The Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation is dedicated to raising critical funds to support the top priority needs of the Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS). The BCHS serves Brantford, Brant County, Six Nations of the Grand River, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and surrounding areas.
The BCHS Foundation is committed to the responsible stewardship of donations entrusted to us, and to ensuring those funds are directed where they are needed most at the BCHS, Brantford General Hospital, and the Willett, Paris.
Did You Know?
Many people believe that healthcare is “free”, and the government provides all the funding hospitals need to operate. However. there is actually no ongoing commitment of funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to acquire the capital equipment and upgrade the technology needed each and every day at the BCHS.
The BCHS Foundation is responsible to bridge this funding gap locally through donor dollars. Your meaningful support of the BCHS Foundation helps us purchase patient equipment, renovate patient care areas, and puts the necessary tools in the hands of healthcare workers and caregivers in your neighborhood.
Over the last five years, the population of Brantford/Brant County has grown at a rate of 10.8% and continues to climb. Our 20 year growth rate is projected to be 36.8% according to the Ministry of Finance summer 2023 release. People are choosing Brant County, Brantford, and surrounding areas to live and raise their families, and our hospital facilities are not equipped to accommodate growth at this rate.
As the cost of medical equipment and services increases, the need for community support continues to grow. Recently work was completed on five different Diagnostic Imaging rooms at the BCHS, and the construction of a new Pediatric Acute Referral Service clinic. We are thrilled to see the successful completion of these projects, and our caregivers now have expanded capacity to serve our community. In addition, work continues on the renovations of our Emergency Department.
Did You Know?
- saw 50,631 Emergency Department visits
- saw 31,004 urgent care visits at The Willett
- saw 50,422 outpatient clinic visits
- performed 2,237 inpatient surgeries and 6,597 outpatient day surgeries
- performed 27,027 ambulatory care procedures
- performed 900 joint (hip/knee) replacement surgeries
- delivered 1,495 newborn babies
- cared for 289 infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- performed 203,915 diagnostic imaging procedures and 30,087 other diagnostic procedures
- performed 2,113,612 clinical laboratory tests
The renovation of the current Emergency Department at the Brantford General Hospital is expected to nearly double it’s footprint . The new, modern space will lead to improved flow, increased capacity, assist with decreasing wait times, improve privacy and confidentiality and ensure infection control protocols.
Under the province’s funding model, the BCHS Foundation must pay 10% of all construction costs (the “local share”) for the renovation of the Emergency Department. In addition, funds must be raised for the purchase of all medical equipment, furnishings and fixtures for the renovated Emergency Department – these are not covered or cost shared by the Ministry of Health.
Did You Know?
- Is open 24 hours a day, every day, and is staffed by a specially trained team of physicians and nurses
- Treats patients with a variety of urgent medical conditions, cardiac episodes, trauma and mental health or addiction crises requiring immediate care
- Serves 58,000 individuals each year, including 8,000 pediatric patients
- Is responsible for up to 56% of all patient admissions to the BCHS
- Patient volumes are expected to continue to grow to over 70,000 visit per year by 2030
At the Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation, we are truly thankful to those individuals, businesses and foundations who have chosen to invest in helping build a strong local healthcare system.
The BCHS Foundation Donor Wall, located in the A Wing main lobby of The Brantford General Hospital, recognizes donors based on cumulative giving. A donor wall is also located in the Urgent Care lobby of The Willett, Paris for donors who have given $1,000 or more cumulatively to The Willett.
Everyone should have access to quality patient care close to home. When you donate to the BCHS Foundation, your gift directly supports caregivers and provides the spaces, tools and resources they need to provide exceptional care when it matters the most.
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we are able to continue to make investments in equipment and redeveloping spaces to improve patient care. The Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation is grateful for the incredible support received from caring citizens and local businesses in our community!
