30 Years of Care Close to Home
For 30 years, the Medicine Hat Health Foundation has worked to enhance healthcare technology, services, and capabilities in our region. Thanks to the support of our community, we have been able to do it time and time again.
The original hospital in Medicine Hat was built by locals. Today, we carry on this tradition. Thank you for three decades of impact – and to all new donors, we invite you to see the difference you can make in the decades to come.
Together, we can…because together, we always have.
The MHHF celebrates 30 years, 7 employees, and $24 million in donations that have had a major positive impact on local healthcare.
The Yuill Family Foundation donates $5M for cardiac care, and public donations of $2.3M result in a record-breaking fundraising year.
Seconds Save Lives – the MHHF’s biggest campaign ever – is launched, raising money to replace dozens of cardiac monitors and other equipment.
The Digital Donor Wall is installed, recognizing our incredible community donors and promoting the MHHF within the hospital space.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we received over $10K from the Front Line Fund to assist local workers in efforts to stop the virus.
The MHHF hosts our first Community Cares Gala event, with a theme of "Dare To Be There".
The hospital launched a pilot Bariatrics program for patients weighing over 250 lbs – updating wheelchairs, beds, and doors to accommodate them.
The MHHF helps upgrade the hospital’s operating rooms into integrated ORs – more streamlined, efficient, and capable than before.
The MHHF assumes operation of the hospital’s Gift Shop, with all proceeds returning to local healthcare needs.
Heather Bach takes on the role of Executive Director, overseeing some of the most impactful years in the Foundation’s history ever since.
After 10 years, our electric bed campaign raised $1.4M from telethons, loonie lotteries, direct mail, tributes, and the Foundation of Memories.
The first Donor Wall is installed at the hospital, and the first 50-50 raffle is held, a fundraiser that still goes on today.
The MHHF is founded, and later that year we host our first telethon – a tradition that lasted for 18 more years.