Mission All-Together for Healthcare, Connecting Mission to Achieve 21st Century Health Care.
Thank you for wanting to learn more about MATH, the Mission All Together for Healthcare society that was formed in partnership with the Mission Memorial Hospital and Fraser Health.
About MATHThe MATH society is committed to supporting the provision of health care services in a community-based model of excellence and innovation.
Our Mission
Thank you for wanting to learn more about MATH, the Mission All Together for Healthcare society that was formed in partnership with the Mission Memorial Hospital and Fraser Health.
About MATH
MATH
Mission All-Together for Healthcare, Connecting Mission to Achieve 21st Century Health Care.
The MATH society is committed to supporting the provision of health care services in a community-based model of excellence and innovation.
Our Mission
- Help For Those Who Need It
Help Us Buy A New CT Scanner for Mission Memorial Hospital
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Our Top Priority
Ensuring Mission Memorial Hospital will quickly have an on-site CT scanner purchased and installed.
At some point in our lives the need for exceptional health care will impact virtually everyone, even though we often don’t think about it until there is a crisis.
Technology has helped save the lives of tens of thousands of people in B.C. With the right equipment, disorders can be diagnosed and treated easier and faster.
These life-saving diagnostic tests can and should be performed within our own community so that you, as a patient do not have to endure:
- Excessive wait times for CT Scans
- Unnecessary travel to other Lower Mainland hospitals
Our current initiative is to raise money to purchase CT scanning equipment for Mission Memorial Hospital. Our medical staff have identified a CT scanner as something our community hospital urgently needs. This equipment is vital to the ability of our doctors to offer you and your loved ones the very best in medical diagnosis, treatment, and care.
Help Us Raise $1,000,000 for a CT Scanner
A Computed Tomography machine (CT scanner) is a 3-D computerized x-ray imaging device that rotates around the patient to take successive cross-sectional photos or “image slices.” These image slices (tomographic images) can then be stacked by the computer into a precise 3-D rendering of the physical and the physiological processes of your body. The CT scanner helps doctors to diagnose and treat a variety of ailments by providing more accurate details than what is possible with conventional x-ray machines.
The benefits of CT scans far outweigh any associated risks. CT scans have helped revolutionize diagnosis and treatment and have dramatically decreased the need for exploratory surgeries and other potentially risky invasive procedures.
Your donations will support the purchase of necessary CT Scanning equipment for the Mission Memorial Hospital. Help us provide the most up-to-date medical equipment and the best possible health care to you…our patients.
Our Mission
The MATH society is committed to supporting the provision of health care services in a community-based model of excellence and innovation.
MATH Society Purposes
The purposes of the MATH Society are:
To ensure that residents of the City of Mission and Area have access to timely, essential health care services.
To ensure equitable access to health care regardless of an individual’s income, level of ability, age, cultural heritage, gender, sexual orientation, or geographical location.
To collaborate with community partners to address local health concerns, health care provider recruitment and retention issues, and service levels relative to personnel, equipment, and program delivery.
To work with the Ministry of Health and Fraser Health Authority to maintain a sustainable and continuously improving health care model with Mission Memorial Hospital, the physicians and the community health care providers.
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5ct Diamond Bracelet Raffle (Value 20,000$)
Have you heard?! We are selling raffle tickets for a BEAUTIFUL diamond bracelet that was donated to us by Lanka Jewels! Hurry and get your tickets before the draw closes on February 12th! Proceeds from the raffle will go towards getting a CT Scanner for Mission Memorial Hospital! Thank you Lanka Jewels for your continual support and generosity!
You can purchase tickets either by going to Lanka Jewels located in Mission or you can by calling 604-826-5766 and purchase them over the phone.
#lankajewels #healthcare #HealthCare4All #HealthCare4All #ctscanner #missioncity
Hello everyone! Finally the day is here! We are very excited to announce that a CT scanner is making its way to Mission Memorial Hospital in December 2023 to better serve our community! We thank you for your continuous support and generosity! 🏨💉We would also like to announce that our fundraising is now at $302,000. This is a huge accomplishment and we are overwhelmed with the help and support given. Thank you again to everyone who has donated and to all of you who encouraged us along the way😄. If you would like to donate please click the link in our bio! Happy holidays everyone!
Thank you Mission for your support, your recognition of the importance of the CT scanner for our rapidly growing community. The population of the local and wider community will benefit.
Do you have questions about the Covid Vaccine?💉💉
Mission’s Mayor, Paul Horn, organized four physicians🩺 to answer submitted questions.
