Entries by Victoria Hospitals Foundation

Caring Spirit: Dr. Brent Lee

Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among women in British Columbia. Dr. Brent Lee and his Breast Imaging Department at Victoria General Hospital perform more than 25,000 imaging procedures every year to help diagnose and treat breast cancer in its earliest stages. Dr. Lee was recently nominated for a Caring Spirit award by a […]

Caring Spirits: Medical Imaging

The amazing Medical Imaging team at Royal Jubilee Hospital has been recognized with a Caring Spirit award! These caregivers help produce high-quality images of the interior of the human body for precise clinical analysis and effective medical intervention. A grateful patient decided to honour this team with a donation to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation. Medical […]

Caring Spirit – Dr. De Lange

Another Caring Spirit! As a Hospitalist at Royal Jubilee Hospital, Dr. Hendrik De Lange touches the lives of many patients. One former patient decided to honour Dr. De Lange with a Caring Spirit donation towards priority medical equipment for Royal Jubilee. Thank you to the patient for this generous gift, and congratulations Dr. De Lange […]

Caring Spirits: Surgical Services

Jim and Joel fair are retired healthcare professionals who experienced the incredible patient care that our surgical teams provide at Victoria General Hospital. Listen to their story and see what it means to a caregiver when a patient says thank you: Pelase share to help acknowledge the exceptional work of our hosptial teams. Over the […]

TB Vets 70th Anniversary

May 4-10 is 70th Anniversary Week for TB Vets! For seventy years the mission of TB Vets has been to help British Columbians with respiratory illness lead healthy and productive lives. After World War II, a group of returning veterans created the TB Vets Key Tag return program and subsequently the TB Vets Charitable Foundation. […]

Christine Bowles’ Story

Hello, I beat cancer with the help of doctors at Victoria General Hospital’s Breast Imaging Centre — twice. I’m telling my story because I know first-hand how the right diagnosis helps thousands of women like me survive cancer each year. When I was 48 I had a routine screening mammography. I’d never felt a lump […]

Help our hospital detect cancer early

This spring, the Victoria Hospitals Foundation needs your help to raise funds for a new Mammography and Stereotactic Biopsy machine that helps medical teams diagnose breast cancer as quickly and accurately as possible. This advanced new equipment costs $420,000. Together, every generous donation will add up to ensure that we have this essential equipment available for […]

Thank you VGH Auxiliary!

The Victoria General Hospital Auxiliary has donated $12,388 towards the Emergency Department at Victoria General Hospital (VGH). This gift will help fund a new stretcher for transporting and assessing patients in Emergency and Trauma Care. Victoria General Hospital Auxiliary is a charitable society of members who run the gift shop and organize various fundraising initiatives […]

Caring Spirits: Surgical Services

The Surgical Services team at Victoria General Hospital has been recognized with a Caring Spirit award! A retired nurse who underwent surgery last year was very impressed by the outstanding care she received, and by the effort staff made to support her husband and keep him informed throughout the procedure. The patient decided to honor her […]

Caring Spirits: The Cardiovascular Unit

Royal Jubilee Hospital has one of the top-rated Cardiac programs in Canada, so it’s no surprise that Dr. John Ofiesh and the Cardiovascular Unit have received a Caring Spirit award! Our Cardiac teams perform 3-5 cardiac surgeries every day on patients from all over Vancouver Island. Three different patients recently decided to honour these caregivers […]