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VOLUME 3 / ISSUE 1 / SPRING 2021 Honour A Newsletter For Supporters Of Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Foundation 10 COVID-19 A Look at the Pandemic One Year Later
EDITOR IN CHIEF: Mark Riczu
EDITOR/DESIGNER: Sarah Petrie
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
—
Dr. Nancy Harris, CHAIR What's
Inside
Amanda Reynolds, VICE CHAIR
David Power, TREASURER
Stephanie Worthington, SECRETARY
Greg Parker, PAST CHAIR
John Cameron
Dr. Svetlana Carrigan
Julie Emery
Hanan Fahmy
Raquel Ness
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Doug Varty
Ron Shulman, OSMH REPRESENTATIVE
Mark Riczu, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Carmine Stumpo, OSMH PRESIDENT & CEO
Community Difference
STAFF
—
Makers
Meaghan Byrnes
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, ANNUAL GIVING
Sandy Davis
STEWARDSHIP & DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
Sarah Petrie
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COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Mark Riczu JD/MBA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Time for an Upgrade
Jeff Sieger Soldiers' MRI Replacement Project
DATA MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
Lisa Stanley CFRE
DIRECTOR, FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT
Kaitlyn St. Pierre
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, ANNUAL GIVING
Lisa Wanamaker 10
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MAJOR GIFTS
Brittany Wilson
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MAJOR GIFTS COVID-19: One Year
Later
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Charlee's Run 2021
found@osmh.on.ca / 705 . 325 . 6464
osmhfoundation.ca
@OSMHFoundation
Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Foundation
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Executive
Message
I finally think it's possible to be hopeful. For a while there,
it just felt like it was a betrayal of our efforts to fight the
pandemic, to even think about the post-COVID future. But
now I feel hopeful.
That's not to say that we don't face new COVID variants
and a "third wave", but rather, that our continued vigilance in taking COVID precautions and the
vaccination effort will overcome these threats in the foreseeable future.
What then? Will we still wear masks and avoid large crowds? Will life simply continue in shades of
grey? I think not.
Humans are social animals — and never more so than after a long winter in hibernation. It's no
surprise that the Roaring Twenties followed the Spanish Flu pandemic, or that the prosperous
& techy 1950s followed WWII. When humanity is put to the test, we inevitably emerge from the
crucible forged anew — more our best selves than ever before.
As you read this issue of Honour, you'll see stories of innovation, like our "not-so-classic" golf
tournament; stories of entrepreneurial spirit, like Apple Annie's "Showin' the Love" fundraiser;
stories of communities working in partnership, like Rama First Nation's investment in new mental
health rooms for our Emergency Department; stories of compassion, like 5-year-old Cora emptying
her piggy bank to support the Hospital; and stories of shifting paradigms, as Dave and Mallory
Holmes have done in creating Charlee's Run to break the silence surrounding pregnancy and infant
loss.
These forces: innovation, entrepreneurship, community, compassion, paradigm shifts, and so many
others, will define the next decade. Get ready for quality time with friends and family, but also
more parties and events, exciting new businesses, significant medical advances, and perhaps most
importantly, new ways of knowing and appreciating our place in the world. Deeper connections to
nature, greater compassion for humanity, and more fellowship, even in the company of strangers.
This is my hope for the future...bring on the Roaring Twenty Twenties!
Yours sincerely,
Mark Riczu
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 03
Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Foundation
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Community Difference
Makers
What's Happening in the Soldiers' Community
PHOTO: The Beer Store
team presents a cheque
for $42,133 to Mark Riczu,
Executive Director, OSMH
Foundation outside the
Old Muskoka Road store.
Pictured from L-R are
Randy Scott, Brad Judd,
Brian Worsley, Melissa
Knapp, Brett Barrowman
and Mark Riczu.
BOTTLE DRIVE AT LOCAL BEER STORES NETS
$42,133 FOR SOLDIERS'
Orillians who popped a top or two over the The money raised from the bottle drive
summer months and donated their empties to will have a big impact on the health of the
The Beer Store’s bottle drive helped raise an community. The funds were put towards
incredible $42,133 to support Orillia Soldiers’ fighting the pandemic long-term by purchasing
Memorial Hospital. COVID-19 related supplies and equipment.
