Renovations under way in Sechelt (shíshálh) Hospital’s emergency department have gotten one big step closer to being fully funded, thanks to a gift of $250,000 from the Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary.
Celebrating the auxiliary’s gift agreement of $250,000 toward emergency department renovations: (L to R) Marie Duperrault, director Sunshine Coast; Marion Mitchell, Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary; Anne Selder, CEO of Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary; Jane Macdonald, executive director at Sechelt Hospital Foundation. Leslie Ghag photo
Renovations under way in Sechelt (shíshálh) Hospital’s emergency department have gotten one big step closer to being fully funded, thanks to a gift of $250,000 from the Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary. The designated gift will go towards the purchase of new equipment and medical grade furnishings required for the project.
With this agreement, Sechelt Hospital Foundation’s fundraising campaign is now well on its way to reaching its commitment of funding $2.05 million of the $3.05 million required to complete the emergency department renovation project by the end of summer 2024.
Once complete, the renovations will transform the space within the existing hospital footprint to improve both staff and patient safety and privacy. Specifically, it will add new dedicated spaces for patient mental health assessment, private triage, a family room, new waiting area within the department, dedicated bathrooms, a new security office, and three new treatment spaces.
“When we ask donors to support the ‘area of greatest need,’ our community trusts that their contributions will make a measurable difference,” said Jane Macdonald, executive director at Sechelt Hospital Foundation. “That is why the Hospital Foundation is applying ALL annual and major gifts received in 2023 to support the one department everyone needs: Emergency.”
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