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2019 – 2020 FVHCF Board of Directors
Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF) unveiled its Board of Directors for 2019-2020. Three new directors’ roles were elected: Michael Adkins - Chair, Todd Kesslar – Vice Chair, and Logan Song - Finance. FVHCF’s new board members not only bring a...
New $1.8-million CT scanner in operation at Chilliwack General Hospital
Chilliwack General Hospital’s medical imaging department is now home to a brand new CT scanner, thanks in part to a $1-million donation from the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation. The scanner went into operation in March and was the very first GE Frontier...
Fraser Health Announces ARH ER Expansion
More space for improved care and enhanced services are on the way as construction is starting on an expanded emergency department at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. “People in Abbotsford have been managing with an emergency department that is over...
2019 Golfing ‘Fore’ Your Hospitals raises over $40,000!
On Friday, June 21st, the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation (FVHCF) hosted the 4th Annual Golfing “Fore” Your Hospitals Tournament at the Chilliwack Golf Club. The gorgeous sunny day brought out 128 golfers to participate in a round of golf to raise funds for vital...
July 2019 Newsletter
Our July 2019 newsletter is now out! Read it here.
Campaign raises $5,600 to buy special chairs for Abbotsford hospital NICU
A campaign has helped raise $5,600 to purchase three special reclining chairs for the neo-natal intensive care unit (NICU) at Abbotsford Regional Hospital (ARH). The unit was in dire need of the chairs, which allow parents to have skin-to-skin contact with their...
Abbotsford Hospital auxiliary donates biomedical freezer to forensic nursing
The auxiliary to Abbotsford Regional Hospital recently donated a biomedical freezer, valued at just over $14,000, to the forensic nursing unit at Abbotsford Regional Hospital (ARH). Forensic nursing – based in the emergency department at ARH – responds to crime,...
Chilliwack’s pediatric observation unit gets financial shot from trades workers
Several union workers and contractors came together this week to deliver something special to the pediatric observation unit at Chilliwack General Hospital. With huge smiles and a giant cheque in hand they arrived in the hospital lobby to hand over $30,300 to the...
Run for Mom brings in $4,500 for Chilliwack General Hospital
Families and friends take off from the Run for Mom start line at Vedder Park and run along the Vedder River Rotary Trail on Saturday morning. A total of 206 people participated in annual five-kilometre fun run, and more than $4,500 was raised for the maternity ward at...