Presidents' and Chair's Message
It is with pleasure that we report on the activities of the past year in this, our 2010-11 Community Stewardship Report. Inspiring acts of kindness by donors and volunteers, memorable community events, and major health care milestones across our organization characterized the experience of the past year for St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation.
Because of your support, our Foundation received $6.1 million in donations this past year. The difficult economy of the past two years has greatly affected the charitable sector across Canada; at St. Joseph’s we are grateful for the many gifts from our donors and volunteers from across the region who continued to support our work so generously, even in challenging times.
Each gift made a real difference in the lives of people in our community, and helped in our ability to grant more than $5.4 million to care, education and research across the many programs and care sites of St. Joseph’s Health Care London. These grants were key to continuing exceptional frontline care through a wide variety of projects, including:
- pediatric training for nurse examiners working in the sexual assault centre
- videoconferencing equipment for the London’s Assertive Community Treatment team that provides care to those in our community with mental illness
- shower trollies for frail elderly residents
- research to advance treatments for those living with serious urological conditions
In the past year, the Foundation continued its commitment to ensuring all activities deliver appropriate financial returns, while working with our health care leaders to define future priorities.
Through story-telling and the use of new digital mediums, the Foundation continued to enrich the public’s understanding of our work, and that of our local health care system. Making so much of this work possible are hospital and Foundation staff, who remain dedicated to the values and mission of the organization.
Volunteers continue to be key in our Foundation’s work, whether it’s in helping to present fundraising events, guide policy development, approve grants or to tell our story in the community. Their gifts of time, critical thought and knowledge builds our success and strengthens our accountability to the community.
Under the leadership of new president and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Gillian Kernaghan, St. Joseph’s is engaged in an exciting new strategic visioning process. The Foundation is committed to working closely with hospital leadership to help define the future of patient care at St. Joseph’s.
Through our Community Stewardship Report we are pleased to share with you some of the special highlights of the past year and our financial performance. Our website features a number of stories that more fully illustrate the tremendous impact of donor support on care, education and research, and provides our consolidated financial statements.
As always, thank you for your continued support of our work.
