A chance to double your dollar for health care is being delivered with the launch of Vernon Jubilee Hospital (VJH) Foundation's Light A Bulb campaign.

The 38th annual holiday appeal is supporting the expansion of the ultrasound department at the hospital.

Thanks to a generous matching gift from Kurt and Jutta Knuever, all Light A Bulb donations made on GivingTuesday, Dec. 3, will be matched up to $250,000.

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As our population ages and grows, and as physicians increasingly rely on scans for clinical decision-making, VJH is seeing a dramatic increase in demand for medical imaging of all kinds. Demand for ultrasound, in particular, has skyrocketed and wait times have doubled in the past three years. Future projections expect the need for ultrasound to increase by more than 100 per cent in the next two decades.

91裸聊视频淲e know that the current ultrasound department is operating beyond its capacity and we need to address this,91裸聊视频� says McBrearty. 91裸聊视频淔ollowing our successful expansion of CT scanning services, our next priority is bringing the required ultrasound services to VJH as quickly as possible.

Tania Robinson knows all too well the importance of timely access to ultrasound imaging. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 at the age of 43, after an ultrasound-guided biopsy of a lump in her breast.

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As part of the expansion, the size of existing ultrasound rooms will be increased, making it easier to accommodate stretchers and do inpatient exams. A more efficient layout will improve patient turnaround times and staff efficiencies. The expansion will result in two new rooms and two new ultrasound machines that will add more than 5,000 new scans each year.

"This project will create an ultrasound department with the capacity to meet the needs of patients today, and for the next 20 years,91裸聊视频� says McBrearty. 91裸聊视频淓xtra ultrasound capacity means quicker access, faster diagnoses and better outcomes.91裸聊视频�

Donate online at , call 250-558-1362 or visit the Foundation office in person (located at VJH, in the Jubilee building across from the pharmacy).