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Season 5 Episode 1 

Show Notes

Young people in their teens or early 20s should be enjoying a special time filled with hopes, dreams and discoveries as they lay the groundwork for adulthood. But today, too many are instead experiencing a precarious world teeming with danger, instability and uncertainty. 

The statistics bear this out: 1 in 4 Canadian youths are affected by mental health or substance use challenges, with 80% of substance use issues in this country beginning by age 20 and 75% of all mental health disorders developing by age 24. At the same time, less than 25% of youth are currently receiving the mental health services they need. Help is available but it’s too often delivered in a fragmented manner across multiple facilities scattered around communities.

But one organization in British Columbia has been working hard to reverse this alarming trend by combining vital services for young people all in one location—and more importantly, by also building trust and strong relationships during a precarious time in a young person’s life. And their latest centre will be right across the street from a place they hope to keep their young visitors away from: The Peace Arch Hospital Emergency Department.

In this first installment of a special two-part Power to Heal podcast, we’ll explore how community partners—including the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation—have come together to help establish a new Foundry centre, an urgently-needed hub of health and wellness services for youth at risk in the South Surrey/White Rock area.

Guests:

• Julie Zimmerman, Provincial Director of Primary Care & Virtual Services, Foundry
• George Passmore, Executive Director, Sources BC
• Amy O’Leary, Director of Philanthropy, Peace Arch Hospital Foundation

Links: 

Foundry BC foundrybc.ca | Sources BC sourcesbc.ca

For more information or to make a donation, visit Peace Arch Hospital Foundation at pahfoundation.ca

About Power to Heal

Hosted by former Peace Arch News editor Lance Peverley, the Power to Heal podcast takes listeners behind the scenes with the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation as this innovative fund-raising organization develops partnerships with donors, medical staff and community groups to help foster better health and wellness in the community of South Surrey/White Rock BC.

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Welcome to Season 5 Of The Power To Heal.

An integral part of hundreds of thousands of communities worldwide are their hospitals.  The engine that drives those institutions are their foundations, without which, the wheels of progress would turn very slowly.  This series uncovers the ways the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation in White Rock, British Columbia connects with the community to stay ahead of health issues, challenge the norm and foster a spirit of innovation.

The sounds of a busy hospital kitchen have changed over the years, including at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock BC.  New technology and pre-packaged meals, introduced for greater efficiency and cost-savings, have somewhat muted the clanging of pots and pans. But there’s a new movement underway to return to an old concept: full-service food production, with meals prepared from scratch. In this episode of Power to Heal, you’ll learn why these “production kitchens,” as they’re called, are making a comeback – and how they can play a major role in creating shorter hospital stays and improved patient outcomes. 

Here’s a hint: It’s all about choice.

Back in the 1990s, the Canada Food Guide – designed to help Canadians make better, more nutritional food choices – featured a simple, four-colour scheme representing a balanced diet. Variety of choice, it appeared, was in short supply. Later editions of the Food Guide acknowledged that a one-size-fits-all approach didn’t address the complexities of Canada’s rapidly changing demographics, with dietary needs based on age, religion, and cultural considerations increasingly coming to the fore. 

This posed a problem for kitchens in healthcare settings, many of which had been caught up in the trend toward lower-cost pre-packaged meals,  known as “retherme.” But lately, and especially in countries like the United States and Great Britain, there has been a return to the “production kitchen,” a place where a more flexible, personalized menu of made-from-scratch meals can be produced from fresh ingredients. 

In this episode of Power to Heal, you’ll meet a food service expert who is a vocal supporter of the production kitchen, and the many benefits, great and small, it can bring to the patient experience at hospitals like Peace Arch.

Guests: 

• Susan Kelly, regional manager of support services, including food operations, with Fraser Health.
• Amy O’Leary,  director of philanthropy for the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation.

The Power to Heal is hosted by veteran broadcaster and long-time White Rock/South Surrey resident, Wayne Cox.

Presented by Peace Arch Hospital Foundation in White Rock, British Columbia, the Power to Heal podcast takes you behind the scenes of an innovative hospital Foundation. It introduces you to the team who find new and sometimes surprising ways to engage with the local community and help fund the best healthcare possible in the region. 

