Lucas Gentina & His Swim from Mill Bay to Deep Cove
Around 10 a.m. on Sunday May 15th, 2022, Lucas entered the water at Mill Bay. The rain was falling, but that was no concern. There was a little breeze and that could have been a greater concern, however his escort boats (provided by Frank White’s Dive Store) were on hand, and they safely conducted h ...
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Donors provide the very best for our Long-term Care
In 2020 generous donors answered the call to help buy new beds for the Saanich Peninsula Hospital’s Long-term Care residents. This month, thanks to their donations, the final beds have been installed. We are overjoyed to say that every single bed – 147 in total – in Long-term Care has now been repla ...
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New CEO for the Saanich Peninsula Hospital & Healthcare Foundation
It’s the end of an era for the Saanich Peninsula Hospital & Healthcare Foundation (SPHHF), as CEO Karen Morgan retires at the end of September. At the same time the SPHHF Board of Directors is pleased to announce, and to welcome, Sarah Bragg to the role. Karen has been an integral part of SPH ...
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Quilt Raffle
We were so fortunate to have the opportunity for a unique fundraiser thanks to the donation of two unique, hand-crafted quilts. The designs paid homage to Dr. Bonnie Henry and her fabulous shoe-style! Each quilt – created by the quilting group the Sew N Sews – featured 12 different shoes, all inspir ...
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New Surgical Daycare Open at SPH
Thanks to our generous donors the Saanich Peninsula Hospital celebrated the opening of a new and expanded Day Surgery Unit last week! We took a quick behind-the-scenes tour with Troy Courville, Clinical Coordinator Surgical Services & Endoscopy. As part of the opening ceremonies, local First nat ...
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Gift Shop on Wheels
The Auxiliary Gift Shop on Wheels If you talk to some of the longer-serving members of the Auxiliary to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital, one of the things you will learn is that they used to have a gift shop cart that went around to each room in Long-term Care, offering magazines, books, treats and ...
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'The Upside' fundraiser
Brewing up dollars for healthcare! Fantastic community support is coming our way from the Fresh Cup Roastery Cafe in Saanichton. Always a favourite of SPH staff, the coffee shop is currently hosting a fundraiser for the Hospital Foundation in partnership with CHEK News and their 'The Upside' show. ...
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Gala Evening at Home
Gala Evening at Home New Event a Big Success. Every fall our friends on the peninsula look forward to the Gala Evening to get dressed up, have a wonderful dinner with friends and enjoy music and entertainment. Daily life has changed in the past months; we cannot meet together in large groups and s ...
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The Amazing Scavenger Hunt Success!
Thank you to everyone for making our first ever Amazing Scavenger Hunt such a fun day on the peninsula. We raised $21,617 for Long-term Care beds. You bought two much needed beds! Part Amazing Race, part Scavenger Hunt, part car rally and tons of fun ...
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Your Dollars at Work
Jane Dolan, a Recreation Therapist at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Long-term Care wants to share an amazing message of thanks to you. This is a shining example of donor dollars at work and what that brings to the lives of our residents. Without your support, we cannot meet the needs of our famili ...
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A Musical Telegram!
Brighten Someone's Day with a Tune! For someone who’s not feeling well, a song can bring a welcome moment of distraction, inspiration, or relaxation. Memories of home, of people and places fondly recalled, or the sounds of nature may all be evoked by music. Music is also a unique way to recognize a ...
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There is no health without mental health.
Who is affected by mental illness & what resources are available for support? All Canadians will be affected by mental illness at some point; whether your own or a family member, friend or colleague. It is important to know that 1 in 5 people in Canada will personally experience a mental health ...
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2019 Gala Raises Over $121,000!
Our Annual Gala was a wonderful evening and we were so grateful to see our community coming together in support f the Saanich Peninsula Hospital. This year we raised our biggest total ever - $121,600 - simply incredible! Everything was perfect, from the wines, to the four course dinner, to the stunn ...
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Hospital Visit Resources for People with Dementia
Living with dementia, or caring for someone with dementia? For people living with dementia changes in routine and environment can be stressful and exacerbate symptoms. A visit to hospital whether for a planned appointment or admission, or an unexpected emergency visit, can be especially upsetting. ...
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Healthcare in Our Community Forum - Follow Up
Back in May we co-hosted a community forum to explore and discuss the current situation on the Saanich Peninsula, and what is being done to resolve the crisis that the shortage of family doctors has created. It was a really well-attended event, with residents and representatives of four municipaliti ...
