Hugs and human touch are vital to the well-being of babies and to their development, but sometimes parents can’t be at the side of their newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit. That’s where the No Baby Unhugged program comes in. A $25,000 Huggies grant will help to get the program started at Jim Pattison […]
$750,109 was raised during the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Radiothon this week in Saskatoon, making it the largest Radiothon ever in its 17 year existence. 620 CKRM, along with our sister stations My 92.1 and 104.9 the WOLF, were live from the children’s hospital for the first time for the Radiothon after it opened in […]
The Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Radiothon ends Thursday afternoon. Money raised goes to providing equipment at the new facility which opened a couple of months ago. Brynn Boback-Lane is the president and CEO of the Children’s Hospital Foundation. She says it is so great to have the hospital now operating. “The amount of pride that […]
The province is once again coming through for the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital. Harvard Broadcasting’s 17th Radiothon designed at raising money for equipment at the hospital, which has just opened continues on 620 CKRM and our two sister stations, MY 92.1 and 104.9 The Wolf, with everything wrapping up at 5:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon. We’re […]
Heading into day two of the Radiothon for at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon, more inspiring stories are being shared. Nik and Crystal Ruszkowski from Prince Albert were the first patients at the hospital with their baby girl Wren. Crystal had to go into a c-section after she was diagnosed with HELLP […]
There are many physical improvements to the oncology area at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, and one that stands out to staff is the new immuno-compromised family and playroom, which wasn’t available at Royal University Hospital. The Director of Acute & Subspecialty Children’s Programs, Lucia New, explains that having this room means children taking cancer treatments […]
It was an exciting day for staff and some new moms Sunday at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital. The brand new facility opened its door to the public at 6:00am Sunday morning and it only took 10 minutes for the first emergency patient to arrive. At 6:10am, a patient was brought in via ambulance. Jessica […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation have announced the launch of the new Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery. The lottery will make a new instant millionaire out of a lucky person, it’s also expected to raise a significant amount of funds for both the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation and the […]
It’s a historic day in Saskatchewan, as the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital holds their grand opening Thursday in Saskatoon. The 176 bed facility is the first of its kind in Saskatchewan, and completes a decade-long campaign to get the hospital built, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in donations and provincial funding. During his […]
The ribbon was cut Thursday morning on the brand new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatchewan. The CEO of the Foundation for that hospital says it is a great day for Saskatchewan people because this is the hospital they built. 75 million dollars in donations was raised for the hospital. Brynn Boback-Lane points […]
