Eston Health Centre receives bladder scanner

The Eston Health Centre recently received a new piece of much-needed equipment courtesy of the Dr. David S. Mulder Eston District Health Foundation. The instrument, a bladder scanner, is a noninvasive portable tool for diagnosing, managing and treating urinary outflow dysfunction.

Brian Shauf, second from right, chairman of the Foundation and Wayne Sinclair, left, Foundation treasurer, recently presented a cheque in the amount of $12,132.41, the cost of the scanner, to nurse practitioner Karen Serfas, second from left, and facility manager Jocelyn Nash, right. The Foundation, named for Dr. David S. Mulder, who was born and raised in Eston, is a charitable organization whose mission is to raise and distribute funds  to facilitate the advancement of family centered health care in Eston and the surrounding area. The Foundation will be holding a fund raising dinner at the Eston Legion Hall on Saturday, November 25, with entertainment provided by local theatre group EPIC.  There will be a matinee performance by EPIC on Sunday, November 26.

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