Success after surgery - Hôpital Saint

Believe
Fall/Winter 2014
ISSUE 3.2
A publication of St-Boniface Hospital
Success after
surgery
John Bockstael:
A community builder
Forty years
of Palliative Care
The nerve to
innovate
Winning the battle
against infection
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of St-Boniface Hospital.
Health care aide Clayton Torres doing
his part to help reduce the spread
of hospital acquired infections.
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Success after surgery
St-Boniface researchers set out to
prove that exercise before heart
surgery improves results.
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60 years of giving
Hospital Auxiliary raises funds
to support patient care.
St-Boniface Hospital’s
journey to improve patient
care from admission to
discharge continues thanks
to the commitment of staff
and physicians and the
involvement of patients and families who
provide valuable insights and suggestions
on their experience.
The participation of many individuals at the front line of
care and of those receiving care is critical to lasting change.
Their input helps focus our activities, guide our decisions,
and identify what matters most to our patients.
In this issue of Believe, you will read about a patient’s role
in our improvement activities and staff-initiated changes to
improve the patient’s experience, reduce the risk of harm,
and decrease wait times and delays by improving the flow of
patients throughout the Hospital.
Improving patient flow is a priority and essential to
transforming St-Boniface Hospital. It is about working
together to provide safe and reliable care every time. It
involves staff and physicians across all services and
touches every process, from patient care to housekeeping
and beyond.
Improving flow affects all areas of the Hospital. Managing
and improving each step of the patient’s journey through
the Hospital is necessary to safely and effectively meet the
increasing demand for care every day.
We continually seek the input and participation of patients,
families, staff, and the community. We listen and learn from
our collective experiences. Thank you to the patients and
families who so willingly provide input. We are grateful for
the opportunity to work with you.
“When we give cheerfully
and accept gratefully,
everyone is blessed.” So said
the beloved and brilliant
poet Maya Angelou, who
passed away earlier this year.
Ms. Angelou was right. Grateful and blessed is how we feel at
St-Boniface Hospital Foundation. Our Board and staff – and
indeed the entire St-Boniface Hospital community – see
giving and philanthropy not merely as financial transactions,
but as expressions of love, trust, foresight, and compassion.
There is no shortage of needs in Manitoba and no end of
exceptional organizations doing things to improve lives. You
have choice as a donor and when you choose St-Boniface
Hospital Foundation, we are humbled and honoured.
We are grateful when an individual donor makes a gift of any
size as a way to thank the Hospital for the care extended to
oneself or to a loved one. And we are grateful when innovative,
groundbreaking businesses step forward to support the
innovative, groundbreaking research that takes place at
St-Boniface Hospital Research.
You are all donors who give cheerfully and who care deeply
about the progress we make as a Hospital, a Research Centre,
and as a Foundation.
We are fortunate in Manitoba that we have built a community
where we, as individuals, express how we feel by performing
acts of kindness, either by volunteering or by making
donations. We are fortunate that our business leaders don’t
simply write cheques, they consider their philanthropy
carefully and consciously – as they would with any business
decision. They ask questions, they seek knowledge, they get to
know us, and they give cheerfully.
Together, we are transforming St-Boniface Hospital.
Manitoba is known to be Canada’s most generous province.
At St-Boniface Hospital Foundation, we see evidence of that
every day. We are grateful. And we are blessed.
Dr. Michel Tétreault
President & CEO
St-Boniface Hospital
Charles (Chuck) LaFlèche, cma, fcma
President & CEO
St-Boniface Hospital Foundation
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Patient
involvement
“They want to
improve care for
every patient and
ultimately they
want to know if
they are working on
the right things.”
Brian Pelda is no stranger to St-Boniface Hospital. Over the
past two decades, he has spent over 500 days in Hospital.
Having been a patient on nearly every floor, Brian’s
knowledge of the patient experience at St-Boniface Hospital
has been invaluable to our efforts to improve patient flow –
how patients are admitted and treated in Hospital and
discharged when they are ready.
Ensuring patients move through the Hospital in a safe and
timely manner has been the focus of many patient flow
improvement activities in recent months at St-Boniface
Hospital. Improving flow involves ensuring patients receive
the expert care they need, when they need it, without any
delays. A key element of patient flow is the safe transfer of
patients throughout the Hospital. Experience and insights
from patients like Brian help guide decisions that will have a
lasting impact on patient care.
“I’ve lived many experiences in hospital,” says Brian.
“At times I have been told that I was going to be discharged
at 9 a.m. but I wouldn’t get to leave until 7 p.m. or later.
Not only is this frustrating for patients, it means other
patients can’t be admitted and it restricts flow.”
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As part of the care team working on flow, Brian shares
his experiences and suggestions on where process can
be improved.
“I have always thought if there was any way I could give back
for all the care I have received, I would,” says Brian. “Helping
to improve patient flow is something I can do. I really enjoy
working with staff and finding ways to improve the quality of
care for patients.”
As someone who has had a lot of experiences at St-Boniface
Hospital, Brian hopes to make the journey more comfortable
for everyone who walks through the Hospital’s doors.
“Everyone, from Hospital executives to nurses and health care
aides, values my feedback, positive or negative” says Brian.
“They want to improve care for every patient and ultimately,
they want to know if they are working on the right things.”
At St-Boniface Hospital, we strive to learn from patients
and families and translate that learning into patient care
improvements. To learn how you can volunteer to help
improve patient care at St-Boniface Hospital, go to
www.sbgh.mb.ca/SafetyQuality and click on “Involving
Patients and the Public.”
“We know when
patients are
admitted to the
Hospital they
will have better
outcomes if we can
get them on the
unit faster.”
ADT nurse Jacinthe Sacher (left) and nurse
Britt Billson discuss their patient’s care plan.
Safely admitting, transferring,
and discharging patients
Every day, patients in hospital wait.
Whether patients are waiting to be
admitted to a bed on a unit, transferred
to another unit, or discharged home,
time moves slowly and it is an
overwhelming and stressful time for
patients and their families.
Admitting, transferring, and discharging
patients are closely linked and involve
many staff and physicians working
behind the scenes to manage the
transitions safely. Patients are only
admitted to a unit when a bed is
available, requiring another patient to
be discharged and the room cleaned.
It also requires good communication
among all departments to ensure critical
information is not lost and patients are
not harmed.
In looking for ways to improve and
accelerate the admission and discharge
of patients, nursing staff found
65 per cent of patients are discharged
between noon and 5 p.m., creating a
delay in admitting new patients.
