The Huntsville Hospital Foundation today announced that cottagers, Ian Telfer & Nancy Burke have generously made a $50,000 donation supporting the foundation’s Focus On Imaging campaign.

The couple who have a cottage on Lake of Bays say “We donate to support the health care of the whole Huntsville community that’s so dependent on this wonderful hospital.” 

The $50,000 donation, will help move Huntsville Hospital Foundation one step closer to the goal of raising $5.5 million to upgrade and improve diagnostic technology.

Annually, Huntsville Hospital performs more than 42,000 imaging tests, ranging from ultrasounds and X-rays, to mammograms and CT scans etc. Nearly every patient who comes through the hospital doors depend on diagnostic imaging.

Katherine Craine, Foundation’s CEO, says “Most [people] are surprised to learn that the government does not fund essential medical equipment, nor all the costs of building renovations or new construction to expand areas or build new facilities, and that it is the combined responsibility of the community and hospital.”