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Bed Races on Beacon 2019
Despite the downpour, 12 teams came out on Sunday to compete for the Golden Bed Pan Award at The Q!’s Bed Races on Beacon. They were cheered on by a great crowd that kept the adrenalin running as they pushed hospital beds down Beacon. Over $50,000 total was raised with partial proceeds going to supp ...
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Volunteer Week 2019 #NVW2019
Volunteering is at the heart of our community and we wanted to spend this National Volunteer Week celebrating and thanking some of the people who give their time and expertise to the Hospital and the Foundation. We introduced some familiar faces, and some new ones, over the week on social media and ...
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Donation Match Challenge - Total Reached!
Thank you for making your donation twice as nice! Because of you we’ve received over $650,000 since this pledge challenge was launched. Long-time donors Don and Ruth James, through the James Family Foundation, had challenged the community to match their pledge of $650,000 to this year’s fundraising ...
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Generous Gift to Create Endowment Fund
Support for Professional Development Provided in Memory of Long-time Donor In honour of a much-loved wife and mother, a donation of $500,000 to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital and Healthcare Foundation has been made. This donation is the first of two or more instalments. This generous gift will be u ...
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2018 Gala Evening
Gala Event Raises Over $112,000! Our Art themed fundraising Gala was our most successful yet! It was incredible to feel the community support in the room and to see so many friends and neighbours coming together for our hospital. Thanks to your support we raised a phenomenal $112,365! Everything wa ...
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SPHF Name Change
We’re changing, for the health of our community After thinking deeply about what the best health care looks like now, the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation has decided to expand our mission. To reflect this we are changing our name, to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital & Healthcare Foundatio ...
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The Grand Opening of the MDRD
Washington may have won the Stanley Cup, but we had the Hat Trick! In June of 2018, our donors had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a personal tour of our hospital's new Sterilization Unit (or Medical Device Reprocessing Department, its formal name). Thanks to our donors, in 2012 you prov ...
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Recognising Spiritual Practices of our Indigenous Communities
Journey Home Palliative Care Project: Honouring Indigenous Culture at the End of Life On June 21st, people across Canada will be celebrating National Indigenous People’s Day. This day encourages Canadians to recognize the unique history and culture of Inuit, First Nations, and Metis peoples, as wel ...
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Grand Opening of SPH's MDRD
Welcome to the Grand Opening of the MDRD! Friday June 1st 2018 was a significant day for us all at Saan Pen, the grand opening of the MDRD! The MDRD (or Medical Device Repurposing Department) is the last piece of the project to create a modern OR suite at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital. We invited ...
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Bike Ride for Palliative Care huge fundraising success!
4th Annual Denis Muloin Bike Ride for Palliative Care is a huge fundraising success! On May 27th, 2018, an enthusiastic group of riders of all ages, met at Lochside Park for the 4th annual Denis Muloin Bike Ride for Palliative Care. This year the event was a fun, family-friendly community bike ride ...
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SPH Residents Exploring the Artist Within
SPH Residents Exploring the Artist Within written by Charlie White On a sunny morning in December I was fortunate enough to attend an art class at the McTavish Academy of the Arts (MAOA) with six residents of the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation’s Residential Care Unit. They have travelled ...
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Going the extra mile at SPH
A night at the SPH Spa What would you miss most if your partner had to move into Residential Care? The companionship? The company? The contact? There’s an inevitable loss of privacy and intimacy for a couple once one of them has to move into a care facility, and that can be especially hard for the ...
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2017 Gala Evening
Evening Event Raises $80,095! What a wonderful evening at our 2017 Gala! We are always so grateful to see our community out supporting the Hospital Foundation, and if we can have a great time doing it, well, even better! Thanks to your support we raised an amazing $80,095. Those in attendance enjoy ...
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Donor Story: Enid Blakeney
Donor Story: Enid Blakeney Enid Blakeney loved animals. And nature. At a time when families usually stayed put in one part of Canada, Enid grew up exploring the far North and then the Maritimes. Her mother was a petite and proper lady, always trying to get Enid to wear a dress. Her father, who was ...
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Donor Story: Philip Goodhall
Donor Story: Philip Goodhall Philip was born in Haslingden, north of Manchester, in Lancashire. He was educated at Baines Grammar School which had been established in 1717 for, ‘the promotion of Godliness and good learning’. A memorable school motto indeed. Philip had hoped to become an engineer wi ...
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