This fundraising campaign was part of The “Early on, we started receiving phone calls
Beer Store’s company-wide initiative to raise from the public asking about the bottle drive,”
funds for local hospitals and food banks across said Kaitlyn St. Pierre, Development Officer
the province. In Orillia, that started as a small of Annual Giving with the OSMH Foundation.
initiative and morphed into a large donation to “People were excited to be able to help out
Soldiers’ COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness just by cleaning out their garage and donating
Fund. their empty bottles. We’re so grateful to the
Atherley Road and Old Muskoka Road stores
“The community got behind the idea and ran for putting on this drive and to our community
with it,” said John Jones, District Manager, The for responding in such a huge way.”
Beer Store. “The two Orillia stores managed to
raise a significant amount – more than other The Beer Store’s fundraising campaign ran
communities with more locations – which from April to Labour Day and raised $2.3
certainly says a lot about the generosity of our million across Ontario.
Orillia customers.” 04
ZEHRS CHECK OUT DONATIONS ADD UP
PHOTO: The Orillia Zehrs store
team presents a cheque for
$4,879.91 to Mark Riczu of the
OSMH Foundation.
From August 20th to September 7th, upon the generosity of our community.”
checking out with their groceries, customers
shopping at Orillia’s Zehrs store on Coldwater “These community-led fundraisers are so
Road were asked to make a $2 donation in exciting for us,” said Mark Riczu, Executive
support of Soldiers’ Paediatric Department. Director, OSMH Foundation. “Our fantastic
community business partners like Zehrs Orillia
These small gifts added up to a $4,879.91 make it easy for any of us to make a small
donation to Soldiers’. contribution that makes a difference in a big
way.”
“Our store’s charitable giving initiatives
are known to out-raise other stores in the The team at Zehrs looks forward to hosting
province,” shared Fraser Cole, Zehrs Orillia another fundraiser this year.
Assistant Manager. “This is a true testament to
APPLE ANNIE'S SHOWS LOVE FOR SOLDIERS'
WITH VALENTINE'S DAY FUNDRAISER
Apple Annie’s Cafe donated $500 to Soldiers’ as a
result of their “Showin’ the Love” fundraiser. When
customers purchased a Valentine’s treat or sale
merchandise, the cafe donated $1 to the Hospital.
Over the course of a month, the donations added
up. Owners Susan and Nancy Willsey shared that
customers were happy to participate, often adding
their own contributions. “OSMH is much in our
thoughts these days,” they said. “We wanted to
PHOTO: Apple Annie’s donated $1 from
show our gratitude for the role you play in the
the sale of Valentine’s Day treats like
community.” these to Soldiers’.
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CHIPPEWAS OF RAMA $115,000 DONATION
IMPROVES CARE AT SOLDIERS'
A $115,000 donation from Rama of care in our critical care areas. Chi
First Nation, made over three miigwech.”
years, will support the purchase of
Medication Dispensing Cabinets and Historically, Soldiers’ has played
a Mental Health Safe Room in the a key role in Rama’s health care
Emergency Department of Orillia program, providing emergency and
Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital. ongoing care to members from
birth to death. With the support
Rama First Nation Chief and of Soldiers’, a First Nation Patient
Council announced the donation Navigator program is now in place Rama’s Director of Health
in February as continuation of a to support aboriginal patients in and Social Services, Leanne
longstanding healthcare relationship connecting with medical resources. McRae-Douglas said, “We
between the First Nation and the are truly grateful for the
Hospital. During the pandemic, Soldiers’ ongoing partnership and the
assisted Rama’s Health Care team in strengthened relationship
“It’s an honour to work in becoming trained administrators for that has been developed with
partnership with Rama First Nation, COVID testing. OSMH provided test OSMH. It is through these very
supporting the health and wellbeing results so that Rama could react important partnerships that
of the community,” said Carmine quickly to prevent spread in our we are able to create a unified
Stumpo, President and CEO of community. This relationship is one team approach for increased
OSMH. “We are truly grateful for this of the keys to integrated health care effectiveness of services and
incredible donation to OSMH, which services in Rama First Nation. improved health outcomes of
will enhance the quality and safety our community members”.
