SOUTH AND CENTRAL HEALTH FOUNDATION 

As a healthcare professional, I understand how important it is that your hospital is prepared to give the best care whenever it is needed. As a member of the Board of Directors with the South and Central Health Foundation, I am proud to tell you that Your Charity is focusing its fundraising efforts this Christmas on improving emergency care across our facilities, and we hope that our newest project will motivate you to show your generosity to us once again.

 

Hearing a Code Blue announcement in a hospital can be a bit alarming. A hospital’s Code Blue announcement signifies an adult patient is experiencing a medical emergency, such as a cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest, and requires immediate medical intervention. The announcement is a call for a specialized response team to quickly provide advanced life support to the patient.

 

At the Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre, and other facilities in our region, when a Code Blue emergency is called, our highly-skilled and responsive Code Blue teams rely on one essential tool: the Crash Cart. These crash carts give immediate access to all critical medications and supplies that are required to resuscitate a patient. In an emergency seconds matter and the crash cart ensures the Code Blue team can deliver life-saving interventions without delay.

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In life-threatening moments, clinicians must act quickly and precisely. That’s why a multidisciplinary team, including leaders in critical care, pharmacy, respiratory therapy, and professional practice, has developed a plan to standardize and modernize these carts. The result? Better patient outcomes, improved staff safety, and faster, more efficient emergency responses.

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In the spirit of giving, the South and Central Health Foundation is asking for your help to raise funds for standardized adult and pediatric crash carts across our regional health system. With a set goal of $75,000, we are seeking your support to make this vision a reality.  Thanks to a successful Golf Tournament this past August, additional funds from our Fall Gala proceeds and a matching grant from the Provincial Government we have already raised $50,000 towards this project!

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It is our hope this Christmas season that donors like you will help complete our fundraising goal, ensuring whether it’s a cardiac arrest, trauma, or pediatric emergency, our teams have exactly what they need, exactly when they need it.

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To make a secure online donation click on our Donate Now button on this page. You will receive your tax receipt in your inbox. You may also drop your donation in the secure Donation Box in the lobby of the CNRHC, visit us in person, at 32 Queensway in Grand Falls-Windsor, or call our office at (709) 292-2360. Regardless of how you make your gift, it is income tax deductible, and a charitable receipt will be mailed for all donations of $10 or greater.

           

On behalf of our Board and staff, I wish you a Merry Christmas and send best wishes to you and your loved ones.

 

Sincerely,      ​

Diane Minhas
Board of Director

South and Central Health Foundation

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