The capital fundraising campaign for the Wingham and District Hospital has received another pledge.
The Wingham CIBC branch is committing $50,000 over five years to the Our Hospital, Our Future Campaign.
Wingham Banking Centre Leader Rhonda DeJong said that CIBC was especially interested in supporting this project because of expansion to the Oncology Department that is taking place as part of the larger hospital redevelopment.
She said, "CIBC is committed to working with organizations to support services for people affected by cancer". DeJong along with other CIBC representatives visited the hospital on June 15th to meet with Campaign Leader Andy McBride and WDH Foundation Treasurer Gord Baxter and tour the Hospital. "It is important for the local CIBC staff to see the difference this donation will make within their own community," said DeJong.
The Our Hospital, Our Future campaign has raised well over 65 per cent of the $4 million goal.
The hospital expansion and renovation involves six departments, replacement of digital imaging equipment, and the creation of a community healthcare campus in the former Wingham Public School.