By Victoria Hospital Foundation

Additional Space for Victoria Hospital Foundation

Feb 18, 2011 | 4:13 PM

Work is underway to add a little additional office space to the Victoria Hospital Foundation.  Increased donor support and growing expectations placed upon the foundation to help meet future hospital needs have prompted the modest expansion.

The Victoria Hospital Foundation was launched 25 years ago. Public support for the work and goals of the foundation have resulted in more than $8,000,000 in donations since it was launched in 1985.  In just the past ten years donors have contributed over $7,000,000 in funds to assist with the upgrade and replacement of medical equipment in almost every area of the Victoria Regional Hospital.

Rob Dalziel, executive director with the Victoria Hospital Foundation said, “the community in both Prince Albert and across central and northern Saskatchewan understand their donation support makes a huge difference.  New and upgraded medical equipment also helps hospital staff to do a better job of what they are trained to do.  In part, it is also about staff retention and recruitment too.  It can mean shorter wait times and quicker recoveries.  It is all about people helping people receive the best possible health care.  People understand that.  They are willing to do what they can to help make that happen.”

Donations for medical equipment can mean better and quicker images such as X-rays and CT scans and much more.  It  can mean helping a newborn with some medical problems, at birth, receive timely treatment to go on to live a full and healthy life.  It can also mean fewer costly and worrisome trips to other distant centers for treatment.  It is really is about bringing better healthcare closer to home.

As a regional hospital the load and demands on the Victoria Regional Hospital have grown significantly and are expected to continue to increase as Prince Albert together with central and northern Saskatchewan continues to grow.  The Victoria Hospital Foundation needs to adjust to help meet those increasing demands and expectations for the future.

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Renovations to the foundation office space are expected to be completed in the next few days.  Meanwhile the foundation’s office staff continue to work as the walls are moved.