The Lights of Hope campaign has given us an opportunity to see how we can make a difference by working together. Thanks to donors, volunteers and members of the St. Paul’s Hospital family, the Lights of Hope campaign provides vital support to the hospital’s greatest needs and inspires the community to support our role as an invaluable resource for the people of B.C.
Here are just some examples of the people who have made the Lights of Hope a success.
The Lights of Hope campaign isn’t just an opportunity for the community to demonstrate its support for St. Paul’s Hospital – it’s also an opportunity for physicians, staff and researchers at the hospital to show their support. The St. Paul’s Hospital Emergency Associates are just one group at the hospital with a long-standing tradition of Read More...
At 23 years of age, Chelsie Thurlow never thought about dying, let alone her heart stopping at any moment. But that changed in October 2010, when she went into cardiac arrest brought on by a rare viral infection. “I didn’t listen to all the signs I was given to seek medical help, except for one,” Read More...
Supporting the Lights of Hope campaign at St. Paul’s Hospital is truly a family affair for Dr. Alastair Younger (Ambulatory Care Physician Leader and Director of Research in Orthopaedics at PHC) and his wife Tamara (Surgical Program Leader at Mt. St. Joseph Hospital). “We’ve got four teenagers at home, and part of Christmas is helping them understand the importance of community and giving,” Dr. Younger says. “An obvious way for them to get connected at Christmastime is through St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation, so this year, we got organized early and decided we wanted the whole family to have ownership with a donation.” Read More...
Melanie Hanson, Operations Leader at the James Hogg Research Centre, plays a key role in helping staff and investigators get into the holiday spirit. For several years, Melanie has been responsible for organizing the Centre’s fundraising initiatives for the Lights of Hope campaign at St. Paul’s Hospital. Here are some of Melanie’s tips on how to encourage your department or group to make a difference with a group donation to the Lights of Hope: Read More...
In 1999, John Wiens underwent a dual kidney and heart transplant at St. Paul’s Hospital. But that operation almost never happened after he suffered a sudden and near-fatal cardiac arrest before the transplant could even be scheduled. While doctors and nurses at St. Paul’s were able to bring him back to life after working on him for 45 minutes, no one knew if John would recover enough to undergo the transplant. Miraculously, five weeks later, John did receive a successful transplant – and his wife, Verna, saw the effect immediately. Read More...
Getting up at 7:00 a.m. to work in potentially cold and rainy weather isn’t how most people plan to spend their Saturday. But on November 5, more than 100 volunteers did just that to help build the 2011 Lights of Hope display outside of St. Paul’s Hospital. “I like the spirit of set-up day,” says Doug Hamming, Principal at Stantec and Lights of Hope volunteer for 12 years. “Everybody’s standing around with a pocket full of zap straps and a crude drawing of the display and we’re going to put this thing together, rain or shine, in the company of a broad spectrum of people with a common purpose.” Read More...