The Nanaimo Hospital Auxiliary is a dynamic group of nearly 250 men and women volunteers who have raised millions of dollars for the purchase of equipment and services at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH). They raise money through their operation of two retail stores – the Hospital Gift Shop and our Thrift Store at Northridge…
The Cottonwood Ladies Golf Club are such a special group that have been supporting healthcare in our community since 2005. On behalf of the group Shari Molchan presented us with a cheque for $1,920 for the new ICU at NRGH! To date they have donated close to $20,000 to our hospital. Your on going support…
Every year our local Ardene stores partner with the Starlight Foundation to collect donations at the tills for seriously ill children and their families. This year they donated a new play system for our hospital’s pediatrics department that we know will be enjoyed by our young patience for many years to come. Ardene has donated…
These amazing ladies have been quilting together for 30 years and have just donated 30 quilts to our hospital! These beautifully handmade quilts will make a difference for patients and long term care residence alike. This truly is a labour of love for these caring ladies. Photo: Peggie Sonnefeld, Alice Akins, Hope Jordan, Lynn Morrisey…
Thank you Carol for thinking of our littlest patients in making such sweet little baby hats. We appreciate your thoughtfulness and generosity as will the families that will be receiving your special hats. Photo: Karen McCarthy, Development Administrator at Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation and Carol Elder
Thank you to owners Dave & Caroline Milne and their team at the new Tim Hortons Northfield location for giving out a free Coffee and Donut to VIHA staff this past Saturday. What a fantastic way to celebrate the new location and give back to our Island Health Heroes! Photo: Ryan and Cassie at the…
Thank you to PetSmart and their valued customers for your on going support of our hospital! They continue to donate stuffed animals for our littlest patience and long term care facility residences each year. Thank you! Photo: Andrew Whitton, PetSmart Store Leader, Sandra Hirota, Pediatrics NRGH and Michelle Kondo, PetSmart Cashier
A huge thank you to Greg Tomkins of Tomkins Financial for his amazing gift of $5,000. Greg purchased 50 – $100 gift certificates to Breeze Salon & Day Spa for the staff at NRGH. Your thoughtfulness let the staff know how incredibly special and appreciated they are at this hospital! “I am making this donation…
Thank you to everyone who made our Staff Appreciation Day at NRGH possible! From the wonderful prizes and goodies donated by caring community leaders to the therapy animals and the one and only Funkanometry performing for our healthcare providers, it was an amazing day. We hope the staff at NRGH felt the gratitude we have…
Together these car dealerships purchased an astounding 1,872 cookies in support of our Nanaimo Regional General Hospital!
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.
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.
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.
The Foundation is please to accept Electronic Funds Transfer. To arrange an electronic funds transfer please contact our office in advance at 250-755-7690 to ensure you receive your charitable tax receipt.