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14 Manitoba 14 Manitoba Jon Einarson is the executive director of the Grace Hospital Foundation. Photo by Darcy Finley By Kristin Marand G race Hospital is one of three acute care hospitals in Winnipeg, mean- ing they have a 24-hour emergen- cy department and intensive care unit. They also offer 24-hour emergency surgery for orthopedics, perform general surgery and have a full scope of medical services, including a diagnostic imaging lab. In addition, the Grace specializes in hip and knee joint replacement, performing more than 1,500 annually. "We're a full-service 24-hour hospital that serves not just the west end of Winni- peg but the entire city," says Jon Einarson, executive director of the Grace Hospital Foundation. "Grace Hospital Foundation and our extraordinary board of directors have one mandate: to engage with our community to raise vital funds to support patient care, programming and staff at Grace Hospital. It's a job we take very seriously, and we're very lucky," he says. "We have a very caring community that surrounds us, and they provide us with excellent support and help, which means our patients are receiving the absolute best care they possibly can." There are several ways to support patients, quality of care, research, staff and all the efforts at Grace Hospital. The foundation hosts several annual events such as Grace Hospital Day, a bocce ball tournament, the Grace Gala held annually in October and the Really Big Used Book Sale. Please mark your calendars for their upcoming winter celebration, a free family fun event with fireworks, pictures with Santa and a drive-in movie at Sturgeon Creek Park showing The Polar Express on Dec. 8. When the Grace became one of the city's acute care facilities in 2016, needed upgrades were identified and addressed. They increased the square footage of their emergency room five-fold, opened an MRI building and revamped their diagnostic Supporting Grace Hospital Serving city-wide and beyond: Continued on page 16 GRACE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

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