Join us in being informed about vaccinations: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSuz312BRAZ8GFYpnFhftX0iMYo86-q1s
👩🏽⚕️👨🏻⚕️🏨
For more information please visit: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/plan
5ct Diamond Bracelet Raffle (Value 20,000$)
Have you heard?! We are selling raffle tickets for a BEAUTIFUL diamond bracelet that was donated to us by Lanka Jewels! Hurry and get your tickets before the draw closes on February 12th! Proceeds from the raffle will go towards getting a CT Scanner for Mission Memorial Hospital! Thank you Lanka Jewels for your continual support and generosity!
#lankajewels #healthcare #HealthCare4All #healthcare4all #ctscanner #missioncity
Hello everyone! Finally the day is here! We are very excited to announce that a CT scanner is making its way to Mission Memorial Hospital in December 2023 to better serve our community! We thank you for your continuous support and generosity! 🏨💉We would also like to announce that our fundraising is now at $302,000. This is a huge accomplishment and we are overwhelmed with the help and support given. Thank you again to everyone who has donated and to all of you who encouraged us along the way😄. If you would like to donate please click the link in our bio! Happy holidays everyone!
Thank you Mission for your support, your recognition of the importance of the CT scanner for our rapidly growing community. The population of the local and wider community will benefit.
Do you have questions about the Covid Vaccine? 💉
Mission’s Mayor, Paul Horn, organized four physicians to answer submitted questions! 🩺
Check out the link in our bio for more information!🥼
Join us in being informed about vaccinations.
https://youtube.com/playlist? list=PLSuz312BRAZ8GFYpnFhftX0iMYo86-q1s👩🏽⚕️👨🏻⚕️🏨
For more information please visit https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/plan
Mission All Together for Healthcare (MATH) would like to thank Mission Branch Manager, Sean Melia and, Community Engagement Manager, Anita Jensen, from Aldergrove Credit Union /G & F Financial Group for presenting this cheque to MATH Co-Chairs, Dr Andrew Edelson and Judith Ray at the Mission Branch location on September 23rd 2021!
“There are a fair number of people who think we have an old folks home there not a hospital, and it turns out it’s quite a functional hospital that works well with Abbotsford. Over the past 10 years we have worked hard on developing a better relationship with the regional hospital so we are more a part of the system and are able to do what we need to do, with better efficiency, understanding the limitations of smaller hospitals.”
~Dr Andrew Edelson, Co- Chair, MATH.
If you’d like to donate or learn more about us please visit https://mathorg.ca/
MATH held a successful outdoor drive-in movie night September 7th at the Mission Raceway. It was a great night.
Everyone had a wonderful time and we raised $10,688.11 for the CT scanner! Thank you Mission. ❤️
Thank you to our volunteers - Steve McLay, Vik Gill, Manny Deol, Lori Kesteven, Dr. Andrew Edelson.
Thank you to our generous donors - The Grewal Family and Geet Grewal’s Liberal campaign, So Luxury Brand Mission, Harry Gill Real Estate, AJ Floral, S Hans Trucking, Welcor Warehousing Ltd, Summertop Plumbing, Gold Edge properties and top producer's Taylor Mcpherson.
Thank you to our Presenting Sponsors - The Fitness
Lab, Manny Deol Real Estate, Jag Cheema Real Estate, Bob McLean Real Estate, and Fortis.
We appreciate you all and are very thankful!❤️
A second example to better understand the importance of CT scanners
A 76 year-old female presents to Mission Memorial Hospital Emergency Room with:
7 days of increasing abdominal discomfort, bloating
10kg weight loss over 6 months
Spontaneous vomiting for one day
No bowel movements for 4 days
Exam shows a thin, dehydrated, unwell female with a bloated abdomen, possibly enlarged liver
She has an intestinal obstruction, possible cancer and likely needs surgery
She needs a CT scan
What happens now?
🚑Emergency Room physician (ERP)recognizes the need for a CT scan.
🚑Emergency Room physician calls to arrange for procedure
🚑Emergency Room physician calls Patient Transfer Network (PTN) arranging transfer to Abbotsford Regional Hospital
🚑Mission Memorial Hospital arranges for nurse escort
🚑Patient waits for transfer
🚑Is taken to Abbotsford Regional Hospital, possibly returned to Mission Memorial Hospital
🚑Diagnosis of large bowel obstruction secondary to cancer made
🚑Emergency Room physician calls surgeon on call or Abbotsford Regional Hospital Emergency Room and arranges transfer
This is clearly a lot of time and resources used in order to obtain a CT scan for this particular patient. What should the events look like if the Mission hospital already had a CT scanner?
