RenalDialysis-DEC-21 — The Port Hawkesbury auto dealerships overseen by the MacKeigan family ownership group recently donated $5,000 to the Strait-Richmond Health Care Foundation to go towards the purchase of a new dialysis chair for the Strait-Richmond Hospital renal dialysis unit. On hand for the presentation were (from the left): Larry MacKeigan, manager, Tri-Mac Toyota; Kathy Chisholm, Site Leader, Strait-Richmond Hospital; Todd Barrett, manager, Gateway Hyundai; Aurine Richard, fundraising coordinator, Strait-Richmond Health Care Foundation; Marie Fougere, Strait-Richmond Health Care Foundation director; and Wayne MacKay, manager, Canso Ford. Other businesses and organizations that have contributed to the purchase of four new dialysis chairs during the foundation’s 2016 Lights For Life campaign include St. Joseph’s Credit Union, East Coast Credit Union, Lobsters ‘R’ Us, RM Landry and Sons Limited/Castle Building Supplies, The Premium Group, Boudreau’s Fuels/Caper Gas, Central Supplies, Nova Scotia Power Incorporated, Royal Canadian Legion St. Peter’s Branch 47, and the Richmond County Seniors’ Advisory Committee.

Renal dialysis expansion already making impact

January 14, 2017

EVANSTON: Just over four months after a long-awaited expansion to the Strait-Richmond Hospital’s renal dialysis unit, patients and doctors alike are hailing these developments and hoping for further advancements in the treatment of kidney-related issues experienced by Strait area residents. Prior to August 2, the Evanston hospital could only provide renal dialysis services for six mornings…

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