Canmore General Hospital’s new Chief of Staff, Dr. Gert Du Plessis, brings decades of experience, compassion and a patient-centered approach to the role.
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106.5 Mountain FM, once again, invited a number of special guests to join Rob Murray on air to help raise awareness of the Canmore & Area Health Care Foundation.
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The first time Town Councillor Esmé Comfort was diagnosed with cancer, she received chemotherapy in Calgary. That changed when the Bow Valley Community Cancer Centre opened at the Canmore General Hospital. Esmé is one of many in the Bow Valley who have benefitted from treatment closer to home.
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We are not here to subsidize AHS, but it is unrealistic to expect the public dollar to cover all needs all the time. What’s more, there is always going to be opportunities to make small and big differences for patients and healthcare teams that go above and beyond what the public dollar will cover.
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Would you like a little privacy when you’re in the emergency room? Unfortunately, the current ER design is like an open-concept house, so there isn’t much privacy or confidentiality. “There’s no real private place in our department to talk about your issues,” says Dr. Wickham, lead emergency physician.
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Meet David Johnston, competitive cyclist. Johnston was in a Canmore bike race when he experienced a serious crash. With many breaks and injuries, Johnston needed to spend several days in hospital. He has since become a champion of the Canmore General Hospital and he encourages supporting the Foundation. “If a person you know has the means and is able to make a contribution to the Foundation, I think that would be a good idea,” he says.
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Jack and Marie Van Deventer know the Foundation well. Jack is a Foundation board member and they have both been corporate donors for years. But when Jack’s health recently needed attention, the couple’s treasured value of great health care became personal. “When we initially built the cancer wing, I never in my wildest dreams thought I’d be there in one of those chairs for four hours, Jack muses.
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It’s been a pleasure to have Mountain FM host a number of special guests on air this past November to celebrate the Foundation’s first ever CAHCF Awareness Day.
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For more than 35 years, Dr. Rick Balharry has worked as Chief of Medical Staff at the Canmore General Hospital. In addition to his extensive career in medicine, he has consistently served as the voice of administration to staff, bridging the two groups. “Most rural hospitals tend to be a little more intimate,” said Dr. Balharry. “People work together more as a team rather than as individuals.”
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ER Nurse, Barb Jungmann (second from left, wearing red), has worked in the Bow Valley for more than three decades. Her fellow nurses, doctors and other staff at the Canmore General Hospital contribute to the sense of community unique to working in a small centre.
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Soulafa Al-Abbasi, a noteworthy young leader in Canada, shares her path to becoming executive director at CAHCF. She shares why she champions health-care philanthropy and explains her vision for developing best practices and achieving goals at the Foundation.
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The Palliative Care Unit’s two newly renovated rooms were funded by the Canmore & Area Health Care Foundation. The Foundation’s purchase of a palliative care bed is one example of making a difference in the quality of end-of-life care at the Canmore General Hospital.
Honour loved ones by making a memorial donation in their names.
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Canmore resident Hugh Burton has had two hernia procedures at the Canmore General Hospital. Thanks to equipment purchases by the Canmore and Area Health Care Foundation, he didn’t have to travel to Calgary for this treatment.
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The Tuck Shop is located at the Canmore General Hospital. This volunteer-run operation offers a wide range of gifts and treats, such as tasty snacks, knitted baby clothing, and blankets. By shopping here, you can support much-needed equipment purchases at the hospital through the Ladies’ Auxiliary and the CAHCF. All proceeds go back to Canmore General Hospital.
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Carolyn Henry, an RN and community-care nurse, manages the cancer unit staff at the Canmore General Hospital. The CAHCF plays a large role in supporting ongoing staff training and conference fees, so staff can stay up to date on treatments and medications.
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When it comes to anniversaries in life – 40 years is a truly remarkable amount of time.
For a married couple, 40 years is a ruby anniversary, which represents the eternal inner flame, but for the Canmore Hospital Ladies’ Auxiliary, celebrating four decades of volunteering in the community was marked by tea cups, cakes and sandwiches on April 12.
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It was “a bit of a shock” for Barb Shellian when she started at the Canmore General Hospital in 1975. At that time, the hospital was small, not at its current location. Shellian, a nurse who had been working in city hospitals, had moved to the quaint mountain town after getting married. Her first day on the job she was handed two things.
When the Foundation set out to fund renovations to the Canmore General Hospital’s cancer care unit, the board knew it would be a huge task. At the time, in late 2008, the board estimated it would cost a million dollars to upgrade and grow the facility. Going to the former cancer care unit, which opened in 2001, “was like getting your chemo treatment in a closet,” said Graham Lock, who was foundation chair at the time. “It was really crowded – no privacy – the chairs were right beside each other.”
For Jackie Robertson, the delivery of her daughter, Hadley, at the Canmore General Hospital meant more than a convenient location. The hospital has four private rooms dedicated to women in labour. Robertson’s positive birth experience didn’t start the day she went into labour, but weeks before, in November 2015 when she experienced symptoms that can signal pre-term labour.
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Ann Keith and her husband moved to Canmore in 1998, shortly after their son and his wife moved here. Keith didn’t waste any time diving into the community. When she moved to the Bow Valley, she asked herself, “Where can my time be well spent? Where can my skills be used?” Years prior, Keith and her husband – an avid golfer – started volunteering at the Foundation’s annual golf tournament. It’s an event she’s now chaired for the past couple of years. “I realize that the government can’t do it all and in every town the community decides what it needs most.”