Established in 1975, the Saskatchewan Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics Burn Fund’s (SPFFPBF) mission encompasses a number of initiatives aimed at enhancing burn care and prevention in Saskatchewan. This includes investments in health care, a Children’s Burn Camp to support burn victims, education and awareness programs and support for individual burn victims.

A Hospitals of Regina Foundation partner since 1983, they supported our children's burn treatment room room in our pediatric inpatient unit in 2021. Most recently, the SPFFPBF members proudly supported the Foundation’s commitment to expand the Trauma/Burn Unit at the Regina General Hospital with a gift of $50,000.

The Trauma/Burn Unit is a high acuity unit with private rooms, specialized technology and equipment, and a much higher than typical ratio of nurses to patients in order to provide the dedicated care patients of the unit need. Last year, the Foundation agreed to provide more than $500,000 to increase the capacity of the unit by 50 per cent.

“Making sure that the specialized health care needed by burn patients was available when it’s needed most is a huge priority for the volunteer members of the Burn Fund”, says Brendan Wagner, chair, Regina Professional Firefighters Burn Fund Association. “Expansion of the unit is something we strongly support and we are pleased to partner with Hospitals of Regina Foundation on this project”.

Each year, the unit cares for many seriously injured patients. Burn treatment on this unit also incorporates treatment of severe frostbite, a significant danger in our climate.

“We are grateful to the Saskatchewan Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics Burn Fund volunteer members for their support”, says Dino Sophocleous, president and CEO, Hospitals of Regina Foundation. “Their contribution will help us ensure acute burn treatment is available for people in southern Saskatchewan and that no one will be left vulnerable without access to the life-saving care they need.”