Fort Sask. Hospital Foundation hires executive director

BY JANA SEMENIUK

The Fort Saskatchewan Hospital Foundation, a 10-member non-profit organization which fundraises to purchase medical equipment for the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital, has created a new position within their Foundation to assist with fundraising efforts.

Morgan Dahmer, 28, was hired as the Foundation’s first Executive Director in May 2022.

“The position was designed to enter the next phase of our growth and fundraising efforts. We’ve now moved from a working board to a governance board so that's the reason for an Executive Director,” said Board Chair Ken Jackson.

Dahmer, who has worked in healthcarerelated positions including a chiropractic aide and executive director for a medical equipment lending society, said his experience in non-profit work and health care makes him comfortable in his new role.

“I found that I enjoyed working with people, but also the back-end plan management (and) managing the different departments,” he said. “I have a passion for building up society, because we have a lot of gaps and cracks that people fall through, regardless of their circumstances.”

Jackson said the

Foundation, which was created in 2005, currently has two paid positions, the new Executive Director role and the Executive Assistant position held by Laura Houghton for the past 10 years. He added that all donations to the Foundation are used for medical equipment and hospital projects while grant funding support their paid positions within the board.