Donor Story
Rotary Club of Etobicoke continues to support Etobicoke General Hospital
In March 2011, William Osler Health System Foundation received a $15,500 donation from the Rotary Club of Etobicoke. The gift will benefit patients of Etobicoke General Hospital’s Endoscopy Unit through designation of the gift to the Given Imaging System PillCam.
“We are thrilled with the Rotary Club of Etobicoke for contributing to Etobicoke General with this targeted donation,” said Anne Randell, President & CEO, William Osler Health System Foundation. “The members of the Rotary Club should be recognized as champions of health care philanthropy in our community.”
Anne Randell and Dr. Jeffrey Axler, a specialist in Gastroenterology with William Osler Health System, were both on hand to accept the generous gift from Gary Hepworth and Diane Irvine of the Rotary Club of Etobicoke.
ABOUT THE ROTARY CLUB OF ETOBICOKE: Founded in 1929, the Rotary Club of Etobicoke is dedicated to service within the community. Through the years, the Rotary Club of Etobicoke has undertaken many successful fundraising activities and the community of Etobicoke and the surrounding area have benefited greatly. www.rotaryetobicoke.org.
Rotary Club supports specialized equipment for gastrointestinal patients at Etobicoke General Hospital
THE GIVEN IMAGING SYSTEM PILLCAM video capsule is used by physicians to evaluate patients and detect small bowel abnormalities, such as obscure bleeding, iron deficiency anemia, suspected Crohn's disease and small intestinal tumors. As an alternative to an actual endoscopy procedure, the PillCam is equipped with miniature cameras on both ends and is about the size of a multi-vitamin, which can be swallowed easily. Three sensor arrays are strategically placed on the patient's chest and connected to a data recorder, worn on a belt around the patient’s waist. During this procedure, the PillCam captures hundreds of images much like movie film captures images at 24 frames per second. Those images are then transmitted to the sensor arrays. These images then travel from the sensors, along wires to a data recorder that stores the information. Once all equipment is removed from the patient, the portable data recorder downloads the video images to a designated workstation, from which the physician views the obtained images and assesses the results in order to recommend next steps in the patient's treatment.
You can join efforts to fund equipment like the PillCam as part of the Experience the Evolution Campaign for Etobicoke General Hospital.
Experience the Evolution Campaign: Our goal is to raise $3 million over the next three years to fund patient program upgrades and purchase urgently needed equipment and technology that will allow the doctors, nurses, technicians and other members of our patient care teams to provide our community with a better patient experience and improved health outcomes.