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ANNUAL REPORT 2017/2018 Working in partnership with the community to enhance health care.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2017/2018

Working in partnership with the community to enhance health care.

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

Grace Saris

ChairFraser Valley Health Care Foundation

I sincerely want to thank and acknowledge all of our donors, supporters, our Foundation Board, sta� and volunteers for their combined and determined passion. We are only as strong as our donors, and we sincerely appreciate every supporting e�ort.

I’m happy to tell you that our support of the Fraser Valley is stronger than ever. In the face of ongoing change, the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation is embracing the transformation of the ways we connect and support to improve the health and vitality of patients.

Our year has been filled with great triumphs. The Pediatric Observation Unit at Chilliwack General Hospital was completed with murals and specialized equipment. Patients receiving care at Fraser Canyon Hospital can rest easy on new isogel mattresses. TRIM residents can now feel the love of a pet without the complications of a live animal; as PARO therapeutic robot has been added in Mission. Our whole region will benefit from the education and training available to our health care professionals at the Simulation Lab now open at Abbotsford Regional Hospital; the potential benefits to patients from these advances help create the future of health care.

In the coming year, the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation will be concentrating on the much needed replacement of CT Scanners at Abbotsford and Chilliwack hospitals. Additionally, we will be reviewing the equipment needs for Mission and Hope. With the help from our generous community we will make these equipment needs a reality.

I speak for our foundation board when I say we are grateful for the opportunity to enhance health care in the Fraser Valley. We sincerely welcome and appreciate your support and participation in our e�orts. Please contact the foundation o�ce, to talk about your passion, what drives you to help others and how you might get involved. Together we can change lives and contribute to healthier communities.

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Grace Saris, Chair

Colleen Walker, Vice Chair

Todd Kesslar, Treasurer

Michael Adkins, Member

Shelly Avram, Member

Dr. Peter Fry, Honorary Member

Manpreet Grewal, Member

Ethel Hooge, Honorary Member

Lorraine Hughes, Honorary Member

Kerry Kinney, Member

Doug Lester, Member

Bonnie McEwan, Auxiliary Rep

Dr. George Vrabec, Member

BOARD MEMBERS

Liz Harris, Executive Director

Jason Lesage, Fund Development Of�cer

Robert W. Beischer, Fund Development Coordinator

Tracey Rouillard, Fund Development Assistant

Lindsay Earle, Administrative Assistant

STAFF MEMBERS

MissionFraser Valley Health Care Foundation works with the

community to support the local hospital, facilities and programs run by Fraser Health.

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Abbotsford Regional Centre for Health Education and Simulation

Opened in April 2018, the Abbotsford Regional Centre for Health Education and Simulation at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre is a state-of-the-art regional education centre that provides advanced supplementary training for medical staff to help ensure that communities in the Fraser Valley continue to receive top-level medical care.

In all patient visits in Canada, errors complicate over seven percent of those visits. This is why we partnered with the Fraser Health Authority and the Abbotsford Division of Family Practice to raise $500,000 for the construction of this facility.

This extraordinary educational opportunity would not have been possible without the generous support from our donors and sponsors. If you would like to contribute to this campaign to help maintain this innovative educational resource please visit www.fvhcf.ca or call 1-877-661-0314.

“A huge portion of errors in the hospital are preventable by fostering good communication amongst health professionals. In the way we’re trained, everyone works in their own little spheres. Learning how to communicate and work as a team isn’t taught. And, that’s where the Abbotsford Regional Centre for Health Education and Simulation has bridged that gap and helped improve teamwork. This is the best teaching tool out there, and it greatly benefits the hospital staff, the patients and the community at large.” – Dr. Michael Yatscoff, Emergency Room Physician, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

“The great thing about having a simulation doll is that we can create an urgent environment and practice what to do in various situations without putting a real patient at risk. It’s that practice that makes perfect.” – Derek Vandooren, Respiratory Therapist, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

“Practice scenarios have allowed us to become more confident and in treating high acuity cases. This simulation lab has made a real difference in the health care in our community.” – Barbra Barwich, Registered Nurse, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

“Our reactions have become better tuned, more accurate and safer when we’re faced with a real crisis in patient care because of this simulation lab, and it has greatly enhanced our ability to perform under the immense pressures that come with very difficult cases.” – Dr. Phil Shaw, Emergency Room Physician, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

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FoundationsAbbotsford Community Foundation Abbotsford Kiwanis Foundation Adventurer Foundation Chilliwack Foundation Knights of Columbus (BC) Charity Foundation Lohn Foundation London Drugs Foundation Rexall Foundation RBC Foundation Shoppers Drug Mart - Life Foundation TB Vets Charitable Foundation The Crystal Gala Foundation The Tong and Geraldine Louie Family Foundation Vancouver Foundation

Service Clubs and AssociationsAbbotsford Lions Club Abundance Canada Auxiliary to Fraser Canyon Hospital Auxiliary to the Abbotsford Regional Hospital British Columbia Custom Car Association Canada Helps. org Catholic Women's League Chilliwack Elks #48 Chilliwack Fire Fighters Charitable Society Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary Chilliwack Hospital Service League CN - Volunteer Grant Elks Club of Mission City Empire of the Peace Arch Monarchist Association Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association Fraternal Order of Eagles # 2726 - Ladies Auxiliary Fort Langley Lions Grand Chapter of BC & YukonOrder of The Eastern Star Hope Lions Club Hope United Church Women John Hofer Memorial Golf Tournament Kiwanis Club of Sardis Kiwanis of Chilliwack Knight Road Legacy Association Mickelsen-Gould Family Trust Mill Lake Cruise-In Mission Health Care Auxiliary Society Mount Cheam Lions Club MSA Soccer Club Pacific Open Heart Association Provincial Employees Community Services Fund RBC Employee Volunteer Program Rotary Club of Abbotsford - Sumas Rotary Club of Abbotsford-Matsqui

Rotary Club of Chilliwack Rotary Club of Chilliwack-Fraser Royal Canadian Legion Br 4 Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 265 - Poppy Fund Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 280 Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 57 Scott Gmur Memorial Steller's Jay Lions Club TD Bank - Caring Together Volunteer Grant The Benevity Community Impact Fund United Way of Greater Toronto United Way of the Fraser Valley United Way of the Lower Mainland Variety - The Children's Charity

