Inverness Hospital Emergency Department: Ready for the unexpected,
when every moment counts
Dear Friends,
Meet Joe LeBlanc and Marcella Richards – Joe was born in Neil’s Harbour and Marcella grew up in Belle Cote, Cape Breton. This terrific couple share their time between Kitchener, Ontario and their home in Belle Cote where they enjoy being with their friends and numerous relatives.
Joe and Marcella were on a special mission this year, to see the nurses and doctors at the Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital’s (ICMH) emergency department, to say “thank you” for saving Joe’s life.
Last year on a typical summer day, Joe went fishing in Orangedale with his cousin, Germie Delaney. Germie, who owns a home in Orangedale, decided to stop there to cut the grass. While Germie was in the house, Joe started mowing the lawn. In just a few short minutes, Joe’s life changed when the most random and inconceivable thing occurred.
“I started to mow the lawn near a fire pit when something shot out from underneath the lawn mower and hit me in the face,” explains Joe. “I felt it, kind of went to my knees and started yelling to my cousin Germie. He helped me to the house, sat me down, gave me some ice and then I started feeling woozy suddenly. Right away we headed straight to the Inverness hospital.
The ICMH Charitable Foundation
is participating in a 50/50!
Horray for the Nova Scotia Healthcare Foundations 50/50!
We are so excited to share with you that we have joined forces with other healthcare foundations across the province to bring you a new monthly 50/50 lottery fundraiser!
How is our 50/50 different? Funds raised will be distributed evenly among all of the participants! The smallest foundation will receive the same amount as the largest. We’re working together to improve healthcare for everyone in Nova Scotia, because that’s what Nova Scotian’s do!
Funds raised will help purchase essential equipment and support community-focused programs in every participating foundation.
All of the participating Foundations are all working together to ensure that all Nova Scotians, rural and urban, can receive excellent quality care anywhere in the province with the funds raised via this exciting 50/50 initiative!
Our QR Code to Access the Draw
Use the social media links below to access more information on the 50/50
ICMH receives generous gift from John Carl “JC” MacIsaac Foundation
J.C. left Glencoe Mills at the age of 18 and headed to Timmins, Ontario. He worked for a variety of mining companies before setting out on his own as a mining contractor in 1947. MacIsaac Industries Ltd. was incorporated in 1953 and for the next four decades, he worked in mining operations across Canada and beyond. Besides mining, J.C. founded one of Northern Ontario’s largest steel fabricating plants and established Northern Ontario’s only horse racing facility. Now, with the guidance of his son, Patrick and grandson, Andrew, J.C.’s legacy and his generosity to Inverness County lives on.
Through the John Carl MacIsaac Foundation, the ICMH Charitable Foundation received a generous gift of $50,000 donation to their Perioperative Services (surgical) department. A new surgical table is now in use at ICMH and is a welcome addition to the operating room.
Harness The Hope Makes Big Impact for ICMH Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment
Inverness, NS – Bridget MacQuarrie and committee led this year’s Harness The Hope campaign at the Inverness Raceway, raising funds directly for the Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital (ICMH) Oncology Patient Fund. The initiative supports ICMH patients undergoing cancer treatment with travel assistance, medications, and other essential needs.
“This year, we’re grateful to Bridget and the committee for continuing Harness The Hope,” said Brenda Rankin MacDonald, ICMH Charitable Foundation. “The Inverness Harness The Hope fundraiser raised $12,329.10 to help our ICMH cancer patients undergoing treatments.”
Skinners Remembered with ICMH Laboratory Donation
Inverness, NS – The Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital Charitable Foundation has received a generous gift in memory of Eva & Murdock Skinner and family. Granddaughter of Eva and Murdock, Lorraine Williston, wanted a way to honour the generous nature of her grandparents. Lorraine’s mom, Phyllis Skinner, is the last remaining of nine children raised by Eva and Murdock on Mann Avenue.
“I always loved visiting my grandmother, Eva Skinner, as a child. She was so sweet, loving and generous. And although I never met my grandfather, he was very generous to those in need…”
New Technology a Game-Changer for Trauma Situations at ICMH
Dear Friends,
Thank You…. You helped us purchase a vital piece of equipment in our Emergency Department at the Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital in Inverness, Cape Breton.
You make a difference!
In trauma situations, every minute, every second counts.
Now, thanks to donors of the ICMH Charitable Foundation, new state-of-the-art technology, The Belmont Rapid Infuser, will help our healthcare team deliver more advanced patient care during trauma situations…
The Power of Giving in Our Communities
We are lucky to live where we live! Our communities in Inverness County, Cape Breton and our many visitors to our area are very gracious to our hospital in Inverness. You help our patients and our staff provide the best possible care here at home. You make things happen and your ongoing support is what we need and appreciate.
Thank You!!
ICMH Oncology nurses with gas cards for their patients.
Tim Horton’s
SMILE Cookie Campaign a success!!!
The Tim Horton’s SMILE Cookie Campaign was a success this year! Thank You to Tim Horton’s and everyone who purchased SMILE Cookies from May 1-7, 2023 at the Baddeck and We’koqma’q Tim Horton locations.
This year, 100 per cent of the proceeds from SMILE Cookie sales supported the Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital (ICMH) Charitable Foundation, Baddeck Auxiliary of the Victoria County Memorial Hospital as well as the Tim Horton’s Camp Foundation.
From the proceeds, the ICMH Charitable Foundation and the Baddeck Auxiliary each received more than $5,300.
