Your Impact

Thanks to the support of the community, Richmond Hospital Foundation received more than one million dollars to fund much-needed equipment and COVID-19 research. Richmond Hospital purchased new CPR chest compression equipment, respiratory glidescope blades, portable gas machines and ventilators, additional ICU beds and care spaces, patient vital signs monitors and oxygen concentrators. Your generosity has allowed our medical teams to quickly scale up to create the needed capacity for anticipated volumes now for any future waves.

Donor funding has fuelled a comprehensive effort to help grow the research program in Richmond. Working in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Richmond Hospital Foundation is enabling the research conducted by our physicians, nurses and other health care professionals to flourish and improve care in Richmond. Research projects include looking at ways to boost prevention of Adverse Drug Events through better understanding of causes and communication as well as using calming “robot” animals to reduce confusion, aggression and anxiety in elderly hospital patients with dementia.

Completion of the $50 million ACT NOW Campaign was made possible by many joyful donors coming together. The new tower will be named the Yurkovich Family Pavilion and it will increase the capacity of care for Richmond’s growing population, helping to ensure the best in care is close to home. The Yurkovich Family Pavilion will be home to a new surgical centre, medical imaging centre, emergency department, and more inpatient beds.

With the help of generous donors, Richmond Hospital Foundation has funded new technologies and a refresh of urgently needed surgical equipment including a portable and minimally invasive surgical system, wireless connectivity and 4K resolution screens to improve surgical visualization along with a mini C-Arm, microtome tissue slicers, bipolar cautery technology, and cystoscopes. The acquisition of new, state-of-the-art equipment will aid with faster recovery times, shorter hospital stays, and better outcomes.

An echocardiogram also known as a cardiac echo is one of the most vital and widely used tests in cardiology to monitor heart health. Ultrasound technology is used to create an image that shows the size, shape and function of the heart pump and the heart valves. Last year, nearly 5,000 cardiac echo scans were performed for patients in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, and the wards of Richmond Hospital, as well as outpatients requiring scans. Donors helped fund a brand new state-of-the-art unit to help our cardiologists diagnose problems, monitor any potential changes in the heart over time and determine what further steps or tests may be required.

Donor funding has helped make health care for Richmond’s elderly patients more compassionate and caring. Donor investments have helped fund vital music therapy at our long-term care homes and in hospital to provide meaningful activity for seniors who may have cognitive impairment or palliative care needs. In Richmond Hospital, donor funding has helped to improve care on our Acute Care for the Elderly unit by providing a warm, welcoming, safe and stimulating environment for older adults as they recover in the hospital.