Stories

Patient Stories

At Royal Columbian Hospital we provide the best possible care to our patients every day. These are their stories.

Courtney Waterhouse

Courtney Waterhouse

A Legacy of Love: Donna Turkington's Journey of Giving

A Legacy of Love: Donna Turkington's Journey of Giving

Faizzal Fatehali

Faizzal Fatehali

Lillian Svensson

Lillian Svensson

Chris Jameson

Chris Jameson

FEROZA JAMAL

FEROZA JAMAL

NORM TANG

NORM TANG

David Asencio

David Asencio

Athwal family

Athwal family

Marcus Burry

Marcus Burry

Marisa Sitter

Marisa Sitter

Dave Castle

Dave Castle

Stuart Kovensky

Stuart Kovensky

Alain Champagne

Alain Champagne

Kulwant Samra

Kulwant Samra

Mike Wilkinson

Mike Wilkinson

Roger Pinette

Roger Pinette

Jennie & John Hik

Jennie & John Hik

Brittany/Madylon

Brittany/Madylon

A legacy of care

A legacy of care

Vince Li

Vince Li

Olga Angus

Olga Angus

Ty Vongnakhone

Ty Vongnakhone

Bridget Colvin

Bridget Colvin

Jace Schurman

Jace Schurman

Carmon Lagadyn

Carmon Lagadyn

Maha Alchalabi

Maha Alchalabi

Cabintoy family

Cabintoy family

Charles Evans

Charles Evans

Adriana Bronk

Adriana Bronk

Elijah John

Elijah John

Ken Carrusca

Ken Carrusca

Dennis Wagner

Dennis Wagner

Rozalia Stil

Rozalia Stil

Trevor Lovelace

Trevor Lovelace

Martin Bisset

Martin Bisset

John Harrison

John Harrison

Felicity Landrey

Felicity Landrey

Hope Annis

Hope Annis

Michael Coss

Michael Coss

McRae family

McRae family

Rose Donovan

Rose Donovan

Jeff Palmer

Jeff Palmer

Terry Banks

Terry Banks

Miranda Tymoschuk

Miranda Tymoschuk

Moe Bruneau

Moe Bruneau

Ken Barrett

Ken Barrett

Ashley and Hazel Durance

Ashley and Hazel Durance

Jocelyn McComb

Jocelyn McComb

Lillian Yamaguchi Jones

Lillian Yamaguchi Jones

Valerie Vandervelden

Valerie Vandervelden

Josh Kujundzic

Josh Kujundzic

Cathy MacDonald

Cathy MacDonald

Darby Hamilton

Darby Hamilton

Darren Stewart

Darren Stewart

Senft family

Senft family

Smart philanthropy

Smart philanthropy

Spencer Evans

Spencer Evans

Gurcharan Dhindsa

Gurcharan Dhindsa

Val Shactman

Val Shactman

Hospital Team

Caring for Seniors’ Mental Health

Caring for Seniors’ Mental Health

Empowering Mental Health for New Parents

Empowering Mental Health for New Parents

Advancing Care for Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis at Royal Columbian Hospital

Advancing Care for Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis at Royal Columbian Hospital

Constructing a crown jewel

Constructing a crown jewel

Easing agitation

Easing agitation

Reducing the footprint

Reducing the footprint

Tech-savvy

Tech-savvy

The rollout

The rollout

Self improvement

Self improvement

Leadership expansion

Leadership expansion

Transformation

Transformation

Ahead by a foot

Ahead by a foot

Mental health and the pandemic

Mental health and the pandemic

Tips to Prevent An Unexpected Hospital Trip

Tips to Prevent An Unexpected Hospital Trip

From tests to vaccines: the lab’s role in a pandemic

From tests to vaccines: the lab’s role in a pandemic

Planning for a pandemic

Planning for a pandemic

Lasting memories

Lasting memories

Virtual cardiac care

Virtual cardiac care

Mindful of the future

Mindful of the future

Spotlight on Auxiliary

Spotlight on Auxiliary

Mental Health and Substance Use Wellness Centre

Mental Health and Substance Use Wellness Centre

Royal Columbian Hospital launches COVID research

Royal Columbian Hospital launches COVID research

Giving with Heart

Giving with Heart

Breathing life into research

Breathing life into research

Heart of gold

Heart of gold

Investing in ideas

Investing in ideas

A Second Home, a Second Family

A Second Home, a Second Family

Giving and getting back

Giving and getting back

Under the microscope

Under the microscope

Internal medicine, external growth

Internal medicine, external growth

Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine