Foundation News

It’s a privilege to hear the stories of love and gratitude that so often accompany philanthropy and healthcare. We recently had the opportunity to learn about a Comox family whose journey of homes, and being [...]

New laboratory equipment for Comox Valley Hospital serves to increase overall healthcare capacity It’s no secret that our healthcare system is stressed. Working with healthcare leadership, Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation is fundraising to support initiatives [...]

Bob McDiarmid, Jessica Aldred (CVHF Executive Director), and Dave Bell. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 17, Courtenay donates to support healthcare for veterans, their families, and the Comox Valley community. A donation of $34,250 [...]

This winter, Jim McCaffery visited the Foundation office to make a generous donation, in memory of his wife Frankie, to support Geriatric Specialty Services delivered by Island Health. In conversation, Jim shared his deep gratitude [...]

On International Nurses Day, we’re thrilled to introduce you to a local nurse who works in the emergency department at the Comox Valley Hospital.  While she’s relatively new to her current position, she is not [...]

Very few people can say they held their heart in their hands, but Tim can. Tim is an organ recipient and an organ donor having provided his birth heart to medical research after his first [...]

We are very excited to launch the 2022 Work Hard Play Hard 50/50! Proceeds from the raffle will bring leading equipment to our hospital in support of exceptional healthcare, close to home, where we work [...]

Earlier this week, we announced the finalists in our Joy Through Your Lens Photo Contest and now we’re thrilled to be able to share their fantastic photographs. We would like to give another big [...]

This week, as we celebrate International Women’s Day, we are excited to announce a wonderful gift, showcasing the power of collective giving and care. Thank you, Michele Courtney, Ronni Lister and Tracy Fogtmann, for bringing [...]

With women representing over 80% of healthcare workers in our community, International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate their care, knowledge, passion, and skill in looking after all of us, throughout every stage of [...]

We are thrilled to learn that Island Health has designated February 22 – 28 as a special time to acknowledge porters for their dedication to their role in patient care and we want to extend [...]