Connor spent the first four weeks of his life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Victoria General Hospital. He’s come a long way in the last year! To celebrate his first birthday on February 25, his parents, Carly and Matt, are asking friends and family to make a gift to the NICU at […]
Victoria Royals WIN!!! And so did our hospitals…you can still help! The Victoria Royals beat the Kelowna Rockets 5-2 and the incredible fans raised $16,500 for three transportable vital signs monitors for the Emergency Room at Victoria General Hospital. And an exciting thing happened at the game…a fan came forward and said that if we reach […]
Breast Navigation Nurses at Victoria General Hospital are very special people. Going for a mammogram, getting results or dealing with breast cancer can cause anxiety and fear. These nurses are experts in breast health and breast cancer who help people navigate their care. They answer questions, prepare people for treatment visits with specialists, let people know about community supports […]
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (or NICU) nurses are pretty special people. A family received exceptional care during the birth of their premature child, and their friends and family raised money to support pediatrics in honour of the whole NICU Team. [title size=”2″]HOW TO NAME A CARING SPIRIT AND SUPPORT YOUR HOSPITAL[/title] The Caring Spirit program gives grateful patients and […]
This touching Caring Spirit video is all about NURSES, including one who talks about watching a young patient take his first steps after a cardiac arrest… [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 […]
More Caring Spirits! A patient chose to acknowledge the excellent assistance of the Volunteer Resources Team by making a donation to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation in their honour! Volunteers are respected and valued members of the healthcare team and enhance the quality of patient care in our hospitals. [title size=”2″]HOW TO NAME A CARING SPIRIT AND SUPPORT YOUR […]
Congratulations to Caring Spirit, Marilyn! Marilyn is an Enterostomal Therapy Nurse – a registered nurse with advanced and specialized knowledge and clinical skills in wound and ostomy care. Her outstanding commitment made a big difference to a patient in her care and they decided to say thank you by making a donation to the Victoria […]
Hello, Too often someone we know gets diagnosed with heart trouble. Even though I have family members with heart conditions I never thought it would happen to me. My name is Brent Kaufmann. I’m 62 and earlier this year I was enjoying an active life: working, playing old-timers hockey and backpacking around South America with […]
This fall, the Victoria Hospitals Foundation needs your help to raise funds for a new diagnostic tool that is close to every patient’s heart: a specialized cardiac ultrasound. It’s called a Transesophageal Echocardiogram, and our cardiac surgical team needs three new ones. The three cardiac ultrasounds cost $725,000, but together, every donation will add up to […]
Thank you to one of our youngest donors, Sawyer! Sawyer donated $185 from his first birthday party. We are touched by his family’s generosity! _____________________________________________________________ Hello, On August 14, our little Sawyer is celebrating his first birthday! We feel so lucky to have a healthy, happy family. We’ve never had to bring Sawyer to the hospital, and can’t […]
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