2018 was a great year for the Dauphin Hospital Foundation.
It was also a milestone year for the DHF as they celebrated their 30th year of operation.
Chairman Doug Deans attended one of the big highlights that happened back in December.
“One of the biggest battles, I guess is the best word, was trying to advocate on behalf of the area for the new MRI unit. The government, of course, had put a freeze on all capital projects and this one was partially done so we were quite delighted when they announced the fact that they were going to complete the project.”
The Foundation remained a strong community advocate for the Unit through the years both pre and post construction.
The Trotz family also had a significant impact on the foundation.
“Palliative Care Unit is being totally revamped and the Barry Trotz group gave us quite a substantial gift. And then gave us a second gift to fund a couple of new beds for Palliative Care and upgrading two of the rooms. There’s four Palliative Care rooms there. So, that went a long way and were very appreciative of the thoughts that the Trotz and his family and group in Dauphin raised the money locally to support the hospital and the hospital foundation."
Over $17-thousand from the Trotz family was given in November 2018. Money was raised from the historic Barry Trotz Stanley Cup Day celebration held in Dauphin in August. $6,600 from the Trotz family was also donate via the Foundation to the Dauphin Personal Care Home Activities Department.
Another way the foundation promotes the hospital is through supporting nurses.
“We continued supporting local health care professionals that applied for assistance to upgrade their training and skills. We’ve maintained our support for itinerant specialist services and contributions through the Delha Cort educational fund."
Over the year the foundation received generous donations from around the community like a donation of $20-thousand from Tony Semeniuk of Ethelbert in September 2018.
