Thursday, March 12, 2026
HSN Foundation Celebrates $1.041 Million Gift from FDC Foundation Supporting Surgical Safety and Capacity
GREATER SUDBURY, ON — Health Sciences North (HSN) and the HSN Foundation recognized a transformative $1.041 million donation from the FDC Foundation, supporting modernization of the hospital’s Medical Device Reprocessing Department (MDRD), a vital area responsible for cleaning, sterilizing, and preparing surgical instruments used in operating rooms across the hospital.
The donation funded a new high-capacity cart washing system and a low-temperature sterilizer, modernizing workflow, reducing manual labor, and ensuring surgical instruments are prepared to the highest safety standards. These improvements allow surgical teams to focus on patient care while keeping operating rooms on schedule, ultimately enhancing surgical capacity and patient safety.
“Many people walk past the doors of the MDRD without realizing the incredible precision and scale of the work happening behind those walls,” said Anthony Keating, President and CEO of the HSN Foundation....