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Foundation Report 2013
Father undertakes marathon climb out of love for his daughter Lilah Sitting at 8,848 metres above sea level, the Mount Everest peak is the highest point on Earth. It takes months of training and days to climb. Local climbing enthusiast Greg Adams is bringing Everest to Kingston by completing a Mount Everest equivalent climb at the Boiler Room Climbing Gym on December 6 and 7, 2013. Greg plans to climb the section of the Boiler Room called “the chimney” approximately 300 times in 24 hours to raise funds for pediatric care in Kingston. Greg was driven to complete this daunting task after his second daughter, Lilah, received care at Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital
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after being born with a heart defect called Tricuspid Atresia. “She was kept in the [Neonatal Intensive Care Unit] for about seven days for monitoring to make sure she was in a position where she could come home with us,” said Greg. “Those are very, very challenging days where you want to be able to take your baby home.” It is important to Greg to give back to the organizations that helped care for Lilah over the past two years.
Greg Adams trains for the event. Inset is his daughter, Lilah.
His goal is to raise $50,000 for both UHKF and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. No official numbers have been
calculated yet and donations are still being accepted on his fundraising page: http://uhkf.kintera. org/faf/home/default. asp?ievent=1075267.
Executive Director’s message
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Checking in with McKenna
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Providence Care Hospital update 4 Leadership breakfast
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Holiday wish list
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Give the gift of health
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Donations of securities
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An Evening at the Museum
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Volunteers reach $1 million goal
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Many smiles for the NICU
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More information on the event, visit: http://www. climbforkidz.ca/ or visit the UHKF YouTube channel to hear more about their incredible journey. •
Message from the UHKF Executive Director
Starting another chapter in the life of UHKF It seems hard to believe that on December 1 of this year, we will celebrate our 8th anniversary as a foundation. Through the years, we’ve seen a remarkable amount of change and growth. We’ve had more than 50,000 different donors support us, committing more than $80 million in gifts and pledges.
care equipment, specialized training for caregivers, and research projects that have progressed through generous gifts from donors like you.
Denise Cumming
But more importantly, we’ve seen patients from across our region benefit from new facilities, advanced
The partnership that created University Hospitals Kingston Foundation has been a resounding success.
Our supporters tell us often that they prefer supporting all three of our excellent hospitals through a single donation rather than having to weigh competing requests. It’s been a win
for all of us. Many of our readers and donors may not know that we still have four foundations: one at each of Kingston General Hospital, Providence Care and Hotel Dieu Hospital, in addition to our joint UHK Foundation. In the coming months, that will change. At the moment, each of the hospitalbased foundations (which are the “General Members” of our joint corporation) still manage foundation investments, administer grants, and provide oversight for recognition and — Please see “New Chapter” page 8
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McKenna’s donation in honour of Claire
McKenna Modler dedicated proceeds from the 2013 McKenna’s Dream boat cruise to the Children’s Cancer Fund at Kingston General Hospital in memory of her friend Claire Rogers, who McKenna met while undergoing cancer treatment. The shirts worn by McKenna and her father, Scott Modler , feature artwork that had been designed by Claire. Pictured are, front row l-r - Claire’s family - Paul Rogers, Gavin Rogers, 10, and Kelly Rogers with McKenna (holding a photo of Claire). In the back row is Jaclyn McMurray from UHKF, Scott Modler and Claire’s aunt Jane Cook. Thank you to both of these families for sharing your stories, time and inspiration.
Monthly donations are a great way to show support
People support Kingston’s hospitals for many reasons UHKF supporter and Patient Experience Advisor Ellen Bater, says “a monthly donation is a thank you for what the Kingston’s hospitals have meant to her family and the community at large.” “I choose to say thank you every month by donating to the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation,” Ellen says. “These hospitals need the capacity to purchase the best
in technology to offer expert compassionate care to our loved ones. Since my family and close friends have so benefited, I want to give back.” Monthly recurring gifts are a safe and convenient way to show your support. Once the gift is set up, the process is automated, meaning lower overhead for UHKF and less work for the donor.
