Community Surpasses $1.2 Million Goal to Fully Fund B.C.’s First Senior Friendly Emergency Unit
Annual Winter Campaign Raises $2.9 Million in Total for Healthcare Priorities Across Central Vancouver Island
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Variety BC Donates $45,000 towards Out-of-Town Families of Children Receiving Care at NRGH
Variety, the Children’s Charity is once again supporting families who must travel to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) in 2026. Through a generous $45,000 donation from their Variety Cares Fund, out-of-town families of children receiving care at our hospital will have access to essential travel assistance and supportive resources – helping ease financial stress so…
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TB Vets Foundation Helps Fund Vital Signs Monitors
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…
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Foundation Funds New Vital Sign Machines for the NRGH Emergency Department through 2024 Golf for Life
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…
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Seeing beyond to Save lives: $2.9 Million Raised for Vital Diagnostic Medical Imaging
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,…
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Meet Donors Erin & Cameron
“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…
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Meet the Welly Waveriders
“We paddle for fun, for fitness, and to provide a better future for our community. That’s just the Welly way.” Originally formed by a group of teachers from Wellington Secondary School, the Welly’s, as they’re affectionately known, have grown into a dynamic and diverse team of paddlers. Some still work in education, others come from…
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Meet Wes & the Pat Docherty Memorial Golf Tournament Founders
“What began as a way to honour a friend has become a force for good in our community. That’s the kind of legacy Pat deserves.” In 2014, what began as a casual round of golf among friends became something extraordinary. Friends Wes Zannet, Don Slaughter and Ed Neave, gathered that summer for the simple joy…
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Meet Donor Cynthia Crawford
“Giving connects me to my community, and it’s how I keep Larry’s legacy moving forward.” You’ll find Cynthia Crawford at nearly every Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation event with a smile, a story, and a helping hand. Whether she’s welcoming guests at Soirée by the Sea or handing out sweet treats at the candy hole…
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New Bus for Long Term Care Residents
NANAIMO, BC – June 3, 2025 – The Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation (NDHF) is proud to announce that a refurbished bus for Dufferin Place Long Term Care Centre is officially on the road. Thanks to the incredible generosity of community donors, a donation from Eldercare Foundation, fundraising from the Long Term Care Centre staff,…
