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For more than 30 years, the Baie-des-Chaleurs Health Foundation's mission has been to contribute to the financing of projects allowing the development of health and social services offered in Baie-des-Chaleurs.

Established by a small group of passionate volunteers in 1989, the Foundation today occupies a prominent place in the Gaspé philanthropic landscape. Thanks to investments in medical equipment of more than $3.7 million, first at the Maria's Hospital and, since 2006, in all the facilities that today make up the local network of Baie-des-Chaleurs of the CISSS de la Gaspésie, the Foundation has contributed to the improvement of services, but also to their development by promoting the recruitment of specialists.

The population benefits directly from the new services made available thanks to the Foundation's investments. Travel to other establishments being considerably reduced, patients can be cared for at home, surrounded by their loved ones. This situation has a positive impact on their physical condition, on the financial situation of their family as well as on the medical staff, who are less often called upon to accompany patients on their travels, which generates a reduction in costs for the establishment.

Finally, the new specialties established in the Baie-des-Chaleurs allow the creation of quality jobs and, often, the arrival of new families contributing to our community economically and socially.