2009 Objective

The 2009 Tree of Hope Campaign’s financial goal is $1.6 million!

Services which receive financial support
The Foundation is proud to be associated to the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont Regional Hospital and continues pursuing its objectives in order to meet the needs of the community. The following three sectors have received financial support thanks to your donations to the Tree of Hope:

Dr. Léon-Richard Oncology Centre Opened in 1993, the Dr. Léon-Richard Oncology Centre is a centre specialized in the treatment cancer, offering complete services in radiation therapy, medical oncology and gynecology-oncology, using the most advanced technologies.

Each year, the centre treats approximately 1,500 new cancer patients and offers nearly 25,000 radiotherapy treatments and 4,500 chemotherapy treatments. More than 50,000 visits are registered each year, making the Dr. Léon-Richard Oncology Centre one of the busiest in Atlantic Canada. The centre participates in various research projects and is an active member of the National Cancer Institute of Canada (Group clinical trials), of the Breast Cancer International Research Group and of the Radiation Therapeutic Oncology Group.

Mgr. Henri-Cormier Lodge
Opened in September 1993 and built at a total cost of $4.7 million, the Mgr. Henri-Cormier Lodge, which offers accommodations to patients of the Oncology Centre, was entirely financed with the public’s donations. Thanks to an expansion completed in 2003, the Lodge can now welcome free of charge 65 patients requiring cancer treatments, as well as 20companions, from all regions of New Brunswick and neighbouring provinces. In fact, 96% of the Lodge’s residents do not live in the Greater Moncton area.

• Accommodates, free of charge, 65 oncology patients and 20 companions.
• Opened in September of 1993 and entirely financed with the public’s donations.
• Built at a total cost of $4.7 million.
• Current occupancy: 100%, and sometimes even up to 110%.
• 96% occupied by people who do not live in the Greater Moncton area.
• Provides a sharing and supportive environment within patients.
• The Lodge is unique in offering this service in New Brunswick.
• Average duration of stay: 30 days, can go up to 60 days depending on the type of treatment.

Atlantic Cancer Research Institute (ACRI)
Created in 1998, the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute is a non-profit organization which has the only team of its kind in Atlantic Canada. The group aims to increase their research capabilities in specific fields: genomics, gene therapy, biotechnology and their applications in oncology.

A multidisciplinary team of over 20 specialists in molecular and cellular biology, bioinformatics, genomics and pathology has at its disposal a state-of-the-art technological infrastructure. The ACRI is the most important cancer research centre in Atlantic Canada.