Legion helps add new equipment for CKHA
Members of the Chatham branch of the Royal Canadian Legion have helped open airways at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
The Legion, supported by the provincial command team, donated $6,750 to the CKHA Foundation recently.
The funds will be utilized to acquire three laryngoscopy units for the surgical units at the alliance.
Len Maynard, spokesperson for the Royal Canadian Legion, said the goal of the Legion in passing on such funding is to “help the community.
“The donations go to help veterans and the community at large and this grant is on behalf of the Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command Branches and the Ladies’ Auxiliary Charitable Foundation,” he said.
Andrew DeBoer, communications manager for the CKHAF, said the contribution will allow for the CKHA to put a laryngoscope in all six operating suites in the hospital.
“These video kits are for intubation. It helps guide the tube through a patient’s airways,” he said. “By having one in each suite, they will be available when surgeons need them. This will make a world of difference in the OR (operating rooms).”
