Foundation News
Spring Smile Cookie campaign raised over $12K
Thanks to our community, the spring Smile Cookie campaign raised $12,485 in support of local healthcare through the Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation! We recently had the opportunity to visit Tims and share our gratitude. During [...]
Comox Valley Community Foundation funds aging and dementia research
The Comox Valley Community Foundation is granting $130,000 to the Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation and Island Health for research focused on engaging the community to build aging and dementia research capacity in the Comox Valley. [...]
2023 Golf Classic Photo Gallery
The 31st Annual Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation Golf Classic presented by RE/MAX Ocean Pacific Realty was held at Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community on Friday, June 23, 2023. We are delighted that this [...]
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 17 Helps Fund Echocardiogram
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 17 Courtenay donates $30,000 to support healthcare for veterans, their families and the Comox Valley community A donation of $30,000 was made to the Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation towards the [...]
Graphic Office Interiors directs their support toward lab equipment
A special thank-you to Graphic Office Interiors from everyone at the hospital and the Foundation! With their generous gift, we are one step closer towards funding a Tissue Processor, a vital piece of equipment for [...]
Home Buoy for Healthcare at the Church St. Taphouse
We are very excited to announce that Church St. Taphouse is offering their locally made house beer, Home Buoy Honey Ale, as the charity tap benefitting the Healthcare Foundation for the full month of June! [...]
Going Green supports Great Care, Close to Home
Emterra Group donates more than $30,000 to local healthcare over 14 years Did you know that every time you place your blue recycling bin at the curb, you are helping our community in more ways [...]
International Nurses Day 2023 – Meet Megan
The May 12th birthday of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale was declared International Nurses Day back in 1971 and since then, the second week of May has become a week-long commemorative event to emphasize the profession's [...]
Music Heals Supports Music Therapy at Cumberland Lodge
We’re so pleased to share that Music Heals Canada provided $5,000 toward Cumberland Lodge’s music therapy program earlier this year and we want to acknowledge how much this means to residents, caregivers, staff and all [...]
Job Opportunity thanks to Service Canada
Through funding from Service Canada’s Summer Job program, we have an exciting opportunity for a Communications Specialist to join the team! Working with a collaborative, supportive and dynamic team, this role will be part of [...]
Special training for ER staff supported by Foundation donors
Our healthcare teams are committed to providing the best possible and most compassionate care to our community. Through the support of donors, special training for our emergency department staff in areas such as suicide response [...]
Postpartum Mental Health Support Program
As many as one in five women will experience symptoms of post-partum depression and if unsupported, can pose a risk to the health and safety of mom and baby. During #MentalHealthWeek we want to highlight [...]