Radio-Thon Raises $235,245 For The Regional Hospital

The 2021 version of the Love Your Hospital Radio-Thon had a new look and sound but the same sweet result.

The ninth edition of the 12-hour fundraiser on Country 94 and 97.3 The Wave for the Saint John Regional Hospital raised $235,245 on Thursday.

All of the proceeds support the $12-million campaign to expand Clinic 1. The ambulatory clinic serves more than 40,000 patients from Atlantic Canada every year and that number is expected to grow to 45,000 in the near future.

The Radio-Thon featured interviews with health care professionals and real-life testimonials from the Regional hospital’s patients.

Dr. Sohrab Lutchmedial is an interventional cardiologist who works in the New Brunswick Heart Centre.

He was asked why he chose to work at the Saint John Regional Hospital.

“It’s a tremendous place to work because it offers me the best of many worlds. I get to work alongside a terrific team of really well-trained professionals. I get to work in an environment where we really practice cutting-edge medicine. The kind of stuff that is only practiced in a few hospitals across the country,” Dr. Lutchmedial said.

 

The results are in! THANKS to your generosity we raised $235,245 to support the Saint John Regional Hospital and our incredible health care heroes. Thank you to all our Radio-thon sponsors, individual donors & most of all THANK YOU to our partners @country94chsj and @973thewave! pic.twitter.com/QVn0bM0bWs

— SJRHFoundation (@SJRHFoundation) February 11, 2021

Did you miss Shannon's story on @973thewave and @country94chsj? ❤️ Listen to why this mother loves her hospital. 🥰 Spread the love for our hospital by donating to https://t.co/psZbTl3p6P or by sharing your story. #radiothon #give #yourhospital pic.twitter.com/monp9feZWx

— SJRHFoundation (@SJRHFoundation) February 11, 2021