The WRHN Wish Book - Winter 2025

Feel the glow of giving

We all know that feeling of doing a good deed, especially around the holidays.
Together, we can capture that holiday giving magic and light the way to hope and healing for patients across our community.
2025 WRHN Foundation Wish Book - Cover - 2X VA Match
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Your donation will be matched dollar for dollar (up to $519,000) thanks to:

No need to specify which piece of equipment you want to fund.The collective generosity of our community – including gifts big and small – will allow WRHN Foundation to secure all our wish list needs.
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Advanced ultrasound units

$76,000
Allows clinicians to make quick, accurate assessments right at the bedside and helps guide critical decisions in real time.

ECG carts

$30,000/unit
An ECG -- on wheels. ECGs record electrical activity to see how well a patient’s heart is working. These mobile units can be moved around the hospital, so patients get their tests quickly and easily.
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Temperature management system

$22,000
Helps regulate body temperature by circulating warm or cool water through a specialized blanket. Used in many clinical situations, including preventing hypothermia during surgery.
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04

NICU radiant warmer

$89,000

This advanced hybrid incubator provides a controlled, thermally stable environment to support the most vulnerable newborns.

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Linear accelerator

$4.4M
Provides precision radiation treatment to affected areas while protecting surrounding healthy tissues.
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Cardiac catheterization lab

$10M
The cath lab is where heart issues — including active heart attacks — are diagnosed and treated daily. Building a third lab ensures our community continues to have access to timely, life-saving cardiac care.
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Upgraded stretcher

$12,500/unit
A high-quality, adjustable hospital bed on wheels allows care teams to safely, securely, and quickly transport patients around the Hospital.
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Patient beds

$14,000/unit
Upgrading hospital beds means giving patients a safer, more comfortable place to rest and recover.
Gifts and lights

Help illuminate care at WRHN today.

WRHN Foundation’s Wish Book supports priority needs across WRHN’s current sites – Midtown (formerly Grand River KW campus), Queen’s Blvd. (formerly St. Mary’s) and Chicopee (formerly Grand River Freeport campus).
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Patient Story

Feel the glow: Lighting the way for kids’ mental health

Imagine: 15,000 pixel lights, 3,000 feet of wire, and months of meticulous planning and preparation. That’s what goes into Scott Tonelli’s annual Change 4 Change holiday light show fundraiser.

Patient Story

Home for the holidays: How care at WRHN sparked hope, and illuminated a cancer fundraiser

After lifesaving cancer care at WRHN, Jonathan made it home for Christmas—sparking his daughter Nyah’s $7K fundraiser to bring hope to other patients.

Patient Story

Healing hearts and holiday hugs: Ron’s story

After a heart attack and life-saving care at WRHN, Ron Van Dam is back to lifting spirits—and his grandkids—just in time for the holidays.
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2X GRH Volunteer Association

Donate today

Each gift, no matter the amount, can brighten care across our community.
Your donation will be matched dollar for dollar (up to $519,000) thanks to the GRH Volunteer Association, supporting every patient’s journey -- across all WRHN’s care areas -- by funding priority equipment and advancing innovative care programs that can grow with our community.
Need some help? Call 519.749.6797, Mon to Fri, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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