr. Edwin P. Urovitz
Alexander Vandermey
Savio Vaz
Sinniah and Naguleswary
Veerasingam *
Chris Venn
Joann Visaretis
Paul J. Von Zuben *
William and Yvonne Waldron
Claudette Walker
Kenneth Walton
Vivian Wang
William Wansbrough
Lambert and Joy Marie Watson *
Yu-Chen Wei *
Ivy Wensing *
David White
Douglas Whittemore
Joan Wideman
Jermaine Williams
Edgar D. Wilson *
Eleanor Wilson
Dr. Howard A Winston
Wanda Wiseman *
Agnes Wong
Louis Wright
Havelock and Barbara Yates
Lucy Yim
Janice Yorke *
Donald Young *
Sponsor Gifts
thanks these sponsors for their support
of our special events during the past year:
Aecon Buildings
AGFA Healthcare
Ajax Animal Hospital
Ajax Audley Development Limited
o/a Sundial Homes Limited
Aker Chemetics a division of
Aker Solutions Canada Inc.
Ambutrans Inc.
ARAMARK Canada Limited
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Birthing and Newborn Centre receives
$35,000 NICU Isolette
The Sandra Schmirler Foundation,
an organization dedicated to helping
babies in crisis, chose to support the
Birthing and Newborn Centre’s
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU),
located at Rouge Valley Centenary,
with the purchase of a $35,000
NICU Isolette.
The Sandra Schmirler Foundation
hosted a banquet at Delta Hotel
Toronto East on April 9, 2009, to
celebrate recipients of their grants
and to kick-off their Annual Kurl
For Kids Charityspiel. On hand for
the cheque presentation were (L -R)
Dr. Karen Chang, RVC Interim Chief
of Paediatrics; Dave Wylie, Kurl for
Kids; Gord Durnan, The Sandra
Schmirler Foundation Board member;
and Katherine Craine, Development
Officer, Rouge Valley Health System
Foundation.
Some babies have more complications than others when they are born.
They could be premature, sick or
experiencing life-threatening conditions related to their tiny hearts or
lungs. Newborns are cared for in
these special units so that caregivers
can give them the best that technology has to offer in support of their
high level of hands-on human touch
care. Parents can easily be with
their newborns in the NICU pods,
allowing for early bonding to occur.
Isolettes provide a sterile, controlled warm environment for newborns who cannot maintain their own
body temperature.These units can
also be fitted with phototherapy
lights to treat jaundice.
In 2009, almost 800 high-risk
mothers and acutely-ill infants born
as early as thirty weeks were able to
receive some of the most advanced
neonatal care in the province at Rouge
Valley, their local community hospital,
without the additional stress of traveling
downtown for care and treatment.
Isolettes help care for premature and high-risk infants
800
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Sponsor Gifts continued
During their Boot Drive blitz on
October 17, 2009, the Pickering
Professional Firefighters Association
were able to raise $12,000 for
Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering.
The firefighters collected spare
change alongside volunteers from
the hospital, the Foundation, and
some of their children.
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Areva NP Canada Ltd.
Arvid Nanda Medicine
Professional Corp.
AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
Bazil Developments
Bell Canada
Bellesmere Massage Therapy
Best Buy Witty Insurance
Black & McDonald Limited
BMO Bank of Montreal
BMW Durham
Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Bothwell-Accurate Co. Limited
James A. Boyko
Breakthrough Horizons
Brookfield Homes
Natalie Bubela
Wayne and Sandra Cassidy
Dr. Michael Chai
Mary Anne Chambers
Dr. Jordan Cheskes
Chieftan Development Corporation
Cougs Investments Limited
Linda C. Crawford
Crescent Oral Surgery
Mukesh M. Daji
Davies Howe Partners Lawyers
Deer Creek Golf & Banquet Facilities
Durham Truck & Equipment
Sales & Service
Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc.
Ethecon
Fieldgate Developments
Flaherty Dow Elliott & McCarthy
Four Valley Excavating & Grading Ltd.
Freedom 55 Financial
Funding Matters
Gamma Dynacare
Grayco Air
Green Shield Canada
Dr. Rocco Guerriero
H I Next Inc.
Ron Halliday
Hallmark BRB Insurance
Brokers Limited
January 1 - December 31, 2009
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Harbridge & Cross Limited
Honeywell Limited
Hospitality Network
HTC High Tech Controls
Dr. Louis Huang
Dr. Jon Hummel
Imagination Community Inc.
