A generous financial gift from a local philanthropic family has been made towards a new ventilator for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Abbotsford Regional Hospital (ARH). Ventilators are used for life support to help babies’ breathe better as their lungs...
The pandemic may long be gone in the minds of many, but our hospitals are still faced with shortage of medical equipment. Everyday we see the impact of not having enough equipment for our population needs, but Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation is committed to...
For Abbotsford Regional Hospital, ARH, patient-centred care is at the heart of all matters. During the peak of COVID-19 it became clear the hospital needed to speed up communication and coordination to help provide seamless care. Long gone are the pagers of the past,...
We want you to know that every gift received, large or small, is greatly appreciated by patients, residents, their families and our hospital staff. I thank you sincerely for taking the time, and for caring enough, to help us improve health care close to home for you...
Artist Dean Lauze and team (wife Christina and son Josh) jumped at the chance to get involved with helping to design a cartoon-style, underwater submarine, themed mural for the pediatric space in the Emergency Department at Chilliwack General Hospital. Lauze was...
The bus, run by Cottage Worthington-Pavilion & The Residence in Mission (TRIM), is now fully functioning and ready to help residents-in-care move forward. The drive for the bus began a few years ago and as resident-in-care, Anne Jansen, who was fighting for the...
Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation is proud to announce its support for Fraser Health's Integrated Homelessness Action Response Teams (IHART) by providing essential items to support the needs of people who are sheltered, unsheltered, and living in encampments and...
New system will provide quicker care for patients, says Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation. Fraser Valley Heath Care Foundation (FVHCF) is still raising funds to fully equip the emergency department at Abbotsford Regional Hospital with a better communication system....
Mission Memorial Hospital is getting a CT scanner. During his speech at the Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas luncheon on Dec. 8, Mission Mayor Paul Horn announced that the city, thanks to the Forestry department, has donated $377,500 to the...
The 5th Annual Step Up 4 Cardiac Health was held at Abbotsford Center on Sunday, February 13th. “We didn’t know what to expect for this year's event with the unknown possibility of new restrictions,” says Elizabeth Harris, Executive Director. “In the end, we had a...