Corporations0893891 BC LTD 123Dentist Inc 3M Abbotsford Division of Family Practice Aldergrove Credit Union Alpha Mechanical Contracting Ltd ARHCC Wellness Committee Bellevue Projects Ltd Boehringer - Ingelheim Brown Strachan Associates Calm & Cents Bookkeeping Canada Running Series Inc. Canyon Carpets Canyon Shell Cedar Tree Investment Canada Chilliwack Division of Family Practice Chilliwack Ford Chilliwack Sports Entertainment Limited Partnership Clinical Sleep Solutions Clutch Contracting Inc. Confetti, Creative Contact Security Convergys Dawson Construction Ltd Diversey Dynamic Race Event Ltd Elmido Farms Ltd. Emil Anderson Construction Envision Financial - Hope Envision Financial, Cheam ESLI Study Tour Group Everclear Metal Recycling EZee Hoarding Inc Fraser Health Fraser Valley MRI Clinic Fraser Valley Regional District Fraserway RV George Kuyer Alter Ego Trust No.1 Giffin Holdings Green Street Cafe Staff Harv's Enterprises Ltd Headlands Environmental Inc Heritage Dental Historic Dewdney Pub Hub International Barton Independent Respiratory Services 2016 Inc. Investors Group IPho Resturant Jesperson's Auto Repair

Thank You to Our Donors!

Erika Ritcher George Ruffell Russel Ryan Blanche Sherwood Nazi Sidhu Stella Simpson Ellen Noreen Spence Steve Stefaniuk Robert Stone Jean Striken Harriet VanderWyk John Wiens Eunice Wills Elizabeth Wozney

Indivudal DonorsAnne Ackber Lorna Acker Gwen Adams Joanne Adams John and Mary Adamson Ms. Colleen Adie Michael Adkins Ted Aelbers Claudine Aguillon Ann Aichholz Cornelius and Anne Akkerman Laurie Albertson Johanna Alexander Lindsay Allen Elizabeth Allen Gisele Allen Emily Allen Gabrielle Allen Elke Almhjell Atera Amburn Seyed Amirkhalili Grace M. Anderson Yolande Anderson Jim and Julia Anderson Arthur and Margaret Anderson Paul and Rose Anderson Patricia Appleby Murray and Tina Apps Gerard and Christina Arink Horace Armoogum Tianna Armstrong Denise Armstrong Tanya Armstrong Violet Armstrong Jacqueline Ashby Robert Ashby Herb Assman Davinder Aujla Heather Autio Lisa Axelson Bashiran Aziz Walter and Elma Baines Kashmir Bains Mandeep Bains Sandeep Bains Tony Bal Darrell and Jorina Balbar Alicia Balez Georgina Balez Lori Ballam Brian Banfill David and Grace Banks Cliff and Valerie Barager Sheryl Barker Les Barkman Mr. & Mrs. Barnes Patricia Barnes Doris Baronit Julie Barr Tim Barrett Bryan Bartsch Melanie Baskin M. Alice and Sergio Basso

Jugo Juice K-Bro Linen Systems IncKhalsa Credit UnionLiveWell Exercise ClinicLock's Prescription Pharmacy Ltd. Love Struck Productions IncMac & MangoMarquise Hospitality (MMH) Medquest MedicalMertin Auto GroupMichael Yatscoff Professional Corp Mobil 1 Lube Express & Carwash Moneris Solutions Money Mart Store 238Nestle WatersNexGen HearingNorvalse Farm LtdPaintNitePender Productions IncPioneer Chrysler JeepPlatinum Cedar SalesPrickly Pear Productions Ltd Prospera Credit UnionQT DaycareRBC Royal BankRDM Lawyers LLPRoblin Travel Service Ltd.Rock Hutsul FinancialRolleyview FarmsRoofMartSave On FoodsSB Productions IncSchool District #33 (Chilliwack) Select Real EstateSignature Authentics Inc

Estate GiftsEstate of Anna Fredrickson Estate of Contance Kelly Estate of Vicki Jane McQuade Estate of Vernon Roach Estate of Douglas Turner

In Honour/Memory OfDhami Antoori John Block Robert Bridger Walter Collinge Douglas R. S Collister Marvin Cope Eva De Coste Henri Raymond Dechief Miranda K. Dollinger Peter Eades Richard Gregory George Carol Harack Robert (Bob) John Hassel Henry HildebrandtLorraine Holmes Michael JacobKathrine Janzen Charlotte Johnson Elmer Butch JohnsonAlice Jol Karen Elizabeth Jones David R. Keil Iris Kuehn Ann Kuss Helen Magri Bonnie Maksymetz Amari Mankatala Sandra May March Marilyn Munn Mary Ann O'DonnellRobert Pamplin

Nora BatchelorW. Richard and Barbara Bate Aman BathLavina BatrynCheryl BeachNorman and Laureen Beaton Tammy Beaty Kyle BeauregardErwin and Martha Becher Raymond and Fay Beck Rob BedardJulie BeerDawn BellAnn BellLucas BellCharles and Dagmar Belli-Bivar Danielle Bennett Michael and Jane Bentley Margaret BereshDonald and Anne-Lise Berg Rita BergsmaKevin BerrymanJenna BertrandStephan Biela Evan Biersteker Kara Biersteker Tom Bigg Tamara Billau Summer Bins Joan Bird Barry Birtch Sharon Bisson Paola Blaak Karl-Heinz and Susan Blank Yvonne Blank Chrissy Bleackley Agnes Block J Blyth Fred and Violet Bock Kym Bohachewski Renette Boisclair Kamaljit Bola Jessica Boldt Joyce Booker Kristi Boon Linda Booth Justin Boparai Gerry and Linda Borden Len and Jessie Borley Claude and Trudie Bouchard Rachel Bouchard-SmithJaydon Boughen Joanne Boughner Sarah Boulanger W. Thomas and C. Diane Boyd Andrew Bracewell Christopher Braden Jared BraggArlene Bramhall Navdeep BrarGurjit BrarMarni BrechinKevin BredehanCarol BridgerEdward and Loretta Brien Catherine BrightHowie and Joanne Bright N. Irene BrolinCarol BrookeNorman and Johanna Brouwer Vanessa Brown Bev BrownStephanie BrownRandy BrownSheri BrownJoann Browning

FoundationsAbbotsford Community Foundation

Abbotsford Kiwanis Foundation

Adventurer Foundation

Chilliwack Foundation

Knights of Columbus (BC)

