Ken Barrett’s Story
As a devoted fan and volunteer at Agassiz Speedway, 79-year old Ken Barrett has seen the occasional car crash over the years. But the worst wreck was away from the track, when a car t-boned his vehicle as Ken was crossing an intersection in Surrey. His traumatic injuries led to three surgeries in less than three weeks at Royal Columbian Hospital, including a fairly new procedure to fix severely broken ribs with titanium plates.
Ashley and Hazel Durance
Ashley Durance had just survived a life-threatening complication of pregnancy. Her newborn girl Hazel, among the most premature and smallest ever to be born at Royal Columbian Hospital, was under constant watch in the intensive care unit for newborns. And now Ashley’s father Rick Walsh was about to undergo open heart surgery. With Christmas of 2016 only a couple of days away, it was hard to believe all that had happened in the last several weeks.
Champions of Philanthropy 2017
For seven years, Jackie Askew managed Royal Columbian Hospital’s Emergency Department – among the busiest in the province and […]
Golf fundraiser drives deep
The City of New Westminster and the Terminal City Club have partnered with Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation to raise more […]
Royal Columbian clinic to screen for limb-threatening condition
Hundreds of patients at-risk of a common but under-recognized circulatory problem are expected to be assessed annually by a new clinic at Royal Columbian Hospital.
The vascular lab – launched with a $40,000 contribution from Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation – is the first in Fraser Health and only the third in Metro Vancouver.
The service will cater to people with symptoms that suggest peripheral artery disease (PAD), which is a narrowing of the arteries other than those that supply the heart or the brain.
Jocelyn McComb’s Story
For Jocelyn McComb, spending the first two months of her life in Royal Columbian Hospital has been a source of inspiration. The 20-year old Surrey resident was born 13-weeks premature, and the stories she’s heard about her time in the neonatal intensive care unit (at the time known as the special care nursery) have encouraged her to pursue a career in nursing.
Foundation announces 2017/18 Board of Directors
{July 10, 2017} – Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce and congratulate the members of its volunteer Board […]
Lillian Yamaguchi Jones’s Story
She is able to joke now that it was a sneeze, and not a push, that led to her daughter’s birth. But at the time, Nobue Yamaguchi Jones was stunned to have given birth at only 25 weeks pregnant. Equally shocking was just how small the newborn girl was: 380 grams, just over three quarters of a pound. Lillian Yamaguchi Jones had become the smallest baby Royal Columbian Hospital’s neonatal intensive care team ever had to support.
Valerie Vandervelden’s Story
77-year old Valerie Vandervelden felt calm leading up to her scheduled heart procedure. She fully trusted Dr. Albert Chan, the interventional cardiologist who would be providing a drug-free option to lessen her risk of stroke. But as Valerie was brought into the cardiac catheterization lab, the Coquitlam resident was surprised at the large number of people standing by. She soon learned she was about to become part of Royal Columbian history, thanks to donors to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation.
Donors support $3.3 million upgrade to cardiac cath lab
{April 28, 2017} – Interventional cardiologists Drs. Gerald Simkus and Roger Philipp are surrounded by donors who contributed to […]