BMO donates $250,000 to Surrey Hospitals Foundation to benefit pediatric patients
BMO has partnered with the Surrey Hospitals Foundation as their new pediatric clinical partner, gifting the Foundation $250,000 to help further the professional development of pediatric nurses to benefit the healthcare of children in the region. This is the largest donation invested for pediatric nursing professional development in Fraser Health.
Surrey Memorial Hospital is the pediatric hub of BC as the largest provider of newborn and pediatric health care in the province, treating more than 50,000 babies and children annually.
The Maternity Clinics at Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre (JPOCSC) see over 20,000 patient visits every year, and the Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic is part of the only specialized clinic in Fraser Health that provides in-depth and ongoing care for women with complex and high-risk pregnancies.
“This is an incredibly important investment, especially with almost half of BC’s children residing in the Fraser Health region, most of them in Surrey alone,” says Dermot Kelly, Fraser Health’s Vice President of Community Hospitals and Health Services. “Surrey Memorial Hospital is a major high risk birthing centre for the Fraser Health region and grants like this is absolutely critical in helping develop our pediatric nursing staff, who help deliver the largest number of births in the province each year.”
“We’re proud to support the Surrey Hospitals Foundation as their new pediatric clinical partner, while this program targets pediatric nurses, the benefits will be felt by many children and their families in the region” says James Kitamura, Regional President, Personal Banking, British Columbia and Yukon Region, BMO Bank of Montreal. “At BMO, we’re committed to Growing the Good in business and life which extends to our communities and in this case, the busiest pediatric hospital in the province.”
Surrey Memorial Hospital is a major clinical education centre where approximately 2,100 clinical learners receive training annually. BMO’s pediatric nursing education donation will help up to 25 pediatric nurses acquire new skills and training each year. The program will benefit qualified nursing staff at Surrey Memorial Hospital who work in the Children’s Health Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Family Birthing Unit or Pediatric Emergency Department, to develop new skills, upgrade their diplomas to Bachelor degrees, and participate in specialized education for new medical services and treatments.
“Surrey is continuing to grow at an unprecedented rate with more people moving to the city, especially young new immigrant families,” explains Jane Adams, President & CEO of the Surrey Hospitals Foundation. “The Surrey Hospitals Foundation is a great proponent of continued education, and this investment will benefit this group of specialty nursing staff so we can keep on top of health care best practices, and bring innovative programs to our hospitals.”
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