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Annual Report
Celebrating your impact on patients and their loved ones, creating a healthier future for all New Brunswickers
A letter from our board chair & president:
Dear friends,
Thank you for your generous support over the last year. On behalf of our Board of Directors and staff, it gives us great pleasure to share with you our 2022-23 Annual Report.
The following pages celebrate the successes you made possible last year. In total, 3,585 supporters came together to fund critical areas of patient care, including healthcare innovations, cardiac health, mental health, recruitment & retention and patient experience and access.
Because of you, robotic-assisted surgery arrived in New Brunswick. This innovative technology means that patients are receiving the best surgical care possible, right here at home.
Your generous support also allowed us to invest in initiatives to attract top talent to our hospital and our region. Together, we are building strong leaders to secure health care for the future.
Other accomplishments include the ground-breaking of The J.T. Clark Family Foundation Ambulatory Clinic and a transformational gift to impact addictions and mental health.
Over $1 million was also granted to community-based organizations to improve patient access and experience in Saint John and beyond.
We are so grateful for you, and all that you make possible. Thank you for creating a healthier future, together.
Your Impact
by the Numbers
raised to create a healthier tomorrow.
granted to advance patient care & innovations.
gifts in wills to create lasting legacies.
raised by community events.
gifts received from donors like you.
raised in honour or memory of loved ones.
Robotic-Assisted
Surgery
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and chose robotic-assisted surgery. I spent one night in the hospital, and the next morning I came home. Thank you to all the donors who brought robotic surgery to New Brunswick.
—Emile Hachey, our province’s first robotic-assisted surgery patient
raised for da Vinci.
surgeries completed.
medical professionals trained on da Vinci.
types of surgeries completed (prostate & kidney)
Robotic-Assisted
Surgery
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and chose robotic-assisted surgery. I spent one night in the hospital, and the next morning I came home. Thank you to all the donors who brought robotic surgery to New Brunswick.
—Emile Hachey, our province’s first robotic-assisted surgery patient
raised for da Vinci.
surgeries completed.
medical professionals trained on da Vinci.
types of surgeries completed (prostate & kidney)
Cardiac care
The Simman (Simulation) ALS Manikin
Thanks to you, cardiac nurses are better prepared for the operating room.
The NB Heart Centre is a center of excellence in every way possible, and that now includes our simulation program. The manikin improves the realism of a simulation environment and enhances the engagement of learners. It can simulate breathing and has a beating heart that is audible and palpable. As the education lead in our program, I am so excited to have this technology.
—Susan Morris, Clinical Nurse Educator NB Heart Centre
total granted for ALS Manikin
up to
clinicians to be trained
hours of training possible
Mental health
Ridgewood Addiction & Mental Health Services
Your support enabled a new partnership to help patients struggling with mental health and addictions.
To the donors who are supporting the renovations and upgrades, I want them to know their money isn’t going to waste. It’s going to help people’s future. If you’re in a brand-new building with nice surroundings, it makes you look at what you want for your future, and it will create an environment that will make people want to stay and complete their treatment to get better and build a better life.
—Tylor Jackson, grateful patient
total granted by SJRHF
patients housed at a time
7–90 days
average length of stay
Recruitment & retention
The Transforming Healthcare Fund
Your generosity is attracting and retaining top talent.
We are happy to have the Foundation’s support as we educate the next generation of New Brunswick nurses and create opportunities for working nurses to realize their leadership potential. Community partnerships like this are at the core of UNB’s Integrated Health Initiative (IHI), which is creating a world-class health innovation centre right here in New Brunswick.
—Dr. Paul Mazerolle, President & Vice Chancellor, UNB
total granted to IHI
nurses upskilled per year
5–7
student scholarships per year
1–3
student internships & placements per year
Patient impact
Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Your generosity is providing heart education to cardiac patients.
The Cardiac Rehab Program helped me fight back after surgery. It got me past the ‘Woe is me. Why did this happen to me?’ and helped me find my inner strength. Now I’m passing healthy habits along to my kids. We’re proud to give back to the program that gave so much to us.
—Shawn McNee, grateful patient
total granted to cardiac rehabilitation
rehabilitation program
patients enrolled last year
Annual giving honour roll
Our Heartfelt thanks
We couldn’t do it without our board of directors.
Meet the leaders guiding our way:
The Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation is honoured to recognize leadership supporters whose cumulative contributions between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023 have had a significant impact on patient care at our hospital and across the province. Donors receive recognition on the total pledge amount in the year the pledge is received.
Endowment funds
You are supporting the future of health care in New Brunswick.
endowed funds
total granted this year
total value of endowment