Monthly gifts add up over time and they provide the foundation with long-term, reliable income. If everybody gave a little bit, it would make a big difference. We know the hospitals are there when we need them, but they need our nurture. My parents and husband received such expert care from these hospitals care that I too will no doubt require in future.” Ellen says.•
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Update on redevelopment at Providence Care
New hospital is one step closer to becoming reality On Oct. 3, Infrastructure Ontario and Providence Care announced that Integrated Team Solutions was selected as the preferred bidder to design, build, finance and maintain the new Providence Care Hospital. This announcement was made following extensive evaluations after an open, fair and competitive request for proposals process that began in December 2012. Integrated Team Solutions includes: • Developer: EllisDon Corporation / Fengate Capital Management Limited • Design: Parkin Architects • Construction: EllisDon Corporation • Facilities Management: Johnson Controls • Financial Advisor: Scotia Capital The new hospital will be a state-ofthe-art health care facility for residents of Kingston and surrounding
communities. Services and programs from the St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital site and the Mental Health Services site of Providence Care will be relocated into the new hospital to offer a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient programs.
with the goal of achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Silver certification. LEED® buildings focus on healthy indoor environments, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and efficient use of energy, water and other resources.
The new hospital will be designed and built to enhance the experience of patients and their families. Single inpatient rooms that meet current infection control standards with adjacent therapy and treatment spaces will allow patients to receive care closer to their rooms. The new hospital will also feature on-site inpatient and outpatient clinics as well as improved teaching, learning and research facilities that will support Providence Care’s role as a major centre for health education and research.
Infrastructure Ontario and Providence Care are now finalizing contract details with Integrated Team Solutions. The project is expected to reach commercial close and financial close this month, which will mean that relevant contracts have been signed and a financing rate has been set. The contract cost will be announced publicly following financial close.
The project will incorporate sustainable design and construction features,
The local share of funds for this capital project were raised through the Together We Can campaign. Because of donors like you, we are making a difference in Kingston’s hospitals.•
Interested in joining our Board of Directors? The University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) and its members - Kingston General Hospital Foundation, Jeanne Mance Foundation and Providence Care Foundation - are working toward establishing one fully amalgamated corporation for the coming fiscal year. The Nominating Committee for the amalgamated UHKF invites all hospital supporters to consider applying to serve as Directors on the new Board. This is a volunteer position. A full description of the expectations of Board members, together with an application form, can be found at www.uhkf.ca/about/board. Print applications are also available by calling the UHKF office at 613.549.5452. The new Board, which will comprise 12 members, is expected to assume its governance responsibilities on April 1, 2014. Completed applications must be received by the Nominations Committee no later than December 15 at 4:30 p.m.
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First-ever Leadership Breakfast signature event
Event aims at building community leadership After playing host to an invitational golf tournament for 25 years, Hotel Dieu Hospital and UHKF staff decided it was time to hang up the clubs to try out a new signature fundraising event. And if we were to use a golfing analogy, the first-ever Leadership Breakfast was a hole-in-one. Robin Sharma, one of the world’s top five leadership experts, captivated an audience of 300 people at the Kingston Banquet and Conference Centre on Oct. 23rd. Proceeds from the event are helping to support the purchase of a portable ultrasound device for Hotel Dieu’s Urgent Care Centre. From time-to-time, patients arrive at Urgent Care who may be sicker than they think. For the emergency medicine physicians who care for them, getting a treatment plan in place as quickly as possible is essential. Technology, such as portable ultrasound machines, can help save precious time. Dr. Louise Rang, the Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine explains that a portable ultrasound machine that can be wheeled to the bedside helps emergency physicians get important information fast. “We
Hotel Dieu Hospital Board Chair Sherri McCullough and Chief Executive Officer Dr. David Pichora with world-famous leadership expert Robin Sharma at the Oct. 23 event.
use it for patients that are potentially too sick to leave the department,” she says. “If you can answer specific clinical questions at the bedside, you’ve done that patient a favour. Because presumably when you get a diagnosis, you can get a management plan in place faster.”
the aorta to ensure it’s not dilated, and look to see if a pregnant woman’s pregnancy is in the correct location within the uterus.”
