OK Hjertaas Golf Tourney

The Victoria Hospital Foundation’s 18th annual OK Hjertaas Golf Tournament is set to tee-off this Friday, August 21 at Cooke Municipal Golf Course.  Over 150 golfers are expected to participate in this annual fundraiser in honour of the late Dr. Orville Hjertaas, a pioneer in the development of Saskatchewan’s medicare system.

Returning as title sponsors are Riverpark Memorial Chapel and Conexus Credit Union along with RBC Wealth Management as the official banquet sponsor.  The tournament also welcomes premium sponsors WorkSafe and Cameco. 

The tournament aims to raise over $50,000 this year to purchase a new instrument washer for the Sterile Processing Department. Currently, the hospital has three of these units, however two of them are 8 years old and starting to experience breakdowns. These machines run over 16 hours per day, every day of the year. Not only do they clean equipment for the Victoria Regional Hospital, but also the entire Health Region.  Every breakdown of these units causes delay to surgeries and procedures in our region and increase wait times.

The tournament kicks off with a bbq at 11:30 and a single shotgun start with tee off at 12:30 pm at Cooke Municipal Golf Course.  The Golf Awards Banquet takes place at Cooke Municipal Golf Course in the Cosmo room at 6:30 pm.   The tournament has raised over 1 million dollars to date for vital medical equipment since its launch 18 years ago.