Harmony Sander wants to become a Registered Nurse and, ultimately, a Nurse Practitioner. She has volunteered at Richmond Hospital since 2015. This past year, she was accepted into the UBC Nursing Program (Okanagan Campus) and is eager to work with sick children. Ada...
The spring and summer have passed quickly and it has been a hot and sometimes smoky summer for most everyone across the Province. Fall is now upon us and we are back in full swing and working hard to provide the equipment and other items for the care and comfort of...
105 Purple Knitted Baby Hats Help ‘Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome BC’ Every September for the past three years, the Dawson Creek & District Auxiliary Society of Local Health Care has been mailing small packages of knitted purple baby hats to the BC Children’s...
Dorothy (Dot) Diotte, a native of Toronto, Ontario moved to North Vancouver with her husband and children in the early 1970s. After 15 years, they moved to Squamish. A year later, and with time on her hands, it was suggested to Dot that she volunteer at the...
Sunshine Coast Thrift Store Volunteer Appreciation Lunch The Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary Thrift Store celebrated the contributions of their volunteers on June 18 at the Sechelt Indian Band Hall. Approximately 120 people attended and enjoyed a delicious lunch...
Across the province, auxiliaries marked the provincial government’s May 10, 2018 proclamation of Healthcare Auxiliary Day. From decorated cakes and cheque presentations, to thrift shop customer appreciation sales and a congratulatory letter from an MLA, many others...
The VJH Auxiliary was presented a beautiful trophy by Interior Health CEO Chris Mazurkewich in recognition of 110 years of dedicated service to the Vernon Jubilee Hospital. The award was accepted by Valerie Tribes, Auxiliary president, and is proudly displayed in the...
Raising the profile of BCAHA and connecting with healthcare partners have been key goals of BCAHA President Lynda Avis. Recently, she met with the Minister of Health, Adrian Dix, in his office located within the B.C. Parliament Buildings. The one-hour meeting was an...
Sunshine Coast Auxiliary Connects with Totem Lodge Residents A stove in the Totem Lodge – originally equipped by the Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary 15 years ago – was in need of an upgrade. Jeanie Parker, Chair of the Roberts Creek Branch, along with funding from...
Exciting updates are coming to BCAHA’s communications. After months of research and planning, a redevelopment of BCAHA’s website has begun. A three-phase plan will see the revamping of BCAHA’s homepage and Members section, and the adding of videos,...
2018 Conference Regsitration (please click to download the PDF file)
The Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary AGM was held November 27 at the Sechelt Legion. Guest speakers were Lynda Avis, BCAHA President, Dave Hawkins, Board Chair of the Sechelt Hospital Foundation and Lauren Tindall, VCH Director of Operations for the Sunshine Coast....