Since 1988, the Foundation has raised over $210 million for capital projects, medical equipment, and community health programs. Their passionate and caring team’s number one priority is the prudent stewardship of your gifts and the resulting positive impact on patients and medical staff at Peace Arch Hospital and the entire White Rock-South Surrey community.

Download the Power to Heal wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

Links:

For more information about the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation, or to donate, visit pahfoundation.ca

It’s a medical condition known as the “silent thief.” It can occur over several years without any obvious symptoms. By the time it is diagnosed, this disease which impacts at least 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men is already advanced and more difficult to treat.

It’s osteoporosis, a condition that causes bones to become thin and more susceptible to breakage. In fact, osteoporosis is the reason for over 80% of all bone fractures in people over fifty. While no single cause for this condition has emerged, many research programs are underway into prevention strategies that can help patients find ways to avoid refracturing and hospitalization – an all too common occurrence. 

In this episode of Power to Heal, you’ll meet a physician who is conducting specialized research into the area of osteoporosis and fracture prevention. You’ll also be introduced to a spinal fracture patient who has regained some of her mobility – and hope – thanks partly to her active role as a “patient partner” in this ground-breaking research program.

Discover what a “bone attack” is, and learn about the challenges to fund an “FLS” (Fracture Liaison Service), a clinically proven and cost-effective method of improving the rate of osteoporosis treatment and/or referrals to an osteoporosis specialist.

Guests: 

• Dr. Sonia Singh, hospitalist physician and osteoporosis consultant based at Peace Arch Hospital
• “Cheryl,” a retired teacher with osteoporosis and a “patient partner” in Dr. Singh’s research program

The Power to Heal is hosted by veteran broadcaster and long-time White Rock/South Surrey resident, Wayne Cox.

Presented by Peace Arch Hospital Foundation in White Rock, British Columbia, the Power to Heal podcast takes you behind the scenes of an innovative hospital Foundation. It introduces you to the team who find new and sometimes surprising ways to engage with the local community and help fund the best healthcare possible in the region. 

Since 1988, the Foundation has raised over $210 million for capital projects, medical equipment, and community health programs. Their passionate and caring team’s number one priority is the prudent stewardship of your gifts and the resulting positive impact on patients and medical staff at Peace Arch Hospital and the entire White Rock-South Surrey community.

Download the Power to Heal wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

Links:

Osteoporosis Canada

Learn about the Fracture Liaison Service (Fraser Health)

For more information about the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation, or to make a donation, visit pahfoundation.ca

The garden at the Ellen Sinclair Kennett Lodge in White Rock, British Columbia, has a special feature that isn’t a plant or decorative touch. It’s there, but It’s also invisible, at least at first glance. That’s because this tranquil spot, found at a Long-Term Care facility near the city’s Peace Arch Hospital, is built around a philosophy – a belief that nature can provide peace and comfort for both hospice patients and their families. 

In this episode of Power to Heal, you’ll meet a former nurse turned professional gardener who has found new meaning in her work by becoming a therapeutic horticulturalist – a specialist in plants and nature, and their unique ability to bring comfort to those entering the final stage of their lives. 

With support from generous donors and the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation, her expertise has helped transform a basic courtyard garden into something very special: a therapeutic garden for hospice patients and their loved ones. The Vern and Helga Hoing Tranquility Garden, set in a quiet area behind the Lodge’s Melville Hospice Home, now provides a calming space for end-of-life patients – some wheeled out in their beds – to spend peaceful moments with their families. 

Learn how a carefully planned hospice garden can provide comfort to those with terminal and life-limiting conditions and for their loved ones too.

Guests: 

• Caroline Les, Master Gardener and owner and operator of The Little Garden Company.
• Logan La Roue, Manager, Strategic Communications at Peace Arch Hospital Foundation

The Power to Heal is hosted by veteran broadcaster and long-time White Rock/South Surrey resident, Wayne Cox.

Presented by Peace Arch Hospital Foundation in White Rock, British Columbia, the Power to Heal podcast takes you behind the scenes of an innovative hospital Foundation and introduces you to the team who find new and sometimes surprising ways to engage with the local community and help fund the best healthcare possible in the region. 