Part of the challenge for nurses is caring
for sick patients while preparing another
patient for discharge, then arranging
for a new patient to be admitted. The
nursing team proposed the creation of
an “Admission, Discharge, and Transfer
(ADT)” nursing role. The ADT nurse
is focused only on admitting and
discharging patients and is not assigned
to care for other patients.
“As an ADT nurse, I can have my
full attention on the patient being
discharged or welcomed,” says Stephanie
Nunes, Registered Nurse, E6 Medicine.
“I don’t have to worry about other
patients and I am able to make this the
best experience possible.”
In the last year, the Medicine Program
also introduced face-to-face transitions
to increase safety. Now, the ADT nurse
meets patients in the Emergency
Department for face-to-face report at
the patient’s bedside. Together with the
Emergency nurse, patient, and their
family, the ADT nurse walks through
a safety checklist. After sharing all
required information, the ADT nurse
accompanies the patient back up to
the unit.
“We know when patients are admitted
to the Hospital, they will have better
outcomes if we can get them on the unit
faster,” says Sue-Ann Hobbs, Program
Team Manager, E6 Medicine. “Increasing
communication with nurses in the
Emergency Department improves the
admission process for patients and staff.”
Thanks to the new ADT role, discharges
are happening earlier in the day, patients
are being admitted to the unit sooner
and according to Nunes, patients are
noticing a difference.
“Patients no longer feel like they are just
a chart when we are meeting with them
face-to-face in Emergency. Their anxiety
decreases and it’s a much more personal
experience for our patients.”
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Reducing the spread of
hospital acquired infections
Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are
the most common serious complication
of hospitalization and the fourth leading
cause of death in Canada, surpassed only
by cancer, heart disease, and strokes.
An estimated 50 per cent of HAIs can
be prevented.
“Patients come to St-Boniface Hospital
to get well,” says Lance Barber, Director
of Surgery, St-Boniface Hospital, who
leads efforts to reduce HAIs. “We have
the responsibility to treat them, keep
them comfortable, and ensure they
aren’t getting sicker while they are
patients at the Hospital.”
glance whether equipment, such as IV
poles, thermometers, and commodes,
is clean and in good condition for the
next patient.
Hand hygiene plays a large role in
reducing the spread of infection.
Efforts to encourage staff hand hygiene,
including regular audits, have had
dramatic results. One unit saw a 30 per
cent increase in hand hygiene, from 59
per cent to 89 per cent, in just one year.
In addition to improving their own hand
hygiene, staff identified patient hand
hygiene as a priority.
Patients who get infections may spend
more time in hospital, increasing their
risk of further harm. The Surgery
Program at St-Boniface Hospital is
leading efforts to reduce hospital
acquired infections in patients.
“Staff provided wet wipes to patients
to wash their hands at meal time,”
says Barber. “Some patients used them
before eating, some used them only after
eating, and some patients couldn’t open
the packages. It wasn’t working and we
needed to do something differently.”
One of the risks for transmission is
through shared patient equipment
and the Surgery Program encouraged
staff to come up with solutions to
decrease the risk. Staff developed a
sticker system to help them tell at a
Health care aides on a post-surgery
unit started squirting hand sanitizer
directly into the patients hands as they
distributed meal trays at breakfast,
ensuring patients were cleaning their
hands before eating.
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“When we returned at lunch time,
patients were waiting with their
hands out to receive hand sanitizer,”
says Clayton Torres, health care aide,
Unit 4A South. “And now, patients
are reminding us if it looks like
we’ve forgotten!”
Staff regularly and randomly check
to see if the improvement measures
are working and post the results of
their observations on the unit for
patients and staff to see. They have
seen a significant reduction of patients
acquiring antibiotic resistant organisms.
With everyone working together, the
transmission of germs has decreased.
“Hospital acquired infections affect
all areas of the Hospital,” says Barber.
“We are sharing what our team has
learned with the entire Hospital to
reduce and prevent the spread of
hospital acquired infections.”
Keeping it clean
Reducing infections through research
Dr. Michelle Alfa (right) and her team are looking at better ways to clean equipment.
“Housekeeping personnel and the people who clean medical
equipment are on the front lines in the battle against infection.”
“I’d be the worst patient,” laughs
researcher Dr. Michelle Alfa. “I’d be
grilling them about how they cleaned
their instruments.”
Dr. Alfa’s concern is legitimate as hospitals
around the world struggle with how to
fight medical-device-related infection.
Broadly speaking, there are two types
of infection that affect patients while
in hospital, explains Dr. Alfa, Principal
Investigator, Infectious Diseases,
Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research
in Health and Medicine (CCARM).
“Endogenous” infections are caused by
bacteria in the patient’s own body –
a post-surgery wound infection due to
bacteria found on the skin, for example.
Dr. Alfa focuses on the prevention
of “exogenous” infections that start
outside the patient’s body. These are
infections from bacteria in the patient’s
environment or from contaminated
medical devices.
“Infections due to Clostridium difficile
could be the result of something as
simple as touching an unclean surface in
the bathroom,” says Dr. Alfa. “For older
patients, C.difficile infections make
hospital stays longer and could even
be fatal.”
There is renewed global interest in
hospital acquired infections, due in
part to an outbreak of NDM E.coli in
the United States earlier in 2014. This
particular bacterium is resistant to most
antibiotics and like other bacteria, can be
spread by flexible endoscopes that have
not been properly cleaned.
“Scopes require proper cleaning and
high-level disinfection between uses,”
says Dr. Alfa. “Cleaning them is a complex,
manual process that involves many steps.
Sometimes the cleaning isn’t perfect. It’s a
challenge faced by hospitals everywhere.”
Dr. Alfa and her team are looking at
the issue to learn whether parts of the
cleaning process can be automated. This
includes conducting clinical studies
for private companies, including major
players like Johnson & Johnson, while
still looking for ways to improve the
manual processes.
“We are not only working toward
learning more about keeping the hospital
environment and medical equipment
clean,” she says, “we are trying to
integrate our research findings and
determine best practices, and implement
these practices in a realistic manner.”
On a local level, Dr. Alfa is observing
and influencing practice at St-Boniface
Hospital, and she likes what she sees.
“Housekeeping personnel and the people
who clean medical equipment are on the
front lines in the battle against infection,”
says Dr. Alfa. “We do a very good job here,
but every hospital needs to be constantly
diligent and strive to improve.”
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60 years of giving
“St-Boniface Hospital owes a debt of gratitude to
the many Auxiliary volunteers, past and present,
for their staunch support of patient care.”
For over 60 years, the St-Boniface Hospital Auxiliary has
been committed to supporting the needs of patients and staff
at St-Boniface Hospital.
