When Mike Leach was diagnosed with a serious diabetic ulcer, his surgeon delivered a stark warning, “without surgery, you could lose your foot.” Suddenly, Mike was facing not one, but two urgent, lifesaving vascular surgeries at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC).
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Grateful PRHC vascular care patient and PRHC Foundation donor Mike Leach tells his patient story with the hope that you’ll donate to bring a hybrid operating room to Peterborough Regional Health Centre…
“I’m Mike Leach, and I wouldn’t be here today without PRHC and PRHC Foundation donors.
For a long time, I ignored it. My legs felt heavy. My calves cramped like bricks. Even walking short distances was exhausting.
What started as a small blister turned into a serious diabetic ulcer. I was told that without surgery, I could lose my foot.
At PRHC, my vascular surgeon Dr. Sajjid Hossain performed two separate procedures to restore blood flow in my legs: one to place a stent and another to open blocked arteries. Both surgeries worked, but they had to be done separately.
Two surgeries. Two recoveries. Twice the risk.
If PRHC had a hybrid operating room, both procedures could have been done at the same time, in the same room, with less risk and a faster recovery.
That’s why I’m asking for your help today.
Your gift will help bring a state-of-the-art hybrid OR to PRHC. With a hybrid OR, procedures will take less time. Patients will face fewer complications and recover faster. And advanced imaging will help experts like Dr. Hossain be even more precise, spotting and managing complications right away, while keeping patients like me close to home.
Thanks to PRHC and donors, I got my independence back. I can work, garden (even if weeds are the only thing I seem to grow), and tinker in the garage. None of this would have been possible without this hospital, or the lifesaving equipment past generosity has supported.
That’s why your support matters so much. Because without your crucial investments in cutting-edge equipment, patients like me could lose more than mobility, we could lose our independence, our livelihoods, even our lives.
Your gift today will help build a hybrid operating room that will transform care for patients like me, reducing risk, shortening recovery, and giving more people in our region the chance to keep living life to the fullest. Especially since the government doesn’t fund hospital equipment. Your generosity is the only way to bring this lifesaving technology to PRHC, and to patients like me.
Thank you.”
To join Mike in donating in support of a hybrid OR, please click here.
On October 6, the PRHC Foundation welcomed members of the Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival Planning Committee, the Survivors Abreast Dragon Boat Team, Platinum Sponsor Kawartha Credit Union, paddlers, volunteers and supporters, to celebrate the Festival’s historic achievement: A record-breaking donation of $400,104.01 – the largest single gift in the Festival’s history!
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This October, warm your heart and fill your freezer during the Dumpling Drive at Hanoi House (Unit 4-1040 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough).
All month long, Hanoi House is selling their handmade pork and vegetable dumplings for $25 a bag. Whether you’re stocking up for cozy fall dinners or quick weekday meals, your dumpling cravings will help support regional healthcare. 50% of every sale will go directly to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation.
Through your support of the Campaign for PRHC, we’re transforming patient care by investing in state-of-the-art technology the government doesn’t fund, bringing new lifesaving services to our region, fuelling innovation, and attracting the best and brightest healthcare professionals to PRHC.
During the postal disruption, our commitment to reimagining health and care in our region remains strong. While the uncertainty continues, there are other convenient ways to give.
Please consider making your donation…
Thank you for empowering world-class care, close to home.
When you’re facing the complex, life-threatening effects of vascular disease, being told you need urgent surgical care to avoid amputation is overwhelming enough. Right now, at Peterborough Regional Health Centre, vascular patients often need multiple procedures on different days to save life and limb. Each carries its own risk, recovery, and stress.
A hybrid operating room would change that.
This advanced surgical space would allow PRHC’s experts to perform multiple procedures at once, in a single room, during a single session.
For patients, that means fewer risks and complications, a shorter hospital stay, only one recovery, and most importantly, more time at home with family and friends, doing what they love with less pain.
This is the future of vascular care. A hybrid OR will make better, more advanced, lifesaving treatment available close to home for the more than 600,000 people in our region who rely on PRHC.
But this $6 million cutting-edge technology won’t be funded by the government. It will be possible only through donor support. Help bring safer, faster vascular care to PRHC, because every second counts.
For more information or to donate, please call 705-876-5000 or click here.
“Turning 65 years old marked a milestone year for me and it’s been a good time to take stock of things. I know there’s a lot to be grateful for.”
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Mom Victoria Wasson, dad Stephen Moloney, brother Wyatt and sister Harper – who recently donated $5,309.80 to the PRHC Foundation from an earlier fundraiser – are inviting the community to lace up their skates to support the smallest and bravest cancer warriors among us.
Wyatt was just eight months old when he was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma. Throughout every treatment and hospital stay, he received expert, compassionate care at PRHC. His family is passionate about giving back by supporting pediatric cancer care at the Health Centre. This month it’s through Blades of Bravery, a special family-friendly open skate.
Come and enjoy hot chocolate, sweet treats, and the warmth of a community united for a meaningful cause. Please sport your yellow or gold to show your support for childhood cancer awareness.
PRHC is one of the first Canadian hospitals to receive the Age-Friendly Health System designation from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. With it, PRHC joins a global movement to improve care for older adults, with over 2,700 international health systems taking part in the initiative that launched in 2017.
This recognition highlights PRHC’s commitment to delivering high-quality, senior-focused care through initiatives such as the Senior’s Care Centre of Excellence and the donor-funded Reactivation Care Centre. It also reinforces hospital leadership in adapting to the evolving healthcare needs of our aging population.
“As our community continues to grow and age and as our patients’ care needs evolve, it’s critical we continue to transform, innovate and invest in programs and partnerships to support seniors,” says Noel Bennett, VP, Clinical Services & Chief Nursing Executive, PRHC.
For more information or to donate in support of the equipment and technology that helps PRHC deliver this kind of care, please call 705-876-5000 or click here.
Cancer Takedown is returning to the stage for a fourth straight year – now with two shows! This spirit- and fundraiser will take place in both Peterborough and Lindsay.
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