Your Donation Will Help Buy Equipment for the Almonte General Hospital

Your donation will help buy equipment for the Almonte General Hospital

As the renovation and expansion of the Almonte General Hospital (AGH) nears completion, the AGH/Fairview Manor Foundation is gearing up to raise funds to buy Hospital equipment.

“The Hospital has more than $540,000 in medical equipment requests for 2008-09,” says Foundation Executive Director Gerry Huddleston. “This equipment will enhance patient care in almost every area of AGH.”

The Emergency Department equipment request list includes a portable ultrasound machine ($51,800), a vital signs monitor for triage ($6,000), a portable Doppler to assess blood flow through arteries ($1,500), two cardiac monitors ($14,000 each) and a defibrillator ($3,000).

The Obstetrical Unit would like to purchase a labour and delivery room bed ($30,000), two wall-mounted vital signs monitors ($2,000 each), two fetal heart monitors ($5,000 each), a med cart ($6,000), five recliners for patient rooms ($2,000 each) and a cautery to seal blood vessels ($5,000).

The Medical/Surgical Unit would like to acquire two wall-mounted blood pressure cuffs ($6,000 each).

The operating and recovery rooms need a med cart ($6,000), two wall-mounted vital signs monitors ($2,000 each), a wire shelving unit ($1,760), a stretcher ($5,000), hysterscopes for internal examinations ($15,300), a laproscopic tower to use technology to view internal organs ($52,000), and pressure support ventilation software to enhance anaesthetic equipment ($4,500).

The Rosamond Unit would like to buy four electric beds ($7,000 each), two med carts ($6,000 each), two pressure relief mattresses ($2,500 each), a replacement floor lift ($13,000) and two ceiling lifts ($7,000 each).

Equipment needed for the Pharmacy includes a laptop computer ($1,200), fridge with freezer ($4,000) and a pharmacy information system ($5,000). Physiotherapy needs a replacement traction package ($12,000), a recumbent bike ($2,500) and a neuromuscular electrical stimulator ($1,200).

The Ultrasound Department needs a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) scanner ($12,000).

The largest items on the list are an autoclave to sterilize instruments for $100,000 and a radiology information system, which costs $75,000.

To make a donation to help purchase equipment, please call Gerry Huddleston at 613-256-2514, ext. 2297, or send an email to .