Janeway Christmas Appeal - Celebrating the Season! - Janeway Children's Hospital Foundation
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FALL 2019
NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 OF 7
Janeway Christmas Appeal – Celebrating the Season!
The first snowfall of the year creates
excitement in children of all ages, as they
hope for snow days to build wintry forts and
families of snowmen. At this time of the year,
every child wants to be at home and outside –
including all the kids at the Janeway.
However, for kids at the Janeway, being
outside to enjoy the winter season is not
always possible, and missing the holiday fun
can be especially difficult for them and their
families. This year, please consider making
a gift to the Janeway Children’s Hospital
Foundation, so that we can make each child’s
stay a little more pleasant and hopefully, a
little shorter.
Thank you for helping us to
Make the Season Bright, For all our Kids
Cut and mail to: Janeway Foundation | 300 Prince Philip Drive | St. John’s, NL A1B 3V6
FULL NAME
MAILING ADDRESS
PHONE
SIGNATURE
DATE SIGNED
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Greetings from the President & CEO
Here at the Janeway Children’s Hospital This past year alone we saw: As the single largest non-government funder
Foundation we are continuously inspired by • completion of the Special Care Unit, built to of children’s healthcare in this province, the
the bravery and resilience of the children who deliver close monitoring and essential care role of you, our donor, has become more
are cared for at the Janeway Hospital, and the for our surgical babies under the age of one; important than ever. Our tag line “For All Our
dedication and commitment of its staff. • transformation of the Janeway’s Main Kids” sums up the reason why. Every piece
Entrance, offering a more friendly, inviting of equipment, research project, educational
That inspiration, coupled with the kindness and safe environment for patients and their opportunity or specialized program that has
and generosity of you, our donors, enables families as they enter and leave the Hospital; been funded by you has one common goal: to
us to enrich the delivery of medical care • upgrades and renovation of the St. John’s benefit the health care of our children, the
for our province’s children. Through the Maple Leaf Therapeutic Play Garden, future of Newfoundland and Labrador.
latest innovations in medical technologies; enhancing opportunities for patient
life-saving pediatric research; enhanced therapy, as well as welcome additions for On behalf of the Janeway Foundation’s Board
staff educational opportunities and the patient and family relaxation; of Directors and Staff, we wish you a safe,
development and provision of specialized • work begun on upgrades and renovations happy and healthy Christmas Season, and
pediatric programs, together, we are making to the Development and Rehabilitation extend our sincerest appreciation for your
an investment in the future of our children. Adaptive Kitchen, to better serve as an continued support.
assessment, intervention and education
Thank you, again, for helping to make 2019 space for the Lifestyles Program. Merry Christmas!
an incredible year. As we look ahead to the
coming year and our exciting plans to enhance We wish to thank each and every person who
the care, comfort and well-being of our young has made an impact on the care offered at the
patients, we also look back on what has been Janeway Hospital. Every dollar raised helps to President & CEO
accomplished over the past 12 months, and make a difference, whether from a community Janeway Children’s Hospital Foundation
the great strides that have been taken to event, a child’s coin collection or a major
ensure excellence in health care. corporate gift.
Cut and mail to: Janeway Foundation | 300 Prince Philip Drive | St. John’s, NL A1B 3V6
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Janeway Foundation
Online Store
Looking for that Special Gift. Check out the
Janeway Foundation’s Online Store.
Just in time for
Follow this link
http://headlinepromotions.ca/janewayhospital
Christmas!
and check out our merchandise. Shop now to show
Hoodies; T-shirts; Christmas Cards (Singles,
your support for the
Box of 10 or Box of 25); Scarves; Toques and Janeway Children’s
much more. Click on the “View Item” button
beneath each item and follow the arrows for Hospital Foundation!
sizing, colour and quantity selections.
http://headlinepromotions.ca/janewayhospital/
Net proceeds from this initiative will help
• Corporate Apparel
fund vital medical equipment, life-saving • Events & Team Gear
research, staff educational opportunities • Promotional Gifts
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and specialized pediatric programs. • & much more!
Funding for the Janeway Hospital
The Janeway Children’s Hospital Foundation Over the past year the Janeway Hospital
held their Annual General Meeting on has benefited greatly from the support the
Wednesday, September 18, 2019. Foundation has received from NL’s corporate
and community sector.
During the AGM, Janeway Foundation Board
Chair Martin Sullivan presented a cheque It is because of your commitment to child
in the amount of $2,102,528 to Dave health care, and the prudent use of funds,
Diamond, Eastern Health President & CEO, that the Janeway Hospital is the centre of
representing this year’s fundraising efforts. excellence that it is today. Left to Right – Martin Sullivan, Dave Diamond
We’re going paperless!
