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Your Money at Work
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As shown at right, the majority of
the Foundation’s revenue (86.7%) is invested directly in health care improvement projects. A
small portion (13.3%) is used to cover fundraising costs, and the administrative expenses of the
BMP Foundation. (These figures are readjusted annually in accordance with the Foundation’s
revenues and expenses over the previous five-year period.)
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To access the BMP Hospital Foundation audited financial statements for Fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, please click here.
2008-2009: Your Financial Support Makes a Huge
Difference!
The BMP Foundation invested $1,276,000 in
new equipment and programs, training, enhanced
technology, facilities and service improvements for the BMP
Hospital and the broader CSSS La Pommeraie in 2008-2009, reported Foundation President Pierre
Marziali at the Foundation’s annual general meeting held in St. Armand, on August 31, 2009.
McLean-Zeller initiative completed:
Over $644,000 of that money was invested in designated care
& operating improvements, with the completion of the new McLean-Zeller Pavilion, providing new
learning centre and meeting rooms, modernized nursing stations, and many other key improvements
throughout a number of the BMP departments.
Additional investments in equipment include:
- $177,000 for a new ultrasound unit for
the BMP Medical Imagery unit
- $52,941 for a new ultrasound unit for the BMP
Emergency unit
- $44,800 for specialized mattress, bedding and bathing
equipment for long-term care clients
- $40,200 for additional orthopedic
surgical equipment and systems
- $34,557 for additional equipment for the
Hospital’s Birthing unit, including new beds, a specialized bassinet for light
therapy for newborns, a new humidification unit, a Neopuff respiration unit, and oxygen re-warming
equipment
- $25,714 for physical improvements within the BMP pediatric
facilities
- $20,405 for a new monitor-defibrillator for the BMP Emergency
unit
- $17,400 for ”bed helper” units for hospitalized and
home care patients
- $10,200 for Mediplan software for better patient and
client management
- $3,900 for improved food delivery equipment and
services
Investments in
additional programs and facilities include: - $68,800 to help the CSSS La Pommeraie prepare and submit necessary request and
analysis documentation for securing 60 additional long-term care beds for the region. This
initiative is deemed critical, long term, in helping to free up BMP beds for chronic care patients
- $40,400 to provide additional parking capacity at the rear of the Hospital
to help alleviate some of the parking stresses at this time and in the future
- $30,000 to assist in locally driven initiatives to recruit
new physicians and health care professionals to our region
And future improvements on the way!
Other commitments to improved health care
which the Foundation is currently underwriting include - $3,000,000 towards the modernization and expansion of the BMP Emergency unit and the
construction of new Integrated External Specialist Clinical facilities within the BMP Hospital
- $2,000,000 towards the construction of
facilities to accommodate 60 additional long term care beds within Brome-Missisquoi
- $125,000 to help acquire and upgrade software to better manage and monitor client
data and files within BMP units
- $68,000 to provide additional
orthopedic surgical equipment and technology
- $63,000 for additional
incubators and foetal monitoring equipment for the BMP Birthing Unit
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$55,000 for the BMP Nursing Extern program to help recruit and retain graduating nurses
- $50,000 to introduce the AMPRO program to help reduce obstetrical risks amongst
expectant mothers within our territory
- $50,000 to help introduce
SYMO, a pilot project within Quebec to better equip CSSSLP home care technicians to monitor
and follow-up patients within their home environments
The BMP Foundation thanks all contributors who are helping to make these
improvements a reality through their generosity and support.
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