Charity Foundation

Lohn Foundation

London Drugs Foundation

Rexall Foundation

RBC Foundation

Shoppers Drug Mart - Life

Foundation

TB Vets Charitable Foundation

The Crystal Gala Foundation

The Tong and Geraldine Louie

Family Foundation

Vancouver Foundation

Service Clubs and AssociationsAbbotsford Lions Club

Abundance Canada

Auxiliary to Fraser Canyon Hospital

Auxiliary to the Abbotsford Regional

Hospital

British Columbia Custom Car

Association

Canada Helps. org

Catholic Women’s League

Chilliwack Elks #48

Chilliwack Fire Fighters

Charitable Society

Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary

Chilliwack Hospital Service League

CN - Volunteer Grant

Elks Club of Mission City

Empire of the Peace Arch

Monarchist Association

Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association

Fraternal Order of Eagles # 2726 -

Ladies Auxiliary

Fort Langley Lions

Grand Chapter of BC and Yukon

Order of The Eastern Star

Hope Lions Club

Hope United Church Women

John Hofer Memorial Golf Tournament

Kiwanis Club of Sardis

Kiwanis of Chilliwack

Knight Road Legacy

Association

Mickelsen-Gould Family Trust

Mill Lake Cruise-In

Mission Health Care Auxiliary Society

Mount Cheam Lions Club

MSA Soccer Club

Pacific Open Heart Association

Provincial Employees

Community Services Fund

RBC Employee Volunteer Program

Rotary Club of Abbotsford - Sumas

Rotary Club of Abbotsford-Matsqui

Rotary Club of Chilliwack

Rotary Club of Chilliwack Fraser

Royal Canadian Legion Br 4

Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 265 -

Poppy Fund

Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 280

Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 57

Scott Gmur Memorial

Steller’s Jay Lions Club

TD Bank - Caring Together Volunteer

Grant

The Benevity Community

Impact Fund

United Way of Greater Toronto

United Way of the Fraser Valley

United Way of the Lower Mainland

Variety - The Children’s Charity

Corporations0893891 BC LTD

123Dentist Inc

3M

Abbotsford Division of Family Practice

Aldergrove Credit Union

Alpha Mechanical Contracting Ltd

ARHCC Wellness Committee

Bellevue Projects Ltd

Boehringer - Ingelheim

Brown Strachan Associates

Calm and Cents Bookkeeping

Canada Running Series Inc.

Canyon Carpets

Canyon Shell

Cedar Tree Investment Canada

Chilliwack Division of Family Practice

Chilliwack Ford

Chilliwack Sports Entertainment Limited

Partnership

Clinical Sleep Solutions

Clutch Contracting Inc.

Confetti Creative

Contact Security

Convergys

Dawson Construction Ltd

Diversey

Dynamic Race Event Ltd

Elmido Farms Ltd.

Emil Anderson Construction

Envision Financial - Hope

Envision Financial, Cheam

ESLI Study Tour Group

Everclear Metal Recycling

EZee Hoarding Inc

Fraser Health Authority

Fraser Valley MRI Clinic

Fraser Valley Regional District

Fraserway RV

George Kuyer Alter Ego Trust No.1

Giffin Holdings

Green Street Cafe Staff

Harv’s Enterprises Ltd

Headlands Environmental Inc

Heritage Dental

Historic Dewdney Pub

Hub International Barton

Independent Respiratory Services 2016

Inc.

Investors Group

IPho Resturant

Jesperson’s Auto Repair

Jugo Juice

K-Bro Linen Systems Inc

Khalsa Credit Union

LiveWell Exercise Clinic

Lock’s Prescription Pharmacy Ltd.

Love Struck Productions Inc

Mac and Mango

Marquise Hospitality (MMH)

Medquest Medical

Mertin Auto Group

Michael Yatscoff Professional Corp

Mobil 1 Lube

Express and Carwash

Moneris Solutions

Money Mart Store 238

Nestle Waters

NexGen Hearing

Norvalse Farm Ltd

PaintNite

Pender Productions Inc

Pioneer Chrysler Jeep

Platinum Cedar Sales

Prickly Pear Productions Ltd

Prospera Credit Union

QT Daycare

RBC Royal Bank

RDM Lawyers LLP

Roblin Travel Service Ltd.

Rock Hutsul Financial

Rolleyview Farms

RoofMart

Save On Foods

SB Productions Inc

School District #33 (Chilliwack)

Select Real Estate

Signature Authentics Inc

Simon Gibson MLA

SJ Imports Ltd. and Reliance Locks

SN Transport Ltd

Southern Drip Irrigation Ltd.

Sunmed Holdings Ltd

TD Canada Trust - Abbotsford

Timbro Contracting Ltd.

Trixie’s Car Wash

Ultraray Medical Products

Union of Taxation Employees -PSAC

Valley Proactive Orthotics

Van-West Consultants Ltd.

