Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation

12/26/2025

This holiday season, your generosity brings warmth, hope, and precious moments back to families when they need it most.

Because of you, care teams at Dartmouth General have the life-saving tools they need to help patients heal — and to give families more time to hold on to what matters.

Thank you for giving a gift that truly saves lives.

Donate today: https://www.dghfoundation.ca/rapidinfuser/

12/24/2025

Another exceptional first at DGH - The first orthopedic team in Atlantic Canada to complete seven hip replacement surgeries in a single operating room in one day.

This holiday season, seven more patients are on the path to improved mobility, comfort, and quality of life—thanks to a record-breaking achievement by a Dartmouth General Hospital team.

Innovation and collaboration are part of the DNA at Dartmouth General Hospital’s Fred Smithers Centre for Orthopedic Care. They’ve led the way in Nova Scotia with outpatient partial knee and total joint replacements, pioneered the province’s first robotics-assisted total hip replacement surgery, and now they’ve set a new benchmark:
The first orthopedic team in Atlantic Canada to complete seven hip replacement surgeries in a single operating room in one day.

“This is the latest in a growing list of achievements that will spark further innovation and more efficient, timely care for the patients who rely on us,” said Eileen MacGibbon, Central Zone Vice President of Operations, Nova Scotia Health.

Check out the full story here: https://www.nshealth.ca/news-and-notices/dartmouth-general-hospital-team-sets-atlantic-canada-joint-replacement-record



📷 Office of Honourable Tim Halman, Minister of Service Efficiency and MLA Dartmouth East

Dr. Jhase Sniderman (back row, 4th from left), Dr. Scott Mawdsley, (back row, 5th from left), Dr. Brian Norman (back row, 2nd from right), Dr. Jennifer Leighton (back row, 3rd from the left --pioneered the first robotic assisted hip replacement in Canada) and other surgical team members and support staff are joined by Stephen Harding, CEO, Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation (back row, 1st from left) and Minister Halman (back row, 2nd from left).

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

12/23/2025

Happy Holidays from the team at Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation. Our office will be closing at noon on December 24th and reopening on January 2nd, 2026.

As a reminder, there's still time to make your 2025 charitable tax donation! Donations mailed to DGHF must be postmarked by Dec. 31, 2025, or you can donate online at www.dghfoundation.ca on or before December 31.

Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy holiday season 💚💙

12/22/2025

Because of you, Dartmouth General’s Emergency and ICU teams will have the tools they need when it matters most.

Your gift brings warmth, speed, and life-saving care to patients in their most vulnerable moments.

Thank you for standing beside our caregivers — and for being part of the moment a life begins again.

Donate today: https://www.dghfoundation.ca/rapidinfuser/

12/19/2025

Last night, at an intimate family gathering, history was made when Lisa O'Regan announced a $5 million donation to the DGH Foundation, in honour of her late husband, Sean O'Regan. The O’Regan family have been beloved members of our DGH family for almost 50 years. Their support for our community and our hospital is legendary and inspiring.

This extraordinary gift will help bring a 2nd CT scanner to DGH, revitalize our Emergency Department, and provide essential support for our community’s most vulnerable patients. Thank you, Lisa, for your vision and compassion.

12/19/2025

When every second counts, the right equipment can mean everything.
Your donation helps bring two new Belmont Rapid Infusion Machines to Dartmouth General — giving our Emergency and ICU teams the speed, warmth, and precision they need to save lives.

These machines aren’t just tools.
They’re the difference between losing precious seconds… and getting them back.

Help give our caregivers the power to act instantly — donate today.

https://www.dghfoundation.ca/rapidinfuser/

12/18/2025

Remember to watch the Holiday Magic Replays!

Eastlink: December 20, 24, & 25, at 7:00PM AST.
Toon-A-Vision on Rogers, Comcast, and Roku: December 23 and 30 at 5:30PM AST.

Remember to watch the recording of Holiday Magic! There are lots of extra airings, starting soon:

Watch on Eastlink:
December 20 at 7:00PM AST, with additional replays on December 24 and 25 at 7:00PM AST.

AND

The Toon-A-Vision Channel on Rogers, Comcast, and Roku:
December 23 and 30 at 5:30PM AST.

12/17/2025

This is Stephen Harding, President & CEO of the Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation with a special message about our recent Rapid Infuser campaign.

We are fundraising for two new Belmont Rapid Infusers - a machine that helps deliver warm fluids, rapidly, to patients in need.

Every second counts when a patient comes through our doors with a need for an infusion.

Please consider donating to this life-changing machine, and help our patients make it home safe.

12/15/2025

This holiday season, you can give a gift that truly matters.

Your generosity helps bring two new Belmont Rapid Infusion Machines to Dartmouth General — equipment that saves precious seconds when every heartbeat counts.

From all of us at DGHF, we thank you, for sharing hope, compassion, and care with our community.

Donate today by visiting: https://www.dghfoundation.ca/rapidinfuser/

12/13/2025

Holiday Magic is live tonight on CTV and CTV2 from 5:30-7:00! Make sure you tune in to this incredible show!

Thank you to everyone who donated so far, and enjoy the show!

12/12/2025

Every day, in every moment, our Emergency and ICU teams stand ready for whatever comes through the doors.
They move with purpose.
They work with heart.
And when seconds matter — they’re the calm, skilled hands our community counts on.

This holiday season, you can stand beside them.
Your gift helps bring two new Belmont Rapid Infusion Machines to Dartmouth General — giving our care teams the speed they need when every heartbeat matters.

Meet the people who save lives.
And help us give them the tools they deserve.

Donate today → Link In Bio.

12/08/2025

When a patient arrives in crisis, Dr. Ravi Parkash doesn’t have minutes — he has seconds.
Seconds to assess.
Seconds to act.
Seconds to save a life.

This holiday season, your generosity helps make those seconds count.

Your gift supports the purchase of two new Belmont Rapid Infusion Machines for Dartmouth General’s Emergency and ICU teams — equipment that delivers warmed blood and fluids instantly during trauma, massive blood loss, or sepsis.

Because when Dr. Parkash says, “we don’t get a second chance at a moment like this,”
your support gives him the tools he needs to save lives faster.

Give the gift of life-saving care today.
https://www.dghfoundation.ca/rapidinfuser/