On November 10, 1954, under the direction of Sister Berthe
Dorais, a group of 58 women, made up of wives of Board
members and physicians practicing at St-Boniface Hospital,
gathered for the first meeting of the St-Boniface Hospital
Ladies’ Auxiliary.
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“There had been previous attempts to establish volunteer
groups in the early years of the Hospital’s history,” says
Daniel E. Lussier, Chair of the Auxiliary. “This group
established the first formal volunteer and fundraising
program to support patients and the Hospital’s objectives
which continues today.”
Staff and volunteers in St. Boniface Hospital’s Gift Shop.
The Hospital’s first Gift Shop opened in 1956.
Mrs. J.J. Bourgouin, President of the Ladies’ Auxiliary,
presents a $10,000 cheque to Sister Gosselin in 1964.
The Auxiliary’s first years were focused on improving the
comfort and well-being of patients, finding innovative ways to
raise much-needed funds for the Hospital, and recruiting new
members to their cause.
“We are very proud to be
a part of this long-standing
volunteer tradition.”
The Auxiliary funds music and art programming
on the units – musician Keith Price plays on the
Palliative Care Unit.
In recent years, the St-Boniface Hospital Auxiliary has raised
money for the benefit of patients and staff in almost every
department of the Hospital. Funds have supported staff
development through continuing education grants; purchased
furnishings and equipment; and supported the development
of St-Boniface Hospital’s Everett Atrium in 2006. The Auxiliary
also funds music and art programming on the units and
exhibits in the Buhler Gallery.
In 1956, the Ladies’ Auxiliary opened the Hospital’s first Gift
Shop to generate regular income to respond to needs. Items
for sale were made by Auxiliary members, their friends and
relatives, sisters, nurses, and patients from occupational
therapy. Today, the Gift Shop remains one of the Auxiliary’s
primary revenue-generating activities, offering a wide range of
products to visitors and staff.
“The Auxiliary provides over $200,000 in grants towards
patient care and staff initiatives at St-Boniface Hospital,” says
Lussier. “We are very proud to be a part of this long-standing
volunteer tradition.”
Building on the strong foundation laid out by past members,
today’s Auxiliary has grown from a group of women to a
mix of volunteer men and women, business professionals,
and retired individuals committed to supporting health care
services at St-Boniface Hospital.
“St-Boniface Hospital owes a debt of gratitude to the
many Auxiliary volunteers, past and present, for their
staunch support of patient care,” says Dr. Michel Tétreault,
President and CEO, St-Boniface Hospital. “Annual grants
have enabled Hospital leadership and staff to enhance the
patient experience and provide patients with a warm and
welcoming environment.” The Auxiliary overseas a variety of retail ventures at
St-Boniface Hospital, including the Gift Shop, vendor
kiosk rentals, television and telephone rentals, and baby
photography, to name a few. Every time a purchase is made in
the Gift Shop, or a patient rents a television, a portion of the
proceeds supports the Auxiliary and contributes to the success
of many Hospital projects.
Auxiliary Board members are committed to the Hospital’s
mission of care and play a large role in generating additional
revenue for the Hospital.
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Protecting dignity;
easing suffering
Forty years of Palliative Care
at St-Boniface Hospital
“We’re driven by the positive change we can make for people
who are dying, as well as their families.”
Perhaps the greatest impact the
Palliative Care Program at St-Boniface
Hospital has had in its 40 years is that
it has influenced the way the whole
Hospital community looks at dying.
presentations across North America, and
welcomed many visiting practitioners to
study St-Boniface Hospital’s approach.
There was even a documentary about the
program on CBC’s “The Nature of Things.”
“I remember a family arriving at the
hospital shortly after their relative
passed,” recalls Dr. Paul Henteleff, who
directed the Program for 17 years.
“They were devastated and wanted to
be with the body. The morgue attendant
understood the need, and prepared a
calm, dignified sitting area for the family.
They were moved, and so was I.”
The Palliative Care team protects the
dignity, eases the suffering, and preserves
the quality of life of patients nearing the
end of life. “The people who work here are
inspired, dedicated, compassionate, and
gentle,” says Dr. Harlos.
The 15-bed unit at St-Boniface Hospital
is a beautifully appointed space, ensuring
maximum comfort for patients and their
families. While palliative care doesn’t save
lives, says Dr. Harlos, it can save living.
Dr. Henteleff, recognized as a pioneer
of palliative care in Canada, touched
the lives of 2,000 patients and their
families while at St-Boniface Hospital.
“It was the most rewarding part of my
career as a physician,” says the nowretired doctor. “Palliative care was my
spiritual formation.”
St-Boniface Hospital became the first
hospital in Canada to develop a Palliative
Care Program. Launched in the fall
of 1974, the Program was part of the
Extended Care Unit, led by Dr. David
Skelton. Dr. Henteleff joined to direct
the Palliative Care Program, which
gained international acclaim. He made
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“We’re driven by the positive change
we can make for people who are dying,
as well as their families,” says Dr. Mike
Harlos, Medical Director of the WRHA’s
Palliative Care Program and Pediatric
Palliative Care Service.
Dr. Mike Harlos
in the Palliative Care Unit.
Forty years later, Palliative Care at St-Boniface Hospital is now part of
a wider Winnipeg Regional Health
Authority program that sees about
1,300 patients a year.
“We strive to ensure support and
comfort so that people with life-limiting
illness can live as fully as possible until
they die,” he says. “I recall one patient
who thanked me for saving his life
after I was able to help with some very
challenging pain. In reality, I feel it was
his ability to carry on with his life that
was saved. Before he died, he was able
to become engaged with life and find
meaning and purpose.” Ursula Hartel
shows us the way
“I was so impressed by the work
being done here that I decided to
become a volunteer.”
You would think that being threatened
at gunpoint as a child during World War
II, losing members of her family, and
nearly losing her own life to illness as a
teenager would have led to a lifetime of
bitterness and fear for Ursula Hartel.
Not so. Instead, the spry Hartel has lived
an adult life of giving and joy, and still
celebrates life as a donor and volunteer at
St-Boniface Hospital. She works a weekly
shift as a “hostess” in the waiting room by
the operating room. She comforts family
members, helps them find their way
around the Hospital, and conveys messages
to and from the nurses and surgeons.
“Very often the friends and family of
the patient are nervous and anxious,”
says Hartel, who has been a St-Boniface
Hospital volunteer since 2010. “I know
from my own experiences how anxious
you can get. It’s my job to assure the
family that their loved one is in good
hands. And I help them get to where
they’re going after surgery.”
In 1955, Hartel and her husband Edmund
left Germany, where they were both born
and raised. They left with six dollars
between them and dreams of a better life
in Canada. They landed in Quebec and
purchased railway tickets to Calgary.