Since 1988, the Foundation has raised over $210 million for capital projects, medical equipment, and community health programs. Their passionate and caring team’s number one priority is the prudent stewardship of your gifts and the resulting positive impact on patients and medical staff at Peace Arch Hospital and the entire White Rock-South Surrey community.

Download the Power to Heal wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

Links:

The Little Garden Company 

(News release) Funding is now complete for Ellen Sinclair Kennett Lodge

For more information about the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation, or to make a donation, visit pahfoundation.ca

In early summer of 2023, the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation Lodge was renamed in honour of the Foundation's first board chair, Hospital Auxiliary Member, health care trailblazer and White Rock/South Surrey community advocate, the late Ellen Sinclair Kennett. Her connection with PAH stretches all the way back to 1948, when Ellen began fundraising for what would eventually become Peace Arch Hospital – an important healthcare centre in the region that she continued to advocate for and support for the remainder of her life. 

In this special, series-opening episode of Power to Heal, you’ll hear from several people who knew Ellen well and experienced first-hand her passion for giving back to the community she loved. Starting with her rural childhood as the daughter of Danish immigrant farmers, Power to Heal will explore the influences that helped shape this remarkable woman’s journey from hospital auxiliary fundraiser to board chair in the male-dominated world of non-profit leadership. 

In addition to the voices of those who loved and admired her, you’ll also hear from Ellen herself. In excerpts from a 2016 archival interview, she recounts the dire conditions back in the 1940s which led the only hospital in the area to announce that it would no longer accept patients from Surrey – a momentous decision that inspired Ellen and others from the White Rock community to begin fundraising for a hospital of their own. But that’s just one part of the Ellen Sinclair Kennett story, which encompasses raising a family, the death of her first husband, and volunteering for seemingly countless community organizations. 

Host Wayne Cox leads a sometimes humorous, sometimes emotional conversation about a caring, inspirational, and selfless woman – a true community champion who put her heart and soul into the betterment of White Rock and South Surrey for everyone who calls this area home.

Guests: 

• Lynne Sinclair, a former teacher and White Rock city councilor and Ellen’s daughter from her mother’s first marriage.
• Jane Manning, a former board chair of the Peace Arch Hospital & Community Health Foundation, worked closely with Ellen during retirement home visits and fundraising events. 

This episode’s guests are joined by Stephanie Beck, Peace Arch Hospital Foundation’s Executive Director, who would often call on Ellen for expert advice during her earlier role with the foundation as Director of Major Gifts. 

The Power to Heal podcast, presented by Peace Arch Hospital Foundation in White Rock, British Columbia, takes you behind the scenes of an innovative hospital Foundation and introduces you to the team who find new and sometimes surprising ways to engage with the local community and help fund the best healthcare possible in the region. 

Since 1988, the Foundation has raised over $210 million for capital projects, medical equipment, and community health programs. Their passionate and caring team’s number one priority is the prudent stewardship of your gifts and the resulting positive impact on patients and medical staff at Peace Arch Hospital and the entire White Rock-South Surrey community.

Download the Power to Heal wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

Links:

The Ellen Sinclair Kennett Lodge becomes official at renaming ceremony (news release)

For more information on the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation, or to make a donation, visit pahfoundation.ca

Imaging technology is at the forefront of all medical diagnoses. From acute care settings to complex emergencies, MRIs, X-Rays, and Ultrasounds play an important role in a patient’s journey from illness and disease to diagnosis and management of ailments. And the newest medical imaging technologies can transform the care experience for both patients and physicians, providing more accurate diagnosis and improved outcomes for all.

But just like our own mobile phones and computers, medical imaging devices eventually become outdated and difficult to update or repair. The key difference is cost: these essential healthcare tools are prohibitively expensive to purchase, and often require significant structural alterations to hospitals in order to get them into their physical locations. 

In this episode of Power to Heal, we’ll speak with two medical imaging professionals who have first-hand experience of the frustrations resulting from breakdowns of ageing equipment, and the resulting delays for patients as their wait times for urgently-needed medical scans stretches on. We’ll also learn how the latest imaging equipment vastly improves both the patient experience and the quality of medical information they reveal.

Rounding out this episode is a fascinating “insider” look at how the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation is gearing up for an ambitious fundraising campaign targeting urgently-needed upgrades to the hospital’s medical imaging department. The “Imagine” campaign’s goal: $10 million, the cost of  acquiring and installing new, state-of-the-art imaging equipment.

