Update December 10, 2019
Highland Valley Copper Teck generously donated an additional $80,000 for a total donation of $160,000 towards equipment in the new ER. Thanks to their generosity, we now have two fully functioning trauma bays in the ER, with top of the line equipment.
Update December 9, 2019
The Order of the Eastern Star donated $5,000 to go towards palliative care at our hospital.
Update June 12, 2019 - Ribbon Cutting and Unveiling of the Donor Wall
We are thrilled that the emergency room expansion project came officially to a conclusion yesterday when Minister of Health Adrian Dix was on site for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. We are proud of this project and the community that came together and worked miracles with fundraising. Thank you!
Update June 24, 2019
A big thank you to Brandy and Sonny Sekhon, who met with director Kathryn Olsen at the newly expanded and renovated ER yesterday, to present a cheque for $20,503 dedicated to pediatric care!
The funds were collected during this year's McDonald's McHappy Day; Brandy and Sonny pledged to keep all funds collected local and certainly put a lot of smiles on hospital staff's faces.
Update March 25, 2019
The Nicola Valley Health Care Endowment Foundation is pleased to announce we have exceeded our Fundraising goal to purchase equipment required for the current Emergency Room Expansion Project.
All Donations for ER Equipment up to this point will be recognized on our Donor Wall, to be unveiled at the upcoming Grand Opening.
Update December 6, 2018
The Nicola Valley Health Care Endowment Foundation gratefully accepted a donation of $80,000 from Teck Highland Valley Copper Operations (HVC) for the Emergency Room Expansion and Renovation Project at the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre.
The generous contribution is a significant step towards the Foundation’s fundraising goal of $550,000 for this project. The cheque was presented to Foundation directors by HVC’s Peter Martell, Superintendent, Environment and Community Affairs; Marlena Anderson, Community Relations Supervisor; and Melissa Pinyon, Community Affairs Coordinator.
“Teck Highland Valley Copper Operations is committed to helping build healthy, vibrant communities. Through our engagement with the Nicola Valley Health Care Endowment Foundation, we became aware of the increasing demands on emergency services and the leading-edge technology that is being implemented as part of the expansion. We are proud to support the creation of a trauma centre that will provide patients with world-class emergency care,” says Geoff Brick, General Manager, Teck Highland Valley Copper Operations.
The Foundation would like to express their sincere thanks and appreciation for this donation, and for other members of the business community who have stepped up and contributed, and continue to do so.
Update December 10, 2018
Thank You to the members of the Merritt Firefighters' Association for their generous donation.
They did a mini boot drive, passing around the boot among their members only, and came up with an impressive donation of $1,100!
Update September 30, 2018
Thanks to a donation of $1,000 from Linda Brown in Memoriam of her father Roy Brown. The thermometer currently sits at $400,000 and we're getting close! A big thank you to the community for the continued support.
Update August 1, 2018
Thanks to a donation of $5,000 from the Order of the Eastern Star we were able to boost the thermometer to $375,000. We're getting close! A big thank you to the community for the continued support.
Update June 24, 2018
Jim Gardner had the chance to get a picture with the grads on their graduation day. Congratulations to the MSS Class of 2018 and a big thank you for your donation! With your help, we have now broken the $350K mark!
Update January 25, 2018
The Thermometer is rising again, and sits now at $300,000!
NVHCEF Director Jerry Sanders received a Benefactor Donation from Paula Moyes, and Lia Moyes-Larson. The in-memoriam gift is presented on behalf of five generations of the Moyes Family in the Nicola Valley. A big Thank You to the Moyes family for their donation!
Update December 1, 2017
Jerry Sanders raised the fundraising thermometer once again this morning, after generous donations from the Shriners ($1,000) and Bryon & Denise Schmidt ($50,000).
A huge thank you to our newest donors (and of course to all past and future donors as well). Your support is very much appreciated!
Update December 28, 2016
The planned expansion and renovation of the emergency wing at the Nicola Valley Hospital is one step closer to breaking ground, as the design consultant for the project has now been selected. Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd. was awarded the contract from nine submissions, stated a press release from the Interior Health Authority on Dec. 23. Kasian, along with a team of other consultant companies, will be working alongside IHA during the upcoming spring, when a general contractor is expected to be selected for the project.
The expansion and renovation of the hospital’s ER is expected to cost approximately $5.6 million with the Thompson Regional Hospital District (TRHD) supplying $2.24 million, and the Nicola Valley Health Care Endowment Foundation committing to raise about $700,000 for equipment and furnishing. The IHA’s portion of the project costs will be about $3 million.
The project will add about 400 square metres of new space to the ER and include features such as a covered ambulance bay with a dedicated ambulance entrance, confidential triage and registration spaces, a decontamination room, expanded trauma and treatment areas, a new nurse station and equipment storage. During the project’s announcement at the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre last November, Health Minister Terry Lake said he expects to break ground on the project by November 2017. Completion of the expansion should be finished within 20 to 24 months from now — which would mean the new and improved ER could be open in 2018.
