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Oct 08
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Matching Donation Secures New Medical Equipment

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Thank you to Muriel and Victor Jones for their generous matching donation! With their support, the Hospital Foundation was able to purchase a Pentax VNLJ10 Scope. This specialized scope for paediatric diagnostic and therapeutic procedures offers enhanced image quality. It also replaces a larger diameter probe with a narrow 2.5mm wand, especially important for paediatric procedures. The new, smaller scope will reduce stress on both patients and parents. The high-definition scope will be used by Dr. David Cheung and colleagues for endoscopic procedures on patients as young as newborns at NRGH.

Photo: Janice Perrino, CEO, Nanaimo Hospital Foundation, Dr. David Cheung, ENT Specialist, NRGH, Muriel & Victor Jones

Oct 08
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Purple Hats for Newborns

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Thank you to the Parksville Qualicum Retired Teacher’s Association members who knitted these adorable hats for new babies at NRGH! They will help keep the babies comfortable and warm through the upcoming chilly months.

Photo: Janice Perrino, CEO, Hospital Foundation & Barb Brett, Parksville Qualicum Retired Teacher’s Association

Oct 08
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Lemonade Stand Raises $150!

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Thank you to Alexa & Josh for raising $150 through their lemonade stand for the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation. Well done! Their donation will help build a new surgical suite for the Endoscopy Department at NRGH.

Oct 03
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Baby Sim

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There are incredible teaching tools available to hospitals and Sim Baby is one of them! This advanced simulator is incredible – different scenarios can be programmed via laptop to simulate real-life health issues and the baby reacts accordingly. From variable heart rates and stomach distention to limb movement and vocalizations, the medical staff training on the Sim Baby are able to practice complicated scenarios with realistic feedback so they can provide even better care for the littlest of our patients.

Due to the generosity of a donor, the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation was able to fund the Baby Sim for the Paediatric Department. The department hosted a “baby shower” complete with cake to celebrate the addition of this state of the art teaching device and to thank the donor!

Sim Baby

There are very advanced teaching tools available for medical professionals to ensure they can provide the best care possible to patients of all ages. This Sim Baby is just one example. It is so advanced, they can program different scenarios via a laptp that enable nurses and doctors to practice advanced techniques and the "baby" will react to the treatment they are giving it. From variable heart rates, change in skin colour, vocalizations, limb movement, stomach distention and so much more, Sim Baby is incredible. Due to the generousity of a donor, the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation was able to fund the Sim Baby!

Posted by Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation on Friday, September 13, 2019
Aug 07
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Brave Gowns for Paediatric Patients

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Thank you to Michaels  Nanaimo and Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada for the Brave Gowns they donated to the Paediatric Department at NRGH! Michaels Nanaimo was the top store in Canada once again for the Starlight donation drive and the gowns were the prize!

Children and teens now have a fun and colourful option to choose when receiving medical care. We are grateful for being a charity of choice for staff at Michaels Nanaimo.

Top Photo: Sandra Hirota, Certified Child Life Specialist at NRGH, models one of the gowns

Bottom Photo: A selection of the gowns available

Aug 07
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Birthday Party Results in Toys for Hospital!

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A big thank you to Savannah who, for her 5th birthday party, asked her friends to donate toys for the paediatric department at NRGH instead of presents! What a fun and caring way to celebrate a birthday and help comfort other children who are in hospital for medical care.

And Savannah knows first hand what a comfort they can be as she herself received one when she was in hospital. When her birthday was coming up, she wanted to do something special to help other children. In addition to this great selection of toys, $40 was also donated thanks to Savannah’s thoughtfulness!

Photo: Savannah with her proud parents Tiffany and Keith.

Jul 25
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Comfort for Children at NRGH

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Thank you to Alice Wager for the donation of beautiful, handmade blankets and cover pads. They will add a splash of colour and joy in the paediatric department!

Photo: Janice Perrino, CEO, Hospital Foundation & Alice Wager

Jun 06
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Teddy Bears!

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Thank you to PetSmart Nanaimo for donating another two huge bags of Teddy Bears! Patient comfort is an integral part of patient care and recovery. The stuffed toys comfort young patients when they are hurting most and provide elderly patients with dementia a welcome distraction.

May 24
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$3.8 Million for Healthcare

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Due to the generosity of many donors, the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation was able to commit to over $3.8 million in funding to NRGH and the other care facilities it supports in the last fiscal year! The donations help fund medical equipment, patient comfort items, staff education and large projects such as the cardiac expansion at NRGH and Oceanside.

Read about some of the highlights over the past year on our news feed.

Thank you also to Dr. Rudston-Brown who was our guest speaker at our recent donor event where the photo was taken. He spoke about the importance of access to colonoscopies, why they are integral to our long-term health and the impact the new procedural suite in the Endoscopy Department at NRGH will have once it is built. Read about the colonoscopy campaign here.

Photo: Janice Perrino, CEO, Hospital Foundation; Dr. Blair Rudston Brown, Chief of Staff, NRGH; Sarah Sheridan, Temporary Director – Special Projects Surgical Services, NRGH; Moira Jenkins, Vice Chair, Hospital Foundation Board; Marci Ekland, Site Director, NRGH; Dr. Ben Williams, Executive Medical Director, GEO 2

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