Foundation News
Comox Valley RCMP Veterans of Central Vancouver Island Support Acute Care
Established in 1991, the Central Vancouver Island Royal Canadian Mounted Police Veterans work to create and foster fellowship, develop new friendships and renew past friendships with members and families. These veterans actively choose [...]
Church St. Tapping Beer for CVHF
With a heatwave hitting the Comox Valley this week, a beer on a patio sounds like a great idea. Knowing that each beer purchased raises money for the Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation (CVHF) makes it [...]
Charity Tap at Church St. Taphouse
Plan a visit to Church St. Taphouse June 21-27, $2 per pint of their house beer donated to the Foundation!
Happy Father’s Day!
In celebration of Father’s Day, we wanted to highlight the long term impact donors have had on men’s health in our community. Nearly 10 years ago, thanks to the support of generous donors, [...]
Life is for Living
Meet Lauren, self-declared FOMO-sapien (Fear of Missing Out) and 10-year resident of Comox. In Valley terms, Lauren is a newcomer. Even so, it would be difficult to find a trail she hasn't biked, [...]
June 14th Marks World Blood Donor Day
Today marks World Blood Donor Day, celebrating the essential role of blood donors in our community and across Canada. Every week at the Comox Valley Hospital Wellness Center, approximately 10 people receive Red [...]
Comox Valley Businesses Thank Immunization Volunteers
We wanted to take a moment to share this heartwarming story from Island Health about local businesses giving gifts of gratitude to vaccination clinic volunteers in our community. What a lovely way to [...]
National Multiple Births Awareness Day
In celebration of National Multiple Birth Awareness Day we are delighted to introduce Chris Haslett, Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation board member, and proud dad of twin girls. Chris and his wife Kim made [...]
Celebrating Nurses
In 1971, the May 12th birthday of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale was declared International Nurses Day and since then, the second week of May has become a week-long commemorative event to emphasize the [...]
Work Hard Play Hard 50/50
We are very excited to be launching our 50/50 raffle during National Nursing Week as we honour the essential role of nurses in our community! Raffle proceeds will help purchase medical equipment for [...]
A Mother’s Day Story
Meet soon-to-be mom, Maggie, a full time Surgical Nurse at the Comox Valley Hospital. Maggie and her partner, Jordan, are expecting their first child any day now. We sat down with this healthcare [...]
When you recycle, you also support healthcare!
Every time you recycle, you are helping our community in more ways than one! When we recycle, we can feel proud knowing we are taking steps to reduce our environmental footprint. But did [...]