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S P R I N G 2 0 2 2 STORIES FROM OUR COMMUNIT Y
A Tense Beginning Leads to Seven Years (and counting)
Of Good Luck for Regina Family
can be very scary. Fortunately, the
medical staff was fantastic, taking the
time to answer all our questions and
calm our nerves. That helped a lot.”
Terra stayed in the Special Care Nursery
for ten days, until her doctor decided she
had grown strong enough to go home.
Today, she’s healthy and strong, living
the life of a typical seven-year-old. She’s
doing very well in school, and enjoys
activities including gymnastics and
swimming lessons.
Terra Bucsis (left) and her younger sister “Our family is just so grateful for the
Rawlco Centre for Mother Baby Care.”
Amy says. “I can’t even imagine how
In April of 2014, Amy Bucsis’ pregnancy Tiny Terra arrived in the world weighing stressful it would have been to have to
was going according to plan. At least it a bit under 4.5 pounds. Amy and Russ travel further away. We’re also thankful
was, until Amy’s doctor told her the baby spent a few moments with her before she for all of the Hospitals of Regina
needed to be delivered by C-section two was taken by the medical team to our Foundation donors. Their support gives
and a half weeks ahead of her due date. Special Care Nursery, a part of our our medical teams access to the best
Fortunately, Amy and her husband Russ NICU for babies who are still premature available technology and equipment,
had our world-class medical team in the but need less critical care. which is literally saving lives.”
Rawlco Centre for Mother Baby Care at
Regina’s General Hospital (RGH) to “Terra’s situation wasn’t necessarily a “Stories like Terra’s bring home the
count on. matter of life and death,” Amy importance of investing in pediatric units
acknowledges. “However, when it’s your like the Rawlco Centre for Mother Baby
“During a routine ultrasound on April 8, first child, and she is so small and frail, it Care,” says Dino Sophocleous, president
they explained to me that my baby wasn’t and CEO Hospitals of Regina
moving much.” says Amy. “She had Foundation. “We are committed to
stopped growing and she needed to be ensuring babies from southern
delivered ASAP. The next day, I was at Saskatchewan and their families have
RGH and Terra was born by C-section a access to the best possible care, right here
short time later.” at home, when they need it the most.”
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yssen Mining
Supports Local
Luna Weimer, cancer survivor
Children’s Cancer Care
As a leader in underground mine Regina’s new children’s cancer clinic will
contracting with projects all across North be built beside our pediatric inpatient
America, you may be surprised to know unit at Regina General Hospital and will
that Thyssen Mining Construction of We are thrilled to announce help families from all over the southern
Canada has called Regina home since the that Thyssen Mining has made half of the province. It will include a
1960s and has deep roots here. With over a five year commitment to help family-friendly reception area and six
100 local employees and over 1,000 our efforts to keep kids health infusion bays in an open environment
employees across North America, care local” says Jessica Rawn, for the delivery of chemotherapy or other
Thyssen Mining supports many director, development at treatments. The infusion bays will have a
organizations and volunteer groups, Hospitals of Regina clear line of site to the nurse’s station for
helping them to build strong Foundation. “Their pledge of careful monitoring of the children. The
communities. Working with local $100,000 will help us invest in clinic will also provide coordinated
organizations, Thyssen Mining seeks to a new children’s cancer clinic follow up care. An estimated two-thirds
create a positive impact where their at Regina General Hospital. of childhood cancer survivors will have at
employees work and live. least one chronic or long-term side effect
from their cancer treatment. This usually
Thyssen Mining has supported Hospitals means regular monitoring by pediatric
of Regina Foundation since 1988, Last year, 28 children from southern specialists. The whole family will benefit
helping the Foundation invest in our Saskatchewan were diagnosed with from a welcoming and coordinated
hospitals so patients can continue to cancer and 160 were actively receiving approach to supporting their child as
receive the best local care possible. cancer treatment or follow up care. they battle their illness.
