The Huntsville Hospital Foundation today announced a game-changing gift of $1 million dollars, the second million-dollar donation from The Sprott Foundation. The Sprotts have a family cottage on Lake of Bays and continue to be committed to supporting great hospital care for full-time and seasonal property owners alike.
“Vizma and Eric Sprott came back to us this year to ask how they could help and their timing could not be better,” says Katherine Craine, executive director of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation.
Huntsville Hospital Foundation recently announced that they would enter into a phased campaign called Focus on Imaging. Through this campaign the Foundation seeks to raise over $5 million to purchase diagnostic imaging equipment including: x-Ray machines(s) and room(s) renovation and upgrading; mammography equipment with tomosynthesis capability; a CT scanner replacement; cardiac echo ultrasound equipment; and, nuclear medicine facilities (Spec-CT).
“The Sprotts recognize how important it is to ensure we have great diagnostic technology and how every investment we make now will improve our readiness for future redevelopment of MAHC,” says Craine. “Their support at this time will really help speed up our acquisition of great imaging tools.”
“We are thankful for Vizma and Eric and The Sprott Foundation and their support of MAHC – Huntsville Hospital site over the years,” says Craine. “Their million dollar donation in 2018 set in motion some major improvements in what is now called The Sprott Foundation Diagnostic Imaging Department. We feel their support in other ways too – they sent us a surprise $50,000 donation in the summer of 2020 to support our cancelled Bigwin Golf tournament which gave everyone such a boost in morale. Vizma and Eric also regularly support the hospital through the S.S. Bigwin Gala and Golf Tournaments.”
“The Sprott Foundation has two clear goals in our ongoing support for Huntsville Hospital,” say Vizma and Eric. “First, to help our local hospital provide advanced treatment and care for the whole community. And second, to inspire other families and individuals who have the capacity to make a difference in Huntsville Hospital as their community hospital.”
MAHC and Huntsville Hospital needs to expand and upgrade much of its diagnostic equipment and infrastructure. Without early and accurate diagnosis, treatment planning cannot advance. As they acquire more advanced diagnostic equipment, clinicians can provide more precise diagnoses which helps with treatment planning, whether locally or with more effective referrals to specialty sites within the region or in the city.
Increasing diagnostic capacity will greatly impact the quality and timeliness of care for permanent and seasonal residents.
Learn more about the Huntsville Hospital Foundation at huntsvillehospitalfoundation.ca.
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Thank you, Vizma, Eric and the Sprott Foundation for your beyond-generous contributions to the citizens of Muskoka and visitors to this area. Your decision to support our healthcare system in this remarkably generous manner is a legacy of love and understanding. Your donations have increased significantly the quality of health care available to all of us . May the rest of us heed your example and step up as well.
Hoh.WOW! This is one extraordinarily generous family We owe them a lot!userous family. We owe them a lot!
Thank you Sprott family for your generosity. Upgraded diagnostic equipment and infrastructure are game changers.
A Big Thank You to the Sprott family!
The citizens of Huntsville are truly blessed to have a wonderful and caring family like The Sprotts, living in our beautiful town and who cares deeply about our health care and our hospital.
Thank you for your generous donations.