This past year showed, once again, what can happen when a community stands behind its hospital. With your help, the Oakville Hospital Foundation raised a record $17.6 million for patient care at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH).
Your gifts powered The Big C Campaign, which will outfit six new chemotherapy spaces and add advanced diagnostic tools, bringing leading-edge cancer treatment closer than ever to home.
You also fuelled three breakthrough initiatives highlighted in this report:
- FOCUS Clinic – a same-day urgent-symptom service that keeps cancer patients out of the Emergency Department and in the hands of a specialized team.
- Transitional Aged Youth (TAY) Program – community-based mental-health support that helps 18- to 25-year-olds rebuild structure, skills, and confidence.
- Emergency Department Nurse Clinical Mentor Program – pairing new nurses with seasoned mentors, slashing vacancy rates and strengthening bedside care.
Every gift – large or small – turned these ideas into reality. You can read the full stories in this Year in Review report.
The coming year holds special meaning. Ten years have flown by since the “new” OTMH opened its doors in 2015. As our community grows, so do its healthcare needs. To keep pace, we’re preparing the NXT10 Campaign, a bold plan to fund the next decade of innovation, technology, and patient-centred care.
None of this happens without you. On behalf of every patient, family member, and staff member touched by your kindness, thank you for making another historic year possible. I hope you enjoy seeing what your support achieved and I can’t wait to show you what’s next.
With deep gratitude,
Mary McPherson, CFRE
CEO, Oakville Hospital Foundation