5-YEAR-OLD EMPTIES
PIGGY BANK FOR MRI
When a letter from the OSMH Foundation
arrived at five-year-old Cora’s house, she asked
her mom what it was all about.
Upon learning that she was born at Soldiers’
and the Hospital was in need of a new MRI,
Cora marched right up to her room and
dumped her piggy bank.
She found $0.64 (or several pieces of money)
and asked her mom if she could donate it
along with this note. Her mom topped up the
donation and sent it in to us.
Thank you, Cora, for your generous donation! 06
Time
for an
Upgrade
SOLDIERS' MRI REPLACEMENT PROJECT
Picture an old car. One that except during routine and prioritized according to tiered
might be good enough to unscheduled maintenance. It guidelines set out by the
take down the street to the performs diagnostic tests to province. A non-emergency
grocery store, but not across give doctors an inside look at knee scan might be low on
the country on a road trip. It what is going on within their the priority list, but a test for
works, but it’s not at its prime patients. a suspected cancer diagnosis
and it’s not worth fixing when would be considered a high
it makes more sense to get a “There is a lot of confusion priority. Wait times for those
new one. about what the MRI is and scans vary accordingly.
where it fits in a doctor’s
That’s the current situation toolkit,” explained Dr. Noah It’s important to note that
with the magnetic resonance Wortsman, Chief of Radiology the MRI is a limited resource
imaging (MRI) machine at at Soldiers’. “It is not the reserved for cases that
Soldiers’. The Hospital’s unit only tool we rely on, but in require specialized imaging.
has seen a lot of kilometres. conjunction with the rest of For Dr. Peter Daniel, a family
It and the specially shielded our diagnostic imaging fleet, physician serving the Orillia
room that it is housed in are it is a very powerful problem- area for more than 30 years
both aging and in need of solving device that helps get and the lead physician for
replacement. us answers for our patients.” the Orillia Family Health
Organization, having this
The MRI is a workhorse MRI scans are performed vital tool in our community is
that has been in constant on both inpatients and important for the wellbeing of
operation since it was outpatients for a variety of his patients.
installed 14 years ago, different reasons and they are 07
PHOTO: MRI Technologist
Luc Pharand reviews
patient images as they are
generated during the MRI
scan.
“When one of my patients concern and report their with a new machine,” Pharand
has multiple sclerosis or has findings back to referring described. “Because of its
possibly had a stroke, for physicians, like Dr. Daniel, who age, the machine also goes
example, the MRI is often the use these reports to make down unexpectedly, meaning
best imaging tool,” explained treatment plans for their that we have to cancel exams
Dr. Daniel. patients. until maintenance is complete
or replacement parts are
“With many joint problems, The room in which the MRI is sourced. The magnet needs
or to follow the progress housed must be completely much more unscheduled
of cancer treatments, an shielded from radio maintenance than ever before,
MRI also may be needed. frequencies (RF). There are which ends up delaying
The ability to have these two reasons for this; one is to valuable care to our patients
tests done close to home stop any outside signals from and their loved ones.”
in a timely manner reduces interfering with the scan and
inconvenience and stress for the second is to protect the According to Pharand, an
patients dealing with these surrounding spaces, people upgraded MRI suite will mean
difficult situations.” and medical equipment a better patient experience
from the power of the MRI’s overall. “A new machine scans
What makes the MRI so magnet. Soldiers’ RF shielding faster, with more accuracy
effective is the powerful has started to show signs of and allows us to complete
magnet at its core. The wear. more tests that we currently
MRI machine uses a strong cannot do,” he said. “In terms
magnetic field and radio MRI technologists like Luc of patient comfort, new MRI
waves to produce dynamic Pharand work in teams of scanners also have a wider
images of organs and two to admit, scan and test opening which helps to
structures without using patients. The current set up reduce claustrophobia — one
radiation. Radiologists like poses some challenges. of the major fears patients
Dr. Wortsman interpret have about MRI exams —
these images to identify “Exams with our MRI take and come equipped with
abnormalities or areas of much longer than they would entertainment systems to 08
Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Foundation
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SOLDIERS’ MRI
AT A GLANCE
relax patients and help keep important tests that they can
them calm for the duration of currently get right here.”
their scans.”
