FDC Foundation Challenges Residents to Double $500,000 for Ross Memorial Ultrasound Project

By Scott Arnold

A $1.2 million gift to Ross Memorial Hospital is getting an additional boost, with the FDC Foundation offering to match another $500,000 raised by the community.

Dr. Michel Boivin uses ultrasound technology to care for patients in the ICU at Ross Memorial Hospital. A $1.2 million gift from the FDC Foundation will help modernize ultrasound services at the hospital, with the foundation also offering a $500,000 matching gift when the community raises $500,000. (photo courtesy of ross memorial hospital)

The FDC Foundation has made a major investment in modernizing ultrasound services at Ross Memorial Hospital, while challenging local residents, businesses and organizations to help take the project even further.

The foundation will add another $500,000 once the community raises $500,000, meaning every donation made toward the challenge will be matched.

If the full challenge is reached, FDC Foundation’s total contribution to the project will be $1.7 million.

The funding will help Ross Memorial update its ultrasound services with new equipment and technology designed to improve access to diagnostic imaging and help reduce wait times.

The hospital’s project includes five ultrasound units, two echocardiography units for cardiac imaging and five portable point-of-care ultrasound units for areas including the ICU, Dialysis, Operating Room, Internal Medicine and Hospitalist Service.

Those portable units can be used to quickly assess critically ill patients at their bedside, while the broader ultrasound upgrades will support care across the hospital.

Ultrasound is used for much more than pregnancy imaging. At Ross Memorial, the technology can help detect blood clots, gallstones and signs of kidney and liver disease, as well as support cardiac care and breast cancer care. It is also used to guide procedures such as IV insertion and central line placement.

The project is part of the RMH Foundation’s WE ARE THE ROSS capital campaign and also includes new software, workstations, stretchers and renovations to support additional patient exams.

The RMH Foundation says the equipment and upgrades are not covered through government funding, making community donations an important part of bringing the new technology to the hospital.

Donations toward the $500,000 community challenge can be made through the WE ARE THE ROSS campaign, with the FDC Foundation matching the funds once the goal is reached.

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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