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Your hospital is there when you need it most. Today, your hospital needs you.

Every day our medical professionals are providing the very best care to real people, like Deryck, Austen and Rocky. You can learn about their amazing journeys below, and please consider donating to help ensure everyone in our community has the very best care.

Your hospital is there when you need it most. Today, your hospital needs you.

Every day our medical professionals are providing the very best care to real people, like Deryck, Austen and Rocky. You can learn about their amazing journeys below, and please consider donating to help ensure everyone in our community has the very best care.

Your hospital is there when you need it most. Today, your hospital needs you.
Every day our medical professionals are providing the very best care to real people, like Deryck, Austen and Rocky. You can learn about their amazing journeys below, and please consider donating to help ensure everyone in our community has the very best care.

DERYCK COWLING

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. It’s where three of my grandchildren took their first breath… and where my beloved wife Linda took her last, too soon…

AUSTEN BROWN

It was a shock at first to have our baby taken into Neonatal Intensive Care, but we felt so taken care of by everyone we encountered during our 12 days at NRGH…

ROCKY OSTAFFY

You want the hospital to expand, to be cutting edge – you want them to have the surgeons they need, the nurses they need. No donation is too small…

Your support makes a tremendous difference to the healthcare we all need.

Each year the medical professionals in our healthcare facilities come to the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation for help. They bring a carefully honed list with them.  It’s the most urgently needed equipment. State-of-the art technologies for new clinical spaces or to replace aging pieces nearing the end of their useful life. The equipment they know their patients need most.

Thanks to our generous community, the Foundation responds to meet the needs of our healthcare providers at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH), Oceanside Health Centre, and our three long-term care facilities, contributing millions each year to fund the latest medical equipment, facility upgrades, healthcare provider training, and patient comfort items. We’ve recently funded:

$5.5 million in state-of-the art equipment for the new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) that opened this June
$140,000 for the latest surgical technologies for patients experiencing breast cancer
$600,000 for the new Hip and Knee Centre for patients requiring Orthopedic surgery
$14,000 for comfort items for our Pain Clinic to support patients experiencing chronic pain

Please make the most generous gift you can.  It’s in our nature to give.  Donate Today

DERYCK COWLING

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. It’s where three of my grandchildren took their first breath… and where my beloved wife Linda took her last, too soon…

AUSTEN BROWN

It was a shock at first to have our baby taken into Neonatal Intensive Care, but we felt so taken care of by everyone we encountered during our 12 days at NRGH…

ROCKY OSTAFFY

You want the hospital to expand, to be cutting edge – you want them to have the surgeons they need, the nurses they need. No donation is too small…

Please join us at Nanaimo Regional Hospital for our annual Light the Trees Event!

Help us Kick Off the Holidays!
Friday, December 1st from 4:30pm – 6:30pm

You’re invited to join us for a family-friendly event outside the main entrance to the hospital when we will flip the switch and Light the Trees! Our displays will include ornaments and decorations sent in by our generous donors, in addition to the wonderful lights.

Bring the kids! see you on December 1st.

Donating securities can be a powerful way for you to fulfill your philanthropic goals while also receiving tax benefits.

Thanks to you, our new state-of-the-art ICU
is open and serving patients as of June 2023!

“I am very proud of the team I have lead in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) over the last 21 years at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.  Every day, they overcome many challenges to provide excellent patient care. Thanks to your support, in this new ICU, our team will have the space, latest medical equipment and resources needed to meet the growing demand for critical care.”
– Dr. Michael Kenyon, Lead Physician, ICU