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Fall 2016
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation
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Expansion includes:
NEW Emergency Department
NEW Surgical Suites
NEW Mental Health and Addiction Services Unit
NEW Medical Device Reprocessing Department
AND A NEW
CT SCANNER!
IT’S OUR HOSPITAL
AWARD-WINNING
When I was asked to lead STEGH’s Great Expansion Campaign Council, it was an easy
decision to make. This project is the largest investment in local healthcare in more than
six decades, and will transform essential services at OUR Hospital for years to come.
We live in a very kind and giving community … many of our friends, families, neighbours,
and organizations of all sizes, have already responded generously to the campaign so far.
It is an exciting time for OUR Hospital! The Great Expansion will help ensure that STEGH
can continue to deliver the patient care our families and friends deserve during each visit,
at every stage of life, and as close to home as possible.
For more than three years, STEGH has had the lowest ER wait times
in Ontario – first out of 74 hospitals – with patient volumes greater
than some of our Province’s largest facilities.
One Gold Level Quality Healthcare Workplace Award (2014), along with
four consecutive Platinum Level Quality Healthcare Workplace Awards
(2010-2013) – alongside only Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital – from the
Ontario Hospital Association and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
As we continue to raise much needed funds, I invite you and others in the community to
invest in the future of OUR healthcare for all of St. Thomas and Elgin County.
We need individuals who believe passionately in the sustainable benefits of a high
performing community Hospital. If you haven’t done so already, we invite you to help
us transform care through a gift of support to the Great Expansion today.
ER visits: 50,000
– Ken Monteith, Campaign Chair, Great Expansion
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IT’S OUR COMMUNITY
The St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation’s mission is to
partner with the community to support our Hospital in the delivery
of an excellent patient care experience.
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In 2016, we are raising money to fulfill our $16 million fundraising goal for the Great Expansion,
which now includes the purchase of a state-of-the-art CT Scanner.
The Great Expansion of the St. Thomas Elgin General
Hospital is OUR promise to support OUR Hospital in the
delivery of an excellent patient care experience, every
time. This means a state-of-the-art facility equipped with
cutting-edge technology that matches the incredible
skill set of our staff and can deliver on the important
healthcare needs of our community. Along with donors
from every corner of Elgin County and beyond, I invite
you to help us transform patient care at STEGH through
a gift of support today. Your gift can help us raise the
remaining $1.5 million of OUR $16 million goal.
It’s OUR Hospital and we need your support now more
than ever.
– Paul Jenkins, Executive Director, STEGH Foundation
STEGH Foundation
Board of Directors
Sandra DiMeo, President
Bill Brown, Vice-President
Lyle McLean, Treasurer
Paul Collins
Lois Hamilton
Pat Mellor
Kathy Cook Noble
Susan O’Brien
Dr. Christian Paradis
Dan Peterson
Melanie Taylor
Judy Thorner
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Surgeries: 8,600
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659 Orthopaedic surgeries
Ambulatory visits: 20,976
1,035 Chemotherapy treatments
(2014/2015 Stats)
Volunteers who work
29,889 hours a year
524 Dental surgeries
200 Physicians with privileges at STEGH
GREAT EXPANSION ROADMAP
2012
Project Approved
Quiet phase of
fundraising begins
for STEGH’s then called
“Redevelopment Project”
2013
Project Funding
Approved by Ministry
of Health & Long-Term
Care
Montgomery
Sisam/Kahler
Slater Architects
hired to lead
the design
2014
Fundraising
launches after
successfully
reaching $10
million mark of
$13 million
campaign
User group
engagement, design
development,
detailed construction
drawings, and cost
estimates finalized
A great Hospital helps attract businesses, physicians and other
professionals to Elgin County. Moreover, it’s great for families,
business, and our community’s overall well being.
OUR Hospital is increasingly becoming a regional player. From helping like
sized hospitals improve their own ER, to leading the province in the adoption
of “Lean” thinking, STEGH is increasingly recognized as one of the top
performing hospitals in Ontario.
2015
Request for Construction
Proposals issued and
awarded
South Parking Lot
expansion complete
2016
2017
Exterior of new addition
to be enclosed
2018
Approaching $15 million
raised for Great Expansion
Expected completion
of building
Expected occupancy
$14 million goal reached,
new $16 million target
set to include CT Scanner
Great Expansion
Groundbreaking!
We sent a balloon into the stratosphere
with a payload of Elgin County artifacts to
“Launch” the Great Expansion fundraising
campaign. It went 30 kms high and landed
more than 100 kms away.