Varing Marketing Group

Wedler Engineering LLP

Western Pacific Enterprises

White Stone Farm

Your Dollar Store With More #181

Z95.3

Zimmer Biomet Canada Inc

Estate GiftsEstate of Anna Fredrickson

Estate of Contance Kelly

Estate of Vicki Jane McQuade

Estate of Vernon Roach

Estate of Douglas Turner

In Honour/Memory OfDhami Antoori

John Block

Robert Bridger

Walter Collinge

Douglas R. S Collister

Marvin Cope

Eva De Coste

Henri Raymond Dechief

Miranda K. Dollinger

Peter Eades

Richard Gregory George

Carol Harack

Robert (Bob) John Hassel

Henry Hildebrandt

Lorraine Holmes

Michael Jacob

Kathrine Janzen

Charlotte Johnson

Elmer Butch Johnson

Alice Jol

Karen Elizabeth Jones

David R. Keil

Iris Kuehn

Ann Kuss

Helen Magri

Bonnie Maksymetz

Amari Mankatala

Sandra May March

Marilyn Munn

Mary Ann O’Donnell

Robert Pamplin

Erika Ritcher

George Ruffell

Russel Ryan

Blanche Sherwood

Nazi Sidhu

Stella Simpson

Ellen Noreen Spence

Steve Stefaniuk

Robert Stone

Jean Striken

Harriet VanderWyk

John Wiens

Eunice Wills

Elizabeth Wozney

Indivudal DonorsAnne Ackber

Lorna Acker

Gwen Adams

Joanne Adams

John and Mary Adamson

Ms. Colleen Adie

Michael Adkins

Ted Aelbers

Claudine Aguillon

Ann Aichholz

Cornelius and Anne Akkerman

Laurie Albertson

Johanna Alexander

Lindsay Allen

Elizabeth Allen

Gisele Allen

Emily Allen

Gabrielle Allen

Elke Almhjell

Atera Amburn

Seyed Amirkhalili

Grace M. Anderson

Yolande Anderson

Jim and Julia Anderson

Arthur and Margaret Anderson

Paul and Rose Anderson

Patricia Appleby

Murray and Tina Apps

Gerard and Christina Arink

Horace Armoogum

Tianna Armstrong

Denise Armstrong

Tanya Armstrong

Violet Armstrong

Jacqueline Ashby

Robert Ashby

Herb Assman

Davinder Aujla

Heather Autio

Lisa Axelson

Bashiran Aziz

Walter and Elma Baines

Kashmir Bains

Mandeep Bains

Sandeep Bains

Tony Bal

Darrell and Jorina Balbar

Alicia Balez

Georgina Balez

Lori Ballam

Brian Banfill

David and Grace Banks

Cliff and Valerie Barager

Sheryl Barker

Les Barkman

Mr. and Mrs. Barnes

Patricia Barnes

Doris Baronit

Julie Barr

Tim Barrett

Bryan Bartsch

Melanie Baskin

M. Alice and Sergio Basso

Nora Batchelor

W. Richard and Barbara Bate

Aman Bath

Lavina Batryn

Cheryl Beach

Norman and Laureen Beaton

Tammy Beaty

Kyle Beauregard

Erwin and Martha Becher

Raymond and Fay Beck

Rob Bedard

Julie Beer

Dawn Bell

Ann Bell

Lucas Bell

Charles and Dagmar Belli-Bivar

Danielle Bennett

Michael and Jane Bentley

Margaret Beresh

Donald and Anne-Lise Berg

Rita Bergsma

Kevin Berryman

Jenna Bertrand

Stephan Biela

Evan Biersteker

Kara Biersteker

Tom Bigg

Tamara Billau

Summer Bins

Joan Bird

Barry Birtch

Sharon Bisson

Paola Blaak

Karl-Heinz and Susan Blank

Yvonne Blank

Chrissy Bleackley

Agnes Block

J Blyth

Fred and Violet Bock

Kym Bohachewski

Renette Boisclair

Kamaljit Bola

Jessica Boldt

Joyce Booker

Kristi Boon

Linda Booth

Justin Boparai

Gerry and Linda Borden

Len and Jessie Borley

Claude and Trudie Bouchard

Rachel Bouchard-Smith

Jaydon Boughen

Joanne Boughner

Sarah Boulanger

W. Thomas and C. Diane Boyd

Andrew Bracewell

Christopher Braden

Jared Bragg

Arlene Bramhall

Navdeep Brar

Gurjit Brar

Marni Brechin

Kevin Bredehan

Carol Bridger

Edward and Loretta Brien

Catherine Bright

Howie and Joanne Bright

N. Irene Brolin

Carol Brooke

Norman and Johanna Brouwer

Vanessa Brown

Bev Brown

Stephanie Brown

Randy Brown

Sheri Brown

Joann Browning

Margot Bryson

Arthur Buchsdrucker

Kerrison Burleigh

D. M. Burley

Arlene Burtniak

Mike Bushey

Fred Butler

Garfield and Linda Butler

Rob Butler

Jillian Cail

Darren Callaghan

Evelyn Callahan

Zdenka Cameron

James and Alyce Campbell

Beulah Campbell

Cameron and Janet Campbell

Kenneth Campbell

Patricia Campbell

Pam Campbell

Derek Campell

Trena Canning

Karen Caouette

Rodney and Mary Carmichael

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Rochelle Carr

Corina Carroll

Gerry Carron

Donna Carson

Alain Castonguay

Janet Cathcart

Joanne Cecchi

Florence Cecil

Joan Chaisson

Victor and Joan Chaisson

Cherri Chalifour

Debbie Channing

Donald and Kristyn Chatwin

Yin Ha Cheng

Dana Cheng

Beatrice Ching

Daisy Chohan

Doris and Stanley Chorney

Dr. Holden Chow and Dr. Jasmine

Cohen

Amy Christensen

Alexandra Cihal

Shawna Clarke

Jason and Laura Clarke

Roger and Anne Clawson

Debra Cleary

Daphne Clegg

William and Joyce Clough

Jim Coates

Gordon Coderre

Donna Collinge

Michael Collister

Wesley B. Conlin

Patricia Conneely

Irma Cooper

Armand Cop

Lynda Cornish

Maxwell Cornwell

David Corrie

John Corrie

Jules and Renee Cossette

Anthony Costantino

Gregory Costello

Eric Courvoisier

E. Jack and Maureen Covey

William and Darlene Cox

Terence Craig

Maria Cristescu

Ashley Cross

Blaine Cross

Whitney Cross

Mark Cumming

Michelle Cumming

William and Karen Cunningham

William Curnew

Winnifred Curry

Eta Czene

Monica Dahl

Zoltan and Dagmar Dano

Laura Davis

Marni de Boer

Ann de Jong

Lorraine Dean

Barbara Dechief

Marlene DeJong

Ronald and Ann DeLair

Deanna Deleurme

Jason Delisle

Connie Delmarque - Smith

Deborah and Norm Delmas

Andy and Angela Den Boer

Crystal Den Boer

Ms. Jenn Denbok

Nicola Dencer

Cara Denham

Ken Denham

Larry and Lorraine Depow

Curt Derksen

Alana Derkson

Denise Desorcy

Desmond Devnich

Jansen Dewolde

