For seven years now, the 18-foot “Rockefeller Tree” has been purchased by Murray GM at the annual Moose Jaw Health Foundation fundraiser (MJHF) - Festival of Lights auction.
It is beautifully decorated and glitters with over 2900 lights.
Again this year, staff at the hospital were excited to participate in turning the lights on.
The “Light Up the Holiday” Christmas tree will stand stately in the lobby of Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital throughout the holiday season. For those that are unable to go home to enjoy the season due to their health or working schedule, as well as for visitors to the hospital, the lit tree will provide a little holiday spirit for all to enjoy.
The Festival of Trees fundraiser, an annual event held by the MJHF succeeded in raising over $94,000 this year. Much of that money will go toward buying training simulation mannequins for the regional hospital.
The amount is enough to fully fund the purchase of two SIMM dolls, and the training of staff in how to use them. One will be an adult doll, the other a child for pediatric simulations.
The dolls come with software capable of an incredible variety of situations. They are specific to Code Blue training, which simulates a medical emergency requiring immediate life-saving measures.
Vital signs such as heart rate, breathing, lung sounds, drug reactions, airway issues, intubation complications, and more can be trained in realistic ways. The clinical education staff at the hospital are very excited and grateful for the donations from the community of Moose Jaw.
The Rockefeller Tree alone has raised over $118,000 for healthcare initiatives over the past seven years.
Every donation makes a difference, said Kelly McElree, executive director of the MJHF. He added once more how grateful the MJHF is to every donor who contributes. Special thanks goes once again to Charles Vanden Broek at Murray GM for the annual purchase of the Rockefeller Tree.
