Every gift tells a story. Your support of the SMGH Foundation brings life-saving equipment, innovative technology, and compassionate care to our community.
Download the Report to Our Community Behind every gift is a story—and behind every achievement at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital are people who care. Our 2025–2026 Report to Our Community celebrates the difference your generosity makes for patients, families and care teams across our communities. During the fiscal year, SMGH Foundation received $3.97 million in philanthropic revenue and provided $5.05 million to SMGH, including funds raised in previous years and designa
Kim and Catherine Mealing were looking forward to retirement when an unexpected diagnosis changed their plans. After treating Kim for a hernia, SMGH surgeon Dr. Vipan Jain ordered a CT scan to investigate new symptoms. The scan revealed something they were not looking for: cancer on Kim’s left kidney. That discovery allowed the cancer to be addressed before it might otherwise have come to light—a powerful reminder of the importance of diagnostic imaging close to home. Through
Tara with her husband, Chad, and their son, Bauer. For Tara Coote, SMGH Foundation’s Director of Philanthropy, the importance of care close to home became deeply personal. For more than a decade, Tara Coote has helped raise funds for Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital. She has listened as patients and families shared some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives, and helped tell their stories so others could understand the difference community generosity makes. She kne
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