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PRHC Foundation Seeking Volunteer Campaign Ambassadors
/The Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation seeks volunteer ambassadors for the Foundation’s Campaign for PRHC.
Everyone is welcome as an ambassador, according to Lesley Heighway, PRHC Foundation President & CEO.
“Our family, friends, and neighbours from across the region have told us that they think of PRHC as a cornerstone of the community, where the excellent care they received was part of some of the most meaningful moments of their lives,” she said. “We’re grateful that our supporters want to share their stories and inspire others.”
Volunteers help raise the funds needed to empower world-class care close to home, introduce lifesaving services, attract top healthcare professionals and inspire solutions to the hospital's critical challenges according to a press release.
“The ambassadors program will support that – connecting volunteers enthusiastic about our donorfunded regional hospital and the health and future of our area, who want to celebrate what PRHC means to them and what’s possible through the power of community,” said Heighway. “If you have a story about the great care you received, a message for staff, or want to say thanks and connect with our community through a fundraising event, please let us know. We want to help you share that passion.”
To volunteer as a campaign ambassador, email foundationeventsonline@prhc.on.ca or call 705-876-5000.
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50/50 Cash Raffle to Support Four Peterborough-area Community Groups
/Profits from the Lakefield & District Lions Club’s “Collaboration 50/50 Cash Raffle” will be divided evenly between Kawartha Food Share, PRHC Foundation, Community Care Peterborough and the Lions Club.
“Fundraising is always challenging, but the people of Peterborough have been very generous in helping us provide our services throughout the region,” Kawartha Food Share General Manager Ashlee Aitken said.
Lesley Heighway, President & CEO of the PRHC Foundation extended gratitude to the Lakefield & District Lions Club for organizing the fundraiser.
“Yours is a powerful example of how we all can make a real difference, close to home,” she said. “Community-led fundraisers are essential to local charities.”
Heighway states the funds will empower world-class care at PRHC by fueling innovation and bringing new services to the region.
“They’ll also support solutions to critical hospital challenges, including helping PRHC attract the best and brightest healthcare experts,” she added.
“Our mission is to support the health and wellbeing of individuals, caregivers and communities,” Danielle Belair, CEO of Community Care Peterborough said. “Our programs and services allow people across the City and County of Peterborough to maintain their independence and dignity.”
Belair goes onto say Community Care Peterborough’s programs impacted more than 6,000 seniors and adults with disabilities in 2023.
“The Lakefield & District Lions Club has been around since 1946 and we are giving back to our community through the generosity of supporters,” added club president Don Parsons.
The winning ticket will be selected on Nov. 15.
Tickets are on sale at lakefieldlions5050.ca.
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PRHC Foundation Launches $60 Million Campaign Publicly For Enhancing Healthcare
/Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation has officially launched its $60 million campaign publicly to enhance healthcare which was announced at the facility on Tuesday morning.
The money is to ‘reimagine healthcare delivery at the hospital, propelling innovation and elevate care for patients from across the region' according to Lesley Heighway, PRHC Foundation President and CEO.
“Our hospital is at a crossroads,” she said. “Our hospital and the communities we serve are facing severe problems. We need creative, inspired, efficient solutions to tackle them. Without advancements in technology and increased capacity, we risk leaving our patients behind. Today, we choose to design our healthcare future.
The following are the PRHC’s campaign key objectives:
Empowering World-Class Care: Bringing advanced medical care closer to home
Fuelling Innovation: Introducing new lifesaving services and pioneering treatments
Attracting Top Healthcare Professionals: Cultivating an environment that attracts the brightest minds in medicine
Inspiring Solutions: Addressing critical hospital challenges head-on
“The hospital, they identify for us the hospital's priority needs that link to their annual planning but also link to their strategic plan and their bold vision for the future,” said Heighway.
“The Foundation and the hospital work really closely,” said Dr. Lynn Mikula, PRHC President and CEO. “We're in conversation all the time about what are the needs of today, what are the needs of the future and what do we need to fundraise for in the immediate term and then what can we do in the middle of the road. It's that kind of collaborative planning with the needs of our community and our patients at the forefront that lead to the goal that has been set.”
The campaign started in 2020 and the funds were acquired through donor support. Already, the Campaign has totalled $45.5 million of its $60 million goal.
The money has already seen improvements in the hospital, such as upgraded Cath Lab suites, state-of-the-art CT scanners, a second MRI machine, the new Scotiabank Youth Eating Disorders Day Treatment Program, and ongoing renovations to enhance patient care facilities.
According to Heighway, the campaign will be heavily marketed to attract attention and garner donations to complete the final 25 per cent.
“Over the summer months, you'll start to see some additional awareness being raised and as we head into the fall, we'll have a large community kick off and we'll be hoping to inspire people through third-party events,” she explained. “We'll be appealing to the community in a variety of ways: digitally, by mail, TV, radio. Just a number of different ways that we hope people will engage with us.”
