Santa whirled into town to the whine of a helicopter’s turbine and whoosh of rotor wash, instead of the jingle of bells and the clop of reindeer hooves, for his visit to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. The jolly old elf stabled his reindeer once again to make his annual trip […]
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Known for rallying behind important causes, the mid-Island community stepped up during a single-day campaign to back the Nanaimo hospital. Nearly $245,000 was raised during Giving Tuesday last week, well beyond the goal of $100,000. Click here to read the full article.
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While raising $1 million by the new year is ambitious, the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation (NDHF) has reason to be optimistic mid-Islanders will respond. Barney Ellis-Perry, NDHF chief administrative officer, said their newly launched Winter Giving campaign is geared toward providing critically needed equipment for Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) and the Oceanside […]
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Nanaimo city council issued a development permit for a planned mixed-use building with a restaurant and housing that will be built to service the hospital area. R.W. (Bobo) Wall Ltd., on behalf of Hospital Commons on the corner of Boundary and Dufferin Crescents, has an application in the works for […]
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The family of a woman from Nanaimo is demanding answers after she spent almost four days in a hospital hallway among dozens of other patients waiting for a bed. The woman was initially rushed to the emergency room at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital last Friday for what turned out to […]
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Despite being cut off from the critical medical services they needed, the devoted cancer care teams at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) and BC Cancer – Victoria jumped into action to ensure cancer patients got the care they needed. Click here to read the full article.
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A new intensive care unit in Nanaimo will start taking patients later this month, replacing an aging unit once called one of the worst ICUs in Canada. Click here to read the full article.
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It’s been a tough year! Enjoy our take on the “Jerusalema“ dance craze. (Yes it is a craze!-check out YouTube!) We challenge other departments to bring on their versions. No matter the dance moves we promise it will bring joy for everyone! Your NRGH Deptartment of Peds and Maternity Care, […]
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In January 2020, the Department of Family Practice at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) initiated the Family Doctor of the Day program (FDOD) led by Drs. Kevin Martin and Derek Poteryko, and in collaboration with NRGH leadership and the Nanaimo Medical Staff Engagement Society (NMSES). The FDOD program builds on […]
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RDN expected to ask province to commit to plan for patient tower, cardiac services and cancer centre. Click here to read the full article
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