John Boddy Developments Limited
John Chute & Associates Benefit
Plan Consultants
Kaitlin Group Limited
KPMG LLP
Dr.Teddy Lim
Linear Contours Inc.
Peter A. Lobraico
Malone Given Parsons Ltd.
Maquet
Mattamy Homes
Medallion Developments
(Castlefields) Limited
Medtronic of Canada Limited
Metrontario Investments Limited
Metrus Development Inc.
Michael Claener Enterprises Inc.
Dr. Lorna Minz
Mosey & Mosey Benefit Plan
Consultants
News Advertiser, Ajax & Pickering
North York Rehabilitation Centre
OLG Corporate Events &
Community Relations
Ontario Power Generation
Ontario Power Generation, PNGS
OZZ Electric Inc
Pfizer Canada Inc.
Philips Healthcare
Phillips, Hager & North
Pickering Town Centre
Pickering Toyota Limited
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Purdue Pharma
RBC Royal Bank
The Rockport Group
Rouge Valley Medical Society
Rowntree Enterprises
Runnymede Development
Corporation Limited
RVC Anesthesiologists
RVC Obstetrics
Sabourin Kimble & Associates Limited
San Francisco By The Bay
Sanofi-aventis Canada Inc.
Lexus On the Park Scarborough Toyota
Scarborough Toyota
Toyota On The Park
Scotiabank Group
Selco Elevators Ltd.
The Sernas Group Inc.
Dave Sinclair
SmartCentres
Rick Smith
The Sorbara Group
Sprint Mechanical Inc.
SR & R Bay Ridges Ltd.
St. Jude Medical Canada, Inc.
Stantec Consulting Limited
Stonebridge Financial Corporation
Sundial Homes
Carol Sutton
Sysco Food Services of Toronto
TD Insurance Meloche Monnex
Teleflex Medical
Telus
TMP Consulting Engineers
Tribute Communities
Ultraray Medical Products Inc.
Urban Mechanical Contracting Ltd.
Veridian Corporation
Vincor
Wardrop Engineering Inc.
Dr.Tara J. Winler
Rouge Valley Health System Foundation thanks each and every donor for their gifts.
Due to space limitations,we recognize gifts of $250 and more in this report.
*Family Circle Monthly Donors We extend a special thanks to our monthly donors who ensure that
regular and dependable resources are available to support the priority needs of Rouge Valley.
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Meridian Credit Union leader in
infection prevention and control
Thanks to the generosity of Meridian
Credit Union through its Good Neighbour Program, the newly-opened
Emergency Department at Rouge
Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital
campus received a brand new, freestanding Hand Sanitizing Station,
making the department a safe place
for the community.
“As an Ontario-based company,
we believe that it is important to
support initiatives that improve the
lives of the folks who live in our com-
munities,” says Doug Bray, Regional
Director Hydro Branches and Branch
Manager, Meridian Credit Union,
Pickering and Darlington Branches.
“Our Good Neighbour Program is a
holistic approach to social responsibility, reflecting the needs of our
neighbourhoods.”
Staff from local branch 21, serving
Ajax and Pickering, helped celebrate
the arrival of the equipment a few days
after the new Emergency Department
opened its doors on November 30,2009.
In times like these, hand sanitizers
play a very important role in hospitals,
not just for physicians and staff, but
for patients and their families who
enter the facility.
“It’s important to remind people
to keep their hands clean,” says Tricia
Root, director, infection prevention
and control at Rouge Valley Health
System (RVHS).“When done correctly,
hand-washing or hand-sanitizing can
be one of the most effective ways to
prevent the spread of communicable
diseases like the flu.This new station
will remind everyone entering the
department to use hand sanitizer to
help prevent the spread of illness.”
When you’re unable to wash your
hands with soap and water, rubbing
your hands vigorously together
and scrubbing all surfaces
with hand sanitizer for at least
15 seconds can help stop the
spread of illness-causing germs.
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Clean hands limit the spread of illness, especially in a busy ER
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Volunteering At Rouge Valley Health System
Volunteers play an integral role in the day-to-day operation of our hospitals. In everything they do, these dedicated volunteers support
many departments within both hospital campuses.They tirelessly raise funds through a variety of events, lotteries, raffles and gift shops.
