[caption id="attachment_5905" align="alignright" width="505"] Pictured above: Victoria LeBas, Nurse, with Autumn Dykstra, the grateful patient who requested headsets for the infusion and chemotheraphy room in the Ambulatory Care Unit at Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital.[/caption] One large room with twelve treatment spaces full of patients can get slightly disruptive, with beeps, dings,...
When the need for new equipment arises at our hospital, our generous donor community continues to step in. Sechelt Hospital Foundation is thrilled to share that just last week, Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital has upgraded to the latest in echocardiography equipment, thanks to the power of philanthropy. An echocardiogram or “echo,” is...
Another New Year and another birthday celebration missed. A candle blown out too soon. Hog, who also goes by the stage name Usually Trespassing, lost his brother Marcel L’Abbée in 2017 to the fentanyl crisis in Canada. To celebrate his brother’s memory on what would have been his birthday, Hog organized...
Benefit Show Raises Awareness for Mental Health and Addictions A pair of arms struggling to climb out of a dense thicket of thorns. A crown fallen in the darkness. “In Loving Memory of Marcel L’Abbée.” The artwork selected for The Mental Health and Addiction Benefit Show is a fitting tribute to a...
Sechelt Hospital Foundation is delighted to announce that Sue Carruthers has been named Chair of the Board of Directors, with Courtney Pratt now serving as Vice-Chair and Ruth Rodgers as Secretary, and Frank Belfry continuing to serve as Treasurer. The move was announced at the Foundation’s Annual General Meeting in...
[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]To help patients and families prepare, alleviate anxieties, and improve patient outcomes and experiences, the nursing team at Sechelt Hospital requested support from Sechelt Hospital Foundation to produce a patient education video. Now available on our website and YouTube, it takes viewers on...
For families expecting a baby and preparing for what will happen during their labour and delivery at Sechelt Hospital, Public Health and the Maternity Unit have collaborated to produce a virtual tour. A lively and image-filled video allows expectant parents to see the space and to view Sechelt Hospital’s Maternity...
[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...
