Sandra McKay, President - ORINCO
"Organization of Insurance Companies have been looking at the needs that exists here at the Karl Heusner Memorial and we have really been walking the property to see where the pressing needs are and in observing what happens in the asthma bay currently which is really a corridor. It's not a room. You would observe children getting treatment as the same time as adults; its near to the accident and emergency area where trauma cases could be coming in and it affects the persons who are accessing treatment."

"We decided that's where we want to contribute because we were told that one of the projects at Karl Heusner has on paper is to do a specific room, renovated and catering only to asthma patients."

Gary Longsworth, CEO - KHMH
"This is a very timely donation. We have so many projects on the books to do that we have prioritize and we have actually recently put the asthma bay project at the top of the list because of the obvious need to have it done. You only have to visit the accident and emergency on any given day and you will see anything from a half dozen to two dozen patients receiving treatment for asthma and in cramp and overcrowded situations. We actually have to build a space for them."

"As Sandra said we would like to separate the children from the adults; give them the privacy, the ambiance to adequately receive the treatment that they need because if you do that you will find that the turn over time is quicker. The need to repeat treatments and the need to repeat visits becomes less and that's what we hope to achieve by doing this."

The Adopt-A-Ward program entitles interested persons to adopt, sustain or maintain a wall, hall, ward or room in the hospital. The initiative is not only targeted to the business community, but also to the general public through various levels of donations.