Impact of Giving

With thanks to you and other caring community members, this year, Guelph General Hospital upgraded 13 patient beds throughout the hospital. All patient care equipment at Guelph General is funded by donations. That includes things as fundamental as patient beds. “In my experience as a nurse — and now as the Hospital’s director of medicine… Continue Reading From Rest to Recovery: The Crucial Role of Patient Beds in Healing

Thanks to the generosity of donors in our community, Guelph General Hospital’s Radiologists now have access to new imaging technology that is making a difference in breast cancer detection and diagnosis. This technology, introduced in early October 2024, enhances the ability to detect abnormalities in breast tissue earlier and more accurately. Dr. Malek, Radiologist and… Continue Reading Advancing Breast Cancer Detection Through Donor-Funded Technology at Guelph General Hospital

“It’s easy to overlook just how important some patient care equipment is, but for healthcare teams, including us nurses, it’s everything,” says Trish, an Operating Room nurse. In fact, donors fund all patient care equipment at GGH. And thanks to the incredible generosity of donors who gave during the spring fundraising campaign, GGH was able… Continue Reading Spring Support Helps Fund Essential Equipment Across GGH – A Heartfelt Thank You From a GGH Nurse

On June 4, Circle of Life members were hosted by Linamar at the Frank Hasenfratz Centre for Excellence in Manufacturing to get the inside scoop on the hospital from Mark Walton (President and CEO – GGH), Alex Ferguson (Chief of Staff – GGH), and Julie Byczynski (CEO – FGGH) as they talked about current and… Continue Reading Circle of Life – Helping transform care at Guelph General Hospital

Together, a healthier community for everyone. This vision shared with Guelph General Hospital (GGH) starts with the care patients receive within the walls of the hospital itself. For the GGH team to provide the best possible care, they rely on essential equipment. You, as a donor, help to provide that equipment and make it possible… Continue Reading Essential equipment: Life-saving equipment in the Emergency Department

Did you know that you have a superpower? Your generosity. It brings positive change to our community’s health. We’re celebrating the kindness of our community, enabling GGH to purchase a powerful new MRI scanner. The new scanner arrived on Monday, September 18! It was craned though a temporary opening in the back wall of the… Continue Reading Your donations towards the new MRI are transforming healthcare at GGH

Thanks to donor support, patients receiving breast cancer care at Guelph General Hospital are benefiting from new equipment in the operating room. It’s an intraoperative specimen mammography machine and it’s enabling physicians to improve the accuracy of diagnosis and selection of treatment plans. When breast cancer tissue is removed in surgery, whether during a biopsy… Continue Reading Advanced care for patients with breast cancer

Generous donors are transforming healthcare at Guelph General Hospital. In the operating room, new technology has helped make significant improvements to patient care. Thanks to donors, Guelph General Hospital was able to purchase an Aquilex fluid management system and several new hysteroscopes- specialized equipment that allows gynecologists to look for and remove problems like fibroids,… Continue Reading Donor support allows significant strides in technology to support women’s health

Every piece of equipment used in the direct care of patients at Guelph General Hospital comes from a caring donor, even small but essential tools. Thanks to donors like you, Guelph General Hospital purchased a new doppler ultrasound probe last year. This hand-held device is used on patients who come into Guelph General for vascular… Continue Reading Life-Saving Equipment Funded By Donors

Ultrasounds are a crucial part of modern medicine. Each year, the Hospital does more than 25,000 scans! These indispensable machines are used for everything from breast assessments to prenatal monitoring to ultrasound-guided procedures like joint injections. The recommended lifespan of an ultrasound machine is seven years. And up to just a few weeks ago, more… Continue Reading Donors Help Caregivers See Problems More Clearly

Guelph General Hospital (GGH) now has more welcoming outdoor areas thanks to COVID-19 Critical Response Fund donors. In place of a handful of wooden and stone tables around GGH are 29 new picnic tables and 10 new benches to help give staff, patients and their families areas to recharge and reconnect. COVID-19 created the need… Continue Reading Creating Welcoming Spaces for Staff, Patients and Families

On July 11, a baby was transferred from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Hamilton Health Sciences Centre to our Special Care Nursery. Nothing unusual there except baby Amelia had been exclusively fed with donor breast milk since her birth. Now for the first time, the Hospital had the ability to provide donor milk, rather… Continue Reading Donated Breast Milk Now Here to Aid Newborns

Sometimes, keeping our patients calm is necessary as part of their healing journey. Feelings of anxiousness can take a toll on mental and physical energy and can reduce the ability to improve health. In some of our senior patients, these feelings can lead to what are known as ‘exit-seeking’ behaviours. Have you ever visited a… Continue Reading Door Disguises – A Best Practice in Elder Care – Come to Our 4West Medical Unit

Black Tie Bingo 2021 funded equipment in the vascular surgery suite that produces high resolution and detailed images with much lower doses of radiation than the previous equipment. In the photo above, Dr. Afshin Jahromi, assisted by an OR nurse, repairs a patient’s aneurysm using the new equipment for one of the first times. Guelph… Continue Reading 25th Black Tie Bingo funds advancements to Guelph General’s Vascular Surgery Suite

Have you spent time supporting a loved one admitted to Guelph General Hospital in recent years? You may have found it hard to find a quiet and calm space to visit with your loved one. It is a sad fact that, over time, our Patient-Family Lounges had become outdated. Furniture was tired. Artwork was faded.… Continue Reading Donors Support Welcoming Spaces for Patients and Families

Your generosity means so very much. It supports our exceptional team of nurses to complete one of the most fundamental tasks that they do each and every day, and it will impact every patient who comes into our Hospital. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Continue Reading Guelph General’s most significant medication safety initiative is made possible by donors