
The current automated tablet packager.
The 10th WE CARE Radiothon!
In fields as complex as healthcare, there is a whole world behind the scenes that few of us may know. Behind every nurse or doctor are numerous professionals who make sure our healthcare system runs as smoothly as possible, and the pharmacy department at Yarmouth Regional Hospital is a perfect example. Full of hard-working, highly trained staff, this department is essential not only to Yarmouth but to Digby General Hospital and Roseway Hospital as well.
The pharmacy department is responsible for, amongst other things, preparing medication for use in all three hospitals in the tri-counties. The vast majority of patients need medication during their hospital stays – and every single unit of oral medication used in the tri-counties is packaged by one machine at Yarmouth Regional Hospital. It’s called an automated tablet packager, and it’s nearing its end of life. We sat down with Angèle Scott (Pharmacy Operations Manager for Digby, Roseway, and Yarmouth Hospitals), who told us more.

Angèle Scott (Pharmacy Operations Manager for Digby, Roseway, and Yarmouth Hospitals)
“The current unit has been in operation for approximately 12 years, give or take, and it will reach its end of life at the end of May. If this happens, we won’t have any support services for the machine. It wouldn’t be able to be repaired or fixed if it broke down. So it has to be replaced — it’s really not an option for this unit to fail.”
This is where the foundation can step in to help, through community support and in partnership with NS Health, to share the cost of a new automated tablet packager! The amount of capsules and tablets packaged in Yarmouth’s pharmacy department is staggering. “It’s around 2,500 per day,” Angèle told us. That astonishing number makes it easy to understand why purchasing a new automated tablet packager is a priority for us here at the foundation.
Will you join us for this year’s We Care Radiothon and help us reach this goal? We’re live on Y95 on Thursday, March 5th, and you can hear us from 6am to 4pm. Or make a donation online today! We can’t wait to get started!






Once again we at Yarmouth Hospital Foundation are in awe of our donors and are delighted to announce that the Christmas Appeal in support of the Women & Children’s Health unit was a great success
Thanks to donors like you, over the last ten years Yarmouth Hospital Foundation has purchased almost than half a million dollars worth of equipment for the Women’s and Children’s Health Unit, the regional maternity site for Yarmouth, Digby and Shelburne counties. Much of the equipment is designed specifically to improve the birthing experience for mothers and their newborns, and this Christmas we are reaching out for community support to purchase four infant radiant warmers — a crucial piece of equipment for every single baby born in the Tri-Counties.
Imagine for a moment, a woman suffering with pain and abnormal uterine bleeding symptoms caused by polyps or fibroids is told that these tissues must be removed. Well, thanks to advances in medical technology, this can be done in a safe, efficient and accurate way with the MyoSure® tissue removal procedure. This procedure is an alternative to major surgery, it typically doesn’t last more than half an hour, causes minimal trauma to the uterus and surrounding area and, incredibly, most patients can go back to their daily routine in one to two days!
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From 2005 to 2019, the Yarmouth Hospital Foundation (YHF) Spring Gala was known by many as the fundraising event of the year in Yarmouth! And what an event it was: even with the glamour and the incredible food, the delightful themes and the dancing (oh, the dancing!), the generosity of our donors always made for a memorable evening.
As we look back on this chapter of the gala, and on behalf of the Yarmouth Hospital Foundation, I want you to know how thankful and grateful we are for your tremendous support. During the 15 years of the gala over $632,000 was raised for vital equipment needs such as a CT scanner, a portable ultrasound and radiant infant warmers to name a few.