“For some reason, we changed our
minds along the way and decided
to make our lives in Winnipeg,” says
Hartel, whose boundless energy
belies her 81 years. The couple, who
recently celebrated their 61st wedding
anniversary, raised a daughter here
and Hartel’s husband worked for
36 years as a butcher for Hudson’s Bay
Company. As part of their investment
in community life, the Hartels became
donors to the St-Boniface Hospital
Foundation in 1993. They have
made regular gifts to the Foundation
ever since. After attending a donor
recognition breakfast, Hartel decided
that she wanted to help even more.
“I was so impressed by the work being
done here that I decided to become a
volunteer,” she says. “There is such a nice
feeling here. I always feel welcome.”
Previously, Hartel volunteered for
18 years in the German Bilingual
Program at Princess Margaret School.
And today, she still volunteers as a
Goldwing Ambassador at Winnipeg’s
James Armstrong Richardson
International Airport. Again, helping
people find their way.
“Maybe my life experiences made me
more compassionate,” she reflects.
“I like to help out and give back to
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Success
after surgery
Exploring the heart
health advantages of “PREHAB”
Dr. Todd Duhamel’s and Dr. Rakesh Arora’s
research is showing that exercise makes
good sense before heart surgery.
How you spend your time before heart
surgery can affect how you feel after.
At present, patients waiting for heart
surgery are not given any specific
instructions on what to do. As a result,
they often do very little besides wait
quietly at home. Dr. Rakesh Arora
and Dr. Todd Duhamel of St-Boniface
Hospital Research are promoting a
change in practice. They believe that
physical exercise before surgery can
improve post-surgical outcomes and
shorten hospital stays.
“We think we can
shorten hospital
stays by at least
one day after
heart surgery.”
“We know that exercise is probably
one of the best things we can do for
ourselves,” says Dr. Arora, Principal
Investigator, Heart Failure Therapy.
“That’s what we’re tapping in on –
finding ways we can engage people to
do the same sort of healthy living things
that anyone is supposed to do – even
while waiting for heart surgery.”
Manitoba (CHaRM) Investigator Group.
They designed an exercise program for
14 low-risk patients waiting for heart
surgery, similar to the type of program
that would be recommended for patients
rehabilitating after surgery (hence the
“PREHAB” nickname for the work). The
results were promising as Dr. Arora and
Dr. Duhamel learned that PREHAB can
leverage better outcomes after surgery.
Dr. Arora and Dr. Duhamel first tested
their theory two years ago with a
small $5,000 study funded by the
Cardiovascular Health Research in
And speaking of leverage, those
early results led to $640,000 in
grants for a multi-site study that
launched in September. The new study
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includes 244 patients in Manitoba,
New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. “A
multi-site, randomized, controlled trial
like this is really the gold standard in
research,” says Dr. Duhamel, Principal
Investigator, Physical Activity and
Chronic Disease Prevention. The local
work will be conducted through a
partnership with the Reh-Fit Centre
and the Wellness Institute at Seven
Oaks General Hospital. “They are both
exceptional organizations with the
expertise to deliver the program.”
Aside from the promised positive
impact on patient health, Dr. Arora and
Dr. Duhamel, Co-Principal Investigators,
are also eager to achieve positive
economic impact for the health care
system. “By investing in PREHAB, we can
save money for the health care system,”
says Dr. Duhamel. “We think we can
shorten hospital stays by at least one
day after heart surgery. With 1,100 heart
surgeries a year at St-Boniface Hospital,
this can result in substantial savings in
health care dollars.”
“Research Was Here”
is everywhere
Awareness campaign puts a face on research
“Our researchers
work in a highly
technical world,
but they talk about
their research in
plain language.”
One used to be a basketball referee.
Another worked as a bouncer while at
university. A third is a fantasy football
maven. And still another lets off steam
by salsa dancing. And each one is a
world-class researcher at St-Boniface
Hospital Research.
St-Boniface Hospital Foundation has
launched an awareness campaign called
“Research Was Here” to introduce
researchers to the community and
to shine a light on their work in
cardiovascular, neurodegenerative,
nutraceutical, functional food, and clinical
research. The campaign aims to highlight
the value of medical research and the
great minds – and people – behind it.
“It’s important to us that our donors and
our sponsors have a good understanding
of the impressive work being done at the
Research Centre,” says Charles (Chuck)
LaFlèche, President & CEO of the
Foundation. “The awareness campaign
gives us the platform to do that and it
gives us the opportunity to talk about the
researchers as citizens outside of the lab.”
Through video clips and magazine-style
articles, the researchers talk about their
inspirations and motivations while
explaining the significance of their work.
The bank of stories lives and grows at
www.ResearchWasHere.com and will
ultimately include over 40 profiles. The
site has been widely promoted through
newspaper advertising, billboards, and
social media, and has been well received
by the community. The advertising
includes photos of the researchers in
colourful settings connected to their
areas of study.
“We’re happy with the feedback we’ve
had so far and website traffic continues
to grow each time we add a new
researcher. Over the years, we’ve learned
that the community is curious about the
work being done here. This campaign
answers their questions,” says Monique
LaCoste, Director of Communications
at the Foundation. “Our researchers
work in a highly technical world, but
they talk about their research in plain
language. We have been directing donors
to the site so they can gain an even
deeper understanding of the impact and
importance of their contributions.” The French version of the site is at
www.researchwashere.com/?lang=fr
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For the record
Approach to cancer
consultation eases
patient burden
“We know during
the initial treatment
consultation patient
anxiety levels are
very high.”
Receiving a cancer diagnosis is an overwhelming experience,
and the first consultation with the doctor – when you hear
“the news” – produces moments of confusion and anxiety.
The first consultation typically includes discussion about
treatment options and prognosis. It is a lot to absorb; a lot
to remember.
Dr. Tom Hack has been advancing an approach to reduce
the stress of cancer’s earliest days by recording these initial
consultations and providing patients with the recording. The
Saskatoon-raised clinical psychologist has been sharing his
work around the world.
The first 90 days after a diagnosis is a critical time. “It’s a
time when the cancer patient has more questions than at
any other time, and when important treatment decisions are
made,” explains Dr. Hack, Director, Psychosocial Oncology and
Cancer Nursing Research. “If a patient wants to be involved
in decision-making, if we want to empower them, how do we
do that? We know during the initial treatment consultation
patient anxiety levels are very high – so high in fact that
patients often tune out and don’t remember what the doctor
has told them.”