Guests: 

• Kevin Enns, Operations Director for Lower Mainland Medical Imaging at Delta, Burnaby, Peace Arch, and Richmond Hospitals.
• Dr. Bippan Sangha, Head of Radiology at Peace Arch Hospital.
• Kate Ludlam, Director of Philanthropy at Peace Arch Hospital Foundation and lead for the foundation’s campaign for New Medical Imaging Equipment.

ABOUT THE POWER TO HEAL PODCAST

Presented by Peace Arch Hospital Foundation in White Rock, British Columbia, Power to Heal takes you behind the scenes of an innovative hospital foundation and introduces you to the team who find new and sometimes surprising ways to engage with the local community and help fund the best health care possible in the region. 

An integral part of hundreds of thousands of communities worldwide are their hospitals. The engine that drives those institutions are their foundations, without which the wheels of progress would turn very slowly. This series uncovers the ways Peace Arch Hospital Foundation connects with the community to stay ahead of health issues, challenge the norm and foster a spirit of innovation.

Since 1988, the Foundation has raised over $195 million for capital projects, medical equipment, and community health programs. Their passionate and caring team’s number one priority is the prudent stewardship of your gifts and the resulting positive impact on patients and medical staff at Peace Arch Hospital and the entire White Rock-South Surrey community.

The Power to Heal series is hosted by Wayne Cox, veteran television/radio broadcaster and long-time resident of the White Rock/South Surrey area.

Subscribe to  Power to Heal wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts.

For more information on the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation, or to make a donation, visit pahfoundation.ca.

In our next episode: From faster and more accurate screening and diagnosis to offering minimally-invasive procedures, the latest advancements in medical imaging have revolutionized patient care. But what happens when your local hospital finds its budget stretched, and can’t purchase new diagnostic equipment – or even maintain its older MRI, X-Ray, and Ultrasound machines? In this episode of Power to Heal, you’ll also discover how the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation is taking on the urgent challenge of replacing out-of-date medical imaging technology through an ambitious, $10-million fundraising campaign. Subscribe to Power to Heal wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts.

ABOUT THE POWER TO HEAL PODCAST

Presented by Peace Arch Hospital Foundation in White Rock, British Columbia, Power to Heal takes you behind the scenes of an innovative hospital foundation and introduces you to the team who find new and sometimes surprising ways to engage with the local community and help fund the best health care possible in the region. 

An integral part of hundreds of thousands of communities worldwide are their hospitals. The engine that drives those institutions are their foundations, without which the wheels of progress would turn very slowly. This series uncovers the ways Peace Arch Hospital Foundation connects with the community to stay ahead of health issues, challenge the norm and foster a spirit of innovation.

Since 1988, the Foundation has raised over $195 million for capital projects, medical equipment, and community health programs. Their passionate and caring team’s number one priority is the prudent stewardship of your gifts and the resulting positive impact on patients and medical staff at Peace Arch Hospital and the entire White Rock-South Surrey community.

The Power to Heal series is hosted by Wayne Cox, veteran television/radio broadcaster and long-time resident of the White Rock/South Surrey area.

Download the Power to Heal wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

For more information on the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation, or to make a donation, visit pahfoundation.ca.

In this episode of Power to Heal, we’ll introduce you to some highly motivated young people who volunteer as part of the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation’s “Youth in Action” program. This unique initiative, which engages local grade 10-12 students in the White Rock/South Surrey area who want to make a difference in their community, has been catching the eye of other non-profits and youth-oriented volunteer organizations. Find out why on the Power to Heal, available wherever you get your favourite podcasts. 

In this episode

Parents know how challenging it can sometimes be to get their kids interested in volunteering or otherwise becoming more engaged in the community. And yet, a youth-oriented volunteer program run  by the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation has managed to do just that in one short year – all during the restrictions and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 In fact, other volunteer groups and non-profits have been knocking on the foundation’s door to learn more about how they too can up their own youth engagement game.

In this podcast, we’ll introduce you to some highly motivated high school students who volunteer as part of the hospital foundation’s “Youth in Action” program. The aim of this unique initiative: to encourage local grade 10-12 students to make a difference in the White Rock/South Surrey area of British Columbia. 

