Thank you Dr. Tony & Mary Pattinson
22-4-2025
Inspired by a deep-rooted connection to the community and decades of service at Windsor Regional Hospital, Dr. Tony and Mary Pattinson are contributing $1.5 million toward vital equipment and technologies at the New Windsor/Essex Acute Care Hospital.
Dr. Pattinson, an OB-GYN and former department chief at Windsor Regional Hospital retired last year after three decades of caring for patients. His wife Mary is a retired emergency nurse who also worked alongside her husband in their joint fertility practice. They hope the gift honours the patients and families they have cared for during their careers and inspires others to support the future of local healthcare.
"Building a new hospital is a massive undertaking and will need a lot of community support,” said Dr. Tony Pattinson. “Current circumstances may make this more challenging, but our hope in announcing this donation is that it will encourage others to offer financial support to the most important healthcare project ever in this region."
In recognition of their gift, an Operative Birthing Suite in the new hospital will be named the Dr. Tony and Mary Pattinson Operative Birthing Suite. It will be a dedicated space for obstetric surgeries such as C-sections, emergency C-sections and other high-risk births. Operative Birthing Suites in the new hospital will be strategically located next to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) ensuring all babies receive exceptional care from delivery onwards.
“This is a fitting legacy for both Dr. Tony and Mary Pattinson. We are extremely grateful for the couple’s generosity and unwavering support of Windsor Regional Hospital and the Windsor-Essex community. We can’t thank you enough,” Karen Riddell, Acting President and CEO and Chief Nursing Executive, said.
The Pattinson family has a history of generous donations to support the hospital. A contribution of more than $50,000 last year allowed the hospital to purchase a much-needed Transport Ventilator to provide safe and comfortable breathing support for patients transferred between hospital departments or campuses.
At a celebration to recognize the Pattinson’s contribution, Windsor Regional Hospital Foundation Interim Executive Director Ashley Weeres thanked the couple for their remarkable commitment and support.
“From the moment I met you, your passion for exceptional healthcare was unmistakable. It is through the generosity of donors like you that we will equip this new hospital with state-of-the-art technology and provide the highest standard of care to our community,” said Weeres.
The New Windsor/Essex Acute Care Hospital is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform hospital services across Windsor-Essex. The new facility will be the first step in the development of a comprehensive, fully integrated health system for the region.
The new hospital will improve healthcare experiences for the Windsor-Essex community with the capacity for 100-per-cent private rooms to support better patient safety and privacy, and a warm, healing environment for patient and family-centred care. The new hospital will be a beacon for healthcare professionals allowing the hospital to better retain and recruit top medical talent to the region.
The full media release can be found HERE.