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GOALS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
We've been organizing this wellness event since
1994 and it just keeps getting better. Beginning with only
a handful of friends, our annual event has grown to an average
of 550 participants – women of all ages, who either
walk or run the minimum or the maximum, It's fun and people
want to do it again!
In terms of fundraising, since 1998 Quesnel Women's Fall Challenge has proudly supported the GR Baker Memorial Hospital's Mammography Unit.
1998 |
$600 for miscellaneous equipment |
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1999 |
$2000 towards redecoration of mammography unit |
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2000
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2002 |
$23,500 was donated towards the purchase of a high transmission cellular grid for the existing mammography machine (purchased in 2003) |
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2003 |
$10,000 was donated towards the purchase of window treatments, 2 lazy-boy chairs and a TV stand for the chemotherapy treatment room, day care unit.
For the Mammo Unit: 4 Milex breast models, Maxant mammo techline illuminator, 2 Kodak cassette/screens, contour wedge, digital thermometer, Techno-aide mammo screening set |
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2004
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2005 |
Mammography tops, picture frames, educational tools with the remainder in trust for the purchase of the digital mammography reading machine. |
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2006 |
Phantom and Denstometer (Mammography Equipment) and the remainder in trust for the purchase of the digital mammography reading machine |
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2007
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$13,000.00 added to our long term goal for purchasing a digital mammography reading machine |
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2008 |
$13,000.00 added to our long term goal for purchasing a digital mammography reading machine |
QWFC assists the G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital Mammography Unit by making purchases that enable women to receive the best of care when visiting this Unit.
QWFC believes that through better technology and resources, G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital can provide the women of Quesnel with mammography services comparable to those of larger centres.
QWFC donates directly to the G. R. Baker Memorial Hospital's Mammography Unit. This support provides special patient gowns, testing equipment and educational tools for the Mammography Unit. Our long term goal is to purchase a digital mammography unit. The greatest benefit of a digital mammography unit in Quesnel is the fact that the breast images can be sent directly to Prince George for review by a radiologist. Currently all diagnostic mammography has to be carried out when a radiologist is on site in Quesnel, which can be as infrequently as once a month. With a digital mammography unit, images are viewed immediately and should it be necessary to take more, it can be done while the patient is still in the department. Along with other technical advantages, digital mammography is of immediate benefit to patients and radiologists alike.
Number of women screened
in Quesnel's mammography unit:
1999-00 700 patients
2000-01 900 patients
2001-02 1000 patients
2002-03 1100 patients
2003-04 1000 patients
2004-05 1100 patients
2005-06 1305 patients
2006-07 1926 patients
2007-08 2024 patients
Your involvement as a participant or sponsor
brings us closer to our goal. We invite you to contact
us for more detailed information.
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