The Auxiliary to Campbellford Memorial Hospital is helping make a difference at CMH when it comes to enhancing patient care, recovery, and more.
In terms of their latest project, the auxiliary has just announced the purchase of two new Burlodge specialized heating and cooling food transport carts, which means all meals can now arrive just as originally intended in terms of temperatures.
President Jill Stewart tells us what drives the auxiliary to keep on giving.
The new carts are said to be designed to maintain food at safe and precise temperatures consistently during transportation from the kitchen to patients’ rooms.
Stewart says the new state-of-the-art carts are already making “a huge difference.”
Auxiliary volunteers also note that good nutrition plays a crucial role in a patient’s hospital experience and ultimately in the healing process. A hot meal is also usually more appetizing and will encourage patients to eat well and maintain strength during recovery, add officials.
For the auxiliary, which is powered by volunteers, these types of purchases are practical solutions to improve day-to-day care.
“Our volunteers are growing in numbers,” adds Stewart. “We are very active out in the community, and we do a number of events each year.”
It’s these events, such as the well-known polar plunge, the upcoming April fashion show, golf tournaments, et cetera, which help the auxiliary to raise monies in support of critical hospital projects.
For this fiscal year, the focus has been mainly on two projects, shares Stewart.
The fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31, and the auxiliary is anticipated to make a donation announcement soon with a confirmed total raised.
(Written by: Sarah Hyatt)
