our work

Supporting healthcare excellence in the Comox Valley.

Great care.
Close to home.

Our purpose is to raise funds to enhance quality healthcare in the Comox Valley. The Foundation is a registered charity that supports the hospital, healthcare provided in the community, and non-profit long-term care. We help by providing equipment, programs, training, research, facility upgrades, and patient comfort items.

Ensuring you and your loved ones receive the best care possible right here, at home, in the Comox Valley is what we are all about.

Yours to give. Yours to receive.

Through the Foundation, great care is yours to give and to receive. Any Island Health delivered healthcare services fall into our mandate to help. Specifically, the Comox Valley campus of the North Island Hospital, Community Health Services including Mental Health & Substance Use programs, Cumberland Lodge, Glacier View Lodge, and Providence Living at The Views.

Learn about our healthcare delivery partners.

Frequently
asked questions

  • The Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation is a registered BC society and a registered Canadian charity. Our Canada Revenue Agency Charitable Business Number is # 88771 2891 RR 0001.

  • Our legal name, and the proper beneficiary for your gift, is Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation. Please note we were formerly called the St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation.

  • The government funds the essentials—things like salaries and operational costs. It is just not possible for public funding to cover everything that can make healthcare truly exceptional. Technologies are changing faster than ever, promising new research is constantly emerging, and the cost of essential healthcare services for our growing and aging population continues to add up. The government does what it can, but it takes all of us coming together to ensure the best possible healthcare services are available in the Comox Valley.

  • Yes. The Foundation uses a secure, online giving platform. Your credit card information is used for the gift transaction only, and not stored in our electronic database.

  • Cheques can be made payable to the Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation and mailed to:

    Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation
    101 Lerwick Road,
    Courtenay, BC
    V9N 0B9

  • Yes, donations paid through a credit card can be made by calling 250-331-5957

  • Yes. We adhere to Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) regulations regarding the issue of charitable tax receipts. Monthly donors receive a cumulative tax receipt in February.

  • Please call the Foundation at 250-331-5957 or email info@cvhealthcarefoundation.com.

  • Please call the Foundation at 250-331-5957 or email info@cvhealthcarefoundation.com.

  • Yes. Our donors often give in memory or in honour of their friends or loved ones. When a donation like this is made, we can send a special note to a designated individual. Please remember to provide the full name and address of the intended recipient to facilitate this special acknowledgment. If it is a caregiver you are honouring, their name, healthcare site, and department helps us provide your gratitude to the correct recipient.

  • There are two main reasons. For one, it’s a great way for us to show you the impact your donations have made on improving healthcare in the Comox Valley. It is also one method we use to reach out to the community for support, an approach that has raised millions of dollars to enhance healthcare in the Comox Valley over the many decades of our work.

    If you would like to be removed from any mailings or would prefer to receive them by email, please call the Foundation at 250-331-5957 or email info@cvhealthcarefoundation.com.

  