Medical Equipment

• Hospital foundation transfers ‘record amount’ to Guelph hospital

  The Foundation of the Guelph General Hospital announced Monday that close to $10.5 million will be used to purchase equipment and supplies for the hospital.

  Health

  Jun 21, 2023
  
• Woodstock, Ont. OB-GYN used improperly sterilized medical equipment, health unit says

  While there is no evidence of disease transmission, patients who received certain medical procedures between Jan. 1, 2020, and Sept. 12, 2022, are being advised to get tested.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2022
  
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• B.C. doctor fundraising to bring medical equipment to front lines in Ukraine

  It will be the third trip to the war-torn country for Dr. Tracy Parnell, who hails from the Kootenay community of Cranbrook.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2022
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• Alberta Rotary Club members Mexico bound with Los Amigos Project

  On Sunday morning, 16 Rotary Club members from southern Alberta started their journey towards Mazatlan, Mexico, to deliver a fleet of donated emergency vehicles. 

  Lifestyle

  Apr 24, 2022
• Funds being raised to replace MRI scanner at Guelph General Hospital

  Guelph General Hospital is starting to raise money for a new MRI scanner. Dr. Samir Patel, the hospital’s radiologist and chief of diagnostic imaging, said the hospital urgently needs to replace the MRI scanner before the old one becomes unreliable. “We rely on the MRI scanner to help so many patients: patients who need an...

  Health

  Jun 3, 2021
• New Saskatoon PPE manufacturer expects to produce millions of masks

  Benchmark PPE opened up in Saskatoon earlier this month and expects to be able to produce millions of masks each month after it receives more equipment.

  Health

  Jun 26, 2020
• Coronavirus: KGH Foundation unmasks portraits to raise funds for much-needed new equipment

  "Since the start of March we have about $2.4 million worth of equipment requests that cannot be supplied by the government."

  May 26, 2020
• Coronavirus: B.C. mill ramps up medical pulp production for U.S. supplies — but not for 3M

  Harmac Pacific president Levi Sampson said their round-the-clock production at the mill near Nanaimo, B.C., has been diverted to make the medical-grade pulp.

  Health

  Apr 5, 2020
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• N.B. company and N.S. university make 3D printed face shields for health care workers

  A New Brunswick company and Dalhousie University are producing and donating 3D printed face shields for health care workers

  Health

  Apr 3, 2020
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• Winnipeg-based ventilator company extra busy in face of COVID-19

  A Winnipeg company that manufactures ventilator parts has adapted its standard ventilator equipment and ramped up production amid the coronavirus crisis.

  Health

  Mar 27, 2020