Shaving off half an hour, an hour or two hours in time, will usually translate into better patient outcomes. Two of the ultrasound machines are in use at Kingston General Hospital, where Dr. Rang says she will use it on 8- 10 people every shift.
While many patients with those types of illnesses will go to the Emergency Department at KGH, some are able to walk into the Urgent Care Centre. When their care team can provide an ultrasound at the bedside, it means their treatment can be expedited. That may include being sent directly into emergency surgery at KGH, without having to stop in the Emergency Department.
Between the two hospitals, Dr. Rang says there are typically four things emergency physicians look for with bedside ultrasound. “We check the heart to see if it has fluid around it; check the abdomen for signs of intra-abdominal bleeding; measure
Dr. Rang sees the value of portable ultrasound technology virtually every day. The new ultrasound machine that Hotel Dieu hopes to purchase was trialed on the battlefield. “They are meant to be ultra-portable and ultradurable, which is what we need here.”•
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Kingston’s hospitals have a wish list this holiday season
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Wish your loved ones a healthy holiday
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stewardship of gifts from donors like you. UHKF is the only entity actively engaged in fundraising.
Celebrate the festive season and give a gift of health. Make a donation through the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation and send eCards to your friends and family. Did you know that you can direct your donation to a certain program such as cancer, heart or palliative care, to a specific hospital or to where it is needed most by Kingston’s hospitals?
In the months ahead, a Task Force – headed by veteran foundation volunteer Chris McElvaine and involving the Chairs of each of the four foundations – will lead the charge to amalgamate all four foundations into a single charitable foundation. What will this mean to you? Good things, we hope. A fully amalgamated foundation will present opportunities for savings in operating costs. Our consolidated investment portfolio will provide opportunities for reduced fees and more investment clout. And having all aspects of “donor care” within a single office will mean that we can provide you with more complete and more personal attention, including providing more timely and full information about the use and impact of your gifts. Plans aren’t yet final. There are still details to be worked out. But we expect that our newly amalgamated corporation (which will continue to be known as University Hospitals Kingston Foundation) will come into being on April 1, 2014. We’ll look forward to celebrating this important milestone with all of you. If you have questions or comments on this process, please share by contacting me at 613.549.5452 or emailing Denise.Cumming@uhkf.ca •
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Innovative ways to show your support
More people are seeing twice the benefits by donating publicly-traded securities As you review your plans for charitable donations the coming year, take a few moments to consider tax savings that may be available through giving publicly-traded securities, rather than cash, to your favourite charitable causes. In May 2006, the federal budget introduced an exemption from capital gains tax for gifts of publicly-traded securities to registered charities.
Sell securities and give cash Market value at time of gift $10,000 Cost base (original purchase price) $5,000 Taxable portion of capital gain (50%) $2,500 Tax due on gain (at 46%) $1,150 Tax receipt for gift $10,000 Tax credit from donation* $3,975.78 Net tax savings $3,450
Donate securities “in kind” $10,000 $5,000 0 0 $10,000 $3,975.78 $4,600
*Example uses Ontario federal and provincial combined tax rate.
A charitable donation of appreciated securities provides two benefits to the donor. First, the donor receives a tax receipt for the fair market value of the donation. Second, the donation is exempt from the capital gains tax that typically applies to the sale of a security. It’s easy to make a charitable donation using securities. Simply contact the charity to arrange an electronic transfer or to schedule a time to deliver share certificates. And make sure to ask the charity for its policy on valuation of gifts of shares and any restrictions on the minimum gift size. Gananoque resident Jack Keyes has been donating gifts of securities to UHKF in support of Kingston’s hospitals for many years. “It’s a win-win,” he says. “I can support the hospitals and save on taxes. If you have stocks, it just makes sense to donate them this way. Everybody wins with a gift of publicly-traded securities.” •
Thanks goes out to Gisela Marker and Allan Twohey from Scotiabank (3rd from left and 3rd from right respectively) who presented a cheque for $10,000 to UHKF to benefit the Adult Eating Disorder Clinic at Hotel Dieu Hospital. The funds are proceeds from the Scotiabank Ontario Central East employee golf tournament held on Sept. 13 at the Black Bear Ridge Golf Course in Belleville.