Randall and Shelley DeWolde

Sandeep Dhaliwal

Sadru Dhalla

Harman Dhatt

Sandeep Dherari

Harpreet Dhillon

Surinder J. Dhillon

Danny and Kerri Dibski

Gary Dick

Derrick Dick

Cheryl Dickie

Dalinh T. Dinh

Geoff Dirks

Gary Dirksen

Nancy Dobson

Wendy Dodman

C. Dolling

Geoffrey Dollinger

Gordon and Lillian Donaldson

Rick and Kimberlei Dool

Amelia Doran

Lisa Dorman

Derrick Dotchuk

Amy Doughty

Sandra Doull

Frances Doyscher

Angela Drouillard

Rachel D’Souza

Lorraine Dube

Heather Dueckman

Carson Dunham

Cora Dunlop

Cheryl Dunlop

William Dunsmore

Dave Dunster

Bob Dutta

Irvin and Tangy Dyck

Brody Dyck

Carrie Dyck

Elly Dyck

Ellysia Dyck

Gladys Dyck

Phil Dyer and Renee Racine

Shannon Earle

Valerie Edmondson

Violet Edwards

Bob Edwards

Janet Egan

Kaylee Eheler

Jonas Elander

Marjorie Ellison

Severino Emnacen

Clarence and Gerda Engelking

Sandra Ennis

Sandy Ennis

Carrie Enns

George and Adelaide Epp

Geoff and Barbara Evans

Brenda Evans

Attilio and Helen Fabbro

Mildred Farrell

Adrianna Fatovic

Harriet Faulkner

Karl Fawthorpe

Pieter and Lolkje Feddema

Bradley Fedoruk

Andrea Fee

Karin Fehlauer

Fred and Cheryl Feistmann

Ralph and Sina Fennema

Gary and Donna Ferguson

Rosemary Ferguson

Donna Ferguson

Diane Field

Sarah Filgate

Diane Filsinger

Elizabeth Findlay

Wayne Fischer

Uwe and Edith Fischer

Crystal Fishbrook

Lorne and Mary Fisher

William and Arlene Fitzgerald

Russell Fleetman

Nicole Fletcher

Julie Forbes

Michele Forbes

Wendy Forcier

Gordon Forster

Anne Fortoloczky

Lewis Foster

William and Benita Francis

Rhonda Fransoo

Verne and Maria Frantz

Tracy Frasch

Jennifer Fraser

Bob and Doris Fraser

Bernadette Fraser

Jeremy and Jennifer Frayn

Michael Friesen

Larissa Friesen

John and V. Joyce Friesen

Carly Friesen

Peter Friesen

Linda Frimer

Jon and Angela Froese

Chelsea Frose

Debbie Frose

Elsie Frose

Arthur and Debbie Frose

Robert Frose

Vic Frose

Peter Fry

Derek and Dorothy Fryer

Darilyn Gabrys

Jim and Sharon Gaetz

Wendy Gallant

Joy Galmut

Gladys Gamble

Sareeta Ganesan

Christina Garson

Lee and Christine Gazso

Coco Gazso

Sydney Gazso

Bonnie Geddert

Harald Gehn

Lea Gemmel

Brenda Gendron

Shari Gibbons

Albert Gibson

Peter Gielens

Jim Giesbrecht

David and Elizabeth Giesbrecht

Dennis and Mary Giesler

Brenda Giffin

Katelyn Giffin

Donald Gifford

Jeff Gilbank

Hardeep Gill

Rubina Gill

Jagtar Gill

Hardip Gill

Beth Gillespie

Sherrie Gillis

Jessica Girard

Denis and Helen Giroux

Dylan Girth

George and Ardy Gladue

Leslie Gmur

Carol Gmur

Arthur and Lois Goertz

Don Goertz

John and Louise Goertzen

Peggy Goerzen

William Goerzen

Tom and Robin Goetz

Carol and Andrew Goh

Gisela Good

Michael and Donna Goodey

Gail Goodman

Julissa Goodnough

Jo-Ann Gordon

Lois Gordon

Shelley Gossett

David and Ruth Gould

Amanda Gowan

Neil and June Grainger

Catharina Granneman

Judy Grant

Lorna Grant

Robert and Marilyn Gray

Malcolm and Iris Green

Terri Greer

Joshua Greggain

Marc Greidanus

Balbir Grewal

Gordon and Lorraine Grierson

Cathy Griffen

Stella Griffin

Audrey Grisnich

George Grober

Gerry and Jane Grunau

Candace Gubbels

Eleanor Guenther

Donna Gumprich

Greg Gunson

Barbara Gutrath

Hayley Haaheim

Jenn Hadley

Mary Hall

Larry and Linda Halverson

Phyllis Hamberg

Iva Hancock

Trish Hands

Raylene Handysides

Patricia Hanna

Kevin Hansen

Janice Hansen

Allan Hansom

Clifford Hanson

August and Heather Hansson

Morris Harack

Joan Harbottle

Ben Harder

Eddy Hardy

Jacques Hardy

Gregory Harris

Wendy Harris

Sean and Elizabeth Harris

Beverly Harris

Fiona Harrison

Erin Hartfield

John Hartwick

Cheryl Hattie

Joan Hay

E. Mary Haynes

Cynthia Heath

Frank Heitzer

Robert and Vella Henderson

Todd Hendrickson

Ms. Henry Halliday

Frances Hensen

Ashley Hepworth

Heather Hibberson

Lois Hildebrandt

Lilly Hildebrandt

Helen Hildebrandt

Craig and Sonya Hill

Jim Hill

Irma Hillis

Brenda Hillton

Nick Hobson

Amanda Hockersmith

Judy Hocking

Robert Hockley

Marie Hodgkinson

Charles and Monica Hofs

Linda Hogaboam

Gordon and Roberta Holloway

Cheryl Holmes

Heather Holmes

Jen Holmquist

Kyla Holmquist

Ingo Holst

Roger and Christine Holt

Arthur and Victoria Hoock

Hardy and Ethel Hooge

John Hoogland

Edward and Judith Hopko

Janice Hopton

Justine Horner

Judith Horner

Catherine and Harold Hough

Paula Hounam

Norman and Florence Howell

Alfred Hubner

David and Lorraine Hughes

Marion Hunt

David and Margaret Hunter

Shirley Hutchings

Jordan Inglis

Larry Ireland

Cheryl Isben

Angela Itagawa

Fiona Ives

Malcolm Ives

Henry and Stella Izatt

Murray Jackson

Maxine Jackson

Bruce Jacob

Marlene Jankovits

Anita Jansen

Kathy Jansen

Sara Janzen

Kimberly Janzen

Melissa Janzen

Stacey Jarvis

Harjit Jassal

Brianna Jervis

Darlene Jervis

Rick Joe

Sukhwinder Johal

Tarsem Singh Johal

Diane Joiner

Ashley Jones

Shelley Jones

Ivona Kado

Sohan and Gurnam Kahlon

Richard Kalyn

Tony and Catharina Kardux

Shirley Kavanagh

Linda Kawaguchi

Ed and Alison Kaye

Dan Keeley

Molly Keis

Magda Keith

Theresia Keller

Karolyn Kendall

Spencer Kent

Todd Kesslar

Amandeep Khinda

Dennis Kiffiak

Amanda Kirk

Amritpal Kirton

Mark and Jody Klaassen

Judy Klaassen

Dale Kler

Ken and Joan Knight

Anne Koemsted

Mary Koenig

Dawn Kohler

Marilyn Kopp

April Korytko

Dr. Kenneth and Diane Kousaie

