To indicate your interest in making a donation, go to Your Support above, then click Make a Donation. After you send the form, we will contact you to discuss your participation   

Previous golf tournament players received a letter in April asking you to participate in our 7th Annual Golf Tournament sponsored by the Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation & Swift Current Emergency Services.

In that letter, we outlined two options for you to enter and play in this event: pay a registration fee of $500 per team or $125 per player, or solicit pledges totaling at least $125 per player or $500 per team.

To encourage golfers to solicit pledges, we are announcing some very exciting news.

The individuals providing the highest amount of pledges will win one of the following three prizes:

• First, for largest amount of pledges presented: trip to Las Vegas (flight and accommodations for two people for 4 days, courtesy of W.W. Smith Travel;
• Second, for the second largest amount of pledges presented: four-piece patio furniture set, courtesy of The Brick;
• Third, for the third largest amount of pledges presented: 10-game golf pass  courtesy of Chinook Golf Club.

While some may have already registered to play on June 7, these prizes are still available to you. Simply take the pledge form provided in our earlier letter (make copies if required), talk to your family, friends, neighbours, business associates etc., and encourage them to support you as you will in turn be supporting the Foundation and Swift Current Emergency Services. 

In 2012, Swift Current Emergency Services used proceeds to support a number of community programs including the Swift Current Drug Task Force. The Foundation’s share of the 2013 tournament proceeds will be used to replace the CT scanner at the Cypress Regional Hospital with the most advanced computed tomography (CT) technology available.

If you have any questions or need more pledge forms, please call our office at 306-778-3314. We look forward to your support and to seeing you at our annual fund raising golf tournament on June 7.

On April 18, 2013, the Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation Inc., held their 14th Annual General Meeting. It was announced that through support received from the communities being served by the Foundation, $1.4 million was disbursed to fill a variety of healthcare needs throughout the Cypress Health Region in 2012 with every facility in the Health Region receiving support.

Click to view or download the 2012 annual report

The Foundation accepted nominations to fill a vacant Director position and is pleased to announce Val Hartley (representing Maple Creek) has agreed to join the Foundation Board for a two-year term. Ms. Hartley joins returning Board Members Karen Schaitel (Swift Current); Jennifer Lyster (Cabri); Michelle Weedon (Cabri); Dick Lee (Swift Current); Helen Pardoe (Swift Current); Ron Mathies (Herbert); Jahnaya Mann (Swift Current); Ivo Radevski (Swift Current) and Trudy Jewitt (Swift Current) to form the Foundation Board of Directors.

The fundraising goal for 2013 is to gather funds necessary to replace the C.T. scanner located at the Cypress Regional Hospital. This new equipment and technology will ensure the residents of the Southwest will continue to receive the very best in healthcare assessment for many years into the future. Watch for information relative to this important fund raising campaign.
  
The Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation Inc. would like to thank the 1,600 plus individuals and businesses that supported Foundation fundraising initiatives in 2012, and we look forward to working with you in 2013 and beyond as we "assist our Partners toward healthcare excellence".

by Elisabeth Dowson
Published April 23, 2013

Another dream of Swift Current’s Dr. Tara Lee was realized April 19 when the Cypress Health Region officially opened the Lee/Irwin Simulation Training Centre and Cenovus Energy Inc. Control Room at the Cypress Regional Hospital.

This innovative project is a collaborative effort that engages the resources of the Cypress Health Region and Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation, and was generously supported by a $100,000 donation from the Lee/Irwin family presented at last year’s Radiothon and $35,000 from Cenovus Energy Inc., reflecting the contributors’ commitment to supporting healthcare and continuous learning opportunities.

Located in the West Wing of the Medical/Surgical Department at the Regional Hospital, the Simulation Training Centre will build and maintain the skills of health professionals in the use of new equipment and practice techniques on simulated patients, and will also incorporate a mobile unit so the health region’s rural locations can benefit from the technology.
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Planned giving is a process that enables a donor to unlock present and future giving potential. It involves careful financial planning to meet the donor's philanthropic objectives and maximize tax and other financial benefits. By working closely with a financial advisor as well as representatives from the Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation Inc., a donor can create a gift that compliments his/her unique financial circumstances. Read more about planned giving.

The Gathering Place Wall, located on the grounds of the Swift Current Regional Hospital, is a unique way you and your family can support healthcare in the Southwest. Your donation of $100 or more will place your name on a plaque which will be fastened to one of the bricks of the wall -- the bricks that were salvaged from our old hospital. The chart below illustrates the bricks still available, as we are at the halfway point of all bricks being "purchased" through generous donations. See the Gathering Place Wall page for further details.

Read the inscriptions on the Gathering Place Wall.

The Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation welcomes Southwest regional outpatients to stay in the Swift Current Rotary House wing of Habitat for Healthcare, our complex across from the new Cypress Regional Hospital.

This six bedroom hostel is barrier-free and has a common lounge with television, computer, refreshment area, two washrooms with showers and a half bath. Rate is $45 per night for all rooms.

Check in during the afternoon. Late check in can be specially arranged for compelling reasons that do not allow you to arrive before 5 p.m. Check out is 10:00 a.m. Rooms are available seven days per week. You may use Visa or MasterCard to secure your room. Call toll free 1-306-778-3314 or or 1-866-666-6123, or fax 306-773-3869.

Please note that Rotary House offers accommodations only, no medical personal are employed at this facility.

Articles from the Southwest Booster: Life and Times of the Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation Inc.

Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation Inc. charitable tax number is 867152134 RR0001.