Equipment Donations to Lady Minto Hospital on Salt Spring Island
For many years, the Lady Minto Hospital Auxiliary Society has donated funds for medical equipment and furniture purchases at the hospital and other Southern Gulf Island healthcare facilities. Each piece of equipment, appliance and furniture must meet Island Health(IH) standards. Over the last 15 years, equipment has included bathtubs, bath chairs, special geriatric chairs, mattresses, televisions, over-bed tables, fluid warmer, sleeper chair for visitors, Theracair mattress, cardiac monitor, stretchers, bedpan washer and wheelchairs.
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2022
Senta Bath Chair ($15,108)
5 Fall Monitor Kits ($2,402)
2020
Shaw Television Service & WiFi Shared Cost ($6,448)
2019
2 Tubs ($63,872)
Shaw Television Service & WiFi Shared Cost ($4,275)
Television ($902)
2018
Shaw Cable Television Service for the entire hospital ($6,929)
2017
ECG replacement machine ($20,907) for the Pender Island Healthcare Centre.
Quilts for Complex Care Residents ($4,320)
Mural for Doorway in the Complex Care Unit ($2,000)
2016
The LMH Auxiliary funded the purchase of 21 replacement televisions at a cost of over $26,000. These flat-screen televisions are equipped with special heavy-duty arms that are easier for both patients and staff to move around as needed.
As well the LMH Auxiliary funded a special table ($1,214) with four different table height settings for the ECU common room. It makes it easier for residents of differing heights to be seated comfortably as well as residents who are wheelchair bound. It also funded two washable armchairs with adjustable height legs ($607).
2015
The Lady Minto Hospital Auxiliary Society donated 10 Overbed tables ($4,260) and 10 Bedside Cabinets ($4,044) for use in the Acute Care Unit.
2014
In 2014, our auxiliary donated a special bath stretcher($18,074) to make it safer and easier to give the residents of the Extended Care Unit baths, and roller shades for rooms in the Acute Care wing ($5,203) .
2013
Last year the Lady Minto Hospital Auxiliary Society donated a storage shed ($1,457) to support maintenance of the garden used by residents of the Extended Care Unit.
2012
In 2012, the Lady Minto Hospital Auxiliary Society donated a ROHO Selectair Max Mattress System ($10,783.50) used for therapeutic for pressure relief and five 13” HCI LCD TVs ($4,504.50) for use in the Extended Care resident rooms at Lady Minto Hospital.
2011
In 2011, the auxiliary donated a Meiko bedpan washer disinfector ($13,492.70). It makes changing bedpans quicker and more sanitary for the nursing staff. As well, 3 wheelchairs ($5,200) were provided that are suitable for daily use by ECU residents.
2010
In 2010, the auxiliary donated a Theracair Mattress, 25 lightweight, washable comforters, a Phillips brand cardiac monitor for use in the emergency room and 2 stretchers (Total $51, 787.27). The Theracair mattress is used for patients who have very limited mobility. It is much more comfortable for them and helps avoid pressure sores.
2009
In 2009, the auxiliary donated geriatric chairs and a maternity bed (Total $26,895.65). The maternity bed is highly manoeuvrable and has many features to help both the mother-to-be and the nursing staff. The same year, the auxiliary also donated a TV and sleeper chair for family use in the ECU Palliative Care Suite (Total $3,253.57).
2008 and 2007
In 2008, a special dishwasher suitable for use in a hospital was provided for the Extended Care Unit (ECU) in order to help clear up after tea time and other occasions.
In 2007, the auxiliary donated a special Sterling brand geriatric chair ($2,431.75), a Level 1 Rapid Fluid Infuser ($21,154.73), mattresses and commodes ($61,002.85), 10 TV’s for the Extended (Complex) Care Unit along with over-bed tables ($22,061.70).
