Kemptville District Hospital Foundation gifts $2.3 million for CT Scanner

The Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) Foundation is pleased to announce it has made a gift of $2.3 million to the hospital to purchase a new CT Scanner. The cheque presentation was held on Friday, January 31 following a very successful 18-month fundraising campaign.

The Foundation’s Crossroads Campaign, led by Honorary Chair Louise Tallman, exceeded its goal of $2.2 million to bring a CT Scanner to KDH.

“Our wonderful community rallied around this campaign to help us surpass our goal,” said Margret Norenberg, Chair of the KDH Foundation Board. “None of this would be possible without steadfast support from our donors; the Foundation is so grateful to all the individuals, service groups, and local businesses throughout North Grenville and beyond who contributed to the campaign.”

The CT Scanner is anticipated to see its first patient in early 2025. The state-of-the art diagnostic imaging tool will enable care teams to diagnose patients more quickly, thereby managing and treating their conditions faster. Having a CT Scanner at KDH will also help reduce CT wait times regionally and enhance quality of care for patients.

The funds over and above the campaign goal will be used to support CT operations and other diagnostic imaging upgrades at KDH.

“Our community is so generous and we had an excellent campaign leader in Louise Tallman,” noted Norenberg. “On behalf of the Foundation, I’d like to extend a special thank you to Louise for her commitment to our hospital.”

The Tallman family, including the late Gerald Tallman who led the Emergency Room (ER) expansion campaign completed in 2010, has been supporting KDH for decades and continues to do so when a call goes out for critical capital improvements. In recognition of the family’s contribution to the Crossroads Campaign, the Foundation is naming the CT suite in its honour: ‘Tallman Family CT Scanner Suite.’

“We would not be getting ready to welcome our first CT patient without the phenomenal support of our community and the fantastic leadership of the KDH Foundation in planning and executing the CT capital campaign,” said the hospital’s CEO, Frank J. Vassallo. “A CT scan is considered the gold standard in emergency medical care and enables us to enhance the delivery of acute care in North Grenville, which aligns with the hospital’s strategic directions of patient and family centered care; service excellence and innovation; sustainability and growth.”

KDH is planning an official grand opening ceremony for the Tallman Family CT Scanner Suite in the spring – stay tuned for details. To learn more about the KDH Foundation, visit: https://www.kdhfoundation.ca.

About Kemptville District Hospital

Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) is an integrated health services organization serving the health needs of North Grenville, the eastern regions of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, and South Ottawa in partnership with other healthcare and community organizations in our region. KDH is part of an approved Ontario Health Team – Ottawa West Four Rivers – comprised of many community service providers as well as our primary care providers in the region. KDH provides 24-hour emergency care, inpatient care, surgical programs including advanced orthopedic surgery, and a wide variety of outpatient clinics. We are committed to our mission of ‘Building Healthier Communities’ based on a patient and family centered delivery model, collaborative partnerships, and employing the best technology available. KDH is a model of hospital-led integrated health services within the provincial health system.

Media contact:

Jenn Westendorp, Communications Officer

Kemptville District Hospital

613.258.6133 x 225

Email: jwestendorp@kdh.on.ca