Just a few short months ago the Invermere Health Care Auxiliary (IHCA) moved their Thrift Shop to a new location in downtown Invermere.  Since then the results of that decision have been a huge rise in sales and a continued dedication to health care from all the IHCA members.

Although the IHCA’s major focus is the Invermere & District Hospital or the Columbia House Residential Care Facility the IHCA has always kept their eyes on assisting in funding equipment for the East Kootenay Regional Hospital (EKRH).

Most recently the IHCA membership voted to support the fundraising efforts of East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) by donating $50,000 for the EKRH ICU Redevelopment Project.

“People living in the Columbia Valley rely not just on our local hospital but the regional hospital as well. IHCA is proud to support EKFH and join with other donors to make the access to the best intensive care possible a reality,” shared IHCA President Paige Ukass.

The IHCA gift is being directed to the overall ICU equipment needs and backing for the fundraising campaign. Over the past decade the IHCA membership has donated over $120,600 in financial aid for equipment at EKRH and $1,000,000 for the care, comfort needs of residents of the Columbia Valley including $35,500 for scholarships and bursaries.

The ICU Redevelopment Project fundraising effort has witnessed a major impact of critical support for intensive care with funding from the Cranbrook Health Care Auxiliary ($450,000), the Kimberley Health Care Auxiliary ($90,000) and the Invermere Health Care Auxiliary ($50,000).

General donations continue to flow into EKFH from donors such as you; please consider a gift today by making an on-line donation at www.ekfh.ca.

Lead image: L-R: IHCA’s President Paige Ukass with Jo Anne Meyers & Evelyne Baertschi present their gift of $50,000 to Donna Grainger (EKFH Executive Director). Missing from photo:  Marion Labrie.

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