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Paediatric Therapy Gets Fun with New Bubble Tube
Thanks to a directed gift from a donor, the Aberdeen Hospital’s Rehabilitative Department now has a Bubble Tube. “This equipment is absolutely engaging for children, and it works its magic by pulling children in to look, touch, follow and move,” says Laura Hasiuk,...
Thanks to Volunteers
Volunteers are the roots of strong communities! We give thanks to our board members, past and present, who have worked tirelessly to ensure the Aberdeen Health Foundation is the largest, consistent, charitable provider of financial support to health care in our...
Mental Health Awareness in Theatre Form
The national award winning Park Bench Players are coming to Pictou County for a special three-run showing of their production, “With a Little Help From My Friends”. It is a production they have staged more than 50 times in halls throughout Nova Scotia and as far...
Giving to Say Thanks
Susan Martin has worked at the Aberdeen Hospital for nearly 20 years. In 2004, she was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Though she had seen how staff would rally to support one another, she had never before been on the receiving end. “I felt so supported. I received so...
Working to Enhance Health Care
The Aberdeen Health Foundation is working with our health care partners to respond to emergent needs and enhance health care right here in Pictou County. https://youtu.be/9w5dQMnLoqM This and other stories are part of the Foundation’s Report to Community, which is...
Investing for Excellence in Diagnostic Imaging
By investing in staff, the Aberdeen Health Foundation is maintaining service levels and reducing down time in the hospital's diagnostic imaging department. https://youtu.be/zi4eY0ToJgs This and other stories are part of the Foundation’s Report to Community. ...
Report to Community 2016
In preparation for its Annual General Meeting this week, the Aberdeen Health Foundation has been looking back over the past year. “It’s been a year of great accomplishments, great investments and great collaboration with our partners in health care,” reports Executive...
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Posted: February 19, 2016
Investing to attract and retain health care staff
The Aberdeen Health Foundation is helping to attract and retain health care staff in Pictou County by supporting their continuing education goals and investing in specialized initiatives, like the Co-op Student Program. https://youtu.be/SBFYLXAg1rs This and other...
Investing for excellence in training technology
Health care is more than equipment – it’s about people too. That’s why the Aberdeen Health Foundation also invests in the continued education and development of health care staff in Pictou County. https://youtu.be/axDYko0pykw This and other stories are part of the...
Spreading warmth for others
Four students at Northumberland Regional High School decided to spread some warmth for mental health by turning a school project into a fundraiser for the Aberdeen Health Foundation’s Sandbar Mental Health Endowment, which they chose because it supports mental health...
Making Birthday Wishes for Others
Though two years apart in age, Brooke and Ethan Howes share a birthday. This year, instead of presents they asked their friends for donations to the Aberdeen Hospital’s palliative care unit, where they had spent time the previous year visiting their most beloved Aunt...
CAS Funding Applications Now Open
The Aberdeen Health Foundation is now accepting applications for the Children's Aid Society (CAS) Endowment. The deadline is March 31. The endowment was created by a gift from the former Children’s Aid Society of Pictou County to provide funding for programs and...
Making Birthday Wishes for Others
Though two years apart in age, siblings Brooke and Ethan Howes share the same birthday – November 24. It was Brooke’s idea that their birthday party, which the two always celebrate together with friends, could be a way to do something for the Aberdeen Hospital Palliative Care Unit where they had spent time the previous year visiting their most beloved aunt, Fay.
Dragon Boat Team gives big for local cancer care
Members of the Women Alike Abreast A River Dragon Boat Team recently dropped by the Aberdeen Hospital’s laboratory to see the new equipment their most recent donation has made possible. The department has a new microscope and blood stainer, replacing technology that...
Providing respite and practicing life skills
Highland Community Residential Services (HCRS) and Northern Region Respite Services (NRRS) has received funding from the Aberdeen Health Foundation’s CAS Endowment toward two projects. The organization will use this support to increase the respite service it provides...
The most touching part of the season
Equipment Funded in 2015 Operating Room Minimally Invasive Suite $252,225 Patient Beds 75/25 % funding $28,201 Pharmacy Automated Dispensing Medication Unit $13,588 Camera Based Validation System $32,000 Ophthalmology YAG Laser $84,000 Ophthalmic...
Investing for excellence
With four orthopaedic surgeons performing on average nine surgeries every day, the Aberdeen Hospital's orthopaedic department is helping patients and young athletes like North Nova Gryphon's Caitrin Skelton get back into game shape. Thanks to investments by the...
Investing for Excellence
The night before Caitrin Skelton’s surgery she was excited. The next morning she would be heading into the operating room to rebuild the torn ligament in her knee. Most would be nervous, but for Caitrin the surgery meant she’d be one step closer to getting back on the basketball court — right where her injury had happened.
Getting the best start in life
New play-rich learning space at Kids First is making sure no one is left behind The Aberdeen Health Foundation’s CAS Endowment Legacy Fund is supporting a significant capital project at Kids First Family Resource Centre to create a play-based learning environment....