Shirley King of Wellington is a dialysis patient who receives treatment at the MacStevens Dialysis Clinic in Picton. Shirley chooses to give back to the dialysis unit through a monthly donation to the PECM Hospital Foundation. Shirley is seen here with the portable blood pressure monitor her monthly gifts paid for. (Submitted Photo).
Thanks to some donor support, Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital can now better monitor blood pressure in their patients.
A portable blood pressure monitor and cuff was purchased for the MacSteven Dialysis Clinic by Shirley King of Wellington.
King is a dialysis patient herself and a monthly supporter of the PEC Memorial Hospital Foundation.
King says she wanted to give back but she never thought she could make a difference.
The equipment came with a $860 price tag.
The MacStevens Dialysis Clinic opened in 2002 and is currently treating 18 patients three times a week for three to five hours.
The government doesn’t provide funding for the purchase of equipment.
