Combined effort from fundraisers, province to result in new CT scanner
The Battlefords Union Hospital is getting a new CT scanner, thanks to a successful fundraiser and a provincial government subsidy.
The hospital foundation announced on Wednesday, Nov. 2 it reached its fundraising goal of $600,000 which the province will match to purchase a new scanner.
“It’s with heartfelt thanks that we say to everybody that we’re so grateful for the support and for the time that they put in,” BUH Foundation executive director Claudette McGuire said. “We’re not that big of a community so for us to reach such a goal is a privilege indeed.”
The current machine is used by roughly 5,000 people from all over northern Saskatchewan each year.