As you might imagine,
For our community’s this project is no small
doctors, the MRI is a valuable undertaking and it comes with
diagnostic tool. Even during a large price tag. The scope
this pandemic year, Soldiers’ of replacing the MRI and its
MRI performed close to housing is about $3 million.
7,000 scans to aid physicians
in diagnosing and treating “At this point, the community Current machine
challenging conditions has raised a pretty impressive is 14 years old
right here in Orillia. Without $616,000 of that amount,”
support from the community, explained Mark Riczu,
this may not be the case in Executive Director of the
the future. OSMH Foundation. “By
working together, we hope we
“It’s incredible that a can close the remaining gap
community of our size has to ensure that our community
an MRI at all,” expressed continues to have an MRI for
Dr. Wortsman. “It’s a great important diagnostic tests.”
asset for us to have for our
patients.” 7,000 scans in pandemic year,
8,100 usually
“While the MRI is just one
tool, we have come to rely To make a donation to
heavily on this device in many Soldiers’ MRI project, please
situations,” shared Dr. Daniel. visit osmhfoundation.ca/donate
“Without it, patients would or call the Foundation Office
have to travel elsewhere for at 705.325.6464.
MRI FUNDRAISING PROGRESS
$3,000,000
Uses a 1.5 tesla magnet
to create magnetic field
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
Replacement project costs
$3,000,000
COVID-19: One Year Later
Around this time last year, scale many of us have never At the outset of the
the world as we knew it was experienced before. Curbing pandemic, the Hospital
flipped upside down. What the spread of the virus has experienced a shortage
started as information about meant sacrifice and personal of personal protection
a mysterious virus trickling struggle for the benefit of equipment. Local businesses
in from around the world others. and individuals answered the
slowly started creeping call for donations. They gave
closer to home, transforming It is this sentiment that has up what they had to keep our
into a global pandemic, fear, inspired Mark Riczu, Executive frontline workers safe during
lockdowns and uncertainty. Director of the OSMH the early months when much
Fast forward to now, much Foundation, the most. “At a was unknown.
of that remains the same. time when, of necessity, we
We must ask ourselves, are rightly worried about our “Our supporters have
after 12 months of living in own personal safety and that conveyed strong support and
a pandemic world, what of our friends and family, the appreciation for our frontline
have we learned from this fact that our community has staff, recognizing that they
experience as a healthcare prioritized the greater good, are doing some of the most
organization and foundation? and the degree to which difficult work, and under
people have supported our gruelling circumstances,”
We’ve been required to hospital — that has blown me acknowledged Riczu.
cooperate as a society on a away,” he offered. 10Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Foundation
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“The staff’s hard work and successful when we are all patients and each other. We
sacrifice is really inspiring our working together.” have learned that plans for
donors.” a new hospital have to take
Dr. Nancy Merrow, Soldiers’ equally into account the
That comes as no surprise Chief of Staff, echoed those wellbeing of our staff with the
to Soldiers’ President and same sentiments. “Our health and recovery of our
CEO, Carmine Stumpo. To pandemic partnerships have patients.”
him, the Hospital’s biggest been the key to our success
strength has always been its so far,” she explained. We’ve been acutely aware
people, and, over the last 12 of the human impact of this
months, this belief has only “The Couchiching Family pandemic from the start.
strengthened. “I have been Health Team, paramedics, News stories from overseas
continually impressed by the Helping Hands and other initially introduced us to the
resilience and creativity of our community providers, long virus and the human cost
staff in the response through term care, all of these working of hospital overcrowding,
each phase of the pandemic,” together with the hospital.” ventilator shortages and
he expressed. exhausted medical teams.
