Georgian Bay General Hospital April 2018

Georgian Bay General Hospital

1112 St. Andrews Drive., Midland, ON L4R 4P4 Phone: 705-526-1300

MY GBGH Community eNewsletter

Volunteer Association gives more than just their time to GBGH

McHappy Day to benefit GBGH Emerg children’s play area

GBGH volunteer Nancy McKinstry

(left) assists patient Gerry Krull open

food containers at lunch. The hos-

pital’s Volunteer Association is cur-

rently looking for more volunteers

to help with patient meals, infor-

mation desk, coffee bar, gift shop

and the Patients in Motion pro-

gram. Applications can be found

at the hospital’s gift shop, coffee

bar, Emergency department volun-

teer desk, switchboard and the

main entrance info desk, as well as

on the website.

From left – GBGH volunteers Deb-

bie Petrie, Liz Gaudet, David Stra-

chan; Allison Cramp, diagnostic

imaging, GBGH; Carey Moran, vice

president, GBGH Foundation Board

of Directors; Gail Hunt, president

and CEO, GBGH; Cathy Travers,

GBGH Foundation Board of Direc-

tors; volunteer Julie Belanger-

Lachance; Bill Whittaker, vice presi-

dent of Human Resources, GBGH;

and volunteer Sue Fraser.

The GBGH Volunteer Association recently presented a cheque for

$88,000 to the hospital. The funds will go toward the purchase of

GBGH’s new CT scanner, equipment which takes pictures of or-

gans and organ systems inside the body to determine a diagnosis

and develop a treatment plan.

“The Volunteer Association chose to support the new CT scan-

ner because technology advances so quickly and it’s an im-

portant component of GBGH’s Diagnostic Imaging department

that must remain current,” says Karen Roberts, president, GBGH

Volunteer Association. “Everything we do as volunteers is to ulti-

mately help our patients, so investing in the new CT will mean bet-

ter, more accurate diagnoses and more effective treatments for

patients.”

On May 2, 2018 McDonald’s Canada will celebrate

McHappy Day ®. Proceeds raised at the Midland and

Elmvale restaurants, as well as the Midland Walmart, will

go toward supporting a children’s play area in the new

Emergency department at Georgian Bay General Hospi-

tal (GBGH).

One dollar from every Hot McCafe Beverage

(including brewed coffee and tea), Big Mac and Happy

Meal purchased on McHappy Day will be donated to

GBGH and the Toronto Ronald McDonald house. Lead-

ing up to McHappy Day, the restaurants are also selling

raffle tickets to generate additional fundraising.

McDonald’s owner/operators Carol and Mark Cruden,

along with members of their teams from all three loca-

tions, joined GBGH and GBGH Foundation staff to cele-

brate the upcoming 41st McHappy Day.

Positions available in the following units: Medical/Surgical; Medical; CCC, Pallia-

tive, Rehab; ICU; ED; OBS; Dialysis; OR and Nursing Resource Team

Why GBGH? Why now?

We have a renewed focus on our people, investing in skill development, leader-

ship growth and engaging our team. We are committed to people because we

know they are the ones who have the biggest impact on our patients. We con-

tinually seek team members who work with a purpose - to make a difference in

the lives of our patients and their families.

Please submit applications through gbgh.on.ca under Career Opportunities by

uploading your resume and cover letter or contact GBGH Human Resources at

extension 5181 for more information. The 2017 Gail LaChapelle Memorial

Golf Tournament took place on Friday, September 8, 2017 at the Mid-

April 2018

Let’s all be part of

DONORnation

Every three days someone dies in On-

tario because the life-saving organ

transplant they need is not available,

yet less than 30% of Ontarians have

registered their consent to be a do-

nor. It's really surprising, and it's not

good enough. Especially for the over

1,500 people in our province waiting

for organ transplants and the thou-

sands more waiting for tissue trans-

plants.

GBGH is committed to doing our

part. We're asking our community to

register their consent for organ and

tissue donation. It can be done online

via GBGH’s organizational page in

just two minutes. Please visit https://

www.beadonor.ca/campaign/gbgh.

We're also asking you to encourage

friends and family to register or check

to see if they’re already registered.

Registering to be a donor might be

the greatest gift you ever give. If

you'd hope a live-saving transplant

would be available for your friends

and loved ones, please register today

and become part of DONORnation.

We’re hiring… (pssst, pass it on!)

RNs: Full time, part time and casual opportunities immediately available

From left: Susan Fournier, RPN; Rebecca Vasey, RN; Toni Whittaker, RN and

Manager, 2 North/Operating Room; Libbie McConnell, RN.

LaChapelle Golf Tournament benefits ED construction

The 2017 Gail LaChapelle Memorial Golf Tour-

nament took place on Friday, September 8,

2017 at the Midland Golf and Country Club.

A tradition for the past 11 years, golfers took

to the course to remember, socialize and

support Georgian Bay General Hospital,

where Gail was employed as a nurse in the

Emergency department (ED).

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of

the organizing committee, nearly $30,000

was raised for the ED redevelopment at the

hospital.

Accepting the generous donation amid the

ED construction is (left to right): Janine Du-

quette, Infection Prevention, GBGH; Karla

Trewin, Professional Practice, GBGH; Michelle

Marchand, Nursing, GBGH; Michael La

Chapelle, Facilities, GBGH; Gail Hunt, presi-

dent and CEO, GBGH; Gerard La Chapelle;

and Shelly Price, GBGH Foundation.