Bathurst, May 17, 2016<\/strong> \u2013 The Chaleur Regional \nHospital Foundation Major Fundraising Campaign was launched this morning\n under the theme Excellence, a healthy investment. The objective of the \ncampaign is to raise $5 million within the next 5 years. With major \ncampaign players present, namely Ren\u00e9 Legacy (Regional Vice-President, \nCaisses populaires acadiennes), Major Fundraising Campaign Chair, as \nwell as a number of dignitaries, this event concluded with the \nannouncement of an exceptional donation of $1 million from the Friends \nof Healthcare, a group made up of Ren\u00e9 Beaudet, Chair, Wendy Aub\u00e9, \nGilles Hach\u00e9 and Robert Beaudet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Friends of Healthcare have been a long-standing partner of the \nFoundation and this historical one-time donation allows the Foundation \nto launch its campaign on very strong foundations,\u201d said Ren\u00e9 Beaudet, \nChair of the group. \u201cThe exceptional announcement of $1 million this \nmorning is a motivation for the whole team and it will certainly have an\n influence on other potential donors. We want to thank the Friends of \nHealthcare for their great generosity and are proud to associate their \nname with the new auditorium, integrated ambulatory units waiting room, \nand gymnasium for the facility staff,\u201d stated Ren\u00e9 Legacy, Campaign \nChair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Several people believe that a project as colossal as the Chaleur \nRegional Hospital\u2019s is first and foremost a construction and renovation \nproject: expanding floors, building new rooms, moving nursing units, \nrepatriating services. IT\u2019S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT! In fact, the \nhospital expansion project is a suitable response to the ever changing \nand increasing needs of patients, physicians, and care teams in \nBathurst. It is about achieving a vision, i.e. improving all that can be\n improved to bring incredible benefits to patients. The Foundation has \nchosen to take part in this extraordinary modernization adventure by \ninvesting in the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The money raised during the campaign will supplement the $200 million\n investment from the provincial government. We are launching a major $5 \nmillion fundraising campaign to help modernize the regional hospital. \nConcretely your generosity will go towards the purchase of \nstate-of-the-art equipment for four priority projects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThanks to the community\u2019s generosity, we will be able to offer more \ncomprehensive health services in a larger facility. This will benefit \nover 75,000 people in Northeastern New Brunswick,\u201d said St\u00e9phane Legacy,\n Vice-President, Outpatient and Professional Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n People in the northeastern part of the province deserve to have such a\n modern hospital close to home. To stress the importance of this project\n for the population, Sandra Pitre delivered a moving testimony of her \nexperience and that of her husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy breast cancer and my husband\u2019s heart surgery during my sick leave\n made me realize the importance of having health care available close to\n home. We both received good care outside the region but we were very \npleased with the competent and human services we received at the \nregional hospital as well as with follow-up services we received through\n telehealth. Staying close to your family and friends also makes a lot \nof difference,\u201d explained Ms. Pitre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The campaign is supported by several influential people who are \ninvolved in the community. Ren\u00e9 Legacy was proud to introduce the \nmembers of his team who have already confirmed their support to various \ncommittees. Major donation members: Ian Hatheway, Dr. John LeBlanc, \nRoger Clinch, Daryll Stothart and Barry Kyle. Local Campaign Co-Chairs: \nEd MacDermaid and L\u00e9o LeBlanc. Family Campaign Chair: Jennifer Henry. \nCommunity Sector Co-Chairs: Jean Allain and Silvana Bosca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis $5 million campaign is much more than a gesture of property \nmodernization, it\u2019s a society project. I\u2019m very proud of people who \njoin the volunteers team, which continues to grow as a nice family. I\u2019m \nconvinced that their commitment and dynamism will be determinant factors\n in the success of the campaign,\u201d said Mr. Legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Work is well under way according to the campaign committee. The \nresponse to our approach to date has been very positive. The next few \nweeks will continue to be very busy with major donations and a second \npress conference will be held shortly to present other important donors \nand partners who want their commitment to be publicly announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Foundation is a strong partner of the Chaleur Regional Hospital. \nIt acts as a driving force and supports the hospital\u2019s projects that \nhave a significant impact on the quality of patient care. The Foundation\n has invested over $12 million in the Chaleur Regional Hospital since \n1990.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From left to right: Sandra Pitre, representative for the patient, Gilles Lanteigne, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vitality Health….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1553"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1553"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1555,"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1553\/revisions\/1555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}A campaign that meets urgent needs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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