Community Fundraiser: The Joy of Aging 2011

President's Corner - Beginning of a New Season

It’s hard to believe the last long weekend of the summer is beginning in a few short days. The past eight weeks seem to have flown by for us here at the Foundation!

As a new season starts, I am pleased to announce that our annual Report to Donors is hot off the press and will be mailed in the coming days. In it, you will find stories about the numerous projects that you have so generously helped to fund that are improving patient care as well as a list of the donors who have inspired us.

We are also extremely pleased to report we exceeded our revenue goal for the 2010/2011 fiscal year thanks to your incredibly commitment and dedication. As a result, we were able to fulfill our commitment to fund leading-edge technology and equipment throughout York Central Hospital.  

Moving forward, we have several exciting challenges this year including funding standardized infusion pumps hospital-wide. These auto-programmed pumps deliver fluids, blood products and medications to patients in nearly every department of the hospital. Since they are programmed to dispense dosages at the appropriate times, nurses and other care givers can spend more time with patients and their family members, improving the overall quality of care.

Fundraising has already begun for this exciting project: the 2008 York Central Hospital Foundation Gala, Stardust Ball, raised more than $530,000 towards the purchase of the pumps.

Additionally, the Casino and Hold’em Poker Tournament, held on May 12, 2011, raised $133,000 towards the purchase of infusion pumps in the Nick & Rosanne Cortellucci Family Emergency Department. This annual event, hosted by Foundation Board Member Joseph Sgro, has raised nearly $300,000 for York Central Hospital’s priority projects over three years.

Lott & Company, Chartered Accountants also purchased an infusion pump in December 2010.

While many pumps have been generously funded, the need is still great. Our goal is to purchase 401 Symbiq infusion pumps and raise $1.2 million this year towards their purchase.

In addition to the pumps, we’re raising funds for life-saving medical equipment and technology including urogynaecology equipment in our newly opened Paul B. Helliwell Foundation Minimally Invasive Surgery Suite, an ultrasound machine, automated dispensing cabinets for medication, patient ceiling lifts for the recently renovated Intensive Care Unit and adult ventilators to name a few. All of these investments will have a dramatic impact on the care that is provided at York Central Hospital.

We look forward to continuing to partner with you and your family as we work towards helping York Central Hospital realize its vision of becoming the ‘finest community hospital in Canada’.

Wishing you the best of health,

Bill Leacy

President & CEO

PS If you are interested in finding out more about any of our priority projects, please feel free to give me a call at 905-883-2032.

Mock Surgery

Last night, a Mock Surgery event was held in the Paul B. Helliwell Foundation Minimally Invasive Surgery Suite.

Dr. Rohan Shahani, a Minimally Invasive and General Urologic Surgeon at York Central Hospital along with Pam Richards, Manager, Surgery Program at York Central Hospital, provided guests with an informative and interactive evening. Sally Rogers, Operations Director, Surgery and Woman & Children Program also attended the event and provided assistance.

Guests were invited to try the surgical equipment, which is a sample of the equipment used to suture patients in the operating room. Dr. Shahani made the demonstration seem easy but everyone was surprised to learn it was much harder than it looked when they each took a turn!

Equipment for the demonstration was generously provided by Jim Dean of Johnson & Johnson.

All of the guests asked great questions and enjoyed refreshments after the demonstration.

A very special thank you to Dr. Rohan Shahani and Pam Richards for their interactive demonstration and for providing our guests with informative answers to their questions. We sincerely appreciate your gifts of time and talent and look forward to the next Mock Surgery event!

Volunteer Association Event - Diamonds and Denim

When:  Saturday, September 24, 2011
            6 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Where: Hilton Garden Inn, Vaughan
Dress:   Diamonds & Demin or Business Casual

For tickets and more information, please contact Yvonne Rowan, Committee Chair at 416.948.0841 or  yvonne.rowan@yahoo.ca                  

Third Party Event - Salon Allure Fundraiser in Support of YCH

Press Release - York Central Hospital Receives Approval to Build New Hospital in Vaughan

For Immediate Release:

Thursday July 21, 2011

Media Release

York Central Hospital Receives Approval to Build

New Hospital in Vaughan

Vaughan, ON. – Today it was announced that York Central Hospital has been approved to build a new hospital in Vaughan. The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care made the announcement alongside Greg Sorbara, MPP for Vaughan.

Today’s announcement confirms the approval of a new hospital for Vaughan in the provincial infrastructure plan. Under the leadership of York Central Hospital, the new hospital in Vaughan will be publicly owned, publicly controlled and publicly accountable. The new hospital in Vaughan will be part of York Central Hospital’s two-hospital model for health care services and will ensure people living in the rapidly growing communities of Southwest York Region, including Vaughan and Richmond Hill, have access to high quality, state-of-the-art health care, closer to home.

This announcement follows York Central Hospital’s project milestone in April, when its Stage 1 Proposal was delivered to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care as part of the government’s capital planning process. The proposal outlined York Central’s plans to create a Major Regional Health System for Southwest York Region, with a new hospital in Vaughan at Jane and Major Mackenzie as well as further development at the existing York Central Hospital on

Trench Street

in Richmond Hill. The hospitals would also operate alongside community-based locations and will be linked to a regional network of providers.

Planning is underway for a new hospital in Vaughan that will offer:

·         A state-of the art Emergency Department

·         New Modern Surgical Services and Operating Rooms;

·         Access to Acute Inpatient and Intensive Care Beds;

·         Technologically Advanced Diagnostic Imaging;

·         Specialized Ambulatory Clinics;

·         80 per cent single acute care patient rooms for superior infection prevention and control; and,

·         A flexible design to permit adaptation over time as new thinking and best practices emerge.

