February 13, 2008
Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation > Media Room > February 13, 2008

Scotiabank gives $100,000 boost to Emergency Centre Campaign
 

Surrey, B.C. – One of North America’s premier financial institutions has pledged $100,000 towards Surrey Memorial Hospital’s new Emergency Centre.
 

Scotiabank, with 229 employees in Surrey at 11 locations, is a partner in Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation’s $15 million Emergency Centre Campaign. “Scotiabank and its employees have been kind to Surrey Memorial Hospital over the years,” says Foundation Emergency Centre Campaign Chair Chris Midmore. “Scotiabank has previously donated to the hospital’s Children’s Health Centre, and its employees have recently purchased a pediatric crib. We are grateful to have their support once again as we work towards replacing the hospital’s E.R.”
 

“Scotiabank is proud to support health-care initiatives that have a direct, positive impact at the local level,” said David Poole, Scotiabank’s Senior Vice-President, B.C. and Yukon Region. “Given the importance of the hospital to Surrey-area residents, we are pleased that our tradition of support will continue through this gift.”
 

Surrey Memorial Hospital’s current E.R. – the busiest in B.C. - was designed to handle about 44-thousand visits a year but has instead been seeing close to 70-thousand patients a year.

The new Emergency Centre, at triple the size of the current facility, will include a separate children’s E.R., as well as a separate mental health and addictions area, an enhanced minor treatment unit, and an improved area for acute patients.

The B.C. government has committed to funding the essentials of a replacement to Surrey Memorial Hospital’s current E.R. The Foundation’s $15-million campaign will ensure the new Emergency Centre is state-of-the-art.

Scotiabank is committed to support the communities where its customers and employees live and work, both in Canada and abroad. Recognized as a leader internationally and among Canadian corporations for its charitable donations and philanthropic activities, in 2007 the Bank provided more than $43 million in sponsorships and donations to a variety of projects and initiatives, primarily in the areas of healthcare, education, social services and arts and culture. Scotiabank is on the World Wide Web at www.scotiabank.com.

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For more information or interviews, contact:
Jason Howe
Public Affairs Director
Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation
604-585-5666 ext 8284
cell: 604-613-6873
jason.howe[at]fraserhealth.ca