An endowment fund is helping purchase new medical equipment for the Owen Sound hospital.
Grey Bruce Health Services recently received $218,000 from the Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre Foundation’s Caring for Tomorrow Endowment.
The money helped buy a digital c-arm x-ray machine, to be used in operating rooms.
GBHS CEO Pat Campbell says the machine acts as the “eyes of the surgeon.”
She says its shows whether bones are properly aligned, or whether an implant is correctly positioned during surgery.
The money was also used to install new nurse call systems, to replace 22-year-old equipment.
The new systems enable nurses to respond promptly to patient requests and deliver safer and more efficient care.
Campbell says the Caring for Tomorrow Endowment is a great initiative as it helps purchase needed equipment for the hospital.
Since its inception in 1996, the Endowment has contributed more than one million dollars to the hospital.