“This year, we are thrilled to announce Childhood cancer is relatively rare, but
that Thyssen Mining has made a five year when it happens it can be life-
commitment to help our efforts to keep threatening. During what is a scary time
kids health care local” says Jessica Rawn, for children and parents alike, being close
director, development at Hospitals of to home while receiving treatment is of
Regina Foundation. “Their pledge of paramount importance!
$100,000 will help us invest in a new
children’s cancer clinic at Regina General
Hospital.
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Keeping up with the Jones - Regina Couple
Invests in Health Care for the Future
To call Ron and Lovella Jones
community-minded is a bit of an
understatement. If you’ve attended a
major sporting event in Regina in recent
years, chances are you’ve crossed paths
with one, or both members of this
dynamic duo.
Ron and Lovella regularly greet visitors
at Mosaic Stadium in their roles as
Game Day Volunteer Managers for the
Saskatchewan Roughriders. They also
volunteer for the Regina Thunder
football team. Their spirit of
volunteerism extends to hockey, curling,
golf, the annual Queen City Marathon
and the Saskatchewan Winter Games.
With Regina hosting the Grey Cup in
2022, you can expect to see them Ron & Lovella Jones at Regina Pats game
throughout that week as part of the
festival planning committee. Their
community spirit also extends to the community. That was definitely a factor “Choosing to leave a legacy gift in your
health care sector, through their support in our decision-making.” Will is a deeply personal decision,”
of Hospitals of Regina Foundation. Lovella states. “We would certainly
Ron and Lovella felt their gift to encourage anyone to support an
“We retired four years ago, and were Hospitals of Regina Foundation gave organization that aligns with their own
updating our wills recently,” Ron them the most “bang for their buck” and interests and priorities. For us, that’s
explains. “With our interest in the the Foundation’s commitment to Hospitals of Regina Foundation. The
community, supporting the Foundation supporting the best possible health care Foundation’s work literally checked all
through a legacy gift seemed like a for residents of Regina, and across the boxes for us.”
perfect fit.” southern Saskatchewan, really resonated.
“We deeply appreciate the support of
“We felt targeting our gift towards “We can see the Foundation making a Ron and Lovella, and all of our legacy
sports medicine made the most sense,” difference in so many lives,” Ron says. donors,” says Dino Sophocleous,
Lovella continues. “Not only have Ron “Not only are they investing in president and CEO Hospitals of Regina
and I been involved in sports our entire technology and equipment, but their Foundation. “Their generosity will help
lives, but we wanted to ensure our support also helps attract and retain the us invest in the technology our hospitals
support benefitted as many people as best health care professionals to Regina. need, ensuring the people of southern
possible – and sports includes everyone, Quality health care should be available Saskatchewan have access to the best
from young children all the way up to for everyone, and the Foundation helps local health care possible.”
some of the oldest people in our make that a reality.”
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Palliative Care
Provides Comfort
for Regina Family
“Mom passed away a couple of weeks
later,” Linda says. “But I’m so grateful
for the time she had in palliative care. “Our communities are
Honestly, the nurses and all the staff made stronger when we
there are amazing. I describe them as lean into care, kindness,
angels. The work they do in providing and preserving the dignity
Linda and her mother, Irene Piasta care and comfort to terminally ill people of others.”
and their families is just incredible.” Don Morris
When 91-year-old Irene Piasta of Regina RBC Regional Vice President
Every year, many families in Regina and
passed away last year after a brief battle
with cancer, her daughter Linda lost southern Saskatchewan are faced with
more than a mother. “She was my best the emotional and physical challenges of
friend, my companion,” Linda explains. a loved one with terminal illness or
severely life limiting conditions. Our “Our communities are made stronger
“We used to phone each other four when we lean into care, kindness, and
times a day. Losing my mom is like palliative care program provides much
needed comfort and care for these preserving the dignity of others,” shares
losing a huge piece of my heart.” RBC Regional Vice President, Don
patients during the final stages of life. It
Morris. “That is why RBC Foundation
Irene started experiencing back pain also empowers their families to assist in
supports Palliative Care and honours the
around Christmas, 2020. By March, the their care, to prepare for and cope with
medical professionals, caregivers, and
pain had increased to the point where the death of their loved ones, and to
volunteers who choose to give the gift of
she was taken by ambulance to Regina’s ultimately heal and re-join an active life
compassion to those in our community
Pasqua Hospital. That’s when a diagnosis in the community. in their most vulnerable moments.”