The Auxiliary to the Ajax and Pickering Health Centre
The Auxiliary to the Ajax and Pickering Health Centre, comprised of
191 adult and 50 student volunteers, works hard every day fundraising,
keeping the public informed and at ease while in the hospital, and keeping
the existing Auxiliary members educated and informed.
At the end of November 2009, the Auxiliary members were thrilled to
partake in the two-day celebration for the completion of Rouge Valley
Ajax and Pickering’s brand-new, state-of-the-art Emergency Department.
Volunteers were on hand to proudly showcase the amazing space to their
fellow community members.
The Auxiliary held a Wine Tasting fundraiser on October 25, 2009.
Over 100 guests bought tickets to sample six sumptuous wines with special
guest sommelier Bruno Cantieni. Proceeds supported their $1,000,000
pledge towards the new Women’s Imaging Centre, part of RVAP’s Redevelopment project.
Congratulations to the six Auxiliary members who were awarded the
2009 Ontario Volunteer Service Award; they had a combined total of over
95 years of service!
Sadly, Margaret Montgomery passed away on August 18, 2009, at the
age of 94. A fixture among the Auxiliary, she is greatly missed. She called
Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering hospital her second home, and one of her
greatest joys was socializing with patients and other Auxiliary members.
Rouge Valley Centenary Volunteer Services
The volunteers of Rouge Valley Centenary have historically embraced progressive core values to support the hospital and provide a quality volunteer
experience for community members.The Volunteer Services department is
comprised of 260 adult and 126 youth volunteers, two professional staff
and one formal outreach community partner.
A milestone happened in March 2009 when Volunteer Services made the
final payment on their $1,000,000 pledge towards the newly-opened
Birthing and Newborn Centre.This remarkable gift, completed a year ahead
of schedule, made them the largest donor to the facility.The Foundation
held a celebratory luncheon and a special photo opportunity outside the
building with the members on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.
In December 2009, Volunteer Services continued their long history of
supporting equipment needs at Rouge Valley Centenary with a $20,000
donation to purchase a Glidescope for the Emergency Department.
The equipment enables non-invasive airways to be established quickly
for patients who are having difficulty or have stopped breathing.
At the 2009 AGM, Volunteer Services members Eileen Mason and
Ethel Niewolski were recognized for their time, talents and commitment
to Rouge Valley Health System with a Patrons’ Council Award. Both Eileen
and Ethel have been volunteering at Centenary before the doors opened
on July 1, 1967.
$1,000,000
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Donation options to meet your needs
Enhancing care in our community is the mission of the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation, and it is a role we take very seriously.
But it’s not something we can do alone. It requires the support of generous donors who share our commitment to improving health care
at Rouge Valley, today and into the future.The options for supporting Rouge Valley are as diverse as the community we serve.
For more information on Ways to Give, visit our website at www.rougevalley.ca/rvhsf.
Memorial gifts
Memorial donations, which may be one-time gifts or annual contributions,
are a wonderful way to honour family or friends, creating a legacy in their
name that can have a tremendously positive impact on patients now and
in the future.
Fundraising Events
Fundraising can be fun, and third-party events are a great way to support
Rouge Valley.The Foundation is grateful to the following community
organizations, service clubs, schools and local businesses for their generous
support during the past year with events like bake sales, galas, garage sales,
toy drives and golf tournaments:
Tribute gifts
Donations are often made as a tribute to someone special. In some cases,
tribute gifts are made in lieu of presents at weddings, retirements,
birthdays, anniversaries or other significant milestone occasions.