Isabelle Kovacs

Brittany Krahn

Robert and Kathy Krahn

Judy Kramer

Sandra Krantz

Hilde Krause

Margaret Kristjanson

Gennady Krivoy

Karinda Kroeze

Arun Kumar

Alex and Olga Kunz

Subramaniam and Jacoba Kuppusamy

Doris Kwan

John and Catharina Lagemaat

Laura Lahdekorpi

William and Barbara Lamont

Candice Lamotte

Karen Landon

Arianne Lang

Donald Lanoville

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Arlee Larson

Dane and Candace Larson

Shirley Larsson

Frances Larush

Anthony Laver

Choon and Hylda Law

Mary Lawrence

Gerald and Sharon Lawrence

Bonnie Lawson

John Lawson

Howard Leader

Madga Legault

Henry and Lilly Legault

Sylvie Lehr

Wendy Leigh

Eileen Lemna

Roy Lemon

Nathaniel Leroux

Valerie Leroux

Mr. Bryce Lewis and Ms. Robyn Orford

Stan and Bonnie Lim

Ashley Limb

Wayne Lin

Mary Lloynd

Susan Loadman

John and Lorraine Lock

Lloyd and Donna Lofgren

Lorenz and Hannelore Lohninger

Karissa Longpre

Robert Longpre

Thomas Lord

Lawrence and Nora Lowe

Hannelore Lubben

Mary Lucas

Lorie Ludtke

Floyd Lydon

Daniel and Ruth Maccan

Lloyd Macdonald

Mary MacDonald

Edith MacDonald

Kevin Mack

Reta Mackay

Richard Mackenzie

Elizabeth Mackenzie

Denise Maclean

Neil and Roberta MacLean

Glen MacPherson

Rhonda Macpherson

Melanie Madill

Ralph and Geneva Magee

Bernadette Maguire

Jorda Maisey

John and Patricia Major

Harj Manhas

Prabhdeep Kaur Mann

Ronald and Gail Manning

Alice Mansell

Laurel O. Marchinkow

Garrett Marks

Alana Marshall

Helen Marshall

Cornelius and Roberta Martens

Laurie Martin

Maureen Martin

Nan Martz

Heather Mash

Kimberly Massey

Ryan and Andrea Massie

Leslie Matthews

Gary Matthews

Brandon Matusiak

Ahmad Mazhari

Joe and Evie Mazure

Mike McAllister

Donna McBurney

Luauna McCartney

Robert and Iris McChesney

Lois McConville

Kim McDonald

Melanie McDonald

Melissa McDonald

Rita Mcdonald

Tamara McDougall

Kevin McElgonn

Kevin Mcelgum

Bonnie McEwan

Robert McFadden

Gloria McGalliard

Debra McGimpsey

William and Doreen McGonigal

Deborah McGovern

Edward McGrath

Andrew and Lorraine McInroy

Ken Mckinley

Sandy McKinley

Tammy McKinley

Corina Mclaughlin

Roderick McLean

Harold McLelland

Ross McLeod

R. James McLeod

Kerrin McMahen

Betty McMahon

Keith and Jackie McMillan

Celena McMinn

Eleanor McNabb

Glen Mcpherson

Robert McPherson

Kurtis Medwenitsch

Paul Medwenitsch

Rhonda Meeks

Christine Meier

Lieuwe and J. Anne Meindertsma

Josh Melegrito

Darren Meloche

Beky Menger

Connie Meskas

William and Barbara Metcalf

Margaret Metz

Angie Meyer

Myrna Meyer

Steve Middleton

Dan Mikl

Ms. Mintz

Catalina Miranda

Donald and Frances Mitchell

Rizwan Mitha

Glen B. Monkman

Mel and Randi Monsell

Adrian Montgomery

Diane Moore

Patricia Moore

Nicole Morgan

Trevor Morris

Jennifer Morrison

Hailey Morton

Cheryl Mount

Walter and Sherry Mude

Helmut Mueller

Robert Muir

Diane Mullen

Jared Mumford

James Munn

Helen Murray

Jade Murray

Baldeep Nagra

Pamela Nanayan

Kyle Nason

Greg Nehring

Anne Neitzke

Lori Nelson

Charlene Neufeld

Meghan Neufeld

William and Phyllis Neufeld

Wendy Neufeld

Audrey Newell

Albert and Pearl Newman

Kim Nguyen

Cecil and Meta Nicolson

Shelley Nienhuis

Kari Nishi

Linda Nordgren

Lisa Norman

Susan Northey

Martin and Evelyn Nowoselski

Mary Nyul

Jenessa Nyvall

Bruce and Jacinthe Oakley

Virginia O’Brien

Mike and Emma O’Connor

Allison Oddy

Brad and Diane Olafson

Kristy Olive

Willy and Verlene Olsen

Jerry and Sasha Olynyk

Jaimen Ormandy

Andrea Ormiston

Kayo and Kunio Otsuka

Tom and Julie Ovens

Peter and Bernice Oxley

Dalgir Pabla

Nalhhater S. Padam

Iwona Paduch

Dharminder Pahal

Julia Palahicky

B Pamplin

Helga Pankonin

Pamela Paquet

Petra Pardy

Liliane Pare

Patricia Pare

George and Marie Parent

Liliane Park

Sheila Park

Bakhtawar and Kanta Parmar

Natalie Parmar

Kerry Pashak

Raj Patara

Betty-Lou Patience

Stefan Patrascu

Barbara Patrick

Eileen Patterson

John and Joanne Paul

Ernest Pauls

Daryll Pauls

Jens Paulsen

James and Lorna Paulsen

Lumi Pavel

Gurjit Pawar

Rudy Paxian

John and Leslie Payment

Luca Pellegrino

Sheri Pelz

Susan Pelzer

Bonnie Penner

Brenda Perry

Carol Peters

Daniela Peters

Martin Peters

Jane Pettersen

Heike and Willy Pfuetzner

Patricia Pherson

Dennis and Patti Pilling

Michelle Pilon

Diane Pinder

Walter Pineda

Brian and Jane Pinkerton Vilma Plett

Leora Polsom

Tom Potter

David and Beverley Price

William Priestley

Carey and Joan Prinse Adrian

and Nellie Prinse Corney and

Alice Pronk Dilbag Purewal

Jose Quezada

Lauren Qvezada

Nick Raddysh

Amarpreet Rai

Jill Raines

Steve Ralphs

Julia Ralphs

Robert and Ann Ramsbottom

Sumerjot Randhawa

Tanya Rankin

Andrew Rattray

Harold Ratzlaff

Rick and Donna Redekop

Ralph Reeves

Faye Reglin

L. Beryl Reid

Gisela Reimer

Donald and Margaret Reimer

Jim Reimer

Sherry Reimer

Joyce Reinhardt

Sharon Rempel

Tamara Rempel

Erich and Christel Rettenberger

Jon and Karen Revane

Debbie Rhodenizer

Robert and Helen Richards

Harold Ritcher

Debra Robbins

Colleen Roberts

Debbie Roberts

Pamela Robertson

F. Elizabeth Robertson

John Robertson

Scott Robinson

Rex Robison

Heather Rodgers

Dale Rodgers

Christina Rodrigues

Dennis and Linda Rook

Mr. Don Walmsley and Ms. Alison Ross

John and Elaine Rouse

Grace Rowley

Joan M. Roy

Brent and Judy Royal

Anne Russell

Marshall Russett

