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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When a child is sick, our caregivers do everything they can to help them get well again. Everyone plays a vital role in a little one’s journey. To better understand the people who surround and care for our most fragile patients, we caught up with Cloe Thomson, Registered Nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit […]
Nothing is quite as terrifying as when a child gets sick. Luckily for our Vancouver Island kids and their families, 98% of pediatric cases can be treated at Victoria General Hospital (VGH), close to home and loved ones. This is a direct result of a community of people who have supported the VGH’s Maternity and […]
Following the success of its You Are Vital campaign for decision-making equipment at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals, the Victoria Hospitals Foundation launches today a companion campaign, You Are Vital: Pediatrics. The new campaign aims to raise $1.8 million to address the critical need to fund 40 new monitors for life-saving neonatal and pediatric […]
As the Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Victoria General Hospital, and the first pediatric intensivist to practice in Victoria, I can tell you two things; most parents don’t want to meet us, but thankfully when they do, they’re grateful to have advanced services close to home. And I too, am grateful. […]
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