Congratulations to Keyo Tremblay, Candace Free, John Coverdale, Marcia Reed, Barbara Simmons, Shahin Ostovar, Phyllis Williams, Tom Hodgson, and the entire Gorge Road Hospital Nursing Team, recipients of Caring Spirit awards for outstanding patient care! A grateful patient made a donation in the team’s honour in tribute of their care experience. Residential care facilities like […]
Dr. Bao Tang has been named a Caring Spirit! Dr. Tang is a General Surgeon at Royal Jubilee Hospital. General Surgeons treat abdominal areas like the esophagus, stomach, colon, and liver. They also deal with hernias and diseases involving the skin and soft tissues. Dr. Tang was nominated by a grateful patient who underwent colon […]
Congratulations to Dr. Duncan Jacks (Orthopedics), Charles Nelson (Orthopedics), and Dr. Ken Chan (Anesthesiology) at Victoria General Hospital, recipients of Caring Spirit awards for conscientious patient care! Grateful patients have made significant donations in tribute to their experiences in care. This generosity will directly help improve patient care. Orthopedic surgery focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, […]
Since Island Health launched its Huggies® No Baby Unhugged® program at Victoria General Hospital (VGH) last year, the volunteer hugging program has benefited babies from across Vancouver Island. The exciting partnership between Huggies®, London Drugs and Island Health raised $20,312.00 to expand the program at VGH, ensuring more vulnerable babies can benefit from additional human […]
Lynda Mottershead’s donor story When Lynda Mottershead was planning her estate, she decided she wanted to leave a legacy of compassionate care. Thanks to her generosity and thoughtful foresight, the Archie Courtnall Centre has been renovated to better serve patients who need emergency psychiatric services. The Archie Courtnall Centre helps people who are in crisis […]
The Patient Care Centre are Royal Jubilee Hospital is an elder-friendly environment, featuring single-bed rooms for comfort and privacy, as well as landscaped outdoor spaces for patients and family to enjoy. Other features include sound-minimizing material on the floors, ceilings and walls, as well as inter-hospital communication devices that avoid background noises, improving the patients’ […]
Meet Pam, a woman who despite being fit and healthy had a large tumour growing adjacent to her spinal cord. This kind of tumour is rare and if left untreated would jeopardize her ability to walk or lead a normal life. Immediate neurosurgery was Pam’s only option. A decade ago, many complex neurosurgical cases like […]
Interventional cardiologists fix hearts through minimally invasive procedures for patients who are having a heart attack or living with cardiovascular disease. The work they do often provides patients with instantaneous results and immediate relief for a better, longer life. Royal Jubilee Hospital’s team of cardiologists, technicians, nurses and support staff use a heart catheterization laboratory […]
Larry, a retired computer software developer from Ladysmith, spent four months last year at Victoria General Hospital recovering from a heart attack and stroke. After his stroke, he could no longer swallow. Anything he attempted to eat traveled down his airway and into his lungs because he couldn’t feel it. Larry had a high risk […]
Little Ayvrie was born prematurely at just 28 weeks. She needed immediate intensive care to nurture her tiny lungs and heart that could not work on their own. She spent the first year of her life with Dr. Amanda Barclay, Pediatric Intensivist, and Dr. Nisha Pillay, Neonatologist, at Victoria General Hospital, in both the Neonatal […]
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