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East Kootenay Foundation for Health donates blanket warmer to Creston hospital

EKFH board approved and released $98,697 in funding support across region, including $4,350 for Creston...
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From left: Creston Valley Hospital medical student Alana Bens

Over the past few months, the board of directors at the East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) have been making an equipment and patient comfort list. In addition to its ongoing fundraising for both its annual Starlite campaign and the upcoming capital campaign (East Kootenay Regional Hospital intensive car unit equipment) the foundation took on an extra special funding project.

In late August, EKFH had a maturing GIC of $100,000. In a unanimous vote of support the board of directors made a decision to cash out the GIC and focus on purchasing medical equipment or patient comforts that had a cost of $5,000 or less.

Interior Health’s acute care, community integrated, allied health, diagnostic imaging and residential care portfolios were asked to submit their wish list of what their area of care could benefit from. EKFH received wish lists for a total of $285,000. Although making a decision on what to fund was extremely difficult, the EKFH board approved and is now releasing a total of $98,697 in funding support.

The types of equipment vary across the region and are now starting to arrive at the sites. The latest piece of equipment is a $4,350 blanket warmer for the Creston Valley Hospital operating room.

—EAST KOOTENAY FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH