After 11 years of community mobilization and fundraising, a western Quebec hospital has finally unveiled its new dialysis unit.The new unit at the Shawville Hospital, located in the Pontiac regional municipality, means that more than 20 dialysis patients will no longer have to travel three times a week to Gatineau or into Ontario for treatment.It’s the third dialysis unit […]
Hospital Foundation Money Stays Here
Letter from Richard Grimard published on October 10, 2018 in the Pontiac Journal Hospital Foundation Money Stays Here! As a sitting board member and President of the Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation (FHC Pontiac) rumours have once again come to my attention asking if all the money donated to the Foundation stays in the Pontiac or […]
Pontiac Community Hospital Construction begins on new dialysis unit
By Jamie Cameron Good news arrived March 3 for the approximately 13 local dialysis patients as the hospital announced plans for a new unit. Allan Dean, Member of the Hospital Foundation said the project is “near and dear to our hearts”, and with Gail Ryan, Director of Nursing for the Outaouais, and MNA André Fortin, […]
