Join Us November 19th for the Nanaimo Clippers Health & Wellness Game! We’re teaming up with the Nanaimo Clippers for an exciting night of hockey, health, and community spirit! Join us on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 7:00 PM as the Clippers take on the Prince George Spruce Kings at Frank Crane Arena. This Health…
TB Vets Charitable Foundation has been supporting the frontlines of respiratory care in BC since 1946. Through their equipment and research grants, they have generously donated more than $225,000 to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital’s Respiratory Therapy Department over the last 34 years. This year, they gave their first grant of $20,000 to the Oceanside Health…
When most people think of hospital care, they picture surgical suites, pediatric wards, or specialized health centers. But at the heart of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital are our General Medicine Units—the places patients come when their illness doesn’t have a clear label, but still requires care, compassion, and healing. These units are where recovery takes…
Are you looking for a way to make an impact on the health of your community into the future? For 48 years, the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation has been helping donors leverage their personal philanthropy to make lasting impacts on the health of their community.
We are raising millions annually to support our region’s healthcare facilities, including Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Oceanside Health Centre, and three long-term care facilities, by leading major fundraising campaigns for critical medical equipment, new priority projects, and programs that provide the best and highest level of healthcare to the residents of Central Vancouver Island.
In September 2024, the NRGH Emergency Department was approached by the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation as a recipient for funds raised at the annual Golf for Life tournament. On our wish list were vital sign machines the department knew needed to be replaced. The current vital sign machines were at end of life and…
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is the only facility on Central and North Vancouver Island that supports preterm deliveries earlier than 36 weeks. That means our Maternity Unit not only serves our local community, but also provides essential care for high-risk pregnancies from across the Island and Province. The Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation is raising funds to purchase fetal monitors…
I retired to Nanaimo in 2003. Having spent my career of 38 years in medical imaging it was natural to seek out an opportunity to volunteer and give something back to the field of health care. With my background in a field heavily based on technology, Nanaimo Lifeline was a natural. That was when I…
NANAIMO, BC – August 12, 2025 Supporting Vulnerable patients in Acute Mental Health and Substance Use Unit When we think about supporting hospitals and mental health services, our minds often go to the big things – advanced medical equipment, new treatment programs, or facility upgrades. While these contributions are essential, what’s often overlooked are the…
NANAIMO, BC – July 14, 2025 – NDHF Completes Largest Equipment Campaign in Record 8 Month Timeframe The Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its largest-ever fundraising campaign for a single piece of equipment: a second SPECT/CT scanner for Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH). In just eight months,…
“We will grieve the loss of Briar for the rest of our lives — helping others in her name is how we have chosen to make our little girl proud.” In the fall of 2022, Erin and Cameron were overjoyed to be expecting their first child. They eagerly anticipated their little one’s arrival, decorated the…
Planning for the future is an important part of what we do, and planned gifts from our generous, visionary donors help ensure better healthcare for generations to come. Planned gifts we accept include Charitable Bequests through Wills, Charitable Remainder Trusts, Charitable Gift Annuities, Gifts of Stock and more. For more information about making a planned gift to the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation, please click the link below.
As a monthly giving donor, you will help build a future of healthcare excellence over time, benefiting the ones you care for most. Together, monthly donors enable long-term, sustainable planning to support the delivery of better healthcare in our community.
Making a donation in memory of a family, friend or other loved one is a wonderful way to honour their memory, while also making a gift that will keep on giving back to the community through better healthcare. Donations are also a great way to celebrate life’s important milestones such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, graduations, retirements and more.
To make a gift of securities in kind, please download this fillable form and instruct your broker to initiate the transfer on your behalf. We sell the shares immediately upon receipt, and send you a charitable tax receipt for the fair market value at the date of transfer.
Cancer Care
Our work continues to support local cancer care in Nanaimo, including specialized pathology equipment to examine tissue biopsies for suspected cases of cancer. We’re also helping to move forward the project around a regional cancer center, keeping patients closer to their support networks. This essential area of care is long overdue, and has affected so many families on the island.
Community and Family Health
This area gives focus to children’s health, family doctor recruitment support with the Division of Family Practice, occupational health, palliative care, senior’s care, and education as well as other support for our nurses. We have already had excellent success in this area, with the recruitment of new doctors, and more on the way. Several key partnerships are already in place, and we continue to pursue additional alliances to expand our circle of impact.
Critical Care
Critical Care includes all acute care – emergency, ICU and HAU, and surgery. In June 2023, the new ICU opened with all the required critical equipment funded by
community donors and has been operating at full capacity since then. We are excited to share that the HAU is on track for expected completion by summer 2025, ensuring that our community has access to the highest standard of care.
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our community, and a transformational gift from the Windsor Plywood Foundation, we have almost achieved our fundraising goal.
Heart and Stroke Care
This area of care includes a new cath lab and equipment, as well as several recent equipment purchases such as echocardiology machine & TEE probe, cardiac ultrasound, a cardiac stress test system, two wireless ECG machines, an echo stretcher, power chairs for our pacemaker clinic, and a Holter scanning system. Costs were also covered for additional staff training on advanced cardiac life support, and heart dysrhythmia.
Innovation
It is only through innovation that we can ensure we maintain the highest standards of care for our community. “We have always done it that way” is not an acceptable answer for our team. We know that to be a driving force in improving healthcare in Central and North Vancouver Island, we must constantly seek new and innovative ways to pursue our vision.
We continue to press for innovation in the areas of advocacy, laboratory services, medical imaging, medical professional education, and pharmacy, among others.
And once again, mutually beneficial partnerships grounded in the desire to improve healthcare outcomes are key to the Foundation having an impact well beyond our traditional resources.
Mental Health
We continue to seek out ways to improve and expand medical detox, VI scan (Vancouver Island Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect program), and youth wellness outreach. These essential areas are interwoven with other areas of care, and we seek ways to innovate and create greater impact.
