{"id":23310,"date":"2019-03-21T18:17:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T22:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=23310"},"modified":"2019-03-21T18:17:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T22:17:55","slug":"southlake-run-helps-support-hidden-costs-at-local-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/southlake-run-helps-support-hidden-costs-at-local-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Southlake Run helps support hidden costs at local hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a common\nmisconception that the Provincial Government provides funding for the equipment\nthat makes Southlake Regional Health Centre stand tall among Ontario hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The facts are simple:\neach piece of equipment at Southlake, and indeed all provincial hospitals, is\nfunded by the community for the community \u2013 and, next month, the community can\ngive a significant boost to the hospital just by taking a step forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The countdown is now\non for the 2019 Nature\u2019s Emporium Run or Walk for Southlake, which will take\nplace in Newmarket on Sunday, April 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formerly the Hartwell\nChallenge, named after the late Aurora Councillor Bob Hartwell, the Run for\nSouthlake is a 5k road race aiming to raise over $250,000 for the hospital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the health care\nsystem changing, a growing community and a growing system, a new strategic plan\nis in place with some very aggressive but achievable goals,\u201d said Brian North,\nChair of the Southlake Run, while throwing down the gauntlet to local Council\nmembers to get involved. \u201cOver the course of the year, there were over 113,000\nemergency department visits, almost 25,000 in-patient admissions, that\u2019s 68 new\npatients per day requiring a bed, over 40,000 surgeries and 536,671 outpatient\nvisits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Run for\nSouthlake is the biggest annual fundraiser for the hospital, which started in\nAurora as the Bob Hartwell Run, [named after] a former Councillor of Aurora who\npassed away while participating in the Toronto Marathon. Bob\u2019s wife, Barb, sat\non the Southlake Foundation Board for many years and was pleased when in 2011\nthe name was changed to the Run for Southlake, raising over $1.5 million to the\nhospital in the past eight years alone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Southlake Run\nmoved to Newmarket in 2017, achieving a goal to end the race under the\nhospital\u2019s iconic Davis Drive arch. It was a complete sell-out the following\nyear and this time around organizers have increased capacity by 300 to a total\nof 1,800 runners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe rely on the\ncommunity to raise funds for 100 per cent of most new and replacement tools,\nequipment and technology,\u201d Mr. North continued, \u201cand use those funds to support\nthe most urgent needs across the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Council members recently\nhad the opportunity to tour the hospital and meet with Arden Krystal, who was\nappointed CEO of Southlake Regional Health Centre in 2017, as well as Susan\nMullin, CEO of the Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councillors said they\nlearned a great deal on the visit, but underscored the fact that so much of\nSouthlake\u2019s care is directly supported by the community through the Foundation\nand fundraisers such as the Run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of times I\nknow people sort of think hospitals are provincially funded and get the money\nfor the operation of the hospital, but that is not always the case,\u201d said\nCouncillor Michael Thompson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councillor Sandra\nHumfryes agreed, adding: \u201cIt is very important that everyone understand that\nand participate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe government pays\nfor staffing and some new technology at the hospital, but equipment is\ncompletely paid [for] by the community,\u201d said Mr. North. \u201cAll funds are raised\nfor new beds, MRIs, CAT Scans and whatever equipment that is needed. It is all\nraised by the community. Right now, there is about a $300 million budget set\nfor fundraising in the course of 10 years just to keep up with the community.\n113,000 people visiting the hospital in emergency each year is like 15 per cent\nhigher than was ever expected for that hospital. It is at capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on the 2019\nNature\u2019s Emporium Run for Southlake, visit southlakefoundation.ca.<\/em><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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