Victoria, B.C. — Canadian Tire has launched its 17th annual Fix-A-Heart campaign to support and equip the Heart Health team at Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH). From November 24 until December 24, customers at the Hillside, View Royal, Royal Oak, North Saanich and Langford stores, as well as the Gordon Head automotive centre, can donate any […]
Victoria, BC — The Victoria Hospitals Foundation announced today the focus of its latest and largest annual campaign, The Big Picture. Over the next while, the Foundation aims to raise $4 million for priority, leading-edge imaging equipment at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals. These tools and technologies, which include a CT, 3T MRI and […]
Victoria, B.C. — The Victoria Hospitals Foundation’s Visions gala set a record total tonight, raising $1 million towards the purchase of priority, leading-edge imaging equipment for Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals. Held at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, the event sold out in record time and hosted more than 300 of Victoria’s community leaders and […]
Victoria, BC — Eight Save-On-Foods stores in Greater Victoria are launching an inaugural at-the-till campaign to support the purchase of a new, critically needed patient monitor for the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Victoria General Hospital (VGH). From November 14 to December 4, customers at the Blanshard Street, Fort Street, Pandora Avenue, Sidney, Tillicum, […]
I’m an orthopedic surgeon by trade, and though my retirement party took place eight years ago, I still occasionally scrub in to assist in our operating rooms at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals. I am a fixer – I love to make people feel better. But a year ago, the tables turned, and I […]
When Mitch suffered a traumatic brain injury, his whole world changed. The rapid and accurate imaging and medical assessments he received in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Victoria General Hospital (VGH) were critical for his recovery and quality of life. In July of 2012, Mitch had just returned home to Tsawwassen after finishing his […]
YOUR NEW MRI Imagine this – an MRI scanner with twice the imaging power of its predecessors and a host of new abilities to diagnose disease, but still quieter and more comfortable for patients. The new 3 Tesla (3T) MRI at Royal Jubilee Hospital brings all of this and more. As head of Magnetic Resonance […]
Life. My husband Lee made it brighter, my children made it adventurous and cheerful, my six grandchildren made it hopeful. And just like that, with no apparent reason, cancer almost took it. Life – a strong, complicated, delicate thing. I should know better than anyone. Last September, my dear brother lost his life to lung […]
Nancy’s story as a patient at our hospitals is a long one. When Nancy and her care teams reviewed the big picture of her long-term treatment plan, they saw that imaging technology like ultrasounds played a vital role in performing the delicate IV procedures she needed. Intravenous (IV) therapy is necessary for so many types […]
Computed Tomography (CT) is integral to modern medical diagnosis and treatment. It provides detailed visualization of all parts of the body, guides surgery and image guided therapies, and is used to monitor patients as they recover. This is true whether a patient is experiencing gout, heart disease, cancer, or acute stroke. In every area of […]
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