COBEQUID COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
Cobequid Health Centre Foundation inspires a strong spirit of giving to promote the advancement of healthcare closer to home. Our Values We shall adhere to the following values in the pursuit of our mission: - To be a visible presence in our community to pursue our mission and conduct our business in an open and transparent fashion. - To work in collaboration with all existing and potential partners in the pursuit of our mission. - To respect all those with whom we interact and show our donors and supporters proper recognition for their generosity. - To be responsible stewards of the resources entrusted to us. The Foundation aims to follow its mission to inspire a strong spirit of giving to promote the advancement of health care closer to home. when speaking with our patient/donor public, the key message received is that they want to receive care right here in their own community and they want that care to be equal to or exceed the care available in our neighboring city of Halifax. Our Foundation believes that giving inspires giving and allows the community to thrive.
About This Cause
Cobequid Community Health Centre (CCHC) is here for you, your family and your neighbours. Whether you require emergency care, are managing a chronic illness, or need routine tests, care is available for your entire family - your children, siblings, parents, and grandparents. The Cobequid Community Health Centre serves the communities of Bedford, Sackville, Waverley, Fall River, Hammonds Plains, Mount Uniacke, and surrounding areas. In 1976, two community-minded individuals, Shirley Freer and Carol Crosby were determined to fill the need for health and social services in the Bedford-Sackville area. They inspired others to take on this challenge and refused to give up until they saw this need filled. Community support grew and soon they had a group of dedicated individuals ready to make a change. In 1987, the Emergency Department at the Cobequid Multi-Service Centre opened, making it the only free-standing emergency room in Canada at the time. Indeed, the founders were right about the need, so much so that as the community grew, the need for the centre grew. Again, determined, like-minded individuals took up the challenge, bringing the community together to raise $4 million dollars to be used towards the construction of a new centre. In February 2006, as a result of the dedication of the community, the new, much larger Cobequid Community Health Centre opened. Our community continues to grow, so in 2016, the Foundation started fundraising for its Emergency Triage Project. When planning for the Cobequid Centre’s Emergency Department, it was anticipated that the maximum future volume for our Emergency Department would be 20,000 patients annually. However, our catchment area has grown, last year alone our Emergency Department served more than 41,000 patients. Our Emergency Triage Project was completed in May 2018. It has enabled the centre to expand our triage area, expand our registration capacity, increase infection control measures and ensure we have the equipment required for our growing needs. Key components of this project are: Two new washrooms for patient/triage care. Two registration stations so patients can register more efficiently. Two triage nurse stations so patients can be more efficiently served and triage nurses can safely keep a line of sight with patients waiting for care. A special glass barrier area to provide more dignity and comfort to patients who have influenza, croup, vomiting and other upsets, while controlling drop/contact infection transmission. Today, the Centre continues to provide essential health and social services to residents of its surrounding Communities. It is due to the generosity of these very communities that the Cobequid Community Health Centre is able to continually grow to meet the ever-expanding needs of the public.