Board Statement on Fundraising Direction
May 14, 2025
Board
Statement on Riverside’s Fundraising Direction
As announced in March,
Riverside Health Care launched focused fundraising efforts aimed at further
advancing health care across the Rainy River District. The evolving landscape
of our health care organization that provides services in multiple communities
and across much of the continuum of care requires us to increasingly adapt to
the changing needs of the local health care system.
The Riverside Foundation
for Health Care manages the fundraising dollars it has amassed to date, and it
is expected that it will continue to flow funding based on medical equipment listed
on our capital needs list. Riverside Health Care’s Fundraising Director will
continue to engage with our Auxiliaries and the public, ensuring full financial
transparency and accountability, just as it has occurred in the past, both
during and prior to the Foundation’s existence.
We are aware of
misinformation circulating on social media. While some aspects of this matter
remain confidential, it is disappointing to see facts misrepresented in this manner.
These Board-led changes were made following a considerable effort to work with
the Foundation and are based on our commitment to stronger outcomes for those
we serve. Agreements between hospitals and foundations are routinely used
across the province to support these relationships.
In recent years, Riverside
has taken significant steps to strengthen health care across the region - from
leading the district through the COVID-19 pandemic, to securing approval for an
MRI, launching the Specialist & Diagnostic Transport initiative, expanding
Assisted Living services, and achieving major milestones in our surgical
services program. These advancements are the result of strong collaborations,
strategic planning, and an unwavering focus on those we serve.
This moment is not about
Riverside or the Foundation. It is, and must remain, about the people who rely
on our care. That is the lens through which the Board, our Management Team, and
our dedicated staff continue to move forward.
We look forward to your
support for our “Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS” campaign which will bring the first-ever
MRI in the district and new digital radiography units to Rainy River and Fort
Frances. To learn more about how to donate, explore sponsorship opportunities,
or stay informed about upcoming events, visit www.riversidehealthcare.ca/donate
or follow us on Facebook.
Diane
Clifford
Board Chair
Riverside Health Care
Benjamin
Norton
Board Vice-Chair
Riverside Health Care
Media
Reference: Kathryn Pierroz - Communications
Coordinator, Riverside Health Care, 807-274-3261 ext. 4525
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