Seven patient programs at the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) are benefiting from $5,640 in funding grants.
The NBRHC Foundation says three projects are receiving support from the Cunningham Endowment Fund for Mental Health with four programs being supported by the Maria MacMillan Endowment Fund for Mental Health.
“Annually, the care teams look forward to identifying projects that will maximize the impact for patients with the resources available,” says Ann Loyst, Vice President Mental Health. “It is inspiring that these families have an impact on so many programs and patient care through their endowment funds.”
The seven projects include:
- Acute Inpatient Psychiatry Unit’s Connecting with Technology initiative.
- Assertive Community Treatment Team’s (ACTT) Living Healthy Program.
- Mental Health Clinic’s resources for the Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder program.
- Acute Inpatient Psychiatry Unit’s Serenity Room Renovation.
- Birch Lodge’s Social, Recreational and Sensory Stimulation project.
- Forensic Mental Health’s Empowering Patients Through Technology initiative.
- Mental Health Clinic’s Day Evening Treatment Program resources.
The Cunningham Endowment Fund for Mental Health was established by Bob Cunningham to celebrate his family and his life’s work as a leader in mental health care management for more than 30 years.
In 2007, the MacMillan family created the Maria MacMillan Endowment Fund for Mental Health in memory of their daughter, serving as both a celebration of her life and a commitment to caring for others. Maria, a Nipissing University graduate with dreams of devoting her life to helping others, passed away on May 6, 2006, after a courageous battle with an eating disorder.
