A Tradition of Caring

Auxilians are members of the community who care about our hospital and contribute our time and talents in a variety of ways. The Saint John Regional Hospital Auxiliary has been raising funds for the benefit of the Saint John General Hospital, for more than 90 years.

A History of Giving...

• The combination of a caring philosophy and business acumen has allowed the Auxiliary to provide annual funding for:

Patient Comfort Programs

The Auxiliary maintains a variety of programs which are designed to meet specific patient needs;These include:

• Approximately 2,000 knitted hats for newborn babies each year;
• Finger puppets and toys for paediatric patients in the Blood Collection and Emergency Areas;
• Toe socks for patients receiving foot and leg casts;
• Chemo hats for patients receiving chemotherapy and/ or radiation therapy;
• Afghans for long term patients;
• Christmas presents for hospitalized patients without families;
• Financial assistance for the "Clown Care Program" which acts to increase morale of patients and their families;
• A coffee cart for Radiation Oncology patients;
• French and English newspapers for several areas of the hospital;
• Transportation for patients requiring financial assistance to come to the hospital for their appointments;
• Care and maintenance of the plants within the hospital and the Oncology Garden

Major Projects:

Over the past 29 years more than $4.9 million has been raised in support of the Saint John Regional Hospital to fund specialized projects initiated and requested by the staff of the hospital. The 2011 projects included:

	Contributions	Benefit
	$49,868 to the Surgery Program for the purchase of a "Exera II Mobile Endoscopy Workstation"	A mobile unit which provides increased quality of procedural visualization for the physician and increased accuracy in diagnosis and treatment for the patient
	An additional $21,150 to the Surgery Program for the purchase of a "Dolphin II Hysteroscopic Fluid Management System"	This piece of equipment helps maintain fluid balance during gynaecological procedures
	$49,000 to the Rheumatology Department for the purchase of a "GE Venue 40 Muscloskeletal System" and related materials	Now a standard part of rheumatology examination and procedures
	$9,884 to Emergency Services for the purchase of a "C Arm V Ray Stretcher"	This technology is required to allow full utilization of new equipment and to reduce patient risk due to transfer, and radiation
	$25,000 to Diagnostic Imaging for the purchase of a "Vacuum Assisted Mammography Biopsy" (VABB) Device	This device compliments the new MRI to provide a minimally invasive breast biopsy which allows for more accurate diagnosis of early breast cancer