Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation

Description

The Langley Memorial Hospital provides an integrated acute and communitybased health service ensuring that the needs of the Langley community are met These needs are met through the Langley strategic plan which is based on the Fraser Health strategic plan and the Ministry of Healths Performance Agreement

Langleys population of 129500 represents 8 of the total Fraser Health Care population The Langley Memorial Hospital keeps up with the rapidly expanding community by providing a wide range of integrated health services that meets the primary needs of the community The hospital has 166 beds and 224 for extended care

LMH employs 1683 people including management amp support staff facilities nursing and paramedical The staff is a healthy mix of experienced staff and student placements all of whom are equally committed to providing the best care possible

History

Introduction
Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation was created in 1985 to receive and solicit funds for the Langley Memorial Hospital

Funding
The Hospitals capital equipment requirements each year increasingly exceed provincial and municipal government funding As the hospital adds programs and services it must depend more and more on the Foundation to provide funds as government funding alone is not sufficient to cover all these costs The Foundation is a nonprofit organization committed to and actively involved in raising funds for the Langley Memorial Hospital and the healthcare needs of the Langley communities

Annual Programs
The Foundation has become much more focused and active in its fundraising endeavours Our Annual Giving Program provides opportunities for community support of the Hospital through such events as the Charity Gala Annual Golf Tournament and Holiday Mailer

The Foundation is continuing a community tradition of support for our local hospital dating back to 1943 when residents first began raising money to build the Langley Memorial Hospital

Purpose
The purposes of the Society are

1 To assist with the provision of Health Care Services to those who live in the area of Langley British Columbia whether through direct medical services and facilities or medical research which enhances those services and facilities

2 To receive invest and administer bequests endowments trusts and other financial programs and investments the purpose of which are to fund the acquisition of capital equipment for Langley Memorial Hospital and other health services in the Langley community

3 To receive bequests trusts funds and property and to hold invest administer and distribute funds and property for the purposes of the Society as presently set out and for such other purposes and activities which are authorized for registered charities under the provision of the Income Tax Act The directors in their sole and absolute discretion may refuse to accept any bequests trusts funds or property and

4 To exercise all powers as be necessarily ancillary to the fulfillment of the purposes of the Society