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Kelly Johnson, Registered Nurse
Ever work with a tool that quit in the middle of a job? Now, imagine that tool is a vital sign monitor connected to a critically ill patient, and that you are on an elevator transporting an unconscious patient to another unit when the monitor goes black.
“That is a sick feeling,” says Kelly Johnson, RN and Clinical Nurse Specialist for Heart Health. “I just try to stay calm until that elevator door opens. I don’t ever want to take another ride in an elevator with a monitor that doesn’t work.”
That’s why Johnson and many other hospital personnel are supporting the Royal Vital Care appeal to replace 96 aging vital sign monitors at RUH.
The goal of the Royal Vital Care appeal is to raise about 10 percent of the total $2.8 million from among the physicians, nurses, administrators, technicians and medical staff who work at Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon Health Region and University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine.
“This generation of hospital staff deserves to work with the newest generation of technology.” says Arla Gustafson, CEO of Royal University Hospital Foundation. “By supporting Royal Vital Care, they are supporting themselves and their patients.”
Health Care personnel are encouraged to make a donation through payroll deduction. Please give to support your colleagues and your patients by contacting Royal University Hospital Foundation at 306-655-1984 or by visiting the Foundation office at Room 6606 in the Old Hospital.
Please pledge your contribution to this vital appeal by contacting Royal University Hospital Foundation at 306-655-1984 or emailing ruhfoundation@saskatoonhealthregion.ca.
Your support is vital!
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