Brenda Rositano

Janice Perrino, CEO of the Hospital Foundation, receives generous gift from Dirk Jezierski of TELUS. Thank you to everyone who thought of healthcare!

Our wonderful friends at TELUS made a generous visit with a donation of $2,852 demonstrating their “give where we live” philosophy! The gift was thanks to employees and retired employees directing a donation to the Foundation and TELUS matching that donation! The company gave $4.9 million to Canadian charities this year alone. Thank You to all past and present TELUS employees who have supported health for us all, and thanks to TELUS!

Amber Adams, of the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation, receives a special gift from the members of the Royal Canadian Legion Lantzville Ladies Auxiliary #257.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion #257 in Lantzville work throughout the year to fundraise for causes they feel inspired to support. They recently delivered $1,340 to the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation for the purchase of two cylinder carts designed to carry an oxygen cylinder for patients staying in Palliative Care.

The donated funds also covered the cost of a portable Doppler monitor, a hand-held ultrasound used to detect to detect the heartbeat of a fetus or blood flow in an artery for prenatal care. Amber said, “The work involved to raise these funds and the more than $30,000 the Ladies Auxiliary has already contributed over time, is substantial. We are grateful for this support as it will help veterans and their families directly.”

Leslie Smith delivers $1,000 gift from the Nanaimo Lions Club to Sue Stone from the NRGH Palliative Care and Janice Perrino, CEO of the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation.

Leslie Smith, of the Nanaimo Lions Club, recently made a welcomed visit to the Palliative Care Unit at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) to deliver a $1,000 gift to Sue Stone of Palliative Care and Janice Perrino, CEO of the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation. This is the Club’s second gift to Palliative Care this year in an effort help provide new “evolve mattresses” for each bed in the Unit.

The specialized mattresses give patients facing end of life care extra comfort and relief of pressure points while spending extended periods of time in bed. They cost $2,750 each. Ms. Perrino said, “Imagine the comfort now possible to rest even a little bit easier, and focus precious time on loved ones. Thanks to handful of donors who are motivated to help Palliative Care in particular, the evolve mattresses were made possible. This gift makes a fundamental difference to our patients at a most vulnerable time.”

Janice Perrino, CEO of the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation, delivers a $50,000 gift for the future patients of Eden Gardens to Robert Grose, Funds Development Chairman of Eden Gardens.

The Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation cares for Central Vancouver Islanders at every stage of life. This purpose inspired a gift of $50,000 towards Eden Gardens, a 130-bed facility specializing in “complex dementia care”. The new facility is currently under construction on Northfield Road in Nanaimo, and will replace Travellers Lodge in the Spring of 2017. When the Foundation’s Board of Directors learned of the unique philosophy behind the Eden Gardens’ concept they were moved to help.

The innovative design caters to patients facing dementia and their families. The new facility will feature a “village-like atmosphere” with both public and private areas to offer residents a sense of home and community. Janice Perrino, CEO of the Hospital Foundation said, “This is a unique gift for the Foundation, but we are driven to help at every stage of life and we are honoured to aid those who are facing dementia and living at Eden Gardens.”