You’ll discover how participants in the program not only get hands-on volunteer experience, but are also given an opportunity to take the reins and help plan and run a major fundraising event themselves. 

Today’s youth are the leaders of tomorrow. Find out how the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation is equipping the next generation of engaged citizens with the tools and experience to become future change makers in our community.

Guests: 

• Jade Geddes and Omer Faraz, local high school students.
• Amy Cross, Community Engagement Officer with Peace Arch Hospital Foundation

ABOUT THE POWER TO HEAL PODCAST

Presented by Peace Arch Hospital Foundation in White Rock, British Columbia, Power to Heal takes you behind the scenes of an innovative hospital foundation and introduces you to the team who find new and sometimes surprising ways to engage with the local community and help fund the best health care possible in the region. 

An integral part of hundreds of thousands of communities worldwide are their hospitals. The engine that drives those institutions are their foundations, without which the wheels of progress would turn very slowly. This series uncovers the ways Peace Arch Hospital Foundation connects with the community to stay ahead of health issues, challenge the norm and foster a spirit of innovation.

Since 1988, the Foundation has raised over $195 million for capital projects, medical equipment, and community health programs. Their passionate and caring team’s number one priority is the prudent stewardship of your gifts and the resulting positive impact on patients and medical staff at Peace Arch Hospital and the entire White Rock-South Surrey community.

The Power to Heal series is hosted by Wayne Cox, veteran television/radio broadcaster and long-time resident of the White Rock/South Surrey area.

Download the Power to Heal wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

For more information on the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation, visit pahfoundation.ca

In the next episode of Power to Heal, we’ll introduce you to some highly motivated young people who volunteer as part of the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation’s “Youth in Action” program. This unique initiative, which engages local grade 10-12 students in the White Rock/South Surrey area who want to make a difference in their community, has been catching the eye of other non-profits and youth-oriented volunteer organizations. Find out why on the Power to Heal, available wherever you get your favourite podcasts. 

In this episode

Parents know how challenging it can sometimes be to get their kids interested in volunteering or otherwise becoming more engaged in the community. And yet, a youth-oriented volunteer program run  by the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation has managed to do just that in one short year – all during the restrictions and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In fact, other volunteer groups and non-profits have been knocking on the foundation’s door to learn more about how they too can up their own youth engagement game.

In this podcast, we’ll introduce you to some highly motivated high school students who volunteer as part of the hospital foundation’s “Youth in Action” program. The aim of this unique initiative: to encourage local grade 10-12 students to make a difference in the White Rock/South Surrey area of British Columbia. 

You’ll discover how participants in the program not only get hands-on volunteer experience, but are also given an opportunity to take the reins and help plan and run a major fundraising event themselves. 

Today’s youth are the leaders of tomorrow. Find out how the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation is equipping the next generation of engaged citizens with the tools and experience to become future change-makers in our community.

Guests: 

• Jade Geddes and Omer Faraz, local high school students.
• Amy Cross, Community Engagement Officer with Peace Arch Hospital Foundation

ABOUT THE POWER TO HEAL PODCAST

Presented by Peace Arch Hospital Foundation in White Rock, British Columbia, Power to Heal takes you behind the scenes of an innovative hospital foundation and introduces you to the team who find new and sometimes surprising ways to engage with the local community and help fund the best health care possible in the region. 

An integral part of hundreds of thousands of communities worldwide are their hospitals. The engine that drives those institutions are their foundations, without which the wheels of progress would turn very slowly. This series uncovers the ways Peace Arch Hospital Foundation connects with the community to stay ahead of health issues, challenge the norm and foster a spirit of innovation.

Since 1988, the Foundation has raised over $195 million for capital projects, medical equipment, and community health programs. Their passionate and caring team’s number one priority is the prudent stewardship of your gifts and the resulting positive impact on patients and medical staff at Peace Arch Hospital and the entire White Rock-South Surrey community.

The Power to Heal series is hosted by Wayne Cox, veteran television/radio broadcaster and long-time resident of the White Rock/South Surrey area.

Download the Power to Heal wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

For more information on the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation, visit pahfoundation.ca