According to Dr. Merrow, While we’ve been lucky to
“The entire OSMH team the pandemic has not only have learned from those
continues to rise to the reinforced the importance of experiences and adjusted our
challenge, despite an truly integrated healthcare response accordingly, the toll
incredibly long year, to stay networks but has also on our skilled care teams has
focused on serving the demonstrated an often been, and continues to be,
community and keeping each overlooked issue: caring huge.
other safe.” for the health and welfare
of everyone involved in Last April, Dr. Rebecca
At the outset of the administering that care. Van Iersel was tasked with
pandemic, Stumpo leading Soldiers’ special
encouraged cooperation to “Our people are our most COVID Unit. Looking back
beat the virus. Since then, precious resource,” she at the challenges of the last
“what has become clear,” he emphasized. 12 months, she credits the
said “is the community isn’t resiliency of the healthcare
just the first line of defence “We need to consider the long teams for their ability to keep
but has to be integrated in all term effects of this pandemic going. “We’ve had to adapt,
lines of defence against this on the physical, mental and pivot, respond and respond
pandemic. We are connected spiritual health of our staff so again as the situation has
at every level and will be most they can continue to support morphed around us,” she
PHOTO: Out of necessity, some of the Hospital's
traditional meeting spaces and training rooms, like
this one, were transformed to give staff a safe place
to remove their PPE during their breaks and meals.
11PHOTO: Most of Soldiers' rooms are set up to care for more PHOTO: An aging building and limited space has meant
than one patient at a time, which goes against most modern finding creative solutions to modify existing areas to
infection control protocols. enhance patient care during this pandemic.
explained. “There has been We have been fortunate too great. There is a limit to
no stable footing … We’ve as a community, and as a how much you can update
experienced learning curves in hospital, to have been able to something that is decades
the jobs we thought we were manage our way through this past the current standards.
experts in.” pandemic as well as we have, The fact that we are so tight
to date. A modern hospital on space has meant less
Adaptation and learning will provide far greater flexibility with our visitor
on the fly are the common protection and capacity policy during the pandemic,
threads that weave to care for those with the for example.”
throughout this pandemic, so greatest need.”
it makes sense that the list of In this ongoing medical crisis,
lessons learned is long. Dr. Merrow believes a new changes to the Hospital’s
hospital on a new site is the current spaces in response
For Hospital leadership, one answer. “Anyone who has lived to COVID-19 have impacted
of the biggest nuggets of through a renovation knows patients and staff alike. It
wisdom to come out of this what that is like and given the has meant fewer areas for
is a reflection of the Hospital choice, most people would staff to eat lunch or take
building itself. “The pandemic live elsewhere during the breaks, more restrictions
has only strengthened our construction,” she observed. and changing capacities for
resolve toward advocating patients and their visitors,
for a new hospital in Orillia,” “Rebuilding in phases and Soldiers’ Facilities and
disclosed Stumpo. through serial demolition and IT Departments finding
rebuilding over a 10-15 year creative solutions within
“Our dated infrastructure with period while providing care the Hospital’s limitations.
mostly multi-patient rooms in spaces adjacent to active Last spring, the Foundation
goes against most current construction, the impact on created the COVID-19
infection control standards. our patients and people is Emergency Preparedness
PHOTO: The vaccination roll out has
already begun at Soldiers' and in the
surrounding community. 12PHOTO: The Hospital's COVID-19 Assessment Centre had to be moved to Rotary Place
when demand became too high for the on-site facility to handle. Soldiers' IT and
Facilities Departments created offices, a lab, and testing stations in the empty arena.
Fund in response to some of at this time, Stumpo remains found a way to see light in
the needs arising out of the optimistic. “Everyone is tired,” the darkness of the last 12
developing situation. he reflected. months.
