Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation

April's take-home Jackpot just passed $300,000!!! Get your tickets at www.thunderbay5050.ca Over $1.6M in cash has been given away! It only takes one ticket to win!... The next Early Bird is in ONE WEEK, and the Grand Prize draw is on April 30th. What is the Thunder Bay 50/50? It's a monthly raffle with a brand new Grand Prize on the last Friday of every month. Tickets don't carry over from monthly draw to monthly draw, so be sure to get your tickets for April! Every ticket sold in the Thunder Bay 50/50 helps fund the highest priority equipment needs right here at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre meaning better healthcare for your loved ones in Thunder Bay & Northwestern Ontario. Anyone over 18 in Ontario can participate! Tickets are available online only at www.thunderbay5050.ca Will YOU be the next big Thunder Bay 50/50 winner? (Raffle Licence #RAF1199631)

Everyone who buys Thunder Bay 50/50 tickets funds vital medical equipment for patients in Thunder Bay & Northwestern Ontario like this BiPAP Ventilator for patients who are in critical need in Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre's Intensive Care Unit & Emergency Department! What is a BiPAP Ventilator? Seeing someone you love have difficulty breathing is extremely worrisome. The teams in the ICU and Emergency Department are ready to help. They'll use this BiPAP Venti...lator to assist patients who suffer a sudden episode of conditions like congestive heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This machine uses positive pressure to push air into a patient's lungs, and will be used daily as front-line therapy to try to avoid having to put a tube down a patient's airway. Your support of the Thunder Bay 50/50, quite simply, allows a patient to breathe. Thank you. We'll soon be sharing even more equipment 50/50 purchasers have helped fund. Stay tuned! The take-home jackpot for April's Thunder Bay 50/50 is $279,345 and rising!! The next Early Bird draw is on April 16th, and the Grand Prize draw is on April 30th. Get your tickets at www.thunderbay5050.ca and support more vital equipment like the BiPAP Ventilator (Lottery Licence #RAF1199631)

This is amazing!! The Fort William Rotary House Lottery has sold out in 5 weeks. That must be a record! The Fort William Rotary donates proceeds from its annual House Lottery to local causes like our Our Hearts at Home Cardiovascular Campaign They’ve pledged $500,000 to help bring full cardiovascular surgery here to Thunder Bay & NWO.... Thank you to Fort William Rotary and everyone who bought tickets! Good luck in the big draw in October!

Happy Easter from all of us at the Foundation!

This is amazing news! The Fort William Rotary House Lottery supports many local causes including a $500K pledge to the Our Hearts at Home Cardiovascular Campaign to help bring full cardiovascular surgery to Thunder Bay & NWO! Together, we’re healing #OurHeartsAtHome ... Get your tickets before they’re gone at https://fwrotaryhouselottery.ca/buy-tickets/

The jackpot is already over $10,000 and climbing! Get your tickets at www.thunderbay5050.ca!

The jackpot is already OVER $10,000 and it's only the first day! Get your tickets at www.thunderbay5050.ca!

Dr. Elrasheed Osman is the newest, and one of three vascular surgeons providing life- and limb-saving surgery closer to home for patients from across Northwestern Ontario! After graduating from the University of Khartoum in Sudan, he moved to Dublin in Ireland where he trained as a general surgeon, after being introduced to vascular surgery it was clear to Dr. Osman that this niche was where his future would be! Dr. Osman was recruited to work at Thunder Bay Regional Heal...th Sciences Centre by Dr. Yaasin Abdulrehman, a vascular surgeon who was instrumental in developing the vascular program in Northwestern Ontario. When asked about his work within our region, Dr. Osman states: There are so many people who need our help, from trauma situations, to life-threatening aneurysms to amputation avoidance. It’s a privilege to care for my patients and I am thankful to do so in a beautiful setting like we have here. Thank you Dr. Osman! Read the full article at www.healthsciencesfoundation.ca/jan-9-2021-2

Every year for the past 8 years James Hill has brought smiles to kids and adults alike with his Christmas decorations. His magical display called Listen to the Lights features singing Christmas lights and a giant snowflake, all timed to festive music. In 2020 James decided he wanted to help bring cardiovascualr surgery to Thunder Bay & NWO, so he collected donations as people watched the fabulous light show. $260 was donated to the #OurHeartsatHome Cardiovascular Campaign!... Thank you James for the amazing show and for helping to heal our heart at home

Our Hospital has expanded the #COVID19 vaccination program beyond workers in long-term-care homes and individuals who will administer the vaccine in remote nort...hern communities. The roll-out will now include staff in vulnerable areas such as the Emergency Department and the Intensive Care Unit. (via tbnewswatch.com)

Each year Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Thunder Bay hold a Beauty Mingle in support of women's health. In 2020 their mingle went virtual, and they raised $3,161.58 for Women's Heart Health right here at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Pictured are Adrianne and Susan from Shoppers Drug Mart McIntyre Beauty Boutique. Thank you to the Shoppers Beauty Boutique teams across Thunder Bay, and to everyone who took part in the mingle!... Shoppers Drug Mart, Shoppers Drug Mart, Shoppers Drug Mart #1536 Westfort Thunder Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart, Shoppers Drug Mart