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The recordings, says Dr. Hack, allow patients and their families
to listen to the consultation at a calmer time so they can better
absorb the information. “By listening to the recording, they
can be better informed and be better armed with questions the
next time they see their doctor,” says Dr. Hack.
Dr. Hack and his research colleagues are keenly focused on
understanding and supporting the cancer patient’s ability
to cope with cancer and its treatment. One of the keys, says
Dr. Hack, is promoting good communication between health
care providers and patients. The consultation recording
practice, already tested with 2,000 patients, is proving itself to
be an important vehicle for helping patients cope.
The work has caught the attention of clinicians globally
as well as funders. Grants from St-Boniface Hospital
Foundation and a recent $100,000 donation from a private
donor will help Dr. Hack and his colleagues move the practice
forward in support of the well-being of cancer patients and
their families. The nerve
to innovate
New treatments ahead
for diabetic neuropathy
Dr. Paul Fernyhough
It started out as any regular security
check at the airport. Winnipegger
Darrell Fierheller emptied his pockets
and removed his shoes before walking
through the scanner.
What he didn’t realize at the time is
that in the hurried pace of a security
line, he tossed his cell phone into one
of his shoes. After walking through the
scanner beep-free, he slipped on his shoe
– phone still inside – and proceeded to
wear his shoes for hours.
As a diabetic with neuropathy, he
couldn’t feel the phone.
“Neuropathy takes away the sensitivity
of your nerves,” Fierheller was told.
The phone incident a few years ago
caused serious problems in his foot
and contributed to a condition called
Charcot foot that can lead to foot ulcers.
As the rate of diabetes skyrockets in
Manitoba and elsewhere, there is a
pressing need to find new and advanced
ways of treating neuropathy. Dr. Paul
Fernyhough is on the leading edge of
the research.
“About half of diabetics will have
some sort of nerve damage,” says
Dr. Fernyhough, Director and Professor of
the Cell Biology of Neurodegeneration Lab
at St-Boniface Hospital Research. “This
can lead to unrelenting pain, infected
ulcers and in many cases, amputation.”
Dr. Fernyhough and his colleagues in
Winnipeg and elsewhere are advancing
a topical cream, applied directly to the
skin, that could address and even reverse
diabetic neuropathy. Early trials are
very promising.
“We think we have a drug that is the first
drug that could cure the disease,” says
Dr. Fernyhough. “Not just placate it, but
actually cure it.”
Not surprisingly, the cream has generated
commercial interest that will lead to
further testing. To advance the work,
a private company called WinSanTor
Biosciences Inc, has been established.
This is a common practice at St-Boniface
Hospital and throughout Canada’s
research community. When products
are brought to market successfully, there
can be significant financial benefit to
the Hospital, the University of Manitoba,
and the researcher.
The neuropathy work has global
implications, but it is especially important
in Manitoba where 100,000 people live
with diabetes and thousands of those
undergo lower extremity amputation
every year. It costs up to $150 million
per year to treat diabetic neuropathy
in Manitoba – direct costs, including
amputation and foot treatment. Early
detection and better treatments would
enhance individual health, community
well-being, and the provincial economy.
For 72-year-old Darrell Fierheller,
it’s all about managing his condition.
The diabetes itself is under control
with medication, diet, and exercise.
The neuropathy that he’s had for a
decade is a different challenge.
“My fingertips are always tingling and
feel like they’re asleep,” he says. “In my
foot, I have a little bit of feeling in the
ball and heel, but my balance is affected.”
Thanks to Dr. Paul Fernyhough and his
colleagues, relief for Darrell Fierheller
and others like him could be just around
the corner. Fernyhough Earns Duhamel Award
In April 2014, Dr. Paul Fernyhough received the 2014 Ronald Duhamel Innovation Fund Award. The award, presented annually by
St-Boniface Hospital Foundation, recognizes a member of the St-Boniface Hospital team who has consistently demonstrated
innovation and leadership in the advancement of health care for Manitobans.
Dr. Fernyhough was nominated for the award by Dr. Grant Pierce, Executive Director of Research at St-Boniface Hospital.
The award is named in honour of the late Ronald J. Duhamel, a long-serving Senator and Member of Parliament for
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Inspired
by research
Business leader
gives back
“I knew then that
it was important
to build the
strength of our
science community.
I saw the real work
of research.”
John Bockstael is a builder – in more ways than one. Not only
is he President and CEO of Bockstael Construction, one of
Manitoba’s most storied construction companies, he’s also a
thoughtful philanthropist, eager to build the community.
He and his company are long-time donors and sponsors of
St-Boniface Hospital Foundation. Bockstael’s most recent
pledge of $150,000 is a strong statement of his support. The
gift will be endowed, which means the asset will be held by
the Foundation and the interest income it generates will
support the research efforts at St-Boniface in perpetuity.
“For my family, all roads seem to lead to St-Boniface Hospital,”
says Bockstael. “My mom volunteered in the Auxiliary, my kids
were all born here, and my parents have been treated here.
When my father had heart surgery, the doctors discovered
and treated lymphoma. St-Boniface Hospital significantly
extended his life.”
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His specific interest in medical research goes back to his
days as a Project Manager at the century-old, family-owned
business. “I was working on a project at the G. Campbell
MacLean Building at St-Boniface Hospital and watched some
of the researchers doing their work,” he says. “I was fascinated
and curious, and as an engineer, I could really relate to the
rigour and attention to detail that their work required. I knew
then that it was important to build the strength of our science
community. I saw the real work of research.”
Bockstael’s generosity is grounded in his Catholic faith. His
passion is also fuelled by his belief that successful Manitoba
businesses have a duty to be philanthropic. “The key is to give
back,” says Bockstael. “And then we can all take pride in the
high-quality work being done in our own backyard.” Winner keeps
farming, keeps
buying tickets
Ernest Froese knows that
it’s more than a lottery ticket
Winning $1,060,000 in the 2013 Dream Lottery 4 Kids hasn’t
changed Ernest Froese’s life too much. Nor will it prevent him
from continuing to buy hospital lottery tickets. In fact, he even
bought his tickets early for the 2014 draw.
Even with the big win, Ernest and wife Rose are still tending
30 beef cattle and 12 dairy cattle. Farming is in Ernest Froese’s
blood, having been born and raised on a family farm two miles
away from his current homestead.
With the grand prize win last year, Froese had his choice
of prize packages that included luxury homes and vehicles.
He chose the cash option and is spending some of it this
coming January when he and Rose take their three children
and five grandchildren to Palm Springs, California, for a family
vacation. He also bought a new house in town in the event he
and Rose ever choose to leave the farm. For the time being,
one of his adult grandchildren is living in the house.