“The COVID-19 Emergency “We see the light at the end “Every day in the Hospital I
Preparedness Fund enabled of the tunnel with the mass see moments of tenderness,
us to stabilize our supply of vaccination strategy coming humanity, caring and hope,”
PPE, make investments in to fruition. We need to finish she shared.
critical technology, such as strong, keeping all necessary
ventilators, and support our precautions until such time “I feel immense gratitude
staff with wellness initiatives that widespread transmission for every human encounter I
to build their endurance is stopped. We will get have. Whenever I get to look
as they tackle this COVID through this.” into another person’s eyes,
marathon,” expressed Riczu. I’m aware that I don’t know
When the scope of the when the last time was that
“It has also allowed us to pandemic first became they saw another person, sat
invest in some of the spaces apparent, Dr. Van Iersel wrote and talked. It has highlighted
that required reworking for a letter to the community the humanity in healthcare,
the pandemic and areas to explaining what we knew and I hope when things return
improve staff wellness.” of the situation at that time to ‘normal’ we are all able
and asking for support for to prioritize those things we
The compassion, generosity the COVID-19 Emergency missed the most and hold
and support of the community Preparedness Fund. The them dear.”
for the Hospital and its staff response to her letter was
have been heartening for overwhelming with over
all. And while the collective $500,000 raised to date.
COVID exhaustion is obvious She and her colleagues have
PHOTO: After 12 months of working
through a pandemic, Hospital
leadership agrees that building a
new hospital on a new site is the best
solution for the future health of this
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Event Profile
REGISTER TODAY FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL
CHARLEE'S RUN VIRTUAL EVENT
Every second counts when deliveries don’t
go according to plan. The Panda Warmers
give healthcare teams the best chance of a
successful outcome for high-risk newborns and
moms by combining all the intervention tools
necessary in one place.
The Panda Warmers will replace the outdated
newborn care set up currently located in the
birthing suites and, according to the team
at the Hospital, this piece of equipment
will revolutionize neonatal resuscitation at
Soldiers’.
PHOTO: Dave and Mallory Holmes during Charlee's Run 2020. On May 8th, 2021, please join us in
Participants will once again be running separately to combat the #RunningTogetherApart as a community to
spread of COVID-19.
show support for all those who have had to say
goodbye much too soon.
We all know someone affected by pregnancy
or infant loss, whether we’re aware of it or not. Register today at CharleesRun.com.
Many times, these heartbreaks are dealt with
in silence and those hurting struggle to find
support. Charlee’s Run is an outlet for those PHOTO: Charlee's Run 2021
who have experienced loss to find their voice will support the purchase of
two Panda Bedded Warmers
within a community of support. for Soldiers' Obstetrics Unit.
The 5th Annual Charlee’s Run will be held
virtually, once again, on May 8th, 2021. This
event was created by Dave and Mallory Holmes
to honour the memory of their daughter
Charlee Clare Holmes. Over the past four
years, more than $185,000 has been raised
for Neonatal and Paediatric needs at Orillia
Soldiers' Memorial Hospital.
Every year, more than 1,000 babies are born
at Soldiers’ and some of these infants need a
little extra help at birth. Charlee’s Run 2021 will
support the purchase of two Panda Bedded
Warmers with Resuscitation Units. 14Upcoming Events
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24TH ANNUAL
SOLDIERS'
HOSPITAL
NOT-SO-CLASSIC
For 2021, the 24th Annual Soldiers’ Hospital participants can redeem on their own time
Not-So-Classic is a hybrid event that offers all summer long. Each golfer also receives a
participants the opportunity to golf and dine special VIP package with fun goodies!
on their own time for a great cause.
There will also be an online raffle and silent
With the concern of COVID-19 still top of mind, auction that will wrap up on June 25th, 2021.
this event will bring golfers and community
members together without the large gatherings Since 1997, the OSMH Foundation’s golf event
of past Hospital Classics. has raised more than $2.3 million towards
critical care programs and new equipment.
Last year, the quick onset of the global
pandemic forced the cancellation of the event If you would like to sponsor the event or have
altogether. This year, the event will proceed in a a silent auction item to donate, please contact
unique way. events@osmh.on.ca. To purchase a golf and
dine package, or for more information about
Local restaurants and golf courses have the 24th Annual Hospital Not-So-Classic, visit
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