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“We are most appreciative of the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation’s care. Diagnostics are fundamental for delivering healthcare
investment and their recognition that to serve our patients and and from what we’ve seen, CMH should be proud of how their
community, we require the best, most up-to-date technology program and expertise has expanded over the years and how
that will make patient assessments, diagnosis, and treatments a new MRI will complement them.”
faster and more precise,” said Dr. Winnie Lee, CMH’s Chief of Patrick Gaskin, CMH President and CEO, shared the benefit

Sta†, and Chief of Diagnostic Imaging. that a new MRI will have on care and community. “We just
“Last year, we performed 11,207 MRIs – that’s over 30 scans opened our new, expanded Diagnostic Imaging Department
each day with our hardworking MRI that’s nearing its end of last summer to help us meet the growing needs of our City
utility. You can imagine how excited we are knowing a new, and Townships.
high acuity, state-of-the-art MRI is coming next year,” she We sincerely appreciate the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation’s
added. investment to keep care close to home for those needing an
Community dollars fund 100% of the equipment and MRI and to maintain our strong DI capabilities.” It is the work
technology at CMH for both new and replacement equipment. of the Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation to raise funds
This was the case in 2012 when CMH’s first MRI was acquired for hospital equipment and seek support from donors, like the

from community fundraising, including major support from Lyle S. Hallman Foundation, to help provide best-in-class care.
the Hallman Foundation at that time. “We are grateful for this remarkable investment toward CMH’s
The MRI acquisition was the catalyst for the expansion and new MRI, and for our partnership with the Lyle S. Hallman
maturation of CMH’s Diagnostic Imaging Program. Today, the Foundation. Our long-standing relationship strengthens local

Diagnostic Imaging Program has grown to 90 sta† including healthcare for all of us” said Lisa Short, Executive Director,
radiologists, technologists, and sonographers who provide Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation.
MRI and CT scans, x-rays, ultrasounds, mammograms, and
bone density imaging 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Conestoga receives $3 million in
“We’re pleased to support Cambridge Memorial Hospital’s funding to bolster innovation

e†orts to bring a new MRI to serve the needs of Cambridge
residents,” said Rob Donelson, Interim Executive Director of Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced

the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation. “It was clear to the Granting Learning was awarded $3 million over five years from the
Committee members how important a new MRI is to allow them Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
to continue to provide modern diagnostic services for patient (NSERC) College and Community Innovation (CCI) program to
bolster innovation in Waterloo Region.

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