Ernest Froese and his family celebrate the big win with
Lawrence Prout, President and CEO of the Children’s Hospital
Foundation (far left), and Charles (Chuck) LaFlèche, President
and CEO of St-Boniface Hospital Foundation (far right).
“Health care causes have always been important to me. I have
a soft spot for hospital lotteries,” says Froese, a semi-retired
farmer who lives between Grunthal and Steinbach. “Both of
my parents battled cancer and I know how important it is to
have quality health care.”
JOIN US
At 74 years of age, Ernest Froese doesn’t just farm, he’s also
an active member of the community. He’s Chair of the local
Lions Club and the rink announcer for the Southeast Prairie
Thunder senior men’s hockey team. In between community
service, farming, and spending time with family, you can find
Froese making his way to Winnipeg for a Blue Bombers game.
At every opportunity, he shares the word about the lottery with
his friends and his children.
“I encourage them to think about how the proceeds are used,”
he says. “You’re not just buying tickets, you’re supporting an
important cause.” Presented by:
November 2, 2014
From 9 to 5
Donate $10 or more and we’ll personally
deliver a flower to a St-Boniface
Hospital patient.
Broadcast on 680 CJOB live from
St-Boniface Hospital’s Everett Atrium
For more information, visit saintboniface.ca
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Foundation news
Leo Mol
sculpture graces
hospital entrance
Employee Giving
grows
A couple of grappling grizzlies now
greet visitors in the garden directly
outside the main doors of St-Boniface
Hospital. The Leo Mol creation was
donated by Dr. Sat Sharma, a longserving sleep specialist at the Hospital.
“I wanted to give something back
to St-Boniface Hospital to show my
gratitude,” says Dr. Sharma, who moved
to Toronto in 2013. “I received the best
education in my speciality at St-B. and
spent best years of my career and life at
the Hospital.”
To promote the Employee Giving
Campaign, the St-Boniface Hospital
Foundation set up a life-size board game
in the Everett Atrium.
The 2014 St-Boniface Hospital Employee
Giving Campaign has exceeded
$51,000 and is on its way to surpassing
the total raised in 2013. The annual
campaign was launched in 2012 and
employees immediately embraced
the initiative through direct giving
and payroll deductions. Among other
impacts, their support has helped
purchase new equipment and fund
transportation programs. “We’re proud
of the contributions employees make
through their work at the Hospital,
Research Centre, and Foundation,” says
Foundation President & CEO Charles
(Chuck) LaFlèche. “When so many step
forward with financial contributions, as
well, it is extremely gratifying.”
You can learn more about the
Employee Giving Campaign at
www.stbhf.org/ourhospital.
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Excellence is
par for the course
The Cardiac Classic Golf Tournament,
held under clear skies at the Niakwa
Country Club on August 11, 2014, was a
remarkable success, raising over $55,000
for the Cardiac Sciences Program at
St-Boniface Hospital. The sold-out
tournament was a golfer’s dream with
rounds completed in under four-anda-half hours, customized tee gifts, four
hole-in-one-contests worth $240,000 in
total, and a cocktail reception. Thank you
to our sponsors who made it all possible!
Presenting
• Burgundy Asset Management
• Johnston Group
• Qualico
Corporate
• Apotex
• Bockstael Construction Ltd.
• Caisse Groupe Financier
• Catholic Health Corporation
• Clarus Real Estate Advisors
• Independent Jewellers
• Kleysen Group
• KPMG
• Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries
• Medtronic of Canada
• MTS Inc.
• National Bank Financial
Wealth Management
• Richardson International Ltd.
• Solinsky Consulting Inc.
Print
• Premier Printing
Media
• Winnipeg Free Press
Cardiovascular Forum attracts 250 Meet Garth Johnson,
Development Officer
The heart of the continent recently hosted more than 250 young
cardiac investigators and leading scientists for a conference to
promote excellence in cardiac research and clinical practice.
The 2nd Cardiovascular Forum for Promoting Centres of
Excellence and Young Investigators, held at the RBC Convention
Centre Winnipeg from September 4 to 6, attracted participants
from 20 countries. The Forum, first held in 2013 in Louisville,
Kentucky, provides a platform:
•for young researchers to engage with established
cardiac professionals;
•to share biomedical and clinical information for
improving the treatment of heart disease;
•to promote research collaborations;
•to provide a platform for interaction between the
medical community and industrial partners; and
•to share experiences between South and
North American investigators.
Among other highlights, the Forum featured over 130 speakers and
four award competitions to recognize outstanding students and
junior faculty in basic sciences and clinical medicine. The Forum
was coordinated by the Winnipeg-based International Academy
of Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS), established in 1996 to facilitate
the sharing of heart health research internationally. The Forum
was co-chaired by Dr. Naranjan S. Dhalla, Principal Investigator,
Experimental Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences,
and Dr. Alan Menkis, Medical Director, WRHA Cardiac Sciences
Program. Dr. Dhalla also serves as the Executive Director of IACS.
The Forum’s many
sponsors included
St-Boniface Hospital
Foundation, St-Boniface
Hospital Research, and
St-Boniface Hospital.
St-Boniface personnel
were active as speakers,
committee members, and
event volunteers. The 2015
Forum will be held in
St-Boniface Hospital’s Dr. Alan Menkis Omaha, Nebraska, with the
(centre) receives the Distinguished 2016 event scheduled for
Leadership Award from the Sherbrooke, Quebec.
International Academy of
Cardiovascular Sciences PresidentElect, Dr. Roberto Bolli (left) and
incoming president, Dr. Bohuslav
Ostadal (right).
Garth Johnson joined the St-Boniface
Hospital Foundation team in early 2014.
He comes to the Foundation with years of
community development and fundraising
experience. As a Development Officer
at the Foundation, Garth will primarily
support the annual and planned giving
activities of the Foundation, working
directly with donors to discuss their philanthropic goals and
association with the Hospital. “It has been a pleasure for me to
talk to and meet with donors and to hear their stories – what it
is that connects them to the Hospital and motivates them to give
so generously to the Foundation,” says Johnson.
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Remembering. Honouring.
Thank you to our many compassionate donors who have chosen to make gifts to St-Boniface Hospital Foundation to
remember or honour the people listed below. Gifts were made between September 1, 2013, and August 31, 2014.
