Victoria General Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is hosting its 35th annual reunion party for ‘graduates’ of the unit on Thursday, August 8th. Since 1984, families and graduates of the NICU have come to VGH every summer to celebrate with staff members who helped them during their time of need. The event is for […]
The Victoria Hospitals Foundation is thrilled to once again be a charity partner for the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon! Please consider joining our team, Heroes for Hospitals, and register now at https://www.runvictoriamarathon.com/ All funds raised through this event will contribute to priority medical equipment at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General Hospital. Whether participating in the marathon, […]
A complicated pregnancy is not the experience an expectant mother dreams about. Despite a relatively straightforward pregnancy with my first son, Theodore, I was told that that my second pregnancy might be a difficult one. Diagnosed with the chronic illness Crohn’s Disease at 13 years old, I am no stranger to hospitals. I have had […]
Very early in my career, I determined I wanted to support the healthy development of newborns, especially the ill and premature infants. As a neonatologist, my job is to help these newly born babies on Vancouver Island during the first few seconds, hours and days of their precious lives, and continue to care for them […]
From June 23, 2019 to 11:59PM Thursday, June 27, the CIBC Wood Gundy’s O’Brien Investment Group will match all gifts up to $40,000 so that, together, you can purchase two patient monitors for the VGH PICU. Make a gift today and double your impact Every one of our donors has a story. And we know […]
The generosity of our community has a significant impact on patients in our hospitals: 40% of the equipment in our hospitals is funded by over 4,000 donors every year. Because of them, because of you, we can purchase equipment sooner and more often, ensuring leading-edge care for patients across Vancouver Island. This is what Sunny […]
The Professional Firefighters of Greater Victoria Community Foundation gathered today at Victoria General Hospital (VGH) to present a cheque for $25,000 to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation. The gift is part of a 10-year $250,000 pledge made by the firefighters in 2011 to fund an array of leading-edge equipment for the Pediatric Unit at VGH. 98% […]
This is the story of identical Vancouver Island twins, Olivia and Audrey, who received life-saving care from the specialized care team in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Victoria General Hospital (VGH). After a year trying for their first baby, Victoria-based Ryan and Shawna Heavenor were about to visit a fertility clinic when they […]
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