For immediate release

January 24, 2012

New Horizons Seniors’ Curling League

donates $ 900 to the T&DH Foundation

Timmins – Today, Archie Berube, Treasurer of the New Horizons Seniors’s Curling League along with Marion Berube, Member of the League and Linda Larett, Manager of the McIntyre Curling Club presented the Timmins and District Hospital Foundation with a cheque in the amount of $ 900.  This donation is to help cover the cost of an infant / baby cardiac monitor in the  Maternal Child Care Program.  On hand to accept the donation were Vicky Bernard, RN Educator for the Maternal Child Program and Ryan Taylor, representing the Foundation. 

On Tuesday, December 27, 2011 the Sixth Annual Merv Cauthers Memorial Curling Bonspiel was held at the McIntyre Curling Club in Schumacher.  Organizing this Bonspiel were members of the New Horizons Seniors’ Curling League and the McIntyre Curling Club—Louis Fortin, Denise Fortin, Linda Larrett and Ed Richter.  This Bonspiel, sponsored by the New Horizons Seriors’ Curling League of Timmins, was open to members of the New Horizons Seniors’ Curling League, the McIntyre Curling Club and non-member guests.

A cardiac monitor observes and reports on heart function , infant respiration, blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels.  The cardiac monitor in the  Maternal Child Program  is specially designed for infants and babies.  There were  788  babies born at T&DH between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011.  The Maternal / Child Program at T&DH includes a 15 bed obstetrics unit, a 10 bed modified Level 2 Nursery and a 5 bed pediatric unit. Outpatient services include an obstetrical pre-admission clinic and Pediatric  Asthma  Clinic. All physician and  nursing staff participate in the Managing Obstetrical Risk Efficiently ( More OB ) program, a comprehensive patient safety quality improvement and professional development program for care givers and administrators in the hospital obstetrical unit.

In a letter that accompanied the donation, Mr. Ray Schizkoske, President of the New Horizons Seniors’ Curling League wrote that, “Merv Cauthers was an outstanding member of both the New Horizons Seniors’ Curling League and the McIntyre Curling Club. Merv and his family strongly believe in Neonatal Care.” 

Ryan Taylor expressed the gratitude of the Foundation: “We are grateful for the support of the New Horizons Seniors’ Curling League.  They have recognized the need to maintain state-of-the-art medical equipment in the Paediatric Unit.  This donation improves not only the lives of infants and babies, but also everyone related to that child.  We very grateful for their commitment to the community and we thank them for their support.”

Working together we can save lives.

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For more information, contact: Jean-Pierre Nadon     705 360-6039