Golf fundraiser drives deep
The City of New Westminster and the Terminal City Club have partnered with Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation to raise more […]
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 […]
Donors help Royal Columbian purchase world’s smallest heart-lung machine
A medical team from Royal Columbian Hospital that is called upon by the region’s other hospitals to take over the care of critically ill patients is now travelling much lighter thanks to donors to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation.
Generous support has allowed the hospital’s Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) team – the only mobile retrieval team of its kind in the province – to become the first in British Columbia to acquire the CARDIOHELP system, a portable machine that takes over the function of the heart and lungs when a patient’s health is rapidly deteriorating.
Donation offers patients easier breath
Support from the TB Vets Charitable Foundation will allow some Royal Columbian Hospital patients who face respiratory failure to avoid […]
Praise and charity after premature delivery
New Westminster, B.C. – {January 30, 2017} – Comfort is on the rise inside Royal Columbian Hospital’s Variety Neonatal Intensive […]
Local groups fund children’s play area and mural
Keeping your children entertained while visiting Royal Columbian Hospital is easier to do courtesy of two local groups. The Group […]
New SFU professorship to boost research collaboration with RCH
The collaboration between a Simon Fraser University professor and a critical care physician at Royal Columbian Hospital to wean seriously ill and injured patients off mechanical ventilators will benefit from a new research position established by the hospital’s foundation.
Dr. Steve Reynolds has been awarded the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation Professorship in Critical Care at Simon Fraser University. The $250,000, five-year professorship will support his research, aimed at saving lives and health costs.
Fraser Health creates centralized 24/7 stroke program
In a major step toward establishing Royal Columbian Hospital as a comprehensive stroke centre, Fraser Health is now providing centralized support for stroke patients with the implementation of a 24/7 Regional Acute Stroke Team. Stroke is the fourth-highest cause of death and the number one cause of acquired long-term disability in adult British Columbians.
Fundraising team dashes towards finish line for newborn care at Royal Columbian
A Ladner family whose charitable efforts since the birth of their triplet daughters have helped purchase life-saving equipment for premature babies at Royal Columbian Hospital is determined to reach its latest goal after a successful weekend fundraiser.
The Van Marrewyk family exceeded this year’s $60,000 target for the hospital’s Variety Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) during the Scotiabank Charity Challenge on Sunday, June 26. More than 35 family and friends joined efforts to raise $65,000 in support of the hospital’s tiniest patients.
Law firm pledges to mental health expansion at Royal Columbian
A mid-sized law firm with local roots going back decades is supporting the region’s mental health needs with a gift towards redevelopment at Royal Columbian Hospital.
McQuarrie Hunter LLP has pledged $75,000 to Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation for the new 75-bed Mental Health and Substance Use Wellness Centre. The new facility, being built during phase one of hospital redevelopment, will provide a significant opportunity for groundbreaking research, increased psychiatric training and state-of-the-art patient care.