In memory
Florence Adamchuk
Alanna Hogue Aiello
Andrea Aiello
Gary Alards
Rosaria Albi
Aniceta Altasin
Dennis Alvestad Sr
Henrique Amaral
Roland Ammeter
Fred Anderson
Laura Lynne Anderson
Donald Andrey
Kenneth Armstrong
Helen Ashcroft
Solange Ayotte
Max Back
John C Bais
Beverley Bakun
Ramana Balachandra
Arthur Ball
Martha Bargenda
Angus Bell
Armand Ovila Benoit
Genevieve Benoit
Wladyslawa Bilicki
Kenneth Bilyk
Frank Binda
Peggy Bisset
Vanessa Black
Joseph Blanchard
Patricia Blobel
Irene Boiteau
Myron Nicholas Borys
Teresa Bossuyt
William H Botterill
Jacques Bouchard
Keith Boughton
Patricia Boushel
Velma Bowie
Janet Boyda
Frank Braun
Robert Brennand
William John Brewster
Brian Brouillette
Declan Finlay
& Aelyn Fiona Brown
John Robert Brown
Miami Chanel Brown
George Bruce
Ernest Edward Bruno
Kenneth Buchholz
Cecylia Byzio
Richard (Dick)
Arthur Cain
Adrienne Caners
Lee Cantor
Louis Caron
Marguerite Casey
Louanne Chabot
Tu Chan Duong
Joan Marilyn Chapman
Margaret Chapman
Suzanne Chaput
Barney Charach
Gerald Chartier
Raymond Chien
William Chuback
Yvonne Cinq-Mars
Kenneth H Clark
Victor E Clayton
Harvey Cohen
Sam Cohen
Margaret Ann Cole
Alice Collingwood
Marc Comeault
Thomas Cook
Garth Cote
Murray Couch
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George Cowan
James Cox
Charles Donald Cribbs
Edna Cummer
Clarice Cuthbert
Betty Dalton
Steve Dankewich
Daniel De Baets
Ronald Deneka
Mary Denesovych
Doug Dent
Renny Derkacz
Barry Derlago
Dennis R Dick
Levi Doerksen
Heinz Doerr
George P Doig
Norman Donogh
Demetrios Douvris
Hamilton Drewlo
Aurelian D’Souza
Henry Dueck
Peter Dueck
Adeline Dulko
Paul Dumond
James (Jimmy) Durcan
Larry Duval
Otto Ehmann
Dr Jack Fainman
Gloria Fairweather
John Falk
Bill Fediuk
Joanne Ferguson
Lorne Ferley
Victor Feuillatre
Norman Fijal
Gerardus Fijn
Allison Filmon
Jack Fishman
Bernice Flood
Gisela Foerster
Paul Fontaine
Zdeno Ford
Jacques Forest
Doris Freudenberg
Isaac Friesen
Raymond Frost
Norman Oswald Frost
Joe (Jose) Furtado
John Gannon
Pablita Gaudry
Matthew Gauthier
Antonia Gentile
Leopold Gingras
Benjamin Mark Giroux
Karyn Globerman
Maureen Glover
Germaine (Nora) Godin
Morley Goldberg
Allan Goldstine
Jim Graham
Grace Granger
Jean & Evelyne Grenier
Edmond Guertin
Antoine (Tony) &
Marie-Louise Guertin
John Guezen
Renee J Guilmette
Mayer Gutwilik
Jean-Rene Halde
Dr Philip F Hall
Chiyoko Hamade
Ronald Hamilton
Andy Hamm
Gordon Tex Hamm
John Hanesiak
George Hansen
Cecile Harder
Jean Harnett
Dorothy Harrow
Michael James Hart
Tabitha Hartel
Pamela Hasker
W D Hempel
Harry Bruce Hewertson
Ron Hiebert
Ronald Hocking
Ardell Hopfner
Walter Hrycyna
Noella Huberdeau
Christine Louise Hudek
Brian Huggins
Tracy Huynen
John Hyslop
Maurice Ingram
Joanne Instance
David Israel
Alexander Jack
Roberta Janaway
Alfonsas Janciukas
Ona Janciukas
Tarynn Rae Jenner
George Jette
Nora Johnson
Tannis Johnson
Kay Jonkman
John Jopka
Romesh Joshi
Elaine Joyce
Kerry Kalynchuk
Beverly Kamminga
Elvina Karlowsky
Dr Philip Katz
Jack Kay
Christine &
Hildegard Keicher
Margaret D Kellas
Jeanne Kemball
Donald Kenny
Shirley Key
Regina King
Dagmar Kirdie
Jan & Derek Kirzinger
John Klassen
Raymond Klassen
Henry Klatt
Charles George Klein
Lawrence E Klump
Elizabeth Koley
Simone Konowalchuk
Robert Kopstein
Betty Kovacs
Freda Kozak
Mike Kozar
Joan Muriel Kristjanson
Audrey Krizak
Jean Kublanski
Fred Kvern
Anysie P Labossiere
Maurice Lafreniere
Norman Lagimodiere
Conrad Lamb
Bill Landiak
Jeannine Landry
Clement Lang
William Larner Sr.
