Lemonade Stand Raises $150!
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.
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CIBC Helping to Fight Colon Cancer
Thank you to CIBC for their generous $10,000 donation! The funds will be used towards the new surgical suite for the Endoscopy Department at NRGH! Colonoscopies make up 80% of the procedures and can be life saving. They are used to diagnose and, in some cases, can prevent serious illnesses such as colon cancer. Once the…
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Donation for Respiratory Care in Oceanside
Thank you to Rotary Club of Qualicum Beach Sunrise for their $5,500 donation! The funds will support respiratory care and services at Oceanside Health Centre in Parksville. Photo: Dr. David Copeland, VP, Medical Staff Association (MSA), Janice Krall, Chief Development Officer, Nanaimo Hospital Foundation, Dr. Joe Foster, MSA & Wendy Chisholm, Current Past President, Rotary Club of Qualicum Beach Sunrise…
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Flower Power
Thank you to the Mid Island Rose Society for their generous gift of $1,000 for our colonoscopy campaign! They raised $3,800 in just four hours at their annual plant sale with proceeds supporting a number of local charities. All the plants sold at the sale are cultivated by their members and are of such good…
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More Dough from Cobs!
Thank you to COBS Bread on Metral Drive for their donation towards our campaign to reduce colonoscopy wait times! Did you know? If you mention Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation at the time of your Cobs Bread purchase, they’ll donate 5% of your purchase to us! They also have a donation box which customers can use to get rid…
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$3.8 Million for Healthcare
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…
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Jeans Day Donation
Thank you to Coastal Community Credit Union Bowen Community Branch for the donation from their recent Jeans Day fundraiser! Coastal Community Credit Union has been a long-time supporter of the Hospital Foundation and healthcare in our community. Photo: Cindy Koutecky, Branch Manager; Rebecca Taylor, Director Community & Media Relations, Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation; Karen…
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Your Impact
Throughout the year, the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation provides funding for a wide variety of equipment and patient comfort items for NRGH, Oceanside Health Centre in Parksville and three care facilities. With the generous support of individual, corporate and community donors, here are some of the items the Hospital Foundation has been able to…
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RBC – A Strong Legacy of Community Support
Thank you to the RBC Foundation for the incredible $20,000 donation for cardiac equipment at NRGH and Oceanside Health Centre in Parksville! Once the project is complete, cardiac exam wait times will be reduced by as much as 50% and 95% of cardiac pre and post-surgical and procedural care will be able to be delivered in our…
