Your donations make an impact on our community.
Each year in the May the Foundation receives a list of priority medical equipment that is required by the Cobequid Community Health Centre. This list is reviewed by the Board of Directors of the Foundation and then provided to Management and Staff of the Foundation. They develop a plan to bring the funds needed to purchase these items into the Foundation through fundraisers, individual community and corporate gifts.
As the funds are raised, the Foundation provides Cobequid Centre management the approval to purchase the piece of equipment. Each dollar you donate stays right here in our community to help fund the healthcare needs of you and your neighbours.
Through the generous support of our donors, the Cobequid Health Centre Foundation funds, in full, a significant amount of the medical equipment required each year in order to provide quality care.
Please find below the list of current needs for fiscal year 2022-2023.
Current Needs
Biofeedback Urostym Pelvic Floor Rehab System
Cost $23,946
Endoscopy Suite – Urology Clinic
Biofeedback takes information about something happening in the body and presents it in a way that you can see, hear and understand. In biofeedback, the measurement is displayed on a computer screen and is heard as a tone and used to learn about a subtle body function. Weakness or dysfunction of the pelvic floor muscles can lead to problems with both bladder and rectal support and control.
Hematology Automated Slide Stainer – Cost $21,033
Laboratory Services
The Hematology Slide Stainer helps our laboratory staff efficiently and safely process patient samples.
EBRE Electrosurgical System
Cost $49,126 ($24,563 each)
2 Required for the Endoscopy Suite
The EBRE system offers low dosages of power for both cut and coagulation modes, it allows for the cutting tool to stay in contact with the tissue. The Spark Recognition can detect micro-electric arcs (sparks) and help control the cutting, in length and quality of the cut so it can be reproduced, in both high and low voltage situations. The ERBE VIO 300 D can be a standalone generator but it can also be added to and built upon with additional modular system for more advanced endoscopic procedures.
Uroflow with Accessories
Cost $6,153
Endoscopy Suite
The Uroflow is a compact and portable digital flowmeter designed for practical everyday uroflowmetry, where ease of use, precision and low cost are top priorities.
Recording starts automatically when the patient starts voiding. Flow/volume scales can be adjusted and the pre-flow and post-flow times are user selectable. Siroky flow plots can be printed to diagnose normal or obstructed urinary flows.
The digital weight sensor can be mounted on a height-adjustable uroflow stand, and/or placed under a micturition chair. The lightweight thermal printer unit of the Flowstar is connected by cable and can be up to 10 meters away from the uroflow sensor.
Additional needs
There are the additional items required. If you would like further information on any of the items listed on this page, please call or email the Foundation at (902) 869-6111 or stacey.chapman@nshealth.ca. Thank you for your consideration.
- Foot Activated Stool
- Pipettes
- Over Bed Table
- Uroflow with Accessories
- Ophthalmoscopes & Otoscopes
- Ear Therometers
- Quad Exercise Table with Weights
- General Imaging Unit
- Digital Patient Scale
- Tonopen
- Slit Lamp
- Medical Ice Machine
Foot Activated Stool
Number required: 5
Department: Laboratory Services
Cost: $1,600
Pipettes
Number required: 2 Cases
Department: Laboratory Services
Cost: $1,036
Over Bed Table
Number required: 12
Department: Emergency Department & Rehab Services
Cost: $5,500
Uroflow with Accessories
Department: Endoscopy Suite
Cost: $6,155
Ophthalmoscopes & Otoscopes
Required: 15 sets
Department: Emergency Department
Cost: $12,306
5 Ear Therometers
Department: Emergency Department
Cost: $1,030
Quad Exercise Table with Weights
Department: Physiotheraphy
Cost: $5,128
General Imaging Unit
Department: Diagnostic Imaging
Cost: $499,534
Digital Patient Scale
Department: Diagnostic Imaging
Cost: $907.
Tonopen
Department: Emergency Department
Cost: $5,931.
Slit Lamp
Department: Emergency Department
Cost: $16,408.
Medical Ice Machine
Department: Emergency Department
Cost: $14,870.
Impact of donations
To see some of the items the Foundation, through your generous donations and your participation in our events, have been able to fund visit our Impact of donations page. In the hands of our skilled healthcare professionals, this equipment provides quality care for you and your neighbours.