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Carson family donates $1 million to Pattison Children’s Hospital

Mar 1, 2018 | 7:00 AM

A prominent Saskatchewan businessman and his family have donated $1 million to the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Ron and Shirley Carson said they made the generous gift to repay the province which has brought them so much success. Ron’s company, Carson Energy Services Ltd., is one of Saskatchewan’s largest private businesses, employing more than 900 people at 17 locations across the prairies.

“We felt that it was a way to give back to our provincial community,” Carson said in a statement. “We are happy to donate to such an important cause.”

The donation will support the creation of a family space and kitchen located outside the pediatric intensive care and observation unit at Saskatoon’s Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, which is slated to open in 2019. The space will allow families to access a quiet and comfortable environment as a way to reduce the stress on families using the hospital.