Shortly after returning home from an extended South Pacific winter vacation, I developed what turned out to be a life-threatening bout of pneumonia which saw me spending 10 days of intense treatment in the acute treatment ward of the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. My purpose in writing is to acknowledge […]
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This year’s Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign is raising funds for a SPECT-CT scanner at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. From Monday, April 28, to Sunday, May 4, all proceeds from Smile Cookie at Nanaimo-area Tim Hortons will go to the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation toward the purchase of the […]
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NANAIMO — Our public healthcare system is in crisis, and whoever forms the next federal government must take steps to address it. Those calls were made by Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and Hospital Employees Union (HEU) reps during a Monday, April 14 news conference outside Nanaimo hospital, voicing demands for […]
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In order to expedite the process, the Nanaimo Regional Hospital District board has told the provincial government it is willing to front the cost of business plans for the patient tower and cardiac cath lab. The offer was made in a letter to B.C. Premier David Eby from the hospital […]
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It was a million-dollar moment as the Nanaimo Hospital Auxiliary handed over to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital the single largest cheque in the 125-year history of the partnership. The auxiliary presented a $1-million cheque as its annual donation at an event Monday, March 31, at the Beban Park Social Centre. Click here […]
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The Nanaimo Regional Hospital District board has approved the budget for 2025. The $57.5 million document includes $3.5 million for capital equipment and minor projects, $10.5 million for major capital projects, and $6 million for debt servicing on major capital projects. NRHD Chair Janice Perrino says they will ask the […]
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We are excited to let you know that Nanaimo has a Social Prescribing Program and all physicians can refer eligible patients! Social prescribing is an intentional and supportive pathway to connect people to non-medical supports in their community to improve overall health and wellbeing. It complements traditional medical care by […]
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No mention of a Nanaimo hospital patient tower in B.C.’s budget has some health-care advocates disappointed, but the province says that the work is still taking place. “We know this is a priority for the community…” said Preet Grewal, spokesperson for the Ministry of Infrastructure, adding that minister Bowinn Ma met with the Nanaimo Regional […]
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In the fall provincial election campaign, Premier David Eby and NDP candidates made bold promises for investments to improve the health-care system in order to address staff shortages and gaps in vital services. But patient groups and health-care workers who spoke to CBC News say they are disappointed to see several […]
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The province’s spending priorities for the year ahead apparently do not include a pair of promised significant local projects. Neither a catheterization lab for cardiac care, nor a new patient tower at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) were line items in the document presented by finance minister Brenda Bailey on Monday, March […]
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