Submitted by BUHF
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and love is in the air! Show your special someone how much you care with a JRs Designer Birdhouse from Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation. Beautiful and unique designs with all proceeds supporting “We Don’t Want to Miss a Beat” capital campaign to purchase new heart monitoring equipment for Battlefords Union Hospital. The perfect gift and the perfect campaign to support this Valentine’s Day.
There are more birdhouse designs to choose from at BUH Foundation, including Toronto Blue Jays and Saskatchewan Roughrider designs. Prices range from $55 to $245. The Alpine Chalet pictured is $75, the pink birds are $85 and the red birds are $95. Stop by BUH Foundation and check them all out. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Donations may also be made directly to the “We Don’t Want to Miss a Beat” campaign and a charitable tax receipt will be issued.
To replace and upgrade the current heart monitoring equipment at BUH, new telemetry packs will be purchased. Telemetry packs are worn by patients and help to diagnose heart conditions. Patients are able to be anywhere in BUH while still having their ECG, respiratory rate and blood oxygen levels continuously monitored by an ER or ICU nurse or physician.
Data from the telemetry packs is transferred via access control points located throughout BUH to the central monitoring locations in either ER or ICU. These access control points are important for continual monitoring of patients and currently some are not functioning. The “We Don’t Want to Miss a Beat” campaign will upgrade all access control points and increase their ranges, as well as upgrade the system’s out-of-date software.
The fundraising goal for the “We Don’t Want to Miss a Beat” campaign is $217,000. Consider making a donation today in honour of your loved one.
