After having to miss 2023, the Fraser Valley British Motor Club was happy to see the come back of the Fraser Valley Classic Car Show FVCCS. The organizing committee was determined that the show was going to be rain or shine. Lucky for them and the all the...
Abbotsford Regional Hospital Receives Generous Donation from Sandra Schmirler Foundation
Thanks to funding from the Sandra Schmirler Foundation Abbotsford Regional Hospital will receive a new ventilator for the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Each day our Fraser Health team provide lifesaving care for humans, even the tiniest ones. And to achieve the...
New Equipment to Help Babies and Paediatric Patients with Hard to Find Veins at Abbotsford Regional Hospital
It can occasionally be challenging for health care professionals to detect veins in humans. This is especially true in the case of babies and infants who may have for hard to see veins; and/or distress from being in the hospital space. Now thanks to funding from...
Safe and Efficient: A New Point-of-Care Ultrasound Arrives for Chilliwack/Fraser Rural Care Providers
A first for Chilliwack’s growing health community has been achieved with the purchase of a new point-of-care ultrasound. The latest technology reflects the process of innovation that is at the core of Fraser Health’s continued focus on transformation and growth. The...
Sandhar Family Donates Latest Life Saving Technology to Abbotsford Regional Hospital
A generous financial gift from a local philanthropic family has been made towards a new ventilator for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Abbotsford Regional Hospital (ARH). Ventilators are used for life support to help babies’ breathe better as their lungs...
Abbotsford Regional Hospital in Dire Need of Wheelchairs for Patients with Reduced Mobility
The pandemic may long be gone in the minds of many, but our hospitals are still faced with shortage of medical equipment. Everyday we see the impact of not having enough equipment for our population needs, but Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation is committed to...
Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Mission Memorial Receive $88,345 Donation
Thanks to the generous donation made by Fraserway RV both local hospitals in Abbotsford and Mission received $88, 345 that will go towards purchasing vital equipment at both sites. The state-of-the-art equipment will help thousands of patients-in-care. Abbotsford...
Local Hospital Looks to the Future of Clinical Communication with Vocera Technology
For Abbotsford Regional Hospital, ARH, patient-centred care is at the heart of all matters. During the peak of COVID-19 it became clear the hospital needed to speed up communication and coordination to help provide seamless care. Long gone are the pagers of the past,...
Underwater Explorer Theme Used to Revamp Pediatric Space in the Emergency Department
Artist Dean Lauze and team (wife Christina and son Josh) jumped at the chance to get involved with helping to design a cartoon-style, underwater submarine, themed mural for the pediatric space in the Emergency Department at Chilliwack General Hospital. Lauze was...
All Aboard! New Bus Arrives at Cottage Worthington & The Residence in Mission
The bus, run by Cottage Worthington-Pavilion & The Residence in Mission (TRIM), is now fully functioning and ready to help residents-in-care move forward. The drive for the bus began a few years ago and as resident-in-care, Anne Jansen, who was fighting for the...