08-05-2025
- Health
- Winnipeg Free Press
New name for Grace Hospital waiting room
Grace Hospital is renaming its emergency department waiting area after Anti I. Aarnio-Wihuri, the retiring chairman of Winpak's board of directors.
The packaging company, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, donated $100,000 in support of the annual Grace Hospital Day fundraising campaign. This year's event is on Friday.
'We are truly overwhelmed by Winpak's generosity to our hospital,' Jeffrey Coleman, chairman of the Grace Hospital Foundation's board of directors, said in a news release Thursday.
'Winpak is a dear friend and neighbour, and they have been a long-term supporter in our efforts to provide the best care possible to our patients.'
A dedication ceremony for the renaming is set for Tuesday.
'Winpak has deep roots in this community, and we could think of no better way to mark our 50th anniversary than by contributing to the health and well-being of Manitobans,' Winpak CEO Olivier Muggli said in the release.
'It gives us great pride to have an area of the hospital named in honour of our outgoing chairman.'
The foundation is currently trying to raise $1.6 million to enhance minimally invasive surgery capacity at the Grace.
