Entries by Victoria Hospitals Foundation

Supporting special projects

Ted Doman’s donor story Mr. Didar S. (Ted) Doman, one of British Columbia’s most highly-regarded business leaders, made a significant gift in 2017. This $800,000 donation has funded a much-needed renovation to Royal Jubilee Hospital’s Cardiac Short Stay Unit, which will be completed by the fall of 2018. We could not be more grateful for […]

VHF Launches $500,000 Campaign for Ultrasound Equipment

Today, the Victoria Hospitals Foundation launches its latest fundraising initiative: a Campaign for Ultrasound Technology. Over the next several months, the Foundation aims to raise $500,000 to fund seven new point-of-care ultrasounds for seven specialized areas of Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals. Titled Beneath the Surface, the campaign shines a light on the importance […]

James Jeffery

My name is James Jeffery. My cancer story starts back in January of this year. Up until that time I’d been very healthy for pretty much my whole life. I exercised a lot, was fit and healthy, rode my bike, played tennis, went hiking. All that came to a grinding halt in January when I […]

An event that continuously gives back

Long-running uplands golf tourney raises funds for cardiac care Uplands Golf Club Heart Tournament is the longest running golf tournament in British Columbia. Since 1978 — thanks to donors, sponsors, partners, and players like you — the Uplands Golf Club Heart Tournament has raised more than $2.6 million for the Heart Health program at Royal […]

TB Vets Charitable Foundation makes $15,000 donation to Victoria Hospitals Foundation for critical care equipment

The TB Vets Charitable Foundation has donated $15,000 to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation towards the funding of specialized ventilators for the intensive care unit at Royal Jubilee Hospital. The new ventilators are non-invasive, critical equipment for patients who require breathing support following major trauma, congestive heart failure or severe lung disease such as chronic obstructive […]

Community to Support Local Hockey Team and Emergency Care

For a fourth consecutive year, the Victoria Royals have teamed up with the Victoria Hospitals Foundation to present Hockey For Hospitals in support of emergency care in our local hospitals. On January 27, the Royals will face off against the Calgary Hitmen to raise funds towards a cardiac rhythm monitor for the Royal Jubilee Hospital […]

B.C. BUSINESS LEADER DONATES $800,000 TO RENOVATE CARDIAC CARE UNIT

A significant donation from Mr. Didar S.(Ted) Doman, one of British Columbia’s most highly-regarded business leaders, will fund a much-needed renovation to Royal Jubilee Hospital’s Cardiac Short Stay unit. The $800,000 gift to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation will renovate and equip the 18-bed, 4-chair recovery unit for patients who have undergone heart catheterization, electrophysiology and […]