💉Emergency Room physician (ERP) recognizes the need for a CT scan.
💉Emergency Room physician calls to arrange for procedure
💉Patient wheeled to X-ray department
💉Diagnosis made
💉Emergency Room physician calls surgeon or Abbotsford Regional Hospital 💉Emergency Room physician to arrange transfer and urgent surgery
The CT confirmed the diagnosis and allowed the surgeon to plan the procedure. The surgeon will NOT see the patient without a CT
This likely saves hours and decreases risk of complication from the ruptured appendix and from infection. CT scanners are a NEED and Mission Memorial Hospital does not have one. Help us achieve our goal of bettering health care in Mission by obtaining a CT scanner for our hospital! Visit the link in our bio and find out how you can help us reach this goal! We appreciate any help we get and thank you for helping your community better their health care!
We’ve decided to post case scenarios to further our understanding of the importance of CT scanners!
CT scanners are a VITAL part of diagnosing patients in order to care for them properly!
Case Scenario: An 18 year old male, a good student planning on attending university, is brought to the MMH Emergency Room after falling and striking his head. He had been drinking at a high school grad party. He is otherwise healthy, takes no medications, and is not known to use drugs. He smells of alcohol, is hard to wake, and only responds to pain.
Is he drunk or does he have a serious head injury that requires immediate treatment?
He needs an urgent CT scan.
So what happens now?
🚑Emergency Room physician (ERP) recognizes the need for a CT scan.
🚑Emergency Room physician calls to arrange for procedure
🚑Emergency Room physician calls Patient Transfer Network (PTN) arranging transfer to ARH
🚑Mission Memorial Hospital arranges for nurse escort
🚑Patient waits for transfer
🚑Is taken to Abbotsford Regional Hospital, possibly returned to Mission Memorial Hospital
🚑Diagnosis of acute subdural (bleeding around the brain) made
🚑Call Patient Transfer Network to arrange transfer to Royal Columbian Hospital
This is clearly a lot of time and resources used in order to obtain a CT scan for this particular patient. What would the events look like if the Mission hospital already had a CT scanner?
💉Emergency Room physician (ERP)recognizes the need for a CT scan.
💉Emergency Room physician calls to arrange for procedure
💉Procedure done on site
💉Diagnosis made
💉Emergent transfer to Neurosurgery at Royal Columbian Hospital
The on-site CT saves several hours reducing the risk of permanent brain damage or death. CT scanners are a NEED and Mission Memorial Hospital does not have one. Help us achieve our goal of bettering health care in Mission by obtaining a CT scanner for our hospital! Visit the link in our bio and find out how you can help us reach this goal! We appreciate any help we get and thank you for helping your community better their health care!
#missionbc #healthcare #missionhealth #missionhealthcare #math #welovemission #fraservalley #missionmemorialhospital
Hello All,
As some of you may know we are an organization committed to supporting the provision of healthcare services. Our goal is to raise a million dollars to be able to install a CT scanner in the Mission Memorial Hospital.
These forms are the key to get there!
Take a look at these forms to join us on this journey to better health care services in Mission.
These forms include a Membership form, a Pledge form, and a Donation form.
The Membership form- This allows people to join and help in our great cause.
The Pledge form- This allows people to begin the process of donating.
The Donation form- This allows people to donate to our cause and get closer to achieving our goal of having a CT scanner at the Mission Memorial Hospital.
Visit https://mathorg.ca/ to find out more about supporting our organization. #welovemission #missionbc #healthcare
What are CT scanners used for?
-Imaging any part of the body to...
-Diagnose infections, muscle disorders, fractures
-Locate and evaluate masses, cancers
-Evaluate blood vessels
-Assess extent of injuries
-Monitor effectiveness of treatments
Why do we need a CT scanner in Mission Memorial Hospital?
-CT is the standard investigation for most conditions.
-CT is usually always required before an emergency surgical procedure.
-CT is usually required before definitive treatment of many medical conditions.
-Mission Memorial Hospital is the only Fraser Health Authority hospital west of Hope that does not have a CT!!
-It takes precious time to obtain a CT for patients in Mission Memorial Hospital increasing risk of adverse effects, even death.
Our progress on obtaining a CT scanner for Mission:
-Proposal submitted about 5 years ago to Fraser Hospital Authority
-Demonstrated need
-Demonstrated improved health care outcomes for this community
-Reduced complications
-Showed decreased stress on the already overloaded Abbotsford Regional Hospital –Decrease the load on their imaging department, Emergency Room, possibly inpatients
-Abbotsford Regional Hospital strongly in favour of it
-Showed improved staffing at Mission Memorial Hospital
-Saves operating dollars
At MATH we are committed to obtaining a CT Scanner for Mission Memorial Hospital!
