The Health Services Foundation is your pathway to give directly to health care equipment and service needs in our Lunenburg County hospitals and communities.
The impact of your donations is felt each and every day at South Shore Regional and Fishermen’s Memorial hospitals.
Omnicell CSM: Thanks to the generous donations from our communities, the Health Services Foundation was able to purchase anOmnicell CSM (Controlled Substance Manager); keeping highly-secured tabs on all controlled substances at hospitals on the South Shore.
COVID-19 Response: Our communities rallied to support our front line teams, raising over $139,000 to quickly purchase additional COVID-19 response equipment and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for staff at South Shore Regional and Fishermen’s Memorial Hospitals.
Will Power: The Fox’sAs we grow up we daydream of where life and our future career will take us. For Jim Fox*, his military career took him from Bedford, Nova Scotia, across Canada, with his Carolyn, from LaHave. But there was never a doubt these two Bluenosers would retur …
Will Power: The TatlowsJohn & Dolce Tatlow know what they want from life. They knew they loved each other. They knew marriage was in their cards. They knew the moment they saw their dream retirement home in the Chester area they wanted to make the South Shore home. But w …
Will Power: Irene HirtleNeedless to say in Irene Hirtle’s 38 years of nursing, she has seen a lot. Since becoming part of the Palliative Care team at South Shore Regional Hospital in 2003, the now-retired nurse has seen many of her patients in the final days of their lives. “ …
Will Power: The JoudreysAvan and Lisa Joudrey, as well as their children Emma and Alex, are known for being everywhere; for being cheerleaders in their community. Whether through work, school, or volunteering, the Health Services Foundation holds a special place inside the he …
Will Power: The VeinotsThe Veinots family roots run deep, spanning the entire South Shore. Gladys started a family on the outskirts of Bridgewater with her husband and son Malcolm, who served as a long-time employee of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg. The famil …
Healing Our Community – Doctors Day 2021After volunteering at a local church, Graham Rains came home feeling unwell. “I developed chills and a fever. Of course the first thing I thought was ‘uh-oh I got COVID’.” As the Crousetown man’s symptoms worsened, Rains found himself in the Emergency …