The Vital Patient-Care Fund has a goal of eliminating barriers to care for those experiencing financial burdens associated with their health care journeys at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital.

 

Supporting more than 30 patients each month, throughout every floor of the hospital, the Fund helps to cover emergency trips to Halifax, purchase clean clothing in which patients can leave the hospital, rent accessibility equipment like wheelchairs, purchase items necessary for discharge from the hospital (thus freeing up beds for other patients), and more.

 

The Tom McNeil Cancer Patient Care Fund has a goal of relieving financial stress for Cape Bretoners battling cancer. The Fund supports up to 100 Cape Breton Cancer Centre patients each month by helping to cover costs of travel to-and-from medical appointments, both locally and to Halifax; home bills; counselling services; prescriptions not covered by insurance, and more. Please note: The following are examples of what your gifts can purchase. We rely on medical social workers to identify each individual patient’s unique needs.

 

The Family Newborn TLC Fund supports patients and their families by covering parking passes for those with extensive hospital stays, travel associated with specialist tests and treatments in Halifax, pregnancy sustaining medications, and more.

 

Caleb's Courage Fund celebrates the life, the love, and the legacy of Caleb MacArthur; a beautiful, brave little boy who lived his life fully and simply, through love and laughter; a boy who continues to capture hearts, inspire minds, and change lives. 

 

“Helping little superheroes fighting BIG battles” is their mission. The Caleb’s Courage mandate is to provide support for critically ill children and their families by enhancing the services, programs, and facilities for pediatric palliative care and oncology in Cape Breton.

 

Each year, Mental Health services at the CBRH see more than 50,000 patient contacts. 

 

The goal of the Mental Health and Addictions Patient Care Fund is to ease financial burdens for patients at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital or other associated community programs. Ultimately, the Fund allows patients to better focus on their health and recovery, rather than their financial burdens. 

 

This Fund helps to cover costs for comfort items like winter clothing, prescriptions not covered by insurance, recreational therapy initiatives, dental extractions, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred while being treated.

 

More than 2,000 children rely on the Pediatrics Unit at the CBRH annually, and often, parents must take leave to be by their child’s side. 

 

With a goal of eliminating financial barriers to families in need, the Pediatrics TLC Fund helps to cover the costs of prescriptions not covered through insurance, massage therapy, accommodations at Ronald McDonald House, travel to specialist appointments, and more.