2013
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Foundation Report 2013
Hotel Dieu celebrates redevelopment New ambulatory care spaces officially opened
Because of the incredible support of donors to the Together We Can campaign, another major hospital redevelopment project has been officially completed and will result in better care for residents from across our communities. On February 6, Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH) officially unveiled 36,000 square feet of newly-developed clinic space, the culmination of a $20 million redevelopment project that will advance the hospital’s role as a provincial leader in ambulatory health care. “We’re thrilled that we can now make this space available to patients and families,” said Sherri McCullough, Chair of the HDH Board of Directors, as she welcomed hospital leaders, staff, donors and dozens of invited guests in one of the new spaces, the 12,000-square-foot Jeanne Mance 5 clinic. “Look around and you see bright, beautiful new clinical areas that are not only welcoming and supportive
INSIDE Executive Director’s Message
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Chronic Pain Clinic
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Cheque it Out
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Honour a Caregiver
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Generations of Philanthropy
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Founders’ Dinner
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Enhanced Dignity for Patients
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Donna Segal, Board Chair South East Local Health Integration Network and Dr. David Pichora, Chief Executive Officer at HDH.
for patients and their families, but also highly functional and flexible for staff, physicians and learners. You see a setting designed to support the most innovative and excellent practices in ambulatory care.” Started in October 2010, the multi-
million dollar construction project created two floors of clinical suites, procedure rooms for urological testing and treatment, laboratory space for pulmonary function testing, an elevator tower, and renovations to the main lobby and physical plant department. With the completion of the capital redevelopment project, Hotel Dieu is set to receive up to 80 new outpatient clinics that began transferring from Kingston General Hospital (KGH) in mid-February. When the transfer wraps up in mid-March, the hospital will see its patient volumes jump by about 50,000 additional patient visits per year. “We’re grateful for the funding provided by the Ontario government for this project and we owe a special debt of gratitude to each and every donor—big and small—who contributed to it,” said Dr. David Pichora, the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer. Continued on page 7