of cancer was confirmed.
Thanks to a generous $110,000 “Linda and Irene’s story is a valuable
“We don’t even know how widespread commitment from RBC Foundation in reminder of the importance of
the cancer was,” Linda states. “She didn’t 2020 and 2021, the Foundation was supporting palliative care in our
want any treatment, no diagnostic tests, able to make important investments in community,” says Jessica Rawn, director
nothing. She just wanted to go out on the priority needs of the Palliative Care of development, Hospitals of Regina
her own terms, as comfortable and pain In-Patient Unit at Pasqua Hospital, as Foundation. “The support of
free as possible.” well as Palliative Homecare Services. The community minded partners like the
investments in equipment such as slings, RBC Foundation helps our palliative
After a short stint in an assisted living lifts, and air mattresses will be used every care teams make a very difficult time a
facility, Irene returned to Pasqua day to help patients and families. bit easier for terminally ill patients and
Hospital in May 2021, this time their families.”
entering the Palliative Care Unit.
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Kinsmen Foundation gift
Helps Thousands Live Better Lives
“The support of partners
like the Kinsmen
Foundation is invaluable.
Thanks to them, our
neighbours, friends and
loved ones have access to
the best local health care
possible.”
Dino Sophocleous
President and CEO
Hospitals of Regina Foundation
GI medical team using existing imaging system
Our digestive system is central to our people who suffer with GI conditions or “The support of partners like the
body’s ability to digest food, absorb diseases live better lives. Kinsmen Foundation is invaluable,”
nutrients and eliminate waste. Problems says Dino Sophocleous, president and
with this body system impact our overall ”The Kinsmen Foundation was pleased CEO, Hospitals of Regina Foundation.
health, can dramatically decrease our to help fund this important initiative,” “Thanks to them, our neighbours,
quality of life and, in some instances, says Board Chair Lyndsay L’Heureux. friends and loved ones have access to
may even be fatal. “We know that our gift will help out the best local health care possible.”
the thousands of people in
Hospitals of Regina Foundation is
Saskatchewan who rely on the GI Unit
investing $1.7 million in our
at the Pasqua Hospital every year.”
Gastrointestinal (GI) Unit at Pasqua
Hospital to replace a specialized imaging
system and other equipment which will The GI Unit at Pasqua Hospital is the
help our specialists provide the best care only one in the province which
possible. In a typical year, our GI performs a double balloon enteroscopy,
specialists see more than 14,000 people a specialized procedure to view the
and perform more than 12,000 whole small bowel to allow for the
procedures to save lives and improve diagnosis and treatment of a variety of
quality of life. conditions, including vascular lesions
and tumors. Thousands of people from
A generous gift of $100,000 from the across the province are referred here
Kinsmen Foundation in 2021 is helping each year.
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2021 Fall Home Lottery
A Huge Success
Our Home Lottery program continues
to surprise and impress us through the
great support of our amazing
community. For the third time in the
history of the Lottery’s 50/50 Add-On,
the total reached over $1 Million in the
fall of 2021! Thank you Saskatchewan
for this amazing response. This proves, as
we long suspected, that the people of this
province are the most generous in the
country.
