The Maternity ward at the Northern Lights got a boost recently thanks to a $69,000 donation to the Northern Lights Regional Health Foundation from Shell Albian Sands and participating contractors who supported the 2016 spring turnaround at Albian.
Shell pledged $2,000 for each day without work-related incidents or leaks towards the purchase of two neonatal warmers with perinatal monitors for the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre. These machines will provide access to medical services not previously available in Wood Buffalo.
The Northern Lights Health Foundation also recently funded a tele health nursery project in partnership with the Stollery Children’s Hospital.
The new equipment has the ability to regulate a fragile baby’s body temperature and features AutoBreath technology which provides precise respiratory services to babies, preventing respiratory complications and safeguarding fragile lungs.
Shell invited all turnaround execution contractors at its Jackpine Mine to participate in the campaign, including Fisher Powerline Construction Ltd., Quadra Industrial Services, Safeway Services Canada and Wajax.
“Safety is a core value at Shell,” said Patrick McCormick, Safety Manager for Shell Albian Sands. “To us, there is nothing more important than our employees and contractors going home safely to their loved ones each day. We invest in campaigns like this to reinforce the personal aspect of safety. When we work safely everyone wins – our employees, contractors, families and communities.”
Following the Turnaround, Shell extended the campaign into their Muskeg River Mine Pitstop safety program to ensure enough money was raised to fund the two neonatal warmers in full.
Funds raised through both the Jackpine Mine Turnaround and Muskeg River Mine Pitstop exceeded the initial campaign goal.
