Summer foundation report

2014

SUMMER

Foundation Report 2014

UHKF is one of Canada’s first 100 charities to achieve full accreditation by Imagine Canada

The University Hospitals Kingston Foundation has become one of the first 100 charities in Canada to receive full accreditation under the Imagine Canada Standards Program.

“We are grateful for the leadership of our volunteer Board members who have been providing UHKF with excellent guidance since we were established nine years ago,” says Executive Director Denise Cumming. “The fact that we are one of only six hospital foundations in the nation to achieve this level of accreditation is testament to the commitment to excellence of our leadership, staff and volunteers.”

Imagine Canada is the national umbrella organization for Canada’s charitable sector. The Standards Program is designed to demonstrate compliance in five key areas: board governance, financial accountability and transparency, fundraising, staff management and volunteer involvement.

Ground is officially broken for the new Providence Care Hospital project. Taking part in the May 5th event are (l-r) former Providence Care Board Member Dave Reynolds, Hugh Kerr from ITS, Hospital Board Chair Glen Wood, Kingston and The Islands MPP John Gerretsen, Kingston Mayor Mark Gerretsen and Providence Care President & Chief Executive Officer Cathy Szabo. The 270-bed hospital will bring long-term, inpatient mental health care into the same building as complex care and physical rehabilitation, replacing the aging St. Mary’s of the Lake and Mental Health Services sites. Construction is expected to be complete in the fall 2016. The local share of funds for this major project were raised through the Together We Can fundraising campaign.

To achieve accreditation, policies and procedures are evaluated by a peer group to ensure compliance with 73 industry standards.•

INSIDE Executive Director’s message

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Audrey’s story

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Spotlight on mental health

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Hospital staff give back

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Community shows it cares

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Donors see the difference

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Message from the UHKF Executive Director

Warmer weather brings new energy and focus Though it’s been a long time coming, spring has finally arrived and we’ll soon feel the long, warm days of summer.

And with the warmer weather have come some great opportunities to experience real generosity and commitment.

I’ve been inspired by the words of Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry, the featured speaker at our leadership breakfast in support of Hotel Dieu Hospital.

He challenged each of us to invest in emotional intelligence and genuinely connect with people.

Denise Cumming

I’ve had the chance to celebrate with our friends from the Prostate Cancer Fight Foundation, decked out in their bright orange 10th Annual Ride for Dad shirts and warm smiles.

I’ve been moved to tears seeing exceptional caregivers, being honoured by their peers at the KGH Nursing Excellence Awards.

future of our hospitals. And I’ve had the joy of celebrating with our staff team the successful achievement of our accreditation as a foundation.

In the weeks ahead, we’ll have more cause for celebration. I look forward to sharing with you all that we accomplish together as a generous, caring community.

Have a great summer!

I’ve met with long-time supporters to talk with them about plans for the

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Critical need for second MRI at KGH

Audrey’s first-hand experience in stroke care Audrey Brown knows a lot about stroke care. After all, she’s a speech language pathologist who works primarily with people recovering from stroke at Providence Care’s St. Mary’s of the Lake site. She even teaches other care providers how to recognize the signs and symptoms of stroke.

But last September, when Audrey began demonstrating signs of stroke while working with a patient, it was the patient who recognized Audrey needed help. Audrey didn’t have any idea what was happening to her at the time. Thankfully, the phone rang and an alert colleague also noticed Audrey did not sound right. An emergency code was called, and Audrey was taken to hospital—even though she still didn’t believe she needed to go.

But her training and familiarity with the stroke program at Kingston General Hospital (one of the best performers in Canada) prepared Audrey for what would happen when the ambulance made the quick trip down King Street to the Emergency Department at KGH. “I knew when I got to emerg that all the neurology team would be there. I’d be put into the CT scanner and I’d be asked lots of questions. I knew the drill and what was going on. But while it was happening, it was really surreal.”

She arrived at KGH so quickly that her CT scan didn’t reveal any damage, so her care team could not administer the special clot-busting drug that for many patients can help prevent disability after a stroke. Audrey’s physi-

Audrey Brown once mused she would like to better understand what her patients are going through when it comes to rehabilitation after having a stroke. Last fall, she found out.

cian needed an MRI image of her brain to see whether she was a candidate for the special drug. So the wait was on for access to KGH’s sole MRI machine.

Eventually, the MRI was freed up and she was able to receive her scan. But by the time the results were ready, it was too close to the three-hour window of opportunity for the drug to be given safely. The risks outweighed the potential benefit.

