Dr. Denis Petrunia is a Gastroenterologist with Island Health & the Colonoscopy Lead for the Provincial Cancer Screening Program If you or a loved one have faced cancer, you know just how suddenly you rely on your physicians and care teams to have the best diagnostic and treatment tools. Sadly, 40% of us will be […]
Fighting cancer isn’t easy. I know this firsthand because I’ve lived with it for almost three decades. In 1988 — 28 years ago — I was diagnosed with leukemia. At the time, my prognosis wasn’t good. I was given between just one and five years to live. Obviously my family and I were devastated. But […]
Dr. Brian Berry is the Division Chief, Hematopathology, Laboratory Medicine for Island Health You may not immediately think of diagnostic lab work when you think of saving patients’ lives. But the sophisticated analysis we do each day guides almost every course of treatment throughout the hospital. The pillar of our department is the system we use […]
This spring, we need your help to raise funds for urgent upgrades to our hospital’s cancer care equipment. These improvements will cost $366,000 and we cannot do it without our generous donors. For people in our community with cancer—and many other critical illnesses—this equipment will increase their chance for survival at every stage of their […]
We recently met with the Victoria General Hospital Auxiliary to accept a cheque for $6,686! The VGH Auxiliary is a charitable society of members who run the gift shop and organize various fundraising initiatives for equipment purchases at Victoria General Hospital. Every winter, these hardworking Auxiliary volunteers organize Poinsettias 4 Patients, a campaign to sell holiday […]
Congrats to Dr. Darren Behn on receiving a Caring Spirit award! Dr. Behn is one of many outstanding Island Health physicians dedicated to providing exceptional optical care for our community. Ophthalmologists like Dr. Behn diagnose and treat all eye diseases and perform eye surgery to correct vision problems. Dr. Behn was recognized by a grateful patient […]
The Ophthalmology Unit at Royal Jubilee Hospital has been recognized with a Caring Spirit award! A grateful patient wanted to honour the caregivers who repaired his eye condition by donating to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation in their honour. These dedicated healthcare professionals specialize in medical and surgical care of the eyes and in the prevention […]
Dr. Lynn Fedoruk is the Department Head for Cardiac Surgery at Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH). Dr. Fedoruk recently received a Caring Spirit nomination when a grateful patient made a donation in her honour! RJH has one of the top-rated cardiac programs in Canada and Dr. Fedoruk is one of many amazing cardiac physicians that patients […]
Congratulations to the Victoria General Hospital Neurosciences Department on receiving a Caring Spirit award! After seeing the outstanding care these medical professionals provided for their father, a grateful family decided to make a Caring Spirit donation to support new medical equipment for VGH Neurosciences. Victoria General Hospital is Vancouver Island’s Neurosciences Centre for treatment of […]
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