Island Health physicians are excited to begin offering a new form of treatment for mental health patients this year thanks to the support of several generous donors. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive method which uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain. The treatment has been found useful for improving […]
Huge thanks to Kaelyn and Kai Abrahamson, who raised $400 for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit this holiday season! For the second year in a row, Kaelyn and Kai worked hard selling poinsettias around their community in support of Vancouver Island’s tiniest and most fragile patients at Victoria General Hospital. Last year, more than 5,000 babies […]
Whether faced with shortness of breath or a severe injury, patients coming to our Emergency Department need quality care as quickly as possible. The Emergency team at Royal Jubilee Hospital diagnoses and treats more than 50,000 patients every year. This hardworking medical team recently has received a Caring Spirit award! A former patient who experienced […]
Janine Gerrits works on 8-North at Royal Jubilee Hospital, specializing in General Medicine and Lung Health. Her outstanding commitment to patient care was recently recognized with a Caring Spirit award! A grateful patient wanted to acknowledge the care Janine provided by making a donation to the hospital in her honour. These funds will support new medical equipment for […]
The Victoria Regional Transplant Clinic provides support, education and follow-up care for patients who have received kidney and heart transplants. These caregivers make a big difference in the lives of many patients, including one former patient who chose to honour them with a Caring Spirit award! 20 years after receiving a heart transplant, the patient’s […]
Dr. Imad Nadra is a Cardiologist at Royal Jubilee Hospital who works hard every day to diagnose and treat heart disease. His outstanding patient care made a big difference a former patient, whose family decided to honour Dr. Nadra with a Caring Spirit donation towards new medical equipment! We often hear from patients who want […]
The medical teams of 6C North at Victoria General Hospital specialize in General Medicine, diagnosing and managing adult diseases involving organ systems and advanced illnesses. This team’s warm and professional care inspired a former patient to make a Caring Spirit donation to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation! Huge thanks to the donor for their generous gift, and […]
When our community needs medical assistance, Island Health caregivers are always there to help. Bill Robertson is a former Lung Health patient who wanted to thank the outstanding medical teams that helped him get home to his family. Listen to this story about the incredible experience Bill had on the 8th floor at Royal Jubilee Hospital, […]
My wife, Liz, and I never spoke about it, but we both thought that I might not make it. I had been living with Hepatitis C, which attacks the liver, for more than four decades, when I was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2007. We were living in Nanaimo at the time and it wasn’t […]
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