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Notice of Annual General Meeting
Join Us Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 6:30 pm Aberdeen Hospital Boardroom 835 East River Road, New Glasgow Putting out the Welcome Mat Nicole LeBlanc, Project Navigator for Healthy Pictou County will speak about the ways you can support the attraction and retention...
2019 Report to Community
In April 2018, a Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Suite was opened at the Aberdeen Hospital. The addition provides benefits for patients and operating Room staff and changes how many surgical procedures can be carried out. Minimally invasive surgery involves making...
Generous donation to New Hope enhances lives and ensures accessibility
Through a donation to the Aberdeen Health Foundation, Stright-MacKay made the purchase of a new passenger van a reality for an important group in Pictou County. And it was not the first time. New Hope, an outpatient program for people living with mental illness,...
Shoppers Drug Mart Growing Women’s Health Campaign Raises Funds for Local Initiatives
Earlier this fall, the community joined together with local Shoppers Drug Mart and its store team for one of the most successful fundraising efforts to support women’s health initiatives here in New Glasgow. Donations to the SHOPPERS LOVE. YOU. 2018 Growing Women’s...
Holiday Office Hours
Please be advised that the Aberdeen Health Foundation office will be closed beginning Monday, December 24 and will re-open on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Warm wishes to you for a joyful holiday season.
Gratitude is the Heart of the Season
In 2018 the Aberdeen Health Foundation invested over $1.3 million to enhance health care in Pictou County. This included over $1.0 million for new equipment, $50,000 in specialized training for hospital staff, and over $60,000 for mental health, oncology support...
Aberdeen Hospital's New Surgical Suite Benefits Patients and Surgeons
In April 2018, a Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Suite was opened at the Aberdeen Hospital. The addition provides benefits for patients and Operating Room staff and changes how many surgical procedures can be carried out. The MIS Suite also has a positive impact on...
Giving Thanks to Veterans
The Aberdeen Health Foundation has received a donation from Fred Haddad of Maple Cedar Restaurant for the Veteran’s Unit. For the second year in a row, Fred donated a portion of all sales from the week of Remembrance Day. Fred is pictured delivering his donation to...
New Digital X-Ray Room Opens at the Hospital
From the Pictou Advocate: Aberdeen Hospital staff celebrated the official opening of an enlarged room to house new digital X-ray equipment for its Diagnostic Imaging department. The Aberdeen Health Foundation provided $540,000 to fund the work. “The new digital X-ray...
Families and Hospital Staff Honour Braxton Naugle’s Legacy
October 25th was an emotional milestone for the Naugle family as they gathered at the Clinical Simulation Lab at the Aberdeen Hospital. Their wish for a meaningful legacy for their son Braxton had reached fruition. Joining them was a multidisciplinary team from the...
Donor Establishes Endowment for Children’s Health
Donald Horne is a cheery, exuberant 93 year old. He keeps busy on his woodlot or riding his motorcycle. But what interests him most these days is supporting the causes he cares about. That's why we're proud to announce that Donald has established a new fund for...
Donald Horne Endowment for Children’s Health
Donald Horne is 93 years old. It is not unusual to find him outside working in the yard, puttering or simply enjoying the sound of a nearby creek. Through the open garage door his gleaming white motorcycle is hard to miss. When asked what he attributes his health and...
Applications Open for CAS Endowment Funding
The Aberdeen Health Foundation is now accepting applications for the Children's Aid Society (CAS) Endowment. The deadline is October 15. Funding is open to community organizations and programs that are seeking to create transformational change in terms of their...
Population Health Projects Receive Funding from Aberdeen Health Foundation
The Aberdeen Health Foundation has awarded nearly $50,000 in funding to 10 community projects that are working to improve the health of the people of Pictou County. Population Health is an approach that aims to maintain health and prevent illness in the population at...
National Award for Aberdeen Hospital Nurse
Congratulations to Janice Buttle, RN, who received a national award for EXCELLENCE IN VASCULAR PRACTICE from the Canadian Vascular Access Association. The award was presented at the National conference in Toronto this past April by Josee Roy, an educator with Becton...
Position to be Created to Aid with Doctor Recruitment
Some news on the latest initiative we're proud to be supporting: http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1588198-position-to-be-created-in-pictou-county-to-aid-with-doctor-recruitment
McHappy Day Helping Women & Children's Unit
The proceeds from this year’s McHappy Day will purchase a vein viewer for the Aberdeen Hospital Women and Children’s Unit. Staff from the New Glasgow McDonald’s delivered their $9,000 donation to the Aberdeen Health Foundation and got to see the area where the vein...
Success of Best Practice Pilot Celebrated
Nova Scotia Health Authority's (NSHA) Annual Report 2017-2018 is celebrating the success of a project at the Aberdeen Hospital. Nurses at the hospital's inpatient medicine unit partnered with St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) and the Registered Nurses’ Association...
Pictou County Vital Signs Hosts Sounding Board Meeting
The Pictou County Vital Signs team is hosting a Sounding Board meeting tomorrow, June 19 at NSCC. The purpose is to share what has been learned so far, have a conversation about what’s missing, and identify areas where support is needed for data collection. The United...
Making a Case for Smiles
Two hundred bright, beautiful pillowcases were delivered to the Aberdeen Hospital last week. They are the most recent donation to the Aberdeen Health Foundation from organizers Kay Desborough and Jane Williams and made by the hands of many volunteers who came together...