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Record support for St. Paul’s Hospital

Through the generosity of donors, St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation (SPHF) was able to contribute record support in 2013. Leslie Knight / Global News

SASKATOON – Patients in Saskatoon are benefitting from record funding allocated by the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation (SPHF) last year.

Through the generosity of its donors and investments, SPHF contributed over $ 3.1 million to St. Paul’s Hospital in 2013.

SPHF’s funds were used to buy medical equipment, support capital improvements and improve patient comfort care at the hospital.

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Last year, the foundation committed $1.4 million for a digital transmission electron microscope, which was unveiled this month.

READ MORE: New electron microscope at St. Paul’s Hospital

Employees also benefitted from $82,000 in learning opportunities through the professional and organizational development awards.

“Whether they are philanthropists, grateful patients and their families, corporations, or employees, our donors have a genuine concern for the health of the people of Saskatchewan,” said SPHF CEO Bruce Acton.

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St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation has allocated over $48 million since its inception in 1982.

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