This fall the Janeway Foundation is We’ve listened! Starting this fall, the Don’t have an email address? That’s okay too.
continuing its paperless initiative by Janeway Foundation will begin collecting We will continue to process manual receipts
expanding the scope of the project to include email addresses from all of our donors for donors who do not have an email address.
you, our donors and supporters. so that we can distribute receipts
electronically. If you have any questions, please do not
Many of you have requested that we email hesitate to contact us at 709-777-4640 or
you your charitable donation receipts, noting For those who have chosen to make their janewayfoundation@easternhealth.ca
that there is both an environmental and cost donations online, there will be no change! It
impact of manually preparing and mailing will be business (receipting!) as usual. Thank you for helping make us a greener and
receipts each year. leaner organization!
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You Help to Make a Difference
Pediatric Research
Children have faced overwhelming “Funding and support for research from the
challenges from illnesses, genetic diseases, Janeway Foundation and its generous donors A quick glimpse of some of
and environmental influences. Because have enabled many local and provincial
of the great strides made in pediatric research projects to occur for more than 2
the Specialized Equipment
research and the groundbreaking diagnosis decades”, stated Dr. Leigh Anne Newhook, purchased this past year.
and treatment protocols that have been Director of the Janeway Pediatric Research
developed, pediatric researchers have Unit. “It has also supported many healthcare Digital Mobile X-Ray System
increased the ability of children to live full and research trainees, at the undergraduate Ensuring minimal disruptions to
and fulfilling lives. Without vital research, to post-graduate levels, helping to answer patients is of vital importance,
innovations in pediatric medicine would not important clinical and research questions especially when dealing with
be possible. whilst undergoing their research or health critically ill children, as moving them
care-related training. This locally funded when they are at their most fragile
Imagine a family struggling with the day- research is addressing health problems stages can have adverse effects on
to-day constraints and medical concerns of relevant to children living in NL, and has their condition(s). The Digital Mobile
having not one, but two children diagnosed resulted in substantial progress in child X-ray System can be brought to the
with Autism. Imagine a little baby born at 25 health. However many problems remain to be bedside of any patient within the
weeks gestation weighing just 1lb. 8 oz. Now, undertaken.” Janeway - NICU, PICU, Medicine and
imagine how important it is to their lives, Surgical hospital rooms.
and the lives of their families, to ensure our Main Research Directions include:
medical teams have every resource, every • Autism Spectrum Disorders Vein Finders
piece of information available, on how to care • Vitamin D and Bone Density in Pediatric Two functions that make these
for these children. Inflammatory Bowel Disease useful clinical tools:
• Community-based project evaluating
Affiliated with Memorial University, the Parental Program for Childhood Anxiety 1. Determine vein locations
Janeway Children’s Health & Rehabilitation 2. Visualize those locations on
Centre serves as a primary clinical resource Trainees Research Projects include: patient’s body in real-time
for essential pediatric medical research. • Pediatric Oncology
• Celiac Disease Small and portable, vein finders allow
As the only pediatric research unit in the • Cerebral Palsy medical professionals to quickly find
province, the Janeway Pediatric Research • Breast Feeding and Donor Milk in NICU a patient’s vein without undue hassle
Unit (JPRU), oversees more than 60 research • Screening Methods for Congenital or trauma to the patient. This can be
projects at any given time. Serving the needs Heart Defects particularly helpful for those patients
of Newfoundland and Labrador children, the • Translation of Pre-Term Children to with difficult vein access, saving
JPRU has, and will continue to, enhance and Primary School valuable time for nurses and patients.
expand clinical research through current
and future clinical trials, clinical studies and Research is key to improving care and CMAC Intubation System
health service initiatives. is fundamental in the progression of Ensuring successful airway
children’s health. management for patients undergoing
surgeries, as well as for critically ill
patients in the NICU/PICU.
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You Help to Make a Difference
Staff Educational Opportunities
Why are continuing educational Funding for continued education is crucial
opportunities so important to our Janeway to the Janeway health care teams, providing
“Participating in educational
staff and, in turn, our Janeway Kids? them with additional opportunities to learn
opportunities funded through the
and discover new and innovative ways in which
Janeway Foundation has allowed
Becoming a health care provider or specialist to diagnose and treat our young patients.
me to remain up-to-date with
requires many years of university and/ or current nursing practices and has
post-secondary education. But does that Each year, the Janeway Foundation awards vastly improved my knowledge of
education stop once a degree or medical educational and bursary grants, totalling critical care procedures and the
license is obtained? Not for the medical $100,000 to our hospital staff. These quality of care that I provide to
team at the Janeway Children’s Health and necessary and vital grants have enabled my patients. Knowing education
Rehabilitation Centre. staff to take part in courses and conferences funding was available from the
in Canada and the United States, as well as Janeway Foundation enabled me to
To ensure the enhancement of clinical hosting educational opportunities, right here seek my recertification in Critical
practices and the provision of best care, at home. Care Pediatrics. I am a better nurse
medical professionals enter into a practice because of these opportunities
of life-long learning. Stop for a moment and Advanced and electronic fetal monitoring; and am able to share my knowledge
imagine the changes that have taken place in mental health first aid and trauma strategies; and experiences with others in my
technologies that we use in our everyday lives clinical gait analysis; ophthalmology; area to improve the overall care we
i.e., smart phones, smart TVs, electric cars, etc. childhood and adolescent obesity; and provide to the critically ill children of
pediatric critical care, are just a few of the Newfoundland and Labrador.”
