Congratulations to Dr. Duncan Jacks (Orthopedics), Charles Nelson (Orthopedics), and Dr. Ken Chan (Anesthesiology) at Victoria General Hospital, recipients of Caring Spirit awards for conscientious patient care! Grateful patients have made significant donations in tribute to their experiences in care. This generosity will directly help improve patient care. Orthopedic surgery focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, […]
Since Island Health launched its Huggies® No Baby Unhugged® program at Victoria General Hospital (VGH) last year, the volunteer hugging program has benefited babies from across Vancouver Island. The exciting partnership between Huggies®, London Drugs and Island Health raised $20,312.00 to expand the program at VGH, ensuring more vulnerable babies can benefit from additional human […]
The Patient Care Centre are Royal Jubilee Hospital is an elder-friendly environment, featuring single-bed rooms for comfort and privacy, as well as landscaped outdoor spaces for patients and family to enjoy. Other features include sound-minimizing material on the floors, ceilings and walls, as well as inter-hospital communication devices that avoid background noises, improving the patients’ […]
Meet Pam, a woman who despite being fit and healthy had a large tumour growing adjacent to her spinal cord. This kind of tumour is rare and if left untreated would jeopardize her ability to walk or lead a normal life. Immediate neurosurgery was Pam’s only option. A decade ago, many complex neurosurgical cases like […]
Interventional cardiologists fix hearts through minimally invasive procedures for patients who are having a heart attack or living with cardiovascular disease. The work they do often provides patients with instantaneous results and immediate relief for a better, longer life. Royal Jubilee Hospital’s team of cardiologists, technicians, nurses and support staff use a heart catheterization laboratory […]
Little Ayvrie was born prematurely at just 28 weeks. She needed immediate intensive care to nurture her tiny lungs and heart that could not work on their own. She spent the first year of her life with Dr. Amanda Barclay, Pediatric Intensivist, and Dr. Nisha Pillay, Neonatologist, at Victoria General Hospital, in both the Neonatal […]
There was a time when Steve Palen thought his chronic Hepatitis C and resulting liver cancer would claim his life. It wasn’t until he was referred to Dr. Paul Sobkin in Victoria that the then-Nanaimo resident thought he stood a chance. Steve’s positive outcome — and many other success stories — would not be possible […]
Neil Sinclair was one of the first to benefit from advanced catheter ablation, a new electrophysiology procedure we brought to Victoria. When electrophysiologists Drs. Rick Leather and Larry Sterns met Neil, his arrhythmia predated the technology to fix it. Due to faulty electrical pathways, his heart was beating too fast and inconsistently, which left him […]
Avid boater Lyndsay Green knows that accidents can happen when you least expect them. After a day on the ocean, Lyndsay and her husband were heading in when she jumped to the dock from the boat to tie it up as she always does. But this time, she misjudged. Lyndsay was rushed in an ambulance […]
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