We see the need in our community for a CT Scanner and are advocating for our hospital to obtain one!
Through donations that can be made on our website (link in our bio!) we will be able to reach the goal of obtaining a CT Scanner for Mission Memorial Hospital!
#missionbc #missionmemorialhospital #ctscanner #hospital #medicine #fraservalley #fraserhealth #health
2002: Fraser Health Region was formed and healthcare became centralized
This meant that at the Mission Hospital they chose to...
-Close our ICU
-Force Dr. Baillie, our excellent Internal Medicine Consultant, to leave
-Closed our Paediatric Unit👦
-Stopped supporting our well recognized Maternity Unit🤰
-Threatened to close our Emergency Room🏥
-Closed beds reducing our bed count to 25
-Mission Memorial Hospital suffered too many unnecessary losses in 2002!
So where are we now?
-Our services have expanded and improved
-We have more cooperation and support from the FVA
-We have 55 beds🛏
-Our Emergency Room is open and staffed 24/7 with trained physicians and nurses🚑
-We have added...
-Complementary and alternative medicine hospice!
-Patient assessment and transition to home (PATH) unit!
-Division of family practice!
-Primary care network!👨⚕️🧑⚕️
-Some services are increasing...including internal medicine consultation, respiratory support
- WE HAVE SUPPORT FOR AN ON-SITE CT SCANNER!!! Come back on Monday to learn more about CT scanners and why they are so important!
From 1975-2002 the hospital had 54 beds and 2 operating rooms. General practitioners and anesthesiologists worked at MMH hospital 🏥! There were maternity, pediatrics, surgical and ICU wards. The operating room was also available for emergencies as well.
The big star of the show was our maternity services! Patients from Vancouver, the lower mainland and even Kelowna were coming to have their baby here! 👶🏽
This was the place to start your journey as a mother! 🤰🏽
Dr.Hector Baillie is an internal medicine specialist who is well-recognized and an excellent consultant and teacher. Possibly one of the FINEST physicians in the province and we had him!
Look out for our next post to learn about Mission healthcare in 2002!
We wanted to share a little bit about Mission's healthcare history.
At the Mission Memorial Hospital, physicians shared responsibilities and GP’s were involved with a little bit of everything!
This included: Office work, surgery, obstetrics, anesthesia and emergency
The hospital was governed by a local hospital board of trustees who were respected citizens of the community
The hospital’s CEOs were Neville Cox and Randy Wong. They were hired by this board😃.
Exciting news! MATH in association with many other organizations have fund raised the money to allow for a feasibility study in hopes that we can install a CT scanner at the Mission Memorial Hospital. However, the need does not stop there, our goal is to raise one million dollars to purchase the CT scanner. Visit mathorg.ca to find out more details and to find out how you can donate and be a part of this exciting journey in Mission BC. #welovemission #missionbc #missionmemorialhospital #community #healthcareformission #missionhealthcare
Hello, we are MATH ( Mission All Together for Healthcare). We are a non-profit organization looking to better the Mission community. Welcome to our page! We are excited to work alongside the citizens of this district to improve the healthcare resources in Mission.
Our mission- The MATH society is committed to supporting the provision of health care services in a community-based model of excellence and innovation.
Our Vision- The MATH society supports a model of health care that serves the citizens of the City of Mission and surrounds throughout their lives, competently and efficiently, with Mission Memorial Hospital as a core of these services. Our health care services will be designed to help ensure that our community will thrive.
We created Mission All Together for Healthcare to work in partnership with:
Mission Memorial Hospital
Fraser Health
MATH
Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation for our fundraising efforts
Hello everyone! Finally the day is here! We are very excited to announce that a CT scanner is making its way to Mission Memorial Hospital in December 2023 to better serve our community! 🏨💉We thank you for your continuous support and generosity! We would also like to announce that our fundraising is now at $302,000. This is a huge accomplishment and we are overwhelmed with the help and support given😄. Thank you again to everyone who has donated and to all of you who encouraged us along the way. If you would like to donate please click the link in our bio! Happy holidays everyone!
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Community Health Partnership
Our organization, a registered society, Mission Altogether for Healthcare (MATH), was formed to ensure our growing community receives the healthcare resources it requires now and in the future.
With Mission Memorial Hospital as the core for local health care services, we work in partnership with:
- MMH
- Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation
- Fraser Health Authority
- MATH
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