Joe and Gloria Russo

Gerry and Grace Rustulka

Chris Ryan

Ken Salvesen

Parminder Sandhu

Lak Sangha

Sohan Sangha

Randy Sarai

Sherry Saran

Manjeet Saran

Grace Saris

Ms. Saunders

Scott D. Saunders

Josanna Savoie

Jori-lee Sawatzky

Dean Scherbey

Bev Scherle

Heinz Schiller

John Schmidt

Brian and Joan Schmidt

Tricia Schmuland

Nadine Schneider

Rainer and Christine Schoeffel

Cindy Schoenit

Carol Schofield

Hugo Schroeder

Robin Schultz

Cindy Schultz

Harley Schwabe

Tammy Schwark

Donald and Louine Sciotti

Elisabeth Scotson

Brooke Scott

Pat Scott

Dean and Debbie Scott

Mandi Sedford

Eleanor Seipp

Billie Semak

Anna Senghaas

James and Jean Servizi

Karen Sevigny

Michelle Seymour

Atika Shahid

Maggie Shamro

Emily Shantz

Robabeh Shariati

Philip Shaw

Jennifer Shelford

John and Audrey Short

Heidi Shuster

Peyton Shuster

Randy Siekham

Caitlyn Silvester

Karen Silvester

Beverly Simon

Shelley Simpson

Colleen Sinclair

Jim Sinclair

Harpreet Singh

Ray and Shirley Single

Rasmus and Joan Sjovold

Sergey Skrinnikoff

Peter-William Slade

Barbara Smiley

Benjamin Smiley

Frank Smith

Karen Smith

Margaret Smith

Audrey Smorenburg

Kim So Young

Hildagard Solberg

Hasina Somani

Renate Sonnenschmidt

Neeraj Sood

Hannah Sorensen

Gord Speers

Kevin Speilman

Susan Spence

Virginia Spetch

Vanessa Spooner

Val Spurrell

Patricia Spurrill

Heather Stearn

Cornell Stefaniuk

Lorna Stephens

Theo and Maria Sterkenburg

Jillian Sterkenburg

Erica Stevens

Wendy Stewart

Harvey and Claire Stinson

Matthew and Beverly Stirrat

Denise Stone

William and Jean Stone

Charles and Debra Strahl

Eric and Annette Strom

Lee Struthers

Hans Stucki

Sherri Sturch

Carina Styner

Heather Swanson

Ada M. Swanson

Lynne Sweeting

Meghan Swingholm

Rosalind Ta

Katalin Tako

Deanna Tall

Dayna Tanner

John Tap

Gillian Tapay

Doreen Tape

Rubyna Tatlock

Laura Taylor

Brian Taylor

Frances Taylor

Nick Taylor

Lynn Taylor

Trevor and Danielle TeBrinke

Terry and Donna Teeft

Kimberly Telizyn

Willy Terpstra

Sucha Thandi

Jacqueline Themmen

Gail Thierman

Jen Thiessen

Shirley M. Thomas

Anita Thompson

Robert and Sandra Thompson

Matt Tinsley

Anne Toews

Jeff Toop

Shannon Torhjelm

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Eva Torres

Susan Totchek

Donald and Margaret Trachsel

H. Colleen Tracy

Linda Tran

J.O. and Marlene Trethewey

Katie Tuchak

Dianne Tuck

William and Valerie Tunbridge

Vic Turcotte

Jim Turnbull

Kelsey Turner

Marissa Tutt

Rudy Tycrop

Macy Unruh

Madelyn Unruh

Michelle Uppal

Steven Upson

Nicole Urquhart

Tara Valach

Douglas Van Bever

Douglas and Michele Van Bever

Maarten Van Blijenburgh

Josephina van Broekhoven

Dianne van den Brink

Valerie Van Den Raadt

Hillie Van Ellenberg

Elizabeth Van Gameren

Corey Van Herk

Elan Van Herk

Lucas Van Herk

Gerry Van Hierden

Teunis and Jantine Van Oort

Jack and Ella Van Woudenberg

Gerry and Carol Vandenbrink

Emma Vander Mooren

William and Elaine Vanderspek

Engel and Jane Vanderveen

Wilma VanderWaal

Tony and Nicky Vanderwal

Roy VanderWyk

Alexander Vanhaaster

Marina Vannynatten

Peter and Christine Vantil

Candace Vantil

Pieter and Mary Vanwoudenberg

Richard and Wendy Vaughan-Thomas

Elizabeth Veaudry

Mitchel Vedder

Anne Veira

Bradley Verbeek

Ashlee Verrault

David Verwoerd

Jane Vigano

Dale Vigier

Leonard and Susan Visscher

Sherrylyn Vivero

Corina Vogt

Gerald Vrieselaar

Travis Vugteveen

Sue Wakunick

Lorne and Norma Walberg

Randy Walker

Mr. Jim Dewes and Mrs. Colleen Walker

Kristie Wallace

Janice Walsh

Brenda Walshaw

Bruce Walter

Jessica Walter

Hui Fen Wang

CiCi Wang

Steven and Jodie Ward

Gerlinde Warkentin

Avynn Warkentin

Sarah Warkentin

Cornelius Warmerdam

Carol Warnat

Holly Warner

Amy Warwick

Al Wave

Frank Wawrychuk

Nora Webb

Shawn Webster

Curtis and Elaine Weeks

William and Debbie Weismiller

Russell and Fern Wells

Heather Wells

Loretta West

Charles and B. Joan Whieldon

Arley Whiteway

Ruth Whiteway

Garry and Mary Jo Whitney

Erika Whittaker

Allan Wichmann

Ron and Laurel Wichmann

Ian and Diane Wicker

Martha Wiebe

Paul Wiebe

Stan Wiebe

Dorothy Wiebe

Donna Wiens

Hilde Wiens

Leonard Wiens

Heather Wiens

Lewis and Joan Wilcox

Jean Wilkinson

Deb Williams

Norman and Alice Williams

Lesley Wills

Brent Willson

Jayme Wilmann

Laura Wilson

Ronald and Bernice Wilson

Doug and Veronica Wilson

Jennifer Wilson

Gordon and Johanne Wilson

Carol Winsor

Kathryn Wishlow

Viceua Withycombe

Norlaine Woelk

Trisha Wolfe

Jason Wong

Marissa Wood

Bonny Wood

Pearl Woodruff

James Woolford

Kenneth and Shirley Wotherspoon

Wally Wozney

Susan Wrayton

Whitney Wright

Michael and Joan Wright

Kurt and Susan Wyler

Avaya Xanthavanij

Ray Yenkana

Ah Mann Yong

Archie and Bea Young

Richard and Shirley Young

Christie Zahorejko

Milan and Ruby Zaklan

Ron Zapp

Mike and Esther Zbirun

John and Jacquie Zuidhof

Adriaan and Annie Zwartbol

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The Importance of the CT Scanner

