🙌 We would like to take this moment to extend a heartfelt thank you to the 2024 Southlake Foundation Gala organizers Jennifer Klotz-Ritter, Lesley Ring ★ Fundraising Executive, Catherine Hunter Chown, Dionne Malcolm, CFRE, Melanie Osmond, Patricia McLaughlin, Amy Peters, Chad Brincheski, Eric Aragon for their exceptional efforts in supporting Southlake Regional Health Centre’s mission. 🏥
🩺 As we all know, there are many critical challenges in healthcare, least of which is funding. The Southlake Emergency Department is the hospital’s front door—the first place people go during a crisis. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Southlake sees more than 115,000 patients annually, despite being designed to accommodate only 70,000. 🥼
🩻 People are shocked to hear that over the past 20 years, annual visits to the Emergency Department has doubled without any expansion and new patients now arrive every 4.5minutes. To meet this overwhelming demand, Southlake has to enhance their capacity through new space, equipment, and technology. 👩⚕️
The event was proudly presented by Treasure Hill and organized by the following dedicated individuals:
Lina Bigioni
Felicia Salomon, LL.B, ICD.D
Joanne Barnett
Barbara Bellissimo, FCIP
Jackie Blainey
Susan Chant
Christine Elliott
Virginia Hackson
Marilee Harris
Steve H.
Jim MacSween
Louanne McGrory
Teresa van Schaik
🎶 The event was hosted by award-winning Canadian music sensation, Beverley Mahood and featured a silent auction, a glambot, and performances from Southlake's very own John Marshman (Cellist, and VP Capital, Facilities, and Business Development) and Paul Woods MD MS (Guitarist, President and CEO). 🎸
📸 Skinopathy, and its CEO Keith Loo, are wholly committed to supporting their efforts and we were honoured to bring our famous "Celebrity Look-Alike" to the festivities.
There is so much that needs to be done to fix our ailing healthcare system and we look forward to bringing advanced innovative solutions to this incredible community.
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