The London Health Sciences Centre has received more financial help to aid front-line workers in the battle against COVID-19.
TELUS Friendly Future Foundation has donated $100,000 to the London Health Sciences Foundation (LHSF) to purchase critical care equipment for London's hospitals.
“The outpouring of support during this time of crisis has been inspiring and is a true testament to the community we live in,” said John MacFarlane, president and CEO of LHSF. “Donations like this one, combined with the existing community support, really allows us to increase our impact in the fight against COVID-19. Thank you for showing your generous support, and rallying behind our front-line heroes.”
Among the new items of medical equipment that will be purchased with the donated money are glidescopes, which are used to treat some critically ill patients with COVID-19. The life-saving machines allow health care providers to quickly insert breathing tubes for ventilation in patients struggling to breathe. It will continue to be a vital piece of equipment in the intensive care unit after the COVID-19 outbreak has subsided.
“During this unprecedented public health emergency, we are especially focused on supporting our communities’ front-line health care teams and enabling urgent funding where it is needed most,” said Dee Brown, executive director of the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation. “Providing front-line health care workers at London Health Sciences Centre and the patients they serve with supplies and technology that will keep them safe is one way we are doing our part in helping our front-line health care workers in the fight against COVID-19.”
LHSF has been working to raise money to purchase critical equipment for health-care staff since the outbreak began, launching the COVID-19 Response Fund in March.