Thankfully, Audrey was able to have a full recovery, spending seven days in acute stroke unit at KGH. Today, Audrey says, “In a way, I am thankful that it happened. I have a very different view of my patients. And I have a very different view of what it’s like to go through on the acute stroke unit at KGH, what it’s like to be in emerg,

what it’s like to be in an ambulance.

It’s traumatic, but it’s a feeling of safe as well. I felt safe the whole way through.”

While our region is fortunate to have the best stroke care possible, our care providers need access to the best tools to provide that care. UHKF is undertaking a $6-million initiative to raise funds for the purchase and installation of a second MRI at KGH so that all patients like Audrey have access to the services they need.

You can make a donation to the MRI campaign by contacting our office, or donating online (be sure to mention you’d like your gift to support the new MRI.) You can also watch a video of Audrey’s story at http://give.uhkf.ca/ Audrey and learn more about stroke care in Kingston’s hospitals. •

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Putting mental health on the stage

Bringing awareness, funds to mental health Over the past few months, UHKF volunteers and staff have been busy raising funds for mental health services across all three hospitals. The need is real: one in five people have some form of mental illness. As care providers, we want to ensure everyone knows there are supports available.

Our active Generation Next group put mental health front-and-centre in the minds of many, and on the tongues of radio personalities across the region, with the Bigger or Better event. While we don’t yet have a tally on how much money was raised, the event was key in sparking conversations about mental wellness in our region.

And getting people talking about youth mental health was also the primary goal of a special event with one of Canada’s most decorated Olympians, Clara Hughes, as she passed through Kingston during the early days of Clara’s Big Ride in support of Bell Let’s Talk.

More than 500 people crowded into the ballroom at the Ambassador Hotel to hear Clara’s story. An engaging panel of speakers kicked off the evening.

Nicholas Axas, team leader for the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Urgent Consult Clinic at Hotel Dieu Hospital opened the evening with his very personal story of his struggle with his own mental health challenges, growing up in an immigrant household and having to deal with homelessness and discrimination.

A handful of local experts spoke openly about depression in children

Olympian Clara Hughes gathered with speakers at a UHKF event aimed at getting more people talking about mental health. Pictured are the evening’s speakers (l-r) Nicholas Axas, Tom Egerton, Denise Cumming, Clara, Alex Martin, Dr. Wendy Craig, Dr. Jennifer Davison-Harden, Dr. Roumen Milev, Dorothy Hector and Dr. Sarosh Khalid-Khan.

Missing from the photo is emcee Greg Hinton. Below, Clara presents a commemorative jersey from her ride to the Kingston community champion Lori Faggiani of UHKF.

and youth. Queen’s students Alex Martin and Tom Edgerton from The Jack Project provided an update about a student-focused initiative called Unleash the Noise. Dr. Sarosh KhalidKhan from the Adolescent Mood Disorders Clinic at Hotel Dieu provided tips on what to look for and Dr. Wendy Craig from Queen’s shared highlights from her PREVNET research into youth mental health. Dr. Jennifer Davidson-Harden spoke about what is being done to address mental health issues in schools through the Limestone District School Board.•

Watch videos of each of the presentations, including Clara’s talk at www.uhkf.ca/events/clarasbigride.

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Patients are the real winners

Hospital staff raise $100,000 for equipment It’s a lottery where virtually everyone wins. In April, UHKF celebrated the first anniversary of its Kingston hospitals staff lottery, with more than $100,000 being raised for patient care equipment.

We checked in with lottery participant Brianna Bradley, an ECG tech in cardiology at Hotel Dieu Hospital. While Brianna knows some of the people who have won the bi-weekly draws, she knows her patients are also benefiting. A much-needed blood pressure system was purchased through proceeds of the lottery. Worn by patients for a 24-hour period, this system automatically takes blood pressure readings every 30 minutes and records the data.

Cardiology was down to having just one of these systems available, so the unit that was purchased through the staff lottery proceeds is much appreciated – particularly given that the program serves people from across Southeastern Ontario. Sometimes it

takes more than a day for a person to return the unit to the hospital.

At Kingston General Hospital, some of the proceeds have been used to purchase six specialty bed surfaces.

Brianna Bradley shows off one of the blood pressure systems that These specialty have been purchased through lottery proceeds at Hotel Dieu bed surfaces look Hospital. quite different than a typical matlottery proceeds to use, in support of tress on a patient’s bed. Most notably, patient, client and resident care needs. they have a blower at the foot of the bed that fills the top layer of the matFunds raised through the Kingston tress with air. The air provides a softer Hospitals Staff Lottery are split besurface for patients who are at high tween the hospitals based on the numrisk of skin breakdown from pressure ber of participants at each. Anyone ulcers, which are more commonly who works at the hospitals is eligible known as bed sores. to join the lottery. Participants pay $5 every two weeks for the chance to win Providence Care is in the process of $1,000 through the bi-weekly draws determining how it will put its staff with two bonus $5,000 draws yearly. •

In our 2013-14 fiscal year, over $800,000 was raised through community events such as bake sales, golf tournaments and more!

