ABOUT | Festival of Trees

Bring your kids and grandkids to Westerner Park and make more cherished memories at Red Deer Festival of Trees! There’ll be crafts and games in Candy Cane Lane, amazing décor and gifts at the silent auction in the Tree Room, great raffles with chances to win, and items by local artisans to purchase at the Gift & Sweet Shop. Don’t miss an enchanted evening for daddies and daughters at Mistletoe Magic and family entertainment at the Festival Pajama Breakfast. Or, if you’re rolling child-free, Festival has you covered! Bring a date or a group of friends and sample all the flavours at Festival of Wines & Spirits.

And don’t forget, all this fun supports a great cause: the purchase of equipment for the Red Deer Hospital! Because of equipment funded by Red Deer Festival of Trees, many Central Albertans don’t have to face the lengthy journey to the bigger cities for life-saving surgeries. Countless families find solace in the ability to remain close to home during challenging times. Patients in distress benefit from enhanced comfort during their hospital stays.

Funds raised through Festival sponsorships and activities are always used for critically needed equipment at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and other healthcare centres in the Central Zone of Alberta.

2023 PROJECT:

Urgent needs in the surgical program represent over half the hospital’s capital equipment list, a barrier that can stand in the way of patients remaining close to home for rapid care to save life and limb.

Having access to new and replacement equipment for the OR helps recruit surgical talent, improve the patient experience, and reduce wait times for lifesaving surgeries, allowing our friends and family to remain close to home during their procedures.

2022 PROJECT:

As the only facility in Central Zone with Intensive Care and Coronary Care beds, the Red Deer Hospital will be creating a permanent space for CCU and expanding its ICU beds by 8, for a total of 20 ICU beds. Our healthcare system needs more capacity, and this expansion is the first step in responding to the increased demand for high-quality care for patients in the ICU and CCU.

Cardiac enhancements and expansion of bed space have been a longstanding priority for our hospital, and Festival of Trees is thrilled to support the equipment needs in these new spaces by providing CPAP/BI-PAP machines, ultrasound systems, Glidescopes, and much more.

2021 PROJECT:

Red Deer Hospital serves over 500,000 people, and approximately 150 surgical procedures are completed each week at our hospital, including general surgery, gynecological surgery and endoscopy. As the only referral centre in the Central Zone, Red Deer Hospital handles some of the most complex operating room procedures.

Red Deer Festival of Trees 2021 funded critical operating room equipment. Having access to new and replacement equipment for the OR improves the patient experience and reduces wait times for life-saving surgeries, allowing our friends and family to remain close to home during their procedures.

ABOUT RED DEER REGIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION

Red Deer Regional Health Foundation is the main fundraising organization for the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and other healthcare centres throughout the Central Zone of Alberta.

Established in 1994, the Foundation's mandate is to raise and disburse funds for programs, services, and the purchase of medical equipment.

OUR VISION

World class healthcare in Central Alberta

OUR MISSION

Enhance healthcare excellence in Central Alberta by raising funds to provide state of the art medical equipment and services.

For more information on the Foundation and to give directly to the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, visit our website.