Gay Lea Foundation invests $21,000 in mammography campaign at PECMH

Pictured at PECM Hospital, from left, are: Selena Prinzen, Gay Lea Foods Delegate, Briar Boyce, associate director, development for PECMH Foundation; Lisa Pond, Gay Lea Foundation board member; Vicki Cox, Operations Manager, of Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd; Meghan Stevens, medical radiation technologist at PECMH and Nancy Parks, Back the Build Campaign Chairperson.

A $21,000 grant from the Gay Lea Foundation will support the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation’s mammography campaign for the new County hospital.

The funding contributed toward the $1 million campaign to purchase a state-of-the-art mammography machine, will help ensure patients in Prince Edward County will continue to have access to leading-edge breast screening technology locally.

The Gay Lea Foundation’s Community Impact Grants support initiatives that strengthen health and wellness and foster resilient rural communities.

Lisa Pond, Director, Gay Lea Foundation, said the project strongly aligned with the foundation’s commitment to community well-being and supporting rural Ontario.

“Strong rural communities depend on access to quality healthcare close to home,” said Pond. “Gay Lea Foundation is proud to support the mammography campaign at PECMH and invest in a project that will improve access to early detection and diagnostic care for residents, including many connected to our farming communities.”

“We are deeply grateful to the Gay Lea Foundation for recognizing the importance of accessible healthcare in rural communities,” said Shannon Coull, executive director of the PECMH Foundation. “This investment helped advance a vital diagnostic service that will have a meaningful impact on patients and families across Prince Edward County.”

The new mammography machine will support earlier detection, improved imaging technology, and a more comfortable patient experience.

“Access to mammography services locally is incredibly important for patients,” said Tammy Robson, Program Manager, Diagnostic Imaging at Quinte Health. “Early detection saves lives, and this technology will help ensure patients can receive timely breast screening and diagnostic care within their own community.”

Nancy Parks, chairperson of the PECMH Foundation’s Back the Build Campaign Cabinet, said the support from Gay Lea Foundation reflects the strength and generosity of the agricultural community.

“We are sincerely grateful to the Gay Lea Foundation and to the many individuals connected to our rural and farming communities who continue to support the future of healthcare in Prince Edward County,” said Parks. “This gift is helping ensure patients and families have access to exceptional diagnostic care in our new hospital.”

The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation raises funds to advance health care for the people of Prince Edward County, including the construction and equipment of a new hospital. For more information, or to lend your support, please visit our website at www.pecmhf.ca