Foundation News
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 [...]
Support Acute Care Today!
Robert Mercer's Story I had been experiencing a slight tightness in my upper chest for a few days. On September 21, 2020 I was on my hands and knees digging in my [...]
Happy Earth Day!
Did you know the Comox Valley Hospital is a LEED gold-certified building? That means it was built with “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design” principles and meets gold certification. One of four on Vancouver [...]
Music Therapy at Cumberland Lodge
Did you know that when you choose to donate to the Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation you are supporting meaningful programs at long-term care homes in the Comox Valley such as music therapy at [...]
Thank you for the beautiful blankets, Judi!
The warm embrace of a cozy blanket is sure to brighten anyone’s day. Meet Donor Judi Pedder, a local artist and ongoing supporter of the Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation. For many years, Judi was [...]
Support Cancer Care, Close to Home
The ability for our patients to receive treatments here, in our community, means the world to them. It means getting to go home to their own beds and familiar surroundings after every treatment. It [...]