NEWS RELEASE
ST. MARY'S GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
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On June 10th, it was a sea of red at St. Mary’s General Hospital and throughout the community! Companies, teams and individuals rallied together to fundraise, exceeding the Manulife $200,000 match, which all combined totals of $660,000 raised to help bring the first MRI home to St. Mary’s, with donations still coming in! Through RedDAY, Manulife and St. Mary’s General Hospital continue to show their commitment to health and well-being across our communities.
"We are thrilled that Manulife once again extended their RedDAY donation match campaign, rallying support to help bring the first MRI home to St. Mary’s. Seeing the community step up and exceed this challenge is a great testament to the support this community provides to St. Mary’s every day!” explains Susan Dusick, President, St. Mary's General Hospital Foundation.
St. Mary’s is the only hospital in the Waterloo Region without an MRI machine and the only Regional Cardiac Care Centre in the entire province without MRI capabilities. MRI is vital for diagnosing a wide variety of cardiac conditions, ranging from coronary disease to cardiomyopathy, to congenital heart disease. Presently, all St. Mary's patients requiring an MRI exam are put in a queue and sent to Grand River Hospital. Shuffling fragile cardiac patients back and forth between hospitals for diagnostic testing adds unnecessary stress to their health care journey.
Donations are still welcomed and can be given here.
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