New Digital Mammography Unit for the Clay & Elaine Elliott Women’s Health Centre arrives at NHH
The latest, most advanced technology for performing mammograms continues to be available at Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH), thanks to continued support from generous community donations.
The new GE Healthcare Senographe Pristina mammography unit was delivered to NHH’s Clay & Elaine Elliott Women’s Health Centre in late June and is already in use for patient exams.
The digital mammography unit was funded by the NHH Foundation through the Equipped to Care Program. In 2015, the Foundation set a goal to raise a minimum of $12 million by 2020 through the Equipped to Care Program to support the Hospital’s high priority capital equipment purchases in the Diagnostic Imaging Department.
“To date, we have raised 85% of our goal - $10,200,000 in leadership gifts and community support,” says Tyler Hathway, Chair of the NHH Foundation’s Board of Directors. “It’s so rewarding to see donations immediately put into action and begin serving the patients who turn to our hospital for their care.”
The NHH Foundation was able to support the purchase of this new unit with a capital equipment contribution of $475,000. Funding came from many different donors and events such as Northumberland’s Biggest Coffee Morning in 2017, which raised over $50,000, and Betsy Miller’s art exhibition and sale, which raised over $3,000. It truly is a community effort that has come to fruition.