Brightshores Health System – Owen Sound Foundation
About
Vision – advancing healthcare close to home
Mission – building healthier communities by supporting Brightshores Health System
Statement of Purpose – Working together to inspire our community to invest in regional healthcare for the benefit of everyone.
The Owen Sound Regional Hospital opened in 1986. One of six hospitals operated by Brightshores Health System, it serves as the specialist, acute care centre for Grey & Bruce counties. Brightshores has 1,700 dedicated staff and more than 200 physicians who work together, delivering excellent patient care to residents and visitors.
Our Impact
In 2024/25:
- 31,280 ER visits
- 692 babies born
- 14,335 MRI exams
- 22,818 Oncology/Chemotherapy visits
- 3,522,637 Lab tests
- 10,068 Day surgeries
- 60,640 Inpatient care days provided
We are a community knit together by caring.
In Grey-Bruce, caring about each other is what we do. With your legacy gift, you can extend this spirit of caring towards the loved ones, friends and neighbours who will need us in the years to come. With your generosity, we can continue to offer state-of-the-art, compassionate care, close to home.
How your gift will be used
The gift you plan now will ensure the Foundation has the financial resources to respond to any need the hospital may have.
Your Legacy Gift Will:
- Help purchase life-saving medical equipment and improve hospital facilities
- Support clinical staff training
- Fund medical research on rural health issues
- Enable our physicians, nurses and technical staff to provide expert, compassionate care
- Help attract the medical professionals we so desperately need
Download our will gift infographic to see how a gift to Brightshores Owen Sound Foundation could work for you.
To learn more, contact:
Willard VanderPloeg, Charitable Giving Advisor
[email protected] or 519-376-2121 x2736.
Legal Name
Brightshores Health System Owen Sound Foundation
Charity Number
12405 2507 RR0001
