How is the foundation funded?
Through donors like you
Contributions to the Foundation in support of the Princess Margaret Hospital are made in many ways through:
Donations from individuals or Community Organizations
Fundraising events and Sponsorships
Corporate support from our friends in the business community who recognize the importance of good healthcare to a vibrant community.
A considerable impact
one donation. One Miracle
Since our launch in 2003, The PMH Foundation has donated millions of dollars to the Princess Margaret Hospital by way of:
Dialysis machines
X-ray machines
Incubators
Wheelchairs
Cardiac monitors
Gurneys
Mammograms
Hospital beds
Hospital supplies (e.g. blankets, air-conditioners + maintenance & repairs)
Advanced surgical equipment
Accident & Emergency department renovations
Accident & Emergency department equipment
Sponsoring patients for home equipment
Monetary contributions for staff education
Monetary contributions for patient treatments (like radiation and chemotherapy) specifically pediatric patients
Just some of the many items that we have donated include:
May 2007: 8 dialysis machines in partnership with Tile King and Tribune Media at a cost of $164k
February 2009: The Rotary club partnered with The Foundation to donate car seats to the paediatric unit
January 2011: A new mammogram machine in partnership with Links Bahamas at a cost of $25k
April 2011: A pledge from the Cancer Society of The Bahamas was secured totalling $25k
January 2012: Donation received from the E. Thomlinson Memorial Fund ($17,537.00)
January 2012: RBC Royal Bank awards a grant/ donation of $60k
October 2012: Donated a digital mammogram in partnership with Marathon Bahamas and Susan G. Komen race for the cure at a cost of $66k
November 30, 2015: 3 dialysis machines to the dialysis unit at a cost of $60k
March 14, 2019: 25 new adult beds valued at over $90k
February, 2023: Anonymous monetary donation of $25k from ‘Friends of Prof Dr. Magnus Ekedede’
May 15, 2023: Modular administration building & canopy valued at $480k
September, 2023: Anonymous monetary donation of $25k
November, 2023: Craniotome tool donated to the neurosurgery department valued at $42k
Other notable and generous donors throughout the years, to name a few, include Little Switzerland, Esso, First Caribbean, Furniture Plus, Citco bank, The Rotary club, Tile King, UBS, Tribune media group, Cookie collection, The Guardian group of companies and NB Global Solutions.
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