Just as Huntsville’s population swells in the summer months, so does use of our local hospital. With a new program, Our Cottage Cares, the Huntsville Hospital Foundation is seeking support from seasonal residents who use the hospital – or may need to in future – during the summer months.
The Foundation notes that emergency room visits double in the summer compared to spring, fall and winter. They created this video to drive that point home:
The Our Cottage Cares program looks for a three year donation commitment from cottagers in one of three amounts: $500 per year, $200 per year or $100 per year. In return, they’ll share the family’s cottage name on their website and, more importantly, use the funds for much-needed equipment at Huntsville Hospital.
For more information on donating to the Huntsville Hospital Foundation, visit huntsvillehospitalfoundation.ca/giving.
HHF is also selling raffle tickets for a commemorative Tom Thomson canoe. Tickets are available at 705-789-4756 or look for the HHF tent around town. (See the poster below.)
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Perhaps the Huntsville Hospital should not have closed the Burks Falls Urgent Care, many cottagers received their at the Burks Falls site instead of the ER in Huntsville. A little short sighted I would say.
Carole Gautreau