The 15th Annual CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon has raised $247,822.
The 15th Annual CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon gets underway at 9:00 Thursday morning.
The Radiothon has raised over $10-million for local health care over 14 years, and once again volunteers from various hospital foundations are banding together to help raise money for various projects.
The CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon runs between 9am and 5pm on Thursday.
For information on how to donate you can check out healthcareheroes.ca or call 519-357-1310.
Here is a list of the foundations and their respective goals through the year:
Chesley and District Health Services Foundation: $100,000 for Patients First ER renovations
Clinton Hospital Foundation: $50,000 for Refresh of the OR
Durham Community Health Care Foundation Inc.: $25,000 for Renovations to Emergency Department Entrance Stories From The Heart - Sandie Maldanado
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Goderich Alexandra Marine & General Hospital Foundation: $55,000 for Zoll Defibrillator Stories From The Heart - Rob Brindley
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Mount Forest Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation: $75,000 for Surgery Table and Laparoscopic Equipment Stories From The Heart - Bob Mason
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Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation: $100,000 for new boiler Stories From The Heart - Diane Emerson
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Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation: $50,000 for New Ultrasound - Imaging Dept; Oxygen/Suction for all patient rooms Stories From The Heart - Janeka Murray
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Wingham and District Hospital Foundation: $40,000 for major redevelopments Stories From The Heart - Maraya Scheistel
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-Stories From The Heart were compiled by Craig Power and produced by Dan Bieman.