We're pleased to welcome Dr. Rhonda Crocker Ellacott to her new role as President & CEO of Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, and CEO of Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute! Our Foundation team looks forward to working with you to bring better health care to Thunder Bay & NWO

Kidney stone removal surgery has a high risk of side effects because surgeons need to blast the stone to pieces with a laser. The resulting fragments can be hard to control and may get lost or lodged in the kidney. Thanks to our donors, Thunder Bay's urology program has two new devices to better control those fragments. The equipment will help reduce surgical risks and make kidney stone surgery faster, safer, and less invasive than ever before. It’s all physics. With our cur...rent machine, the laser creates a vapour bubble. When the bubble collapses, it creates turbulence, pushing the stone away, said Dr. Hazem Elmansy, a local urologist recognized as an expert in the management of kidney stones. Urologists spend a lot of time during the operation tracking down those fragments. With [the new] technology, the stone doesn’t move when we hit it with the laser." Dr. Hazem continued, "That means shorter operations, a lower risk of bleeding, and a much lower chance that we would have to operate a second time. Learn more at www.healthsciencesfoundation.ca/nov-14-2020-2

Tomorrow Jean Bartkowiak is retiring as President & CEO of Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and CEO of Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute. We want to thank him for his support throughout the past 5 years, and for the many things he and his team have done to bring better patient & family centred care to Thunder Bay & NWO. Here's a little message from Jean himself: bit.ly/hsfjean... Best of luck in your future endeavors, Jean!

POST UPDATE: All tickets are SOLD OUT! Thank you for your support! A new jackpot amount will be announced next week. --- There are less than 1,000 tickets left in the Intercity Shopping Centre 50/50 Cash Draw!... The take-home jackpot is $23,935 and rising!! Get yours at the ISC Customer Service Desk before they're sold out. Tickets are $10 each, 3 for $20 or 10 for $50. Proceeds from the draw will continue to support the #OurHeartsAtHome Cardiovascular Campaign to bring a full-service cardiovascular surgery program to Northwestern Ontario, keeping patients and families closer to home for life- and limb-saving surgery. This year’s Intercity Shopping Centre 50/50 Cash Draw will be held on Wednesday, December 23 at 2:00 p.m. at Intercity Shopping Centre, just in time for Christmas! Lottery license 835539. Buy tickets: www.healthsciencesfoundation.ca/intercity5050Uupdate

Throughout October, Nicole from NH Designs sold Breast Cancer Awareness bracelets. What made them extra special was that for each one she sold, she made another for a chemotherapy patient at our Hospital. Her goal was to donate over 85 bracelets to beat last year's total... and this afternoon she dropped off 150! Way to go, Nicole! Karen Roberts, Manager of the Chemotherapy Unit, was on hand to accept the lovely gift. These bracelets will be given to chemotherapy patients, to help bring them HOPE.

CHRISTMAS IDEA: These signed & numbered prints of Colleen Rose's "Superior Shores" are limited edition, and the perfect addition to any home. Order now at www.healthsciencesfoundation.ca/art Once they're gone they're gone!... Order this weekend and pick it up as early as Tuesday! We also offer next-weekday shipping for anyone who's out of town, so there's still a chance to get it before Christmas. All proceeds will support better local cancer care in Thunder Bay & NWO through our Northern Cancer Fund.

Michael and Wayne at Wayne Toyota want to contribute to a bright future in our community with full access to life- and limb-saving cardiovascular surgery. Thank you, Michael and Wayne! Your donation is bringing cardiovascular surgery to Thunder Bay & Northwestern Ontario, so we can heal #OurHeartsAtHome. Learn more at ourheartsathome.ca

Normally in November we'd be gathering for one of our favourite events the Resolute Save a Heart Ball. We're sad we had to miss it this year, but we're looking forward to seeing your smiling faces, whenever that may be. Until that then we need to come together virtually to keep the focus of the Resolute Save a Heart Ball front and centre. Here's a little video from Meaghan Sharp and Kent Ramsay. The message is simple:... The need for funding for our cardiovascular surgery program has not lessened. In fact, because of the worldwide pandemic, the cost of medical equipment needed for this life-saving surgery is increasing. To help get the ball rolling, Resolute Forest Products - Produits forestiers Résolu will MATCH the next $10,000 in donations to keep #OurHeartsAtHome <3 For example, a $150 donation will make a $300 impact! Donate at www.healthsciencesfoundation.ca/resolute It’s our time (still!) to bring full cardiovascular surgery to Thunder Bay & NWO.

ICYMI: We're hiring a Digital Engagement Assistant! We're looking for a fun, creative, detail oriented, tech-loving person to join our team. This is a brand new full-time position! Learn more at healthsciencesfoundation.ca/careers... Applications close November 30th at 4PM.

Clow Darling has been Thunder Bay’s source for plumbing, heating, and air conditioning for over 80 years. They want to contribute to a strong healthcare future in our community with full access to life- and limb-saving cardiovascular surgery. Their generous donation is bringing full cardiovascular surgery to Thunder Bay & Northwestern Ontario, to heal #OurHeartsAtHome! Thank you, Clow Darling! Learn more about the campaign at ourheartsathome.ca