Noel Later
Michael Latzkitsch
Lionel Lavallee
Marcella LeDoyen
Angela Choi-Fong Lei
Debbie Leite
Phillip Lemoine
Lyn Levay
Harry W Levin
James Lewis
Daniel Lie
Nelly Lie
Huguette Liwiski
Charlotte Anne Elizabeth
Lockhart
Lee-Anne Joan Longley
Vi Lovering
Dr Shaun E Lucash
Stefan Luhowy
Isabelle Mac Phail
Donald MacIver
Gordon MacKenzie
Helen Mackey
Christine Macleod
Gladys Amelia MacNeill
Doreen Magyar
James V Mahon
Murray Main
Robert Malcovitch
Lawrence (Larry)
Marchinko
Teddy Margolis
Grenville Marsh
Doreen Marshall
Carol Lucille Mastroianni
Antonio Devon
Matos Clements
Robert Maza
Rosalie Mazur
Peter McCarthy
Ronald H McCasin
Joyce McCausland
Charles McCorry
Frances McDonald
Kirby McFadyen
Stewart McGill
Leslie Mckay
Robert John (Bob)
McKenzie
Janet McLennan
Keith McNamee
Dwight & Sandra
McOuat
Rylan McQueen
Ross McRae
Giuseppe Medaglia
Walter Medynski
Stephen Walter Mical
Monika Miller
George Mills
Irene Mirecki
Ruth Mitchell
Deanna Mohr
Dr André Molgat
Wilfred Thomas Moore
David Morris
Robert F Morris
Alan Morrow
Garth Mosher
Edward Murash
Audrey Murray
Drew Murray
Denise Muzuchka
Freeman Myers
Lee Newton
John Nordquist
Madeleine Normandeau
Jack Ogelsby
Michael Oman
Tom Ormshaw
Alma Orr
Damion Orzechowski
Jim Orzechowski
Lawrence & Anastasia
Orzechowski
Guy Ouimet
Florence Mary Page
Maria Paletta
Renaud Paquet
Claude Paradis
Joseph Pashnitski
David Pastuck
Steven Patrick
Robert Payonk
Janet Penner
Arthur Perron
Dorothy Peters
Ian Peterson
Belle Pinette
Rose Piush
Paul Plaetinck
Toby Pollock
Pauline Pomarenski
James Poole
Alvin Porath
Katherine Poseluzney
Allan Pott
Marjorie Jean Potter
Jeanette Prasek
Gerard Preteau
John (Jack) Ernest Price
William Prokopenko
Helen Proulx
Roger Ptosnick
Pearl Pubben
Paul Quinton
Anna Rabinoit
Jeanne Regadio
Norman Reico
Kenneth Reid
Paul Reimer
Richard Reynolds
Russ & Louise Reynolds
Alma Ristau
Jeannette Roberge
Wilhelmina Robertson
Elaine Robidoux
Lionel Robidoux
Tony Rooprai
Georgette Roque
George Rose
Lily Rosenberg
Karen Rotter
Susan Rouget
Roman Ruchkall
Sophie Rudyk
Reina Rybuck
John Rychlicki
Leonard (Len) Ryman
Marie Jeanne Sabourin
Rosalia Saltis
Isabel Santos
Allan Raymond Sayak
Emma Scarlett
Paul Dennis
Schlingerman
Dennis Schrofel
Carolyn Scott
Adolph Sebunchak
Margaret Eva Selinger
Colon Settle
Fateme T Shams
Trudy Shannon
Tarleton Shearer
Sam Sheps
Dr Morley Shuckett
Franciska Silvanovich
Ange-Aimee Simoens
Irene Sitarik
Ted Skulason
Joan Slater
Mark & Pat Smerchanski
Clifford Smith
Jim Smolinski
Lee Spiers
William Stetina
Edith Steven
Don Stevens
Hayley Rachel Stevenson
Peter Stewart
Nancy Terletski
Mary Yvonne Thompson
Harold Thorarinson
Auguste Thorimbert
Eva Timmerman
Ernest Todaschuk
Ronald James Todd
George Toews
Roland Tranq
Douglas Treffry
Michael Tudryn
Margaret Van Raes
Alice Vielfaure
Armand Vielfaure
Tristan Michael Vint
Jim Wasson
Dr George B Watkins
Mary-Ann Watsko
Audrey Watson
George Watson
John Watson
Heather Watt
John Wentworth Martin
Pamela Westwood
Margaret Whale
Roy Whiteside
John P Whitlaw
Karolina Wiktorowicz
Shelagh Willcock
David Donald
Williamson
Douglas Wirth
Kathy Woywoda
Evelyn Wyrzykowski
Ida Yakimchuk
Dr Hubert Young
Linda Young
Beverly Ann Zaharia
Emil Zajic
Norman Zest
Paul Zommer
In honour
Jeffrey Ackman
Dr Rakesh Arora
Phillis & Gerry Arron
Eliana Bailey
Henry & Diana Bergen
Faren & Keevin
Bernstein
Peter Bornais
Nolan Karl James Brown
Jennie Cherniack
Peter Connelly
Bert & Marcie Dercola
Marie Dusecena
Leah Fil Bjornson
G Fontaine
Dr Darren Freed
Irene Freiter
Abe Friesen
Shirley Gelskey
Janet & John Giesbrecht
Marta Glasserman
Korey Globerman
Noah Globerman
Simmie Globerman
Heather Gregory
Toby Gutwilik
Judith Hall
Dr G Han
Gert & Stan Hiebert
Rick Hill
Sheila & Mel Hirt
Dr Farrukh Hussain
& Staff
Dr Michael Klein
Mikaela Koop
Campbell &
Cadence Kuryk
Elijah Lace
Lloyd Langstaff
Daanival Malik
Barrie & Marvelle
McPherson
Dr Alan Menkis
Kevin Minuk
Irene Nazarevich
Ernie Oelkers
Kai & Keenan
Olson-Seel
George Penner
Leonard Perry
Norm Promislow
Sandi Promislow
Dr R Rajamohan
Clarice Rayter
Charlotte Rempel
Residence Despins
Harriet Schattner
Mr & Mrs Hans
Schirrmeister
Lori & Nolan Shapera
Smith Carter Architects
& Engineers Inc.
St-Boniface
Hospital Staff
Maurice Stefanec
Pierson Vallis
Dr Keith Warrian
Dr Clifford Yaffe
Mary Louise Young
Mr & Mrs
Norman Yusim
Wayne Zuzanski
Donors’ names appear in the manner and in the language in which they wish to be recognized.
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2014-2015
St-Boniface Hospital
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Mr. Murray D. Kilfoyle,
Chairperson
Mr. Haig Vanlian,
Vice-Chairperson
Mr. Wayne Anderson
Mr. Tom Carson
Mr. Drew Cringan
Mr. Gabor Csepregi
Ms. Carolyn Duhamel
Ms. Monique Fillion
Dr. Jose François
Dr. Gary Glavin
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Mr. Allan Grant
Ms. Linda Hughes
Ms. Catherine J.
Kloepfer
Son Excellence
Monseigneur Albert
LeGatt
Ms. Naomi Levine
Mr. Robert Pruden
Mr. Jean-Marc Ruest
Dr. Judith Scanlan
Mr. Kevin T. Williams
2014-2015
St-Boniface Hospital
Auxiliary Inc.
Board of Directors
Mr. Daniel E. Lussier,
Chairperson
Ms. Michelle Ferguson,
Vice-Chairperson
Mr. Richard Clément
Ms. Leanne Edwards
Ms. Sophie Ethier
Mr. Robert Gagné
Ms. Karen Johnson
Mr. Kyle Picard
2014-2015
St-Boniface Hospital
Foundation
Board of Directors
Mr. Kevin T. Williams,
Chair
Mr. Neil Duboff,
Vice-Chair
Mr. John Graham,
Vice-Chair
Mr. Frank Plett,
Secretary-Treasurer
Ms. Jane Arnot
Ms. Karen BanfieldThorvaldson
Ms. Tanya Benoit
Mr. Richard
Brownscombe
Mr. Robert Campbell
Mr. Jim Downey
Mr. Joe Fiorentino
Mr. William Fraser
Mr. Dom Grestoni
Ms. Caroline Kiva
Mr. Jonathan
Letkemann
Mr. Carmine Militano
Mr. George Rajotte
Mr. Doug Stephen
Dr. Michel Tétreault
Mr. Louis Trepel
Mr. Larry Vickar