Entries by Victoria Hospitals Foundation

Fall Campaign Update – Allisha’s Story

Our community’s response to fully equip the Patient Care Centre at Royal Jubilee Hospital has been so generous! With business leader Mr. Jim Pattison matching every gift, we are well on our way to our goal. Thank you to every one of our donors.  To those who are thinking of donating, we do still need your help! Here’s one […]

HP Charity Golf Classic does it again!

For the 16th year in a row, the HP Charity Golf Classic generously supported our tiniest patients at Victoria General Hospital.  This year’s tournament raised more than $36,000, which will fund the purchase of incubators for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Since 1997, this annual event has raised more than $580,000. We’re extremely grateful for […]

Nearing $25M for Building Care Together!

The Building Care Together campaign is raising $25 million to help provide medical teams with leading-edge equipment to offer the best healthcare possible to patients across Vancouver Island. Together, our community has now raised an incredible $23,800,000 We have only $600,000 left to raise! The entire $600,000  will be matched by BC business leader Jim Pattison as part […]

Golf for Kids Charity Golf Classic

Our deepest gratitude to Corix and Dale Douglas for hosting this golf tournament,  and to all the participants who raised funds for children’s charities across BC. In memory of local business leader and humanitarian John Chew, Golf for Kids donated $25,000 to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation for pediatric care.  

2013 Fix-A-Heart Campaign Raises $52,000!

Local Canadian Tire stores raised more than $52,000 at the till over the holiday season for Heart Health at Royal Jubilee Hospital. Since 2003, the Fix-A-Heart Campaign has raised more than $609,000. Thank you to everyone who contributed – the goal is to ultimately reach $1 million for Heart Health! The event began in 2003, when […]

Vision Travel / Viking River Cruise

Book any Viking River Cruise through Vision Travel in Victoria between now and January 31, 2014 and Vision Travel will donate $200 per cabin  to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation. Book a Grand European Tour aboard the Viking Magni and Vision Travel will make a $500 donation. Viking River Cruises is the world’s most award-winning river cruise line. Take a […]

Thank You! 2013 Spring Campaign

THANK YOU to everyone who supported to our 2013 Spring Campaign to fund a Gamma-CT Scanner at Royal Jubilee Hospital. Your enthusiastic response was touching – more than 2000 donors contributed to this to vital equipment! The Gamma-CT scanner is one of Medical Imaging’s  most used pieces of equipment. It allows doctors to help community members with […]

2013 Fall Campaign

This fall, we are raising $4 million to fund the remaining leading-edge medical equipment for the Patient Care Centre. And remember! BC business leader Jim Pattison will match any new donation made to the Patient Care Centre up to $5 million. Every dollar you give to the Patient Care Centre will instantly become two! Just some […]

Uplands hits $2 million for Heart Health!

Congratulations to the men and women of Uplands Golf Club on a tremendous achievement. The Cardiac Care Unit at Royal Jubilee Hospital is a world class facility, and the golfers and sponsors at Uplands are helping keep it that way. The 2013 Men’s, Women’s and Juniors’ Heart Tournaments raised $140,000 for cardiac rehabilitation equipment, including a Telemetry Monitoring System that […]

Give Patients a Pinpoint Diagnosis

This spring, the Victoria Hospitals Foundation aims to raise $375,000 toward the purchase of a Gamma-CT Scanner for Diagnostic Services at Royal Jubilee Hospital. To pinpoint a tumour or find the exact location of an infection or serious bone pain, a patient could previously go through two or more medical scans. Each of these tests […]