The new hospital will be enabled by an efficient organizational structure with a single governance, administration and medical staff as part of the two-hospital model. York Central Hospital is currently undergoing a rebranding exercise to represent our expanded mandate as a new major regional health system.

Quotes

“We are working with our community to develop a new brand for York Central Hospital that will better communicate our expanded mandate to create a Major Regional Health System including the building of

a new hospital in Vaughan and further development of the existing Richmond Hill hospital site,” said Dina Palozzi, Chair, York Central Hospital Board of Directors. 

“I am delighted to have the government’s support for our vision of creating a Major Regional Health System by approving our organization to build a new hospital in Vaughan. The new hospital will benefit the citizens of Vaughan and all of Southwest York Region,” said Altaf Stationwala, President and CEO of York Central Hospital.

“Achieving our hospital approval is an extremely important milestone for our community. This much-needed investment will improve local access to quality health care for our residents. I'd like to thank the people of our community, the City of Vaughan, and the many devoted volunteers who have contributed so much of their time and energy to our hospital project. While we still have important work to do, today's announcement gives us reason to celebrate what we have worked so hard to achieve."
- Greg Sorbara, MPP, Vaughan

 “I know how important this new hospital is to the people of Vaughan and I’m proud to see it move forward. For Vaughan and area-residents, new hospital services not only mean faster and easier access to high quality health care services much closer to home, but also greater peace of mind.” 

- Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care

“I want to thank the province for taking this important step and thank the community for its unwavering support of our goal to build a hospital in the City of Vaughan. Today’s announcement is an example of how different levels of government can work together with the community to improve health care services in our city.  I want to personally thank everyone involved in this process for their hard work, commitment and dedication. In the coming months and years, discipline, cooperation and focus will be required to bring this project to fruition. The City of Vaughan and its citizens are up to the task. Today's announcement is great news for Vaughan!"

 -Maurizio Bevilacqua, Mayor, City of Vaughan

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Media Contact:

Elizabeth Barnett                                              Melina Cormier

Consultant, Communications and Public Affairs   Chief, Communications and Public Affairs

York Central Hospital                                        York Central Hospital

Tel. (905) 883-1212 ext. 7490                             Tel. (905) 883-1212 ext. 7492

 E-mail: ebarnett@yorkcentral.on.ca                      E-mail: mcormier@yorkcentral.on.ca

Job Posting - Special Events Coordinator

York Central Hospital Foundation

Job Description

Job Title:                   Special Events Coordinator Department:              Foundation Reports to:                Manager, Special Events Job Classification:    Full-time Position Start Date:                 September, 2011

York Central Hospital Foundation’s Mission:       We inspire inspirational gifts.

York Central Hospital Foundation was established in 1977 to raise funds for equipment and capital improvements that will positively impact patient care at York Central Hospital.  Although operating costs are largely funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, a significant portion of the money required for state-of-the-art equipment, technology and facility renewal is raised in our community through generous donors.

York Central Hospital’s Mission:    We reach out – with expert and compassionate care.

For more than 46 years, York Central has been a provider of increasingly progressive and innovative health care services to our community.  As the health care system changes to better meet the needs of those it serves, York Central Hospital will continue to be there.  York Central Hospital will be there to lead change in the way that many health care service providers work with each other; to lead change in its unique and comprehensive range of services; and to lead change in providing more services “closer to home.”

The Position:  Special Events Coordinator

This position will provide support for all special events as well as supporting the Foundation’s Community Gifts Committee. This position will also provide support to the Development team as needed, including preparing correspondence, assisting in maintaining accurate donor records and preparing promotional materials for meetings and events.  

Specific Responsibilities:

*        Support Special Events Manager, volunteers, and others on signature events

*        Provide support for the Community Gifts Committee, including attending meetings, taking notes and circulating minutes to all committee members

*        Participate on Foundation Facts Committee and prepare articles to ensure that all special events and community events receive proper recognition 

*        Represent Foundation at all community events/third party events

*        Coordination of event mailings including sponsorship packages, event thank you letters and all other required materials

*        Coordination of silent auction for Golf & Gala. Communicate with auction chairs and committee members. Catalogue auction items and oversee that the Development Assistant properly enters auction items into RE

*        Coordination of volunteers for signature events

*        Develop and maintain web sites for signature events/community events

*        Update all special event information on Foundation social media applications

*        Monitor Foundation general email account - foundation@yorkcentral.on.ca

*        Assist with the development and preparation of event print material (programs, newspaper ads, etc.)

*        Assist in the coordination of services and permits for special events

*        Coordinate room set-up and catering for event meetings/events at YCH

*        Create audio visual presentations for all signature events

*        Ensure effective records management of confidential files

*        Such further and other duties as needed

Education and Qualifications Required:

*        University Degree/College Diploma with a minimum of two years related experience in a professional environment

*        Proficiency in Microsoft Office

*        Working knowledge of Raiser’s Edge Program

*        HTML experience

*        Minimum of 2 years experience in special event fundraising

*        Possess the ability to plan, organize and prioritize work, while handling multiple tasks and interruptions with poise and patience

*        Display effective writing skills, especially in the area of correspondence and report writing

*        Demonstrate the ability to work both collaboratively within a team and independently with minimal supervision

*        Strong interpersonal and public relations skills

*        The ability of handle matters of a sensitive and confidential nature.

Please forward CV’s to Margo Sage-Arnold at msagearnold@yorkcentral.on.ca

* Please reference the job title “Special Events Coordinator” in the subject line of your e-mail

We thank you for your interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.