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Celebrating 175 years at Kingston General Hospital
30th annual Black Tie Evening raises funds for new Centre for Patient-Oriented Research
Themed An Evening at The Museum, the 2013 edition of the Black Tie Evening was a resounding success. Pictured are clockwise, from top left - Dr. Bill Mackillop and Carol Mackillop; Dr. Susan Moffatt and Dr. Rob Brison; Eleanor Rivoire, (centre) winner of the diamond ring designed by Roula Vekios of Fiancee Jewellers (left) as well as BTE Event Chair Hershey Vijan; Hershey joins musician Aaron Teelucksingh.
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Hotel Dieu Hospital volunteers hit milestone
Volunteers achieve $1 million pledge payment It was a milestone donation. At their 108th Annual General Meeting Oct. 21, volunteers at Hotel Dieu Hospital wrapped up a $1 million pledge to hospital redevelopment, presenting the final installment of $115,600 to hospital representatives and the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation. “We set our sights on completing our pledge this year and we hit that mark,” says Mary Smith, the outgoing president of Volunteer Services to Hotel Dieu Hospital. “Our volunteers have worked tirelessly over the last several years to achieve this goal for the In recognition of their $1 million gift, the waiting area for the new Jeanne Mance 4 clinics hospital and they were all proud to see has been named in honour of Volunteer Services. that final cheque handed over today.” tre and Child Life, and to help purabout 19,215 hours at Hotel Dieu, says The Volunteers also donated close to chase hospital equipment. Smith, with 67 per cent of those hours $19,000 to support hospital programs having a direct impact on patients Last year, 233 volunteers logged such as the Child Development Cenvisiting hospital clinics.
Leave a legacy for a healthier future... a priceless gift.
Anyone who leaves a legacy to our hospitals helps ensure quality health care in our community for generations to come. An estate gift of any size can make a difference in the lives of those who need it most and those who care for them. Please consider a bequest to University Hospitals Kingston Foundation through your Will or other estate plans.
For more information or a confidential discussion, contact Bill Durnford 613-549-6666 ext. 4115 Bill.Durnford@uhkf.ca
At the AGM, 20 volunteers received service pins for anywhere from five to 30 years of service; in total, the honoured group represented 120 years of dedicated service to the hospital. “We’re very grateful to our volunteers for their generous $1 million pledge, which supports our hospital in leading the way in ambulatory care,” said Dr. David Pichora, HDH Chief Executive Officer. “And we deeply appreciate the care and compassion they bring to Hotel Dieu every single day.” •
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Sweet donation will help tiniest patients
Smile cookies raise record $58,060 for NICU Special thanks goes out to the owners of local Tim Hortons stores, their staff and patrons for raising more than $58,000 for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Kingston General Hospital (KGH) from the Smile Cookie campaign.
These funds are so important in helping with the purchase of some very specialized equipment for our youngest and tiniest patients. UHKF is very grateful to JE Agnew Food Securities Ltd., Compass Group
and the Denstedt families, owners of local Tim Hortons stores, for their incredible support. Sherri Agnew from JE Agnew Foods says she is thrilled that more than $58,000 was raised, noting the success can be attributed to how our volunteers kick off the week-long event and the enthusiasm of Tim Hortons staff who get behind the campaign. “It’s a wonderful gift that you’ve given us,” Dr. Michael Flavin says. It will go to equipment for monitoring babies. KGH is one of five communities with a NICU in Ontario and takes care of some of the sickest and tiniest babies from across southeastern Ontario. •
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