Helping Our Friends Sleep Better

February 1, 2010

This blog is focused on stock market investing but I occasionally digress and this is one of those occasions.  I don’t discuss my day job on this site but I am making this exception.  Last year we decided to make a donation to our local hospital but we asked for a list of priority needs.  After reviewing the hospital’s list, we decided to cover the cost of sleep diagnostic equipment and software which totalled $12,000.  Until now, patients suffering from a sleep disorder had to travel five hours to St. John’s for diagnosis.  Last year, a hospital which is an hour away acquired sleep diagnostic equipment and now has a six month waiting list.

Our hospital has trained six personnel and started using the equipment today. Below is a picture courtesy of our local newspaper, The Advertiser, and, as always, I am the shortest person in the picture!

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