To learn how you can plan an event in support of UHKF, contact Lori Faggiani at 613.549.5452x5918 or email lori.faggiani@UHKF.ca

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Community shows it cares

The 10th Annual Kingston-Quinte Motorcycle Ride for Dad took place May 24th. The event was officially kicked off in early May at UHKF’s office, where the local organizing committee and ride founder Garry Janz presented UHKF and prostate cancer researchers with a cheque for $90,000. The funds are proceeds from the 2013 event and a special anniversary $30,000 grant.

First experience with care comes at age 100

Now 101 years old, Agnes Copland has seen a lot of change in the world.

Born in England, she’s lived in many places, settling in Montreal and even spent a year at the Canadian embassy in Nigeria. One place she has not spent much time is the waiting room in a doctor’s office. That changed for a brief period last fall, when a spot on her face was removed and she ended up having 33 radiation treatments.

In fact, her last birthday was during her treatment and in grand style, staff at the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario threw a party, complete with balloons and cake.

Today, Agnes is back to her former self, enjoying the simple pleasures in life such as knitting. She lives in a retirement residence near Cobourg

where she takes care of her younger sister, Jessie, 100, who is legally blind.

One of Agnes’ five daughters, Margaret Thompson of Kingston (at right), decided she wanted to do something to give back to the Cancer Centre as a way of saying thanks for the wonderful care her mother has received.

Margaret hand-crafted this beautiful hand-pieced and hand-stitched quilt, which was recently auctioned in support of the cancer centre.

And for those looking for the secret to Agnes’ long, healthy life it’s all about good living. She didn’t smoke, drink or swear, she says. Looking back on her 101 years, she smiles as she says a positive outlook, good living and happy family life have left her with absolutely no regrets. • Foundation Report - SUMMER 2014 6

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“It’s astounding”

Donors hear how their gifts make a difference Kingston General Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) looks after our region’s tiniest and most fragile infants who need specialized medical and nursing care.

Over the years, the unit has provided care to hundreds of premature and critically ill infants and is rated as one of Ontario’s top care providers for newborns. This is due in part to the unit’s focus on providing a family-centered care experience to newborns and families alike. Parents are encouraged to spend needed bonding time with their newborns and are well supported by the NICU staff, who help them cope through those stressful moments.

This level of excellence in patient care doesn’t happen all on its own. The community members of Kingston and the surrounding region are helping make this possible.

Some of the NICU’s most generous supporters paid a recent visit to the hospital to see first-hand the impact their donations were making. They were able to see the new isolettes and learn more about how important they are for infants needing a little extra help.

Supporters Pauline and Gunnar Heissler, commented on their experience after visiting the NICU, expressing that: “It’s very emotional to see these isolettes and to see how small they all are. The need [for more isolettes] is really necessary. Those first few hours of life can make all the difference… It’s astounding.”

A handful of supporters to a recent UHKF direct marketing campaign recently got a firsthand look at how their funds are making a difference during a visit to Kingston General Hospital. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Charge Nurse Sue Merkley (left) provided a closeup look at one of the neonatal isolettes they are helping to purchase.

To date, over $66,000 has been raised towards UHKF’s NICU appeal which launched last autumn. To learn more

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What you had to say...

Earlier this year, you may have received a survey in one of our mailing appeals asking for your advice on how UHKF can best meet your needs. From the 501 responses, we have compiled some of the responses.

Why do you contribute to UHKF? • More than 300 people give because they want to express thanks for care • 250 say they want to help provide the best care possible for our community • 210 say simply that giving back to our hospitals is important Other highlights include: • 55% say it is important mailings focus on specific items being funded • 44% say it is important or very important that real stories are shared to highlight why items are needed Our survey results were split between those who thought photos were important and those who thought they were not important.

As always, we do our best to reflect your preferences. If you have any special requests, contact us at 613-549-5452 or email foundation@uhkf.ca

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Celebrating the Roaring 20s

The 15th Annual Founders’ Dinner was the bee’s knees, with its Roaring 20s theme, raising funds in support of Providence Care.

Pictured above (l-r) are UHKF’s Denise Cumming, guest speaker Margaret Trudeau, Providence Care’s Acting CEO Sandra Carlton, Kingston Mayor Mark Gerretsen and his wife Vanessa Gerretsen. Below, several members of the amazing organizing committee took a moment to pose for a fun photo. Proceeds from this year’s event supported research into depression.

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