Now try to imagine the advancements topics covered in courses/ conferences that
that have taken place over just the past 10 our Janeway staff have attended this past Danielle Ryder, RN
years in medical technologies, research year.
and specialized programs relating to the
health care of our pediatric population. It Danielle Ryder, RN, Janeway Pediatric
is truly difficult to grasp how important Intensive Care Unit, obtained her
those medical advancements are, and how recertification in Pediatric Critical
much time our medical professionals spend Care through the Janeway Foundation’s
enhancing their knowledge base to keep pace. Educational Grants and Bursaries.
Danielle, who has a Masters of Nursing
Degree from Memorial University, has
focussed much of her research on nursing
care for critically ill children.
Through the generosity of our donors we
continue our practice of offering life-long
learning opportunities to our dedicated
medical team, all to provide best care to
our young patients, within each and every
department of the Janeway Hospital.
Left to Right – Collette Smith, VP, Eastern
Health; Arlene Scott, Regional Director,
Janeway Hospital; Lynn Sparkes, President
and CEO, Janeway Foundation
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Janeway Children’s Hospital Foundation
Board of Directors (2019-2021)
JANEWAY
Janeway Children’s Hospital Foundation Staff
FACTS & FIGURES
Executive
Martin Sullivan, Chair Lynn Sparkes, President & CEO
Krista Ryan, Treasurer Colleen Menchions CPA, CA – Director of Finance
STAFF OF THE JANEWAY
Ruth Squires, Manager Telethon & Gift Planning 800 Nurses, Technicians,
Therapists, Support Staff
Directors Carmella Butland, Manager Corporate Development
Charlene Brophy Phyllis Kinsman, Manager Communications & Events 85 Doctors
Charlene Johnson Karen Stevens, Data Analyst
Chris King Susan Parsons, Donor Support Specialist Each year there are approximately
Debbie Murphy, Executive Assistant
120,000 patient visits
CJ Nolan
Paul Oram
Nicholas Richard and admissions to the Janeway
Glenn Stanford
Karen Winsor JANEWAY PATIENT VISIT DATA
2018/2019 CALENDAR YEAR
54,332 Outpatient Visits
Ex-Officio
Sister Sheila O’Dea 33,887 Emergency Department Visits
Marilyn Pardy
15,582 Development & Rehabilitation Visits
Lynn Sparkes
Elaine Warren 3,811 Surgeries Performed
3,485 Medical Day Care Visits
1,979 Admissions to J4 Medicine
& J4 Surgery
380 Admissions to NICU
174 Admissions to PICU
1,577 Number of babies born
at the Janeway
2,282 Pre-Admission Clinic Visits
JANEWAY FOUNDATION VOLUNTEERS
1,350 Volunteers
Our corporate and community friends
hold more than 400 events each year to
benefit the health care of our province’s
sick and injured children.
Janeway Kid Kaleb - Oncology
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Your Legacy – A Gift in your Will
A gift in your Will can change the life of a • It has a lasting impact: Leaving a gift in For additional information to assist in
child, not only today and tomorrow, but well your Will continues to support what you your philanthropic decisions please direct
into the future. are most passionate about, our children, enquiries to:
and will assist in providing them with every
A gift in your Will has many practical opportunity to live their lives to their Manager, Gift Planning
benefits that allow you to meet your own, fullest potential. Janeway Children’s Hospital Foundation
unique financial needs as well as your 300 Prince Philip Drive
philanthropic objectives: • It’s personalized: You can make a general St. John’s, NL
gift, or choose to designate it to a specific A1B 3V6
• It’s easy to do: Leaving a gift in your Will is program or department within the Janeway,
simple to arrange. to assist in funding equipment, research, Phone: 709-777-4640
staff education or specialized programs. Fax: 709-777-4489
• It’s flexible: A gift in your Will can be made Email: janewayfoundation@easternhealth.ca
no matter how old you are or how much Meet with your lawyer, financial advisor
you have to give. Anyone can make a gift in or insurance agent to safeguard financial
their will, whether large or small. Each gift security for your lifetime, ensure that your
is appreciated and will support the health family is taken care of and outline what you
care of our NL children. hope to leave to your favoured charities.
Through wise and thoughtful planning there
• It has tax advantages: A gift in your Will is are many creative ways in which you can
a highly effective way to reduce taxes on meet both your personal and charitable
your estate after death. giving objectives.
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