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Cancer Care, Close to Home campaign beats its $6M goal

NBRHC was able to replace its aging CT scanner and add a second, as a result of the campaign
NBRHCF  cancer Campaign Celebration
Cancer Care, Close to Home celebration. Supplied.

Cancer care in the North Bay area just got a big boost with the announcement that a fundraising campaign topped its goal.

The North Bay Regional Health Centre Foundation campaign, Cancer Care, Close to Home, raised $6,335,670 for medical equipment to improve and transform cancer care.

The money will go toward two new CT scanners and equipment upgrades for the lab, surgery, endoscopy, telemedicine and palliative care.

"Having the most advanced medical equipment for screening, diagnosis and treatment of cancer, is critically important for early detection and diagnosis, key factors that impact the outcome," according to a news release."The campaign recognized the importance of providing care close to home and minimizing the hardship of travel."

The campaign was led by honorary campaign co-chairs Ted Thomson and Barbara Minogue—serving in place of her late husband Peter.

“Our 26 cabinet volunteers worked tirelessly over the last 30 months, engaging and inspiring generous support." said Minogue at the campaign celebration. "Dedicated and passionate about their hospital and serving their community, they responded with their enthusiasm and their personal donations,” 

"Our hospital is now providing advanced levels of care for our friends, families and loved ones,” said Thomson. 

The celebration recognized the generosity of 122 leadership donors; corporations, businesses, service organizations and individuals.

“Every gift counts, whether it comes from a child’s lemonade stand, a loyal monthly donor, or a generous one-time gift from an individual, group or business, and together our community has shown a commitment to this campaign from the start, and we are incredibly grateful,” said Tammy Morison, President of the NBRHC Foundation. The campaign received a huge boost thanks to generous leadership gifts from the Terry McKerrow Cat Scan Operating Fund in 2017, and Max and Lorraine Shapiro in 2018.

NBRHC was able to replace its aging CT scanner and add a second, as a result of the campaign.

“A second CT scanner allows for safer and more accurate scans, as well as doubling our capacity to provide patients with timely scans,” said Dr. Jeff Hodge, radiologist at NBRHC. “With a second CT scanner almost 1,700 more scans were completed last year than the previous year. NBRHC has been able to introduce new programs such as CT colonography. Early detection can be life-saving for certain types of cancer.”

North Bay resident Kim Kanmacher and her family are expressing their support and appreciation for the Cancer Care, Close to Home campaign. In the summer of 2017, Kanmacher was shocked by a diagnosis of breast cancer.

Speaking at the campaign celebration, Kanmacher said she was fortunate that her cancer was diagnosed and treated quickly. “Having local access to state-of-the-art technology and equipment is so important! Thankfully, my surgery, recovery, and chemotherapy all took place at the hospital in North Bay, minutes from my home. It was such a relief and a blessing to be in my home community with my family and friends here to support me.”

Key Points

  • The reality is the government does not fund medical equipment. It is the responsibility of the hospital and the community – together.
  • Each year, more than 1,200 people in our district will be diagnosed with cancer.
  • In 2018/2019 NBRHC hosted 6,392 Telemedicine visits.
  • Annually, 3,000 colonoscopies are performed at NBRHC.
  • The Lab performs nearly one million lab tests per year.
  • Annually, over 600 surgical procedures are related to cancer.
  • At any given time, there are over 260 patients receiving chemotherapy at NBRHC.
  • Prostate, lung, breast and colorectal cancer account for the top four cancer diagnoses.
  • The addition of the second CT scanner on October 29, 2018 is allowing NBRHC to offer specialized screening programs for patients at risk of certain types of cancer.
  • The provincial target wait time for a non-urgent CT scan is 28 days. Since the addition of the second CT scanner, NBRHC’s wait times are only 25 days.
  • 1 in 2 Ontarians will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime.

Leadership Donors

$100,000 +

Terry McKerrow CAT Scan Operating Fund

Max & Lorraine Shapiro

Friends of NBRHC

Redpath Canada Limited

Ted & Sharron Thomson & Family

Osprey Links Ltd.

