Two new vital sign monitors have been put into use at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre, thanks to funds raised during the Tee Off on Cancer golf tournament hosted by Yorkton Plumbing and Heating in August, 2014. This was the second year that the tournament had been held by the Tee Off on Cancer Committee at Deer Park Golf Course. Over the last two years the tournament has raised over $20,000 to help Sunrise Health Region purchase equipment for use in the Yorkton Community Oncology Program Saskatchewan (COPS).
“The new vital signs monitors from Tee Off on Cancer are a great benefit to the COPS program” said registered nurse, Kelly McNeil.
Major sponsor, Yorkton Plumbing and Heating’s Justin Yawney and Tee Off on Cancer Committee members, Evan Johnson and Darren Wilson presented a cheque in the amount of $9,258 to McNeil, COPS manager, Carmelle Paddock and Board member, Don Rae on June 19, 2015.
“Our old monitors were constantly used for many years and would often fail to give a reading or could go down for a day and we would be without” said registered nurse, Jeanette Fahlmann. “The new monitors store vital signs in a memory and have the ability to print. They take much less time to register the vital signs and they have a larger, coloured display which is very beneficial for the patients we serve.”
The Third Annual Tee Off on Cancer will be hosted this year by Du-All Drywall and held on August 8, 2015 at Deer Park Golf Course.
