Dauphin organizations and a local business combined efforts to raise funds and awareness for Men’s Health as part of Men’s Health Awareness Month in November 2025.

The Dauphin Fire Department and Dauphin Co-op Food Store partnered to raise funds to establish a Men’s Health Fund within the Dauphin Hospital Foundation. Thanks to some matching employee funding from the Co-op, the total presented to the Dauphin Hospital Foundation was $1,115.

With an added focus on recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals across the Province, the Dauphin Hospital Foundation has worked hard over the past few years to enhance a staff education fund that can be accessed by Dauphin Regional Health Centre (DRHC) employees. The Delha Cort Educational Trust is an endowment fund that is administered by the Board of Directors of the Dauphin Hospital Foundation. The fund remains invested, with the interest gained available to be distributed to successful applicants for the advancement of their education and skills. 

The Dauphin Hospital Foundation continues to put generous contributions towards needs at Dauphin Regional Health Centre. Recently, the Foundation assisted with the purchase of privacy screens for patients receiving treatment within the Dauphin Cancer Care Unit. The total contribution was just over $10,000.

The Dauphin Hospital Foundation’s overarching vision and mission is to support and enhance services and programs for residents, patients, clients and staff of the Dauphin Regional Health Centre (DRHC). 

The Foundation is well-known for equipment purchases at the hospital, personal care home and community health services building. Supporting initiatives that can benefit staff is equally important.

The Home Care Program within Dauphin Community Health Services recently received funding of about $4,000 from the Dauphin Hospital Foundation to purchase a piece of equipment used during initial client assessments on lower limbs.

The Dauphin Hospital Foundation recently contributed $21,000 for the purchase of two hysteroscopes for the Dauphin Regional Health Centre. A hysteroscope is a thin, surgical telescope that is able to display images of the inside of a uterus. It is an important tool used to further advance women’s health in rural Manitoba. Pictured (standing) are LPN Amanda Hryhoruk and Dr. Katherine Pernarowski, who is holding the Omni Hysteroscope ready to use. The second picture contains the various instruments that can be used with the scope. Prairie Mountain Health and the Dauphin Regional Health Centre thank the Dauphin Hospital Foundation for their generous contribution.

As the calendar flipped to 2025, the Dauphin Hospital Foundation looked back at key accomplishments and highlights during the past year. Board Chairperson Greg Thompson says the Foundation can’t say thank you enough for all the heartfelt contributions and donations received in 2024. Thompson says those contributions were put to good use including the purchase of:

Nearly 50 motorcyclists, car enthusiasts and supporters took part in the 7th Annual Memorial Ride on August 17, 2024 and through their support, helped contribute towards needs at the Dauphin Regional Health Centre (DRHC).

This year, the Memorial Ride, spearheaded by Tony’s Auto Electric and JDS Laundromat in Dauphin, made its way through the Parkland including the Shoal Lake and Minnedosa areas this year.

The Dauphin Hospital Foundation recently received a generous donation from the Royal Canadian Legion (RCL) Dauphin Branch #20 Poppy Fund. The donation, in the amount of $7,100 will be used to purchase a blood pressure machine and a mattress for the Dauphin Regional Health Centre’s Palliative Care Unit.

The St. Viator’s Catholic Women’s League (SVCWL) in Dauphin chose to contribute to some great causes after seeing successful fundraising initiatives in recent months. The Dauphin Personal Care Home (Activities Fund), St. Paul’s Personal Care Home (Activities Fund) and Dauphin Palliative Care Program each received a cheque for $1,000. The group also presented cheques to Ronald McDonald House and the STARS Air Ambulance Program.