The Stockfish Family Foundation

Pioneer Construction & The Wallace Family

Founders

$50,000 – $99,999

North Bay Hydro Services Inc.

Dr. Cameron & Florence Hunter

North Bay Hydro Distribution

Dr. Victorine, Don Beddage & Family

North Bay Hydro Social Club

Frank Watters

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund             Corporation

Dr. Dominic Krzeczunowicz & Dr. Emily Kirby

Dr. Jeff & Jaiden Hodge

Dr. Michael & Vanessa Loreto

J.P. Bickell Foundation

CIBC

Leaders

$25,000 – $49,999

Dr. Blair Bowker

Valentine (Allie) Jackson

Emmette Busch

Lions District A5 –

2018/2019 Govenor’s Project

Rebuilt Resources Skills Dev. Inc.

Algonquin Pharmasave

CURE Foundation

Don Gagnon & Family

Kenalex Building Group

Motion Canada

Nordic Minesteel Technologies Inc.

Northern Honda

Piotrowski Consultants Ltd.

Powassan Lions Club

Renzo & Tiziana Silveri & Family

Todd & Kimberly Wilcox & Family

Anonymous (1)

Media Partners

$5,000 +

106.3 Moose FM

BAYTODAY.ca

Cogeco – Your TV

CTV

Rogers Radio - 101.9 Rock,
600 CKAT Country, Kiss 100.5

 

Builders

$10,000 – $24,999

Bernard Rochefort Limited & Employees

Farm Credit Canada

Google Ad Grant

Jackman Flowers & The Pond Family

JP Investments Ltd.

Leon’s Furniture – Jenkins Family

Miller McAsphalt

Mortgage Corp. Financial Services Inc.

Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command Branches & Ladies Auxillaries Charitable Foundation

Stradwick’s Carpet One

TC Energy

Terry McKerrow Endowment Fund

The McLean Foundation

Izzie Abrams & Family

David & Jackie Barber

Harold & Linda Beatty

Bill & Doris-Rae Brownlee

Christopher Burtchall

B. Gen Ronald Button

Stephen & Judy Clement

Lee & Carolyn Crawford

Sharon & Bob Cunningham

Gerry & Sandy Foster

John Holland & Sylvia Cotgreave

Jean Jamieson

Tony & Jane Limina

Barbara Minogue

Tammy & Summer Morison

Pat & Lisa O’Kane

Victoria Paine-Mantha & Raymond Mantha

Randy & Nancy Partridge

Lauri Petz

Oscar Poloni

Russell & Catherine (Kay) Soule

Russell & Nancy Thompson

Gail Thomsen

Guido Verrillo

Anonymous (1)

Friends

$5,000 - $9,999

AMJ Campbell Van Lines 

AstraZeneca Canada Adolescent Health Fund at the Community Foundation of Mississauga

Aviva Canada Inc.

Corporation of the Township of Chisholm

Giesler Marine

Knights of Columbus-Corbeil Council #6664

Powassan Bikers Fest

True North Chevrolet Cadillac Ltd.

Alice Boissonneault

Meaghan Byrnes

Gilles Charron

Kendra Clarke

Russell & Sally Colvin

Ewen & Donna Cornick

Fernand & Hélène Crépeau

Rita Dimmell

Frank & Eileen Dottori

Dr. Howard & Kathrine Eckler

Dr. Kevin Wilberforce & Dr. Sarah Eckler

Dr. Donald & Sharon Fung

Mike Harris & Family

Paul & Frances Heinrich

Dr. Scott & Mary Houghton

Margaret Royon Hughes

Gary & Carol Jodouin

Kim & Greg Kanmacher

Honourable Justice Norman & Linda Karam

Dr. Scott Kerrigan & Claire Domitric

Karen Kitching

Neil & Wendy Luxton

Walter & Marcia Manitowabi

Lachlan & Laurie McLachlan

Dr. Carolyn Morland & Ian Kilgour

Matt Payne

Sarah Tonks