The CT Scanners at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre and Chilliwack General Hospital are near the end of their useful lives. These scanners are used 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Over 44,000 patients in our region undergo scans annually, and they are critically important in providing the best available care to our communities. Doctors use them for abnormalities discovered on routine x-rays or ultrasounds, deeper investigations into symptoms like back pain or dizziness and for quickly examining patients who may have internal injuries from car accidents. CT examinations are fast and simple. In emergency cases, they often reveal internal injuries and/or bleeding quickly enough to help save a patient’s life.

A CT Scanner uses computerized tomography to combine a series of X-ray images taken from different angles and uses computer processing to create cross-sectional images, or “slices”, of the bones, blood vessels and soft tissues inside your body. This data is used to produce 2-dimensional images of a section of the body, which can also be used to construct 3-dimensional images.

This is expensive technology and it is also costly to maintain. With the support of donors like you we are aiming to complete fundraising for this project by spring 2019. If you would like to contribute to the campaign to help meet this crucial goal please visit www.fvhcf.ca or call 1-877-661-0314.

“CT scans are critically important; they’re helpful for every facet of medicine. We see patients from the Emergency Room and Trauma Unit coming in needing CT scans to determine where the internal bleeding is, for cancer treatment follow-up and for assessing blood clots in the lungs. Every facet of medicine is touched by CT scans. Imaging faster with less radiation does make a difference in the long term. Improved technology allows us to find things faster, more precisely and helps patients by treating them sooner.” – Dr. Christine Nunweiler, Department Head, Radiology, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

“A CT scan saved my life. I had so much water pressure on my brain from multiple tumors that I was in imminent danger of having a seizure. Thankfully, my tumors are shrinking, and knowing that my last scan was still good and that there wasn’t any growth, I can go for a few months more and not worry so much and be scared all the time because I’m being monitored. Quite simply, if I didn’t have a CT scan, I would be dead. Having the right information for the doctors quickly; you can’t put a price on that.” – Inga, Cancer Survivor, Langley, British Columbia

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The Importance of the CT Scanner

The CT Scanners at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre and Chilliwack General Hospital are near the end of their useful lives. These scanners are used 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Over 44,000 patients in our region undergo scans annually, and they are critically important in providing the best available care to our communities. Doctors use them for abnormalities discovered on routine x-rays or ultrasounds, deeper investigations into symptoms like back pain or dizziness and for quickly examining patients who may have internal injuries from car accidents. CT examinations are fast and simple. In emergency cases, they often reveal internal injuries and/or bleeding quickly enough to help save a patient’s life.

A CT Scanner uses computerized tomography to combine a series of X-ray images taken from different angles and uses computer processing to create cross-sectional images, or “slices”, of the bones, blood vessels and soft tissues inside your body. This data is used to produce 2-dimensional images of a section of the body, which can also be used to construct 3-dimensional images.

This is expensive technology and it is also costly to maintain. With the support of donors like you we are aiming to complete fundraising for this project by spring 2019. If you would like to contribute to the campaign to help meet this crucial goal please visit www.fvhcf.ca or call 1-877-661-0314.

“CT scans are critically important; they’re helpful for every facet of medicine. We see patients from the Emergency Room and Trauma Unit coming in needing CT scans to determine where the internal bleeding is, for cancer treatment follow-up and for assessing blood clots in the lungs. Every facet of medicine is touched by CT scans. Imaging faster with less radiation does make a difference in the long term. Improved technology allows us to find things faster, more precisely and helps patients by treating them sooner.” – Dr. Christine Nunweiler, Department Head, Radiology, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

“A CT scan saved my life. I had so much water pressure on my brain from multiple tumors that I was in imminent danger of having a seizure. Thankfully, my tumors are shrinking, and knowing that my last scan was still good and that there wasn’t any growth, I can go for a few months more and not worry so much and be scared all the time because I’m being monitored. Quite simply, if I didn’t have a CT scan, I would be dead. Having the right information for the doctors quickly; you can’t put a price on that.” – Inga, Cancer Survivor, Langley, British Columbia

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Thank You!Thank you, we could not have done it without you. You can help us to achieve this year’s equipment needs by either completing the enclosed reply card, donating on line at www.fvhcf.ca or calling us at 1-877-661-0314.

We look forward to enhancing our local health care with you.


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