The Mechanical Contractors Association of Hamilton and Local 67 of the United Association (UA) of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting industry of the United States and Canadahave made a combined multi-year gift of $275,000 to the Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation to support patient care initiatives in the region.
HAMILTON, ONT.
The Mechanical Contractors Association of Hamilton and UA Local 67 have made a combined multi-year gift of $275,000 to the Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation to support patient care initiatives in the region.
The gift is being shared across the four main sites — Hamilton General Hospital, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, McMaster Children’s Hospital and St. Peter’s Hospital.
“This is a tremendous partnership,” said association president Lorraine Waller.
“It is representative of the goodwill that the association and its members feel towards the hospital and their commitment to the community in which their members live, work and play.”
Mark Ellerker, business manager for local 67 of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting industry of the United States and Canada, said everyone within the local has been touched by the care provided at Hamilton Health Sciences, either themselves or through a family member or friend.
“Our community is so fortunate to have the quality of care that Hamilton Health Sciences provides and UA Local 67 is proud to be able to support them.”
Funds from this year’s gift have been earmarked to support the MRI campaign at Hamilton General Hospital, the campaign for the CIBC Breast Assessment Centre at Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, a special “chair glide” which enables patients in wheelchairs to remain in their chairs as they undergo their examination in the pediatric ophthalmology centre being rebuilt at McMaster Children’s Hospital, and a set of new wall-mounted “flip-down” chairs that provide a resting spot for elderly patients as they strive to maintain their muscle conditioning at St. Peter’s Hospital.
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