The funds raised by our fall lottery will,
as always, stay in southern Saskatchewan
to support local pediatrics and the
greatest needs in Regina’s three hospitals,
which serve the entire southern half of
our great province. Dale Scott, winner of Grand Prize Showhome and $30,000 cash with Dino Sophocleous,
President and CEO, Hospitals of Regina Foundation
We are very pleased to announce the
winners of our 2021 Fall Home Lottery.
Dale Scott of Regina is the winner of the
Ripplinger built $1.2 Million Grand
Prize Showhome and $30,000 CASH.
Our Early Bird winner, Andrea Hubenig
of Regina won the $700,000 Ripplinger
built Lakefront Cottage, and Russell and
Lynda Peterson of Regina took home a
whopping $576,825 in yet another
record breaking 50/50 Add-On prize.
Hundreds of additional winners won
cars, vacations, cash and other prizes.
Congratulations to all our winners, big
and small. Your continued support allows
us to help our hospitals deliver the best
heath care possible and make lives better
for everyone in Regina and southern Russell and Lynda Peterson, winner of $576,825 with Dino Sophocleous, President and CEO,
Saskatchewan. Hospitals of Regina Foundation
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World-class Cardiac Care
Gives Local Man a New Lease on Life
On February 28, 2016, Don Don said. “I owe them everything.
encountered difficulty breathing while at Thanks to them, I was able to celebrate
home in east Regina. He was rushed to my 65th birthday, in February 2022,
RGH, where he was diagnosed with a with my 93-year-old dad and other
pulmonary edema, a condition caused by family members. That’s a gift I’ll never be
excess fluid in the lungs as a result of the able to repay.”
problems with his heart. Our
cardiologists needed to insert a couple of “Don’s story is an important reminder of
Don and his father at his 65th birthday celebration
stents into Don’s blood vessels that same how fortunate we are to have the CCU
night, to clear up blockages. Over the at the Mosaic Heart Centre in our
course of the next eight months, he community,” says Lisa Green, senior
suffered two more pulmonary edema vice-president, Hospitals of Regina
When Don Brooks talks about his
experience in our Cardiac Care Unit episodes, requiring the insertion of more Foundation. “With the help of our
(CCU) at Regina General Hospital stents and a pacemaker to regulate his donors, we are committed to supporting
(RGH), he can’t help but be unrestrained heartbeat. excellent cardiac care by investing in the
in his praise for the unit and the staff best technology and equipment available,
who work there. If not for them, he “I have to say, everyone at the CCU did so our cardiac teams can help people like
knows he likely would not be here today. a fantastic job throughout the process,” Don live better lives.”
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Generously Support
Amazing Events our Hospitals
After an incredibly challenging and raised are invested in many areas of McDonald’s Donation at the Till
isolating couple of years, 2022 has come Regina’s hospitals to help our medical program - Regina locations - $29,000
roaring in with events returning to in- teams deliver the best care possible. Mabel & Martha’s Vintage Style Décor’s
person attendance. We are so grateful to Because of you, lives are made better! Pay It Forward Campaign - $1,200
our community partners who were so
dedicated to their fundraising events that Chinese New Year Celebration - $4,890
Here are some of the events that took
they brought them back after short place between November 2021 and An Evening in Greece - $96,000
COVID hiatus. March 2022 in support of Hospitals of Z99 Radiothon - $404,324
Regina Foundation:
Our great community has once again High Noon Optimist Club - $10,000
shown their dedication to making health
To learn how you can host your own
Long & McQuade Music Therapy
fundraiser, visit our website
care in Regina and southern Fundraising Drive - $500
hrf.sk.ca/Events/Host-An-Event, or
Saskatchewan a priority. Thank you to
the organizers, participants and sponsors Freshco Donation at the Till program - contact Brianne Moore at 306-781-7501.
of these great community events. Funds $2,500
#225-1874 Scarth Street Regina, SK S4P 4B3
Tel: (306) 781-7500 Email: hrf@hrf.sk.ca
www.hrf.sk.ca Charitable Registration Number: 119114056RR0001
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