Entries by Victoria Hospitals Foundation

Caring Spirits: Dr. Perchinksy and the CVU

Royal Jubilee Hospital has one of the top-rated Cardiac programs in Canada, so it’s no surprise that Dr. Michael Perchinsky and the Cardiovascular Unit have received a Caring Spirit award! Our Cardiac teams perform 3-5 surgeries every day on patients from all over Vancouver Island. A former patient recently decided to honour Dr. Perchinksy with […]

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Caring Spirits: Dr. Karan Shetty & Marja Mackenzie

Dr. Karan Shetty (pictured above) and Cardiac Nurse Marja Mackenzie have been nominated as Caring Spirits! These caregivers work in the Coronary Care Unit at Royal Jubilee Hospital, providing lifesaving treatment to cardiac patients who are unstable and require intensive monitoring. A former patient decided to honour Dr. Shetty and Marja with a donation through the Victoria […]

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Caring Spirit: Maureen Johnson

Maureen Johnson is a Pediatric Physiotherapist with Rehab Services at Victoria General Hospital. Over ten years ago, Maureen worked with a young family to help improve their son’s physical function and quality of life. The boy has now grown into a healthy teenager, and his mother decided to honour Maureen with a Caring Spirit donation […]

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Caring Spirit: Dr. Bruce Wong

Watch this touching video about one little boy’s Caring Spirit, Dr. Wong, who saved his life in a matter of minutes. [title size=”2″]HOW TO NAME A CARING SPIRIT AND SUPPORT YOUR HOSPITAL[/title] The Caring Spirit program gives grateful patients and their loved ones the opportunity to pay tribute to doctors, nurses and other hospital caregivers by making a donation […]

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Caring Spirits: Intensive Care Unit

Royal Jubilee Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit treats critically ill and severely injured patients, quickly interpreting information to provide essential care that leads to the best possible patient outcomes. The ICU team was recently honoured with a Caring Spirit award! A grateful patient decided to recognize the care her husband received by donating towards a new […]

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Caring Spirit: Dr. Brent Lee

Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among women in British Columbia. Dr. Brent Lee and his Breast Imaging Department at Victoria General Hospital perform more than 25,000 imaging procedures every year to help diagnose and treat breast cancer in its earliest stages. Dr. Lee was recently nominated for a Caring Spirit award by a […]

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Caring Spirits: Medical Imaging

The amazing Medical Imaging team at Royal Jubilee Hospital has been recognized with a Caring Spirit award! These caregivers help produce high-quality images of the interior of the human body for precise clinical analysis and effective medical intervention. A grateful patient decided to honour this team with a donation to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation. Medical […]

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Caring Spirit – Dr. De Lange

Another Caring Spirit! As a Hospitalist at Royal Jubilee Hospital, Dr. Hendrik De Lange touches the lives of many patients. One former patient decided to honour Dr. De Lange with a Caring Spirit donation towards priority medical equipment for Royal Jubilee. Thank you to the patient for this generous gift, and congratulations Dr. De Lange […]

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Caring Spirits: Surgical Services

Jim and Joel fair are retired healthcare professionals who experienced the incredible patient care that our surgical teams provide at Victoria General Hospital. Listen to their story and see what it means to a caregiver when a patient says thank you: Pelase share to help acknowledge the exceptional work of our hosptial teams. Over the […]

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