West Coast General Hospital Foundation Healthcare

Welcome to the WCGH Foundation

Our Foundation is the key fundraising partner of the West Coast General Hospital. The hospital serves the Alberni Valley, the West Coast communities of Bamfield, Ucluelet and Tofino, and all points in between. The Foundation raises funds to support capital projects that are beyond the budgetary limits of the Hospital to ensure our whole community benefits from enhanced healthcare services. In 29 years of operation, together with our generous donors, we have raised over $4,000,000 to purchase or assist in the purchase of vital equipment for our hospital.

Latest News:

WCGH Foundation Receives a Broda Chair

The WCGH Foundation wants to acknowledge the generosity of the estate of Margaret Pierce for the donation of a brand new Broda chair, a gift valued at approximately $4700.

The Broda chair will be put to good use in WCGH’s Medical-Surgical unit. The WCGH Foundation sincerely appreciates this donation to enhance patient comfort in our local hospital.

Sue Booth, WCGH Housekeeping Supervisor, Margaret Pierce's daughter, is pictured with the new Broda Chair.

Collins Clothiers is a 100% family-owned and operated business. That means we run it with our hearts. We have partnered with the WCGH to donate 20% of all sales from our WCGH Canada Strong collection of hoodies, T-shirts, toques, socks and scarves to the West Coast General Hospital Foundation. Look for products from the WCGH Collection (Supporting West Coast General Hospital Foundation).

Click here to view the products and make selections.

CANADA STRONG 2020

Supporting the WCGH Foundation

Tablets For Patients

The West Coast General Hospital Foundation has received donations in support of efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic in the Alberni Valley.

Recently we bought five Samsung Galaxy A tablets to help patients throughout the hospital stay in touch with their loved ones. The tablets include covers and stands. We also provided a wireless speaker for users to share.

We thank all of our generous donors and wish everyone well during these troubling times. Stay safe! Stay at home!

WCGHF Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

During this current health crisis, the Foundation has sensibly curtailed our public presence in the hospital. We have closed the West Coast Café until further notice. Both the Foundation business office and the Alberni Lifeline Monitoring (ALM) office at the hospital are also closed. However, our work continues with our staff serving the community from their home locations. Our published telephone numbers, email addresses and website query systems, both for the Foundation and for Alberni Lifeline Monitoring, are still in operation and we are monitoring our WCGHF and ALM Facebook pages daily. We will answer your calls and messages as quickly as possible.

Island Health has advised that the Provincial and Federal governments are providing all health authorities with the necessary funding to respond effectively to COVID-19, including providing care to those who need it and supporting staff and physicians.

On behalf of the Alberni Valley and West Coast communities served by WCGH, the Foundation wishes to acknowledge with sincere gratitude the efforts of all health care workers, hospital support staff, administration, and public health officials who are working hard to ensure our health and well-being during this challenging time.

The WCGH Foundation remains poised to support our hospital and Westhaven long-term care home once this pandemic has passed. In the meantime, we would ask that our existing donors and others who may now be drawn to support health care in our community consider newly emerging needs our health care facilities may have once the current crisis ends.

Thank you for your on-going generosity, support and understanding. Be safe and be well.

Membership

Donors who donate $100 or more annually are entitled apply for membership to the WCGH Foundation. This helps us connect with you more directly and keep you informed of the Foundation’s work throughout the year. For more information click 'Membership’ in the menu and return the completed form to the Foundation office.