The following is a list of the investments of the $60 million:
$11 million for cardiac care, unlocking new opportunities and ensuring the people, infrastructure, systems and programs are in place to allow world-class cardiac care across the spectrum
$12 million for cancer care so our experts can treat more patients with more types of cancer, supporting earlier diagnosis, and ensuring safer, more effective treatments are available close to home
$14 million in minimally invasive surgical and interventional radiology services to treat more urgent and chronic conditions – safely, quickly, so patients can go home sooner
$4 million in support for mental health will help address the surge in demand for emergency mental health services in our region, while making hope & recovery possible through new, innovative therapies and modern, healing environments
$2 million endowment fund to support the Physician Innovation Accelerator, fostering a culture of innovation and empowering PRHC to invest in physician-driven research and ingenuity that will result in game-changing advances in patient care
$17 million will continue to fund PRHC’s top emerging priorities as they’re identified by the hospital, with many millions of dollars in lifesaving investments already made
The remaining money, once obtained, will be used to fund projects such as expanding PRHC’s cardiac labs to include the introduction of electrophysiology, improving the Emergency Department’s mental health and addictions Crisis Response Unit, establishing a hybrid operating room for vascular disease, and introducing digital pathology to expedite cancer diagnosis.
“Our community has stepped behind us,” said Heighway. “They've really rallied and has supported us across the spectrum of care, Our donors have helped us fuel innovation, bring new life-saving services to PRHC and really help the hospital attract the best physicians and staff for our hospital.”
“One of the reasons I am so honoured to be the CEO of this hospital is because this community is unbelievable in their support, in their generosity and their willingness to engage with us and looking to the future,” said Dr. Mikula. “There's no community I'd rather be working in as a hospital CEO and I'm so proud of Peterborough and the region.”
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Peterborough Regional Health Centre Increasing Parking Rates Starting Wednesday
/Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is increasing its hospital parking rates effective Wednesday.
Their parking rates have not increased since 2016, although maintenance costs have continued to rise during those eight years according to a press release.
In addition to the changes to current parking rates, the hospital will also offer non-consecutive day pass packages for five, 10, and 30 days. These multi-day passes may be purchased at the hospital’s Parking Office; pricing for each option is available on the hospital’s website.
Old parking rates:
First half-hour $4; subsequent half hours $2
Maximum of $10 per single visit in a 24-hour period with no in-and-out privileges
Day pass: $12 for 24 hours with unlimited in-and-out privileges
Weekly pass: $36 with unlimited in-and-out privileges
Monthly pass: $80 with unlimited in-and-out privileges for 30 days
Cancer Care & Dialysis Pass: $50 per month
New parking rates:
First half-hour $5; subsequent half hours $2
Maximum of $12 per single visit in a 24-hour period with no in-and-out privileges
Day pass: $14.25 for 24 hours with unlimited in-and-out privileges
Weekly pass: $43 with unlimited in-and-out privileges
Monthly pass: $95.75 with unlimited in-and-out privileges for 30 days
Cancer Care & Dialysis Pass: $50 per month
**NEW** HPASS options: five, 10 and 30-day passes that may be used for non-consecutive days
Monthly parking pass rates for Cancer Care and Dialysis will not change.
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Peterborough Regional Health Centre Launches Strategic Plan For 2024-2029
/Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) has announced the launch of its 2024-2029 Strategic Plan.
The new strategic plan sets goals for the next five years, focusing on supporting and enabling growth, innovation, people, technology, and data to improve the care we provide at PRHC.
“Our strategic plan reflects the inspiration, talent, and willingness of our people to pursue great things and work toward a bright future for PRHC and the patients and families we serve,” said Dr. Lynn Mikula, PRHC President and CEO. “It also acknowledges the realities we are working within today, including higher patient volumes and acuity, and financial and health human resource pressures. Continued investment by the provincial government and the support of generous donors through the PRHC Foundation will be critical as we pursue the commitments outlined in our strategic plan.”
These commitments include providing timely and excellent care, being a workplace where people can thrive, expanding tertiary services to support our region, transforming data and analytics to support people today and into the future and building the hospital’s teaching and research focus according to a press release.
“PRHC is at a pivotal point in its evolution, poised and ready to achieve great things,” said Mikula. ”The commitments we have set out in our strategic plan are key steps in our journey as a provider of acute, tertiary care services for a region that is rapidly growing and expanding, and I’m excited to move this work forward.”
“The Board of Directors is thrilled to see PRHC’s new strategic plan launched after many months of consultation, planning and hard work across the organization,” said Robert Gibson, PRHC board of directors chair. “We have every confidence in Dr. Mikula and the team at PRHC as we move forward together into this new era of acute healthcare in our community and region.”
PRHC’s 2024-2029 Strategic Plan also outlines a new purpose statement and five values to guide and reflect the work of the organization and its people:
Purpose statement:
One team, here when you need us most.
Values:
Act with courage
Embrace our community
Find common ground
Lead and learn
Recognize and appreciate