Thank you for your generous support
Did you know that Giving Tuesday was started in 2012 by two New York-based charities who wanted to raise awareness of charitable giving around American Thanksgiving? Now Giving Tuesday has caught on across Canada. Learn more about how your Giving Tuesday donation on November 27 can make a difference for families of those facing end-of-life.
I had the pleasure of meeting Don Narcisse at the Gormley Gathering which supports the Leslie and Irene Dubé Urology Centre of Health. Read more about his recent diagnosis of prostate cancer and his visit to St. Paul’s Hospital.
I hope you enjoy all of the interesting articles in this issue of the Kindred Spirit. Please read on and thank you for your generous support of SPH Foundation.
Bruce Acton, SPH Foundation CEO
Your Gifts In Action!
Giving Tuesday: The opening day of the giving season
You’ve probably heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday but have you heard of Giving Tuesday? Considered the “opening day of the giving season,” Giving Tuesday falls on Nov. 27 this year, and at St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation, Giving Tuesday gifts will support comfort care baskets. <read more>
Success stories thanks to you!
Every year, St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation raises funds for a wide variety of innovative technologies and programs, and none of it could be possible without you, our donors. Thanks to you, we’ve brought many exciting projects to the Hospital and we’re working on bringing many more. <read more>
Why I Give
Our donors all have different reasons for giving to St. Paul’s Hospital. Find out why Robert and Sandra Stromberg, the Kinsmen Foundation, Mosaic and others decided to show their support through a donation. <read more>
Together we are Stronger
Retired Roughrider Don Narcisse speaks up about prostate cancer
Retired Roughrider Don Narcisse says his sister inspired him to speak out about his prostate cancer diagnosis. He found out he had Stage 1 prostate cancer around Christmas 2017. When his siblings heard the news, they came to his house to talk about how they could support him.
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Foundation Awards support Hospital security staff
Security might not be the first profession that comes to mind when you think about a hospital but the security department at St. Paul’s plays an important role in the safety of patients, staff, physicians and volunteers. Curtis Grueter has been working in the St. Paul’s Hospital security department for 17 years and this year he received funding from the SPH Foundation to take a locksmithing course.
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Mistletoe Ball
The 29th Annual Mistletoe Ball was held on Saturday, November 17. The spectacular evening provided guests with an elegant fine dining experience, a live music performance, dancing and mingling with friends. We will be celebrating the 30th anniversary in 2019! Follow the link to see photos from this year’s event.
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Specialty surface beds: A Christmas gift
Did you know bedsores are often the culprit responsible for longer hospital stays? You can help someone get home to their families faster by giving a Christmas gift to ensure specialty beds to treat bedsores are in place helping patients in the New Year.
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Hospital News
Introducing Executive Director Karen Barber
Big changes have come to the governance structure at St. Paul’s Hospital over the past year, including a change to the leadership. Karen Barber is now filling the Executive Director role at St. Paul’s Hospital, picking up many of the tasks formerly done by Jean Morrison, who is now the President and CEO of Emmanuel Health Incorporated.> <read more>
CKD update
St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation is providing funding for an innovative research project to co-develop culturally appropriate teaching materials and tools for Indigenous people about the treatment options for failing kidneys. It’s one of 14 projects organized by the Can-SOLVE CKD Network, a patient-oriented kidney research network supported in part by the Canadian Institute of Health Research. <read more>
Day in the life of an ethicist
What is it like to be an ethicist at a busy community hospital? What does an ethicist do? Dr. Mary Heilman, Bioethicist for St. Paul’s Hospital and the Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan, takes us through a typical day in her line of work, highlighting her unique daily challenge to provide exceptional care at St. Paul’s Hospital. <read more>
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