> A&W Ajax and Pickering – In-store fundraiser
> Aeropostale, Pickering Town Centre - Toy Drive
> Ajax and Pickering Rotary Club, District 7070 - Run the Lake, Ribfest
> Ajax Lions Club - Club activities
> Ajax Rotary Club - Toy Drive
> Argosy Securities - Community Barbecue
> Asphalt Junkies - Charity Event
> The Bargain Shop - Customer Appreciation Day
> City of Pickering - Mayor’s Gala
> Follow the Sun - Toy Drive
> The Jamal Family - Birthday party
> J.D. Invitational Golf Tournament
> McDonald’s Restaurants of Scarborough - McHappy Day
> MTCC Condominiums - Summer Fair
> Omega Direct Response Inc. - Bowling Fundraiser
> Pickering Professional Firefighters - Annual Boot Drive
> Pickering Village United Church - Golf Tournament
> Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens - Beautification Day
> The Pirani family - Birthday party
> Rexall Pharmacy, Ajax Grand Opening Events
> Rob Vivian Coaching - Seminars
> Roland Michener Public School - Santa sale
> Rotary Club of Pickering - Run the Lake, Ribfest
> RVC Cardiac Rehab “Walk with Heart” - Walkathon
> Sears Scarborough Town Centre - Community Barbecue
> Shoppers Drug Mart, Ajax, Pickering, Whitby, Scarborough - Tree of Life Campaign
> Sinclair Cockburn Financial Group - Bowl-a-thon
> Tom’s No Frills - Ajax Fundraiser
> Toronto Community News - Toy Drive
Planned gifts
Planned giving allows you to provide gifts through wills, life insurance
policies, or a variety of other means. By integrating planned gifts into your
overall financial, tax and estate plan, you can increase the benefits to both
you and Rouge Valley. One key advantage of planned giving is that you can
defer your gifts.These gifts provide a source of stable future funding, which
ensures that Rouge Valley remains a strong and vibrant part of its community.
Endowments
Establishing an endowment fund is an excellent way to provide lasting
funding for Rouge Valley, while creating a permanent living legacy that
will have a positive impact on health care in our community. Endowments
are also an excellent way to recognize individuals or groups.
Family Circle Monthly Giving Program
Supporting the Rouge Valley Health System has never been easier—
or more important. Why not arrange to join our Family Circle by
making an automatic monthly contribution? Payment can be by bank
withdrawal or charged to your credit card.You will receive less direct
mail and solicitation phone calls, and it gives the hospital a regular
source of income.To sign up now, please call (416) 281-7459.
The Rouge Valley Health System Foundation respects your privacy.We do not rent, sell or trade our mailing lists.The information you provide will be used to deliver services and to keep you informed on
the activities of the Foundation. If at any time you wish to be removed from our mailing lists, simply contact us. Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of these donor listings. If an error has been
made, please accept our apologies and bring any corrections to the attention of the Foundation at (416) 281-7342 or (905) 683-2320 ext. 1501.
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Board of Directors 2009/2010
Board of Directors 2009/2010
CHAIR
Janet Ecker
CHAIR
John Wiersma
VICE CHAIR
Jay Kaufman
PAST CHAIR
D. Patrick McNeil
TREASURER
Lea Ray
VICE CHAIR
Jim Ward
PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
Rik Ganderton
TREASURER
Jim Boyko
ELECTED MEMBERS
David Barlow
Ross Deebank
Rhonda Lawson
Peter Lobraico
Lisa Mattam
Lynda Mungall
Bob Oldman
Loreen Paananen
Ted Reeves
Amorell Saunders N’daw
Joan Wideman
SECRETARY
Chad Hanna
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Tom Atkins, Past Chair
Dr. Naresh Mohan, Chief of Staff
Dr. Henry Huang, Vice President, MSS
Dr. Amir Janmohamed, President, MSS
John Wiersma, Chair, RVHSF
Rik Ganderton, President & CEO, RVHS
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS
Margaret Birch
Edward R. Fleury
Thomas A. Lennard
DIRECTORS
Judith Barker
Hans Bathija
Michael Claener
Linda Crawford
Brent Duguid
Bharat Hansraj
Roy Hogg
Mark Jackson
Sohail Khan
Hany Michael
Ann Moore
Gord Moore
Dr. Mark Prieditis
Dr. Joe Ricci
Kula Sellathurai
Darren Smith
Lucy Stocco
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Janet Ecker
Rik Ganderton
Shirley Rowland
Bill Hockridge
ROUGE VALLEY AJAX AND PICKERING
580 Harwood Avenue South
Ajax, Ontario L1S 2J4
Hospital: (905) 683-2320
Foundation: (905) 683-2320 ext. 1501
ROUGE VALLEY CENTENARY
2867 Ellesmere Road
Toronto, Ontario M1E 4B9
Hospital: (416) 284-8131
Foundation: (416) 281-7342
www.rougevalley.ca
www.rougevalley.ca/rvhsf
EDITOR
Kerry McLeish
© February 2010

2009 - the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation

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