Retired Physician Supports CT Scanner At Wingham Hospital

Doctor Marie Gear and Larry Cerson are donating $50,000 to the Caring Together campaign to bring a brand-new CT Scanner to the Wingham & District Hospital.

Wingham & District Hospital Foundation Executive Director Nicole Duquette says that donation brings them to within $100,000 of their goal of around three-million dollars.

Doctor Gear retired in 2018 after 38 years in practice and has remained an advocate for the hospital, local healthcare and the Wingham community. As a physician Dr. Gear knows better than anyone the value a CT Scanner brings to a hospital and she says she's very pleased to see the hospital prioritizing diagnostic imaging.

Campaign Chair Mark Foxton accepted the donation saying, “I’ve known Larry and Marie for a long time and I’m not surprised that they continue to be incredibly generous and supportive of our hospital and community – it’s just who they are.”

This donation will help fund the acquisition of a CT Scanner and the facility improvements needed to accommodate it. Having a CT Scanner on site will help make emergency care faster and safer. Duquette also points out it will help attract doctors to the Wingham hospital. She says graduating doctors are trained on that type of equipment so they're more likely going to go to a hospital where it's available.

Anyone who would like to join the growing group of supporter of the Caring Together campaign is encouraged to visit www.wdhfoundation.ca/ct-campaign.

Pictured: WDHF Executive Director Nicole Duquette-Jutzi, Larry Cerson, Dr. Marie Gear, Caring Together Campaign Chair Mark Foxton

Photo courtesy of Wingham and District Hospital Foundation