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• REM Lee Foundation launches 'Closer to Home' fundraising campaign

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  On June 3, the Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital foundation announced the largest fundraising campaign in its history to create a crucially needed Tier 3 level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Special Care Nursery at the new hospital in Terrace.

  The need for such a facility is vitally important: over the last four years, 104 mothers with complicated or pre-term births were transferred from Mills Memorial Hospital (MMH) to facilities capable of a higher level of care. Sixty infants and their mothers made often hazardous journeys to other hospitals-with two-thirds of them leaving the region.

  "Although not originally a part of the MMH rebuild, this is a once-in-a ­generation opportunity" said Foundation Chair Ron Bartlett, a member of the Kitsumkalum nation.

  Dr. Anita Adlam, a pediatrician responsible for acute pediatric care at MMH, concurred, "If newborns need anything more than rooming in with their mum, we just don't have the capacity to look after them, and we often end up sending patients out to other facilities."

  Currently mothers and infants that need emergent care, must experience often stressful and weather-dependent medical evacuation to either Prince George (Tier 4) or Vancouver (Tier 6.) Having care closer to home means mothers and babies will be surrounded by the people they need and their families less burdened by the financial and emotional costs of travel and long-term stays in unfamiliar settings.

  MMH's level of neonatal and maternal services will increase from Tier 2 to Tier 3. There is no other facility that offers Tier 3 level services in the Northwest Health Services area.

  "This project is an investment in Northwest B.C. families, the future of our First Nations communities and our young workers," said Bartlett. "Our fund raising committee members are committed, with your help, to achieving this vitally important goal."

  Donate today!

  Donations to the Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation in support of this project can be made by calling (250) 641-5526 or online at remleehospitalfoundation.org

  Donations are tax-deductible, Charitable Registration Number 11923 0399 RR0001

  The Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation, a volunteer charitable organization, was created in 1988 to raise funds in support of Mills Memorial Hospital and Terraceview Lodge. Our mandate is to increase and improve the provision of medical care to those who live in the area of Terrace, British Columbia, whether through direct medical services and facilities or medical and educational research which enhances those services and facilities.

  
  

  Dr. REM Lee Foundation, Northern Health and Newcrest Mining representatives celebrate 'Closer to Home' campaign launch on June 3, 2023 at the Kitsumkalum Health Walk.

  
  

  
  

  
  

• Newcrest Mining donates $2 million to REM Lee Foundation's 'Closer to Home' campaign!

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  Newcrest Mining Limited, one of the largest gold and copper mining companies in the world, has made a $2 Million gift to the Dr. R.E.M. Lee Foundation's Closer to Home fundraising campaign.

  The company operates two mines, Brucejack and Red Chris, in the Northwest region of British Columbia, as well as offices in Smithers and Vancouver.

  The Closer to Home campaign, announced on June 3, will raise $14.5 Million to add a Tier 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to the Mills Memorial Hospital (MMH) Replacement Project in Terrace, B.C.

  The donation (the largest single gift in the history of the Foundation!) has been made possible through The Newcrest Sustainability Fund. The contribution reflects the Newcrest Sustainability Fund's vision of working in partnership with organizations around the world to deliver meaningful change, by investing in projects that are designed by the community for the community.

  "We know the importance that MMH plays towards the health of our workers and their families and are grateful to be able to support better health outcomes for the region," noted Greg Norton, VP Government Relations & Social Performance (Western Canada). "The contribution to this new NICU is a commitment to how seriously we take the well­being of not only our employees and their families, but of the broader community as well."

  'This unprecedented donation from Newcrest provides us with a solid foundation for our campaign. We cannot thank our friends at Newcrest enough for this a vote of confidence. The message is loud and clear: the health of the residents in our region matters," said Closer to Home Campaign Co-chair Dr. Geoff Appleton. "We are humbled and very grateful."

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  The Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation, a volunteer charitable organization, was created in 1988 to raise funds in support of Mills Memorial Hospital and Terraceview Lodge. Our mandate is to increase and improve the provision of medical care to those who live in the area of Terrace, British Columbia, whether through direct medical services and facilities or medical and educational research which enhances those services and facilities.

  Donations to the Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation in support of this project can be made by calling (250) 641-5526 or online at remleehospitalfoundation.org

  Donations are tax-deductible, Charitable Registration Number 11923 0399 RR0001

  
  

  Greg Norton of Newcrest Mining Limited announces the company's incredible $2 million donation to the Closer to Home campaign.

  
  

  
  

• Hospital Foundation designates $5,000 donation to new hospital

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  Western Financial Group has donated $5,000 to the Dr. REM Lee Hospital Foundation, an organization dedicated to raising money to expand and enhance healthcare at Mills Memorial Hospital and Terraceview Lodge in Terrace.

  And the Foundation has dedicated this money to support the expansion of emergency services at the new Mills Memorial Hospital, set to be built and completed in the next few years.

  The $5,000 grant comes from the Western Financial Group’s Communities Foundation, which donates to charitable causes in both B.C. and Alberta. Terrace Western Financial chose to put the Dr. REM Lee Hospital Foundation into a draw for the money and they won.

  Thank you Western Financial and Dr. REM Lee Hospital Foundation!

  Photo Dr. REM Lee Hospital Foundation Chair, Ron Bartlett (far left) and Vice-Chair Dianne Rooker (next to him), accept a cheque for $5,000 from Terrace Western Financial’s Mila Gibson (far right) and Jesse Sheppard of on January 7, 2021.