Health Care Projects Funded by the NVHCEF

 

Funding for these health care projects comes primarily from long-term investment of donations given by the local community, as well as focused campaigns such as the Emergency Department Renovation and Expansion. All funds donated to the Nicola Valley Health Care Endowment Foundation go directly to local health care. The NVHCEF is a registered charitable organization, find out more here.

 

2024 Donation Highlights

 

A donation of $38,000 went towards the purchase of food carts that have been in use at the Gillis House since the middle of 2024. We were glad to be able to continue our support of this care facility.

 

For use in the Nicola Valley Hospital & Health Centre, the foundation donated a total of $130,279 for a mobile ultrasound unit ($73,000) and a digital detector for the mobile x-ray equipment ($57,279). An additional, smaller detector plate is on order and will be in use as soon as available in early 2025.

 

Thank you for your support, your donation have made this possible and we look forward to continuing the work in 2025.

  • J. Easdown, J. Sanders, J. Perog, Dr. D. Ross, A. Kerr, K. Olsen, M. Bagabuyo, A. Peters and R. Gage with the new portable x-ray machine at NVH.
  • J. Easdown, R. Gage, M. Bagabuyo, Dr. D. Ross, J. Perog, J. Sanders and K. Olsen with the new portable ultrasound machine at NVH.

Hospital Emergency Department - Renovation and Expansion Project

 

Completed in 2019, the new expanded Emergency Department provides space, state-of-the-art medical equipment and staffing resources to meet current and future medical needs of the Nicola Valley residents and visitors.

 

The NVHCEF works continually to fund a better tomorrow for the Nicola Valley, with a mobile ultrasound having been added to the ER and the purchase of mobile Xray equipment in progress.

  • The updated Emergency Room opened in 2019.
  • Located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Nlaka'pamux and Sylix peoples.
  • Donor wall in the ER waiting room.
  • Opening ceremony on June 12, 2019.
  • The old Emergency Room before project start.

The Berta Fraser Centre at Gillis House

Adult Day Care Bus


 

The Berta Fraser Centre provides a variety of services and activities to seniors no longer able to entirely care for themselves, such as games, crafts, entertainment, exercises, sing alongs, and field trips in the Adult Day Care Bus. 

 

Seniors are also able to take advantage of the bathing facilities and support services in Gillis House. The Berta Fraser Centre also provides respite for care givers during daytime hours. For more information, contact Continuous Home Health at 250.378.3408

 

 

Registered Canadian Charity

88851-0443-RR-0001

Nicola Valley Health Care 

Endowment Foundation

PO Box 1423

Merritt, BC V1K 1B8

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