At $7,180 with 5 days to go.

With 5 days to go before the Thanksgiving holiday, the donations for the 2019 fundraiser, the fifth annual "Giving Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital" fundraiser, total $7,180.

This is your opportunity to show how much you support the doctors and staff at our small rural hospital and Durand Manor. Small donations can make a huge difference to the services that can be provided by our hospital.

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Keith W Hern
Friend of the Golden & District Hospital.

Donating to the FGDH is tax effective.

Some charities charge a large administration fee reducing the amount available to the cause however, Canada Helps only takes a small administration fee of 3% and transfers the funds to the East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) where it is segregated into an account specifically for the Friends of the Golden and District Hospital. The EKFH takes about 5% as an administration fee when equipment is purchased, so for every Dollar donated approximately 92 cents is available to the hospital for the purchase of equipment. A Very efficient way of raising funds for our hospital!

When you donate to the Friends of the Golden & District Hospital, Canada Helps will issue to you a charitable donation tax receipt for the full amount of the donation. The tax receipt will be emailed to you automatically. You can also print the tax receipt directly from the donation page. Your tax credit will vary depending on your level of donation. A Very efficient way for you to give to charity!

To calculate your amount of tax credit click the link below to visit the;

 

Revenue Canada donation tax credit calculator 

The online fundraising page, Giving Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital 2019, is accepting donations until Saturday October 12th 2019.

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Keith W Hern
250 344 0233
Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

Are you due for a colonoscopy?

If you had a colonoscopy at the Golden Hospital in 2019 or are due to have one you may well benefit from the most recent equipment acquisition funded by the Friends of the Golden & District Hospital.

Before Golden had this equipment, discovering polyps during a colonoscopy would mean a trip to Cranbrook or Kelowna for surgery to have them removed. Now polyps can be removed here in Golden with the VIO 300D.

"This equipment allows us to remove larger polyps safely right here at the Golden Hospital. It has been used during 10-12 colonoscopies in the last month and with the arrival of an additional surgeon in September it will see even more use as the number of procedures we do increases. Removing the polyps in the pre-cancer stage greatly reduces the incidence of colon cancer."
Dr. JG DesCoteaux.

The VIO 300D is a premium electrosurgical generator for interventional endoscopy cost $33,999 and was purchased in 2019 with funds from the 2018 Thanksgiving fund raising campaign and the East Kootenay Foundation for Health.

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Keith W Hern
250 344 0233
Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

A big thankyou to the Huebert family.

A big thank you to Ewald and Judy Huebert for their generous donation.

'We have used the Golden hospital and Durand Manor on several occasions in the last few years and can't say enough good things about it. The staff are hard working and give excellent care. We are so fortunate to have these facilities in Golden." Judy Huebert

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Keith W Hern
250 344 0233
Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

Mobile X-ray System

Friends of the Golden & District Hospital are raising funds in 2019 for  ;

A Digital Radiographic Mobile X-ray System.

For more information about this equipment follow the link:  Mobile X-Ray machine

"The mobile x-ray machine will help physicians rapidly diagnose emergent conditions in the emergency department and the hospital ward.  We commonly use the x-ray machine to help us diagnose orthopedic injuries and respiratory conditions such as pelvic fractures, hemothorax and pneumonia.  It's vital equipment during a trauma or critical care patient." Dr. Adam Watchorn.

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Keith W Hern, 

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

Support our dedicated nurses

On behalf of nursing administration, thank you Keith for your ongoing support towards raising funds for much needed equipment throughout the Hospital and other program areas within our facility. 

Your enthusiasm and dedication has allowed us to purchase equipment that would have otherwise been delayed, possibly years, while awaiting funding approval.  These funds directly benefit our community and patients.  

We are humbled and grateful for your generous and continued fundraising efforts and hope that this year’s campaign is as successful as previous years have been!

We will promote and share the campaign information widely. 

Sincerely,

TAMMY PERKS

Administrative Assistant/ Medical Administrative Assistant.

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Keith W Hern, 

Friend of the Golden & District Hospital

Fifth annual fundraiser now accepting gifts

Giving Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital 2019 is now accepting donations and will remain open for the next 2 weeks until October 12th 2019, the Saturday of the Thanksgiving weekend.

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Friends of the Golden and District Hospital was established in 2015 when a group of families wanted to show their support for the local hospital in a tangible way. Each family had their own story to tell and reasons for giving thanks to the Golden and District Hospital. The crowd funding project, Giving Thanks to the Golden & District hospital, was a very popular event with the community showing overwhelming support for the hospital. This is the fifth annual Thanksgiving crowd funding event.

The Golden Hospital and Durand Manor had a sizable list of equipment needs over and above their annual budget for which funding was not easily nor readily found. Since inception the Friends of the Golden and District Hospital has raised $107,950; money which stays in Golden and which has been used to purchase items from this list.

This year the Friends of the Golden & District Hospital are raising funds for the acquisition of a Mobile X-Ray Machine at a cost of $95,000.

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The East Kootenay Foundation for Health has endorsed the Friends of the Golden & District Hospital and has approved the crowd-funding project through CanadaHelps.org.