Our digestive system is central to our body’s ability to digest food, absorb nutrients and eliminate waste. Problems with this body system impact our overall health, can dramatically decrease our quality of life and, in some instances, may even be fatal.

Hospitals of Regina Foundation is investing $1.7 million in our Gastrointestinal (GI) Unit at Pasqua Hospital to replace a specialized imaging system and other equipment which will help our specialists provide the best care possible. In a typical year, our GI specialists see more than 14,000 people and perform more than 12,000 procedures to save lives and improve quality of life.

A generous gift of $100,000 from the Kinsmen Foundation in 2021 is helping people who suffer with GI conditions or diseases live better lives.

”The Kinsmen Foundation was pleased to help fund this important initiative,” says Board Chair Lyndsay L’Heureux. “We know that our gift will help out the thousands of people in Saskatchewan who rely on the GI Unit at the Pasqua Hospital every year.”

The GI Unit at Pasqua Hospital is the only one in the province which performs a double balloon enteroscopy, a specialized procedure to view the whole small bowel to allow for the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of conditions, including vascular lesions and tumors. Thousands of people from across the province are referred here each year.

“The support of partners like the Kinsmen Foundation is invaluable,” says Dino Sophocleous, president and CEO, Hospitals of Regina Foundation. “Thanks to them, our neighbours, friends and loved ones have access to the best local health care possible.”