Entries by Victoria Hospitals Foundation

Help Young Patients Survive & Thrive

You can help us raise $310,000 for intensive care equipment for seriously ill children and babies at Victoria General Hospital, our Island’s pediatric specialty hospital. Vancouver Island families with sick children rely on our hospital to have life-saving equipment needed to help their little ones survive, get healthy and get back home. Here is the […]

Community Celebrates $25.2M Success

March 28 was no ordinary day at Royal Jubilee Hospital. With news cameras rolling, musicians performing, and firefighters rappelling down the side of the Patient Care Centre, the Jim Pattison Atrium and Concourse was buzzing as more than 100 community members celebrated the conclusion of the Building Care Together campaign. The campaign launched in a […]

Great West Life Pledges $100,000

Great-West, London Life and Canada Life has pledged $100,000 to the Building Care Together (BCT) campaign. The announcement came March 28 during the campaign wrap-up event at Royal Jubilee Hospital.  This gift will support the purchase of leading-edge technology for geriatric mental health services at the Royal Jubilee Hospital Patient Care Centre. Funds will be […]

Tree of Life

The Tree of Life campaign continues to grow at Shoppers Drug Mart. Last fall, hundreds of customers donated at the till to support women’s health at Victoria General Hospital. Thanks to their generosity, the campaign raised more than $2,700, surpassing last year’s total by nearly $700. Thank you to Shoppers Drug Mart owner Omar Alasaly […]

Extraordinary gifts to Island babies

The Victoria General Hospital Auxiliary has recently helped to raise more than $87,000 to purchase essential equipment for the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The funds have been directed toward the purchase of a cardiac ultrasound monitor and a blanket warmer that will directly improve treatment and patient care for infants who need specialized […]

Local donor makes it $25 million + counting

A local retired businessman who now serves as a councillor in North Saanich has given $265,000 to our Building Care Together campaign. A gift that pushes the campaign to the finish line. Mr. Craig Mearns is a retired businessman who serves as a councillor in North Saanich. He has served as a member of the […]

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.