Author: sechelthf

02 Apr

Posted at 17:48h in Featured

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Sophie Woodrooffe / Coast Reporter April 2, 2020 07:14 AM Displays of appreciation come in all shapes and sizes, and at Sechelt Hospital on Tuesday evening, it came as flashing lights and siren calls. Fire engines, RCMP cruisers, ambulances and Conservation Officer Service vehicles gave...

09 Mar

Posted at 21:10h in In the News

Submitted by Angelina Theilmann, Sechelt Hospital Foundation / Coast Reporter March 7, 2020 03:44 PM [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='20' down='20'] Foundation upgrades and kid-sizes medical imaging equipment The Sechelt Hospital Foundation has declared Sechelt Hospital fit for the Sunshine Coast’s little superheroes. Foundation executive director Jane Macdonald said generous donations allowed her organization...

17 Oct

Posted at 20:20h in In the News

Telus Ambassadors help kick off Hospital Foundation’s Annual Gift Campaign TELUS ambassadors arrived at Sechelt Hospital today, to help the Hospital Foundation kick off its annual fundraising campaign. The volunteers will be labelling hundreds of copies of the Foundation’s Report to Community, a snapshot of health care services delivered over the...

17 Oct

Posted at 20:16h in In the News

Photos of the new Sunshine Coast Community Outreach van, intended for appointments and group events with members of the Mental Health and Substance Use services and Hospital Foundation team. The purchase of the van was made possible by “Comedy on the Coast” recent sold-out show and contributions by West Coast Mining. Photo...

10 Oct

Posted at 00:10h in In the News

The Coaster’s Car Club presented Sechelt Hospital Foundation with a cheque for $6,312 from their 2019 Show & Shine. Proceeds will go to the area of greatest need at Sechelt Hospital’s Ambulatory Care Unit. Bob Hoy, owner of Wilson Creek and Gibsons IGA (far left), who contributed $2,000, is pictured...

03 Jun

Posted at 21:00h in In the News

The Coasters Car Club presented Sechelt Hospital Foundation cheques for $5500 from their 2018 Show & Shine efforts.  Proceeds will go to the area of greatest need at Sechelt Hospital.  Bob Hoy, owner of Wilson Creek and Gibsons IGA (far right), who contributed $1500, is pictured above with Jane Macdonald...

03 Mar

Posted at 21:05h in In the News

For Sechelt artist David Christensen, music was all he could offer following the untimely death of yet another friend. Christensen’s workmate Keith Comeau succumbed a few years ago to early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, and that sent Christensen on a road that has taken nearly four years to travel. “He was 56, healthy as...

20 Jul

Posted at 15:40h in Our Stories

Callen Kleij presents Sechelt Hospital Foundation’s Jane Macdonald with a cheque from West Sechelt Elementary School’s spring garage sale.  Handwritten and colourfully designed letters from Callen’s fellow classmates and young philanthropists stated their desire to “help the people who make everybody (or sic) feel better; to help sick people on...

18 Jul

Posted at 18:39h in In the News, Our Stories

A grateful patient contacted Sechelt Hospital Foundation with a unique question:  “I would like to thank the people who saved my life three years ago when I had a heart attack. What do the nurses of your Emergency Department need?” The answer to that question came in the form of a...

13 Jul

Posted at 23:18h in Our Stories

One year ago, as a passenger in a car, Shirley Nelson’s heart stopped. Thanks to the proximity of Sechelt Hospital’s Emergency Room and her fiancé Tom’s ability to navigate back roads while applying CPR chest compressions, Drs. Hourigan and Wadge successfully re-booted Shirley’s heart. ...

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