Construction begins
GREAT EXPANSION 101
iThe
construction crane is
36 metres tall, requires its
own concrete base, and will be
disassembled and reused at the
end of the Great Expansion on
another project.
iUnfortunately, our
tax dollars don’t
cover all of our healthcare needs with
the Great Expansion, our community
donations are paying for 10% of the
construction cost and 100% of the
equipment cost.
100% of your gift to
the Great Expansion is
eligible for a charitable
tax receipt!
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SURGICAL SUITES
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
The Surgical Suites, which will be located on the second floor of the new
addition, will have larger preparation and recovery areas. There will be
separate elevators for sterile equipment to go to surgery, separate access
for soiled materials to be removed, and elevators dedicated for patients and
visitors. This will greatly improve the flow of traffic and reduce infection rates.
For individuals, families, and businesses, OUR Hospital is the first line of
defence should an accident occur, and OUR Emergency Department is the
best in the Province with Ontario’s shortest ER wait times for the past three
years - that’s first out of 74 hospitals.
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Surgical Suites were designed in the 1960s, when the majority of
surgeries were performed on an in-patient basis and the technology used was
very different from today.
With 21st century advances in medical care and technology, the reverse is
now true, with about 80 percent of all surgeries at STEGH now performed as
day surgeries. Despite the constraints in our current Surgical Suites, STEGH
performs an astounding 8,600 surgeries annually.
80%
iLast
year, our Emergency Department (ER) had more than 50,000 patient
visits from community members living in Elgin County, St. Thomas, London,
and surrounding counties. In fact, STEGH’s ER is busier than London’s
University Hospital, and second only in volume to LHSC’s Victoria Hospital in
our area.
#1
92%
of our Day Surgery patients reside in
Elgin County and St. Thomas
Ranking of STEGH’s ER performance
– top among 74 Ontario hospitals!
of patients who visit
our ER reside in Elgin
County & St. Thomas
Our current ER was designed
for 20,000 patient visits
annually, but sees more than
50,000 visits
MEDICAL DEVICE REPROCESSING DEPARTMENT
Medical devices are used in every medical procedure. The Medical Device
Reprocessing Department’s (MDRD) main function is to decontaminate, inspect,
maintain and sterilize medical devices, ensuring they function properly and are
safe for reuse.
iProviding
sterilized medical equipment to all departments at the Hospital is
essential to running efficient services. The new MDRD is closely located to key
departments such as Surgical and Emergency to provide the materials easily
when in demand. There are dedicated elevators for transporting soiled items
and clean items separately, which improves workflow and maintains high
standards of safety and hygiene practice.
Decontamination: point of entry where soiled equipment and instruments are
received, disassembled and cleaned;
Assembly Area: where medical devices are inspected, reassembled
appropriately packaged and labelled;
Sterilization: where the sterilization process and monitoring occurs; and
Storage & Distribution: where all items are held until they are needed for use.
5,700
surgical carts assembled,
dispatched and retrieved annually
MENTAL HEALTH
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permanent Mental Health Unit will be located on the third floor of the
new building. Here, STEGH will adopt the ‘principles of unit design’ where
recovery is the deeply personal journey that people with mental health
conditions experience in gaining control, meaning, and purpose in their lives.
The new space has been designed with key care areas to provide the best
environment for recovery. The unit will have 15 in-patient beds and a robust
offering of out-patient programs. In addition, in-patients will be able to
access an outdoor terrace, in a holistic setting.
Our Mental Health Unit is a creative commitment to people and community.
Moreover, it continues Elgin County’s storied tradition of supporting mental
healthcare.
Nearly 400 in-patient visits per year
1 in 5
Canadians will be affected by a
wellness illness in his/her lifetime.
CT SCANNER
A new state-of-the-art CT Scanner will help STEGH to deliver patient care
excellence for our families and friends who depend on our award-winning
Hospital. OUR new CT Scanner will expand our facility’s clinical capabilities
and includes many diagnostic improvements over our current unit in Medical
Imaging, Emergency Medicine, Oncology, and Cardiology Imaging.
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new CT scanner will include higher quality imaging capabilities – as it
acquires 128 to 384 slices per rotation depending on the chosen examination
mode. These capabilities greatly improve the imaging quality for diagnosis.
The diagnostic quality and technological improvements also aid in the reduction
of contrast media and radiation dose for patients. The future of our CT program
at STEGH will only continue to improve the patient care excellence available in
our community.
40% - 70% Radiation dose reduction
Acute stroke imaging
Rapid image acquisition – decreasing scan times
Dedicated cancer imaging
9,188 Imaging procedures performed
(2014/2015 Stats)
We need your support
more now than ever!
Visit ItsOURHospital.ca and donate today!
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