Backed by presenting sponsor North Bay Mazda and supported by golfers and volunteers, the annual charity tournament is funding modernization of the hospital\u2019s central monitoring system to expand capacity across multiple care areas, including the NICU<\/p>\n
A sunny Sunday at Osprey Links Golf Club translated into a major boost for neonatal care in North Bay, with the annual NICU Charity Golf Tournament raising more than $65,000 for the North Bay Regional Health Centre Foundation.<\/p>\n
This year, the proceeds are supporting the Central Monitoring Upgrade project.<\/p>\n
Every day, care teams rely on advanced monitoring technology to observe vital signs, identify early warning signals, and respond immediately when seconds matter most.<\/p>\n
“Our hospital is replacing and modernizing the Central Monitoring System that safeguards some of our most vulnerable patients,” says a release.\u00a0“This upgrade will expand monitoring capacity across numerous care areas, will reduce system downtime, and support proactive patient care.”<\/p>\n
Jos\u00e9e and Brady Facette are\u00a0parents who experienced first-hand\u00a0the lifesaving care provided by the NICU.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe silence after our son’s birth was the loudest moment of our life, but the NICU team brought compassion and skill during a frightening time. Today, thanks to their care, we have a healthy five-year-old.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kirstie and Riaan Van Zyl, together with their son, explained how\u00a0the NICU nurses and staff became an important part of their journey.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey taught us everything \u2014 how to hold, bathe, change, and feed between oxygen, monitoring, and feeding tubes and wires and most importantly, how to believe in ourselves as parents during one of the hardest times of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
Every year, tournament Co-Chairs Geoff and Tracy Richardson say they are reminded how deeply this community cares about its hospital and the families who count on it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to the generosity of our sponsors, golfers, and volunteers, the NICU Charity Golf Tournament presented by North Bay Mazda is making a lasting difference. Every dollar raised helps ensure our NICU is equipped with the tools and technology needed to give newborns the strongest start possible right here at home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe NICU is close to our hearts, and we\u2019re proud to support care that\u2019s made a difference in our own family,\u201d says Patrick Shaw, Managing Partner of North Bay Mazda. \u201cWe are thrilled to have so many friends, colleagues, and businesses come together on this beautiful day at Osprey Links.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ability to purchase life-saving medical equipment depends on strong partnerships between the government, hospital, and community, and every donation, whether made through monthly giving, a gift in a will, corporate sponsorship, or event participation, helps ensure patients have access to the equipment and technology they need, close to home.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year\u2019s tournament featured a \u2018double impact\u2019 – proceeds were matched dollar-for-dollar by a humble community donor who has been connected to our Hospital, NBRHC Foundation, and the tournament, for many years,\u201d explains Tammy Morison, President of the NBRHC Foundation.<\/p>\n
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)\u00a0cares for acutely ill neonates and their families and\u00a0nurses provide around-the-clock care to the hospital\u2019s tiniest patients.<\/p>\n
The unit accommodates eight newborns and serves as a high-risk referral centre for surrounding areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last year, it\u00a0celebrated 715 births and cared for 173 NICU patients.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Backed by presenting sponsor North Bay Mazda and supported by golfers and volunteers, the annual charity tournament is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":714733,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-714732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=714732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/714733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=714732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=714732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=714732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}