| We are creating something remarkable: BC's First Senior-Friendly Emergency Unit |
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…
Will you help will create something remarkable? The very first Senior Friendly Emergency Unit in British Columbia. Dear friend, If you’ve ever waited in an emergency room, you know the truth. The wait can be too long. And when you are sick, or scared, or in pain, every extra minute feels like an eternity. That’s…
What better way to raise funds to support children in hospital than with a cool lemonade stand on hot days! River has already raised $80 for the Hospital Foundation and plans to continue selling lemonade throughout the summer. The Hospital Foundation is a natural fit for her efforts as River wants to be a doctor…
Recognizing the importance of critical care for central Vancouver Island residents, the Shields Foundation has made a $100,000 donation in support of the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation’s $5 million campaign for the new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH). Bob Shields, founder of The Shields Foundation, learned of the ICU…
Thank you to Canadian Tire, Nanaimo for their donation of six – 5 gal tubs of hand sanitizer and packages of face masks for the Nanaimo Division of Family Practice for use at the doctor’s offices around the area! Valued at over $2,000, the sanitizer and masks will go a long way to helping keep doctors, office staff…
We are grateful to have a wide range of donors and are especially honoured when children like Fantino choose to become one of our donors too! Fantino, who is seven, donated his allowance to the Hospital Foundation as a thank you for being treated so well when he had to go to Emergency at Nanaimo…
Thank you to Canterbury Coffee for their generous donation of 1,680 packs of coffee which will help keep the staff going through their long shifts! A supplier to our very own Code Brew at NRGH cafe and a Golf for Life sponsor, we are grateful for their ongoing commitment to our hospital and our community. Photo 1: Wendy Wearne,…
Quality Foods delivered a couple of amazing gifts to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. A $10,000 donation for our Community Health Endowment Fund and 250 cases of kombucha for the staff to help keep them refreshed during their long shifts! We are so grateful for their commitment to healthcare in our community that has totaled over…
Tim Hortons owner and long time Hospital Foundation supporter Craig McBride arranged for medical and support staff at NRGH to receive 500 gift cards worth $5 each so they can enjoy a coffee and treat on them! In addition to the gift cards, Tim Hortons of Nanaimo also donated 300 goodies and coffee. These treats…
Thank you to TELUS for their generous $5,000 donation! Funds were raised through their Nanaimo new customer campaign for the greatest needs at NRGH. To date, TELUS has donated over $300,000 to help provide better healthcare for our community!
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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.