Seaforth Community Hospital Sign, Seaforth, ON. (Photo by Craig Power, © 2016).Seaforth Community Hospital Sign, Seaforth, ON. (Photo by Craig Power, © 2016).
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Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation pledging significant funding over next two years

The Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation is pledging $655,000 over the next two years to the Seaforth Community Hospital.

A release from the hospital foundation states the "pledge will support the purchase of capital equipment identified by the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance, such as a new Ultrasound suite." It will also be used to buy equipment for the lab, inpatient unit and Emergency Department, wheelchairs, staff training resources as well as other equipment identified as priorities for Seaforth Community Hospital. The new ultrasound will allow enhanced visualization of deeper structures in the patient’s body, superior quality of images, user-friendly features for the technologist, a larger monitor for clear viewing and state-of-the-art software.

If you wish to support the pledge, you can do one of the following:

-Mail a cheque to the Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation at PO Box 99, Seaforth, ON N0K 1W0. -Send an e-Transfer to seaforth.foundation@hpha.ca. -Visit our website at www.hpha.ca/schfoundation and donate online (Secure donation will be processed via the Canada Helps website). -Call us at 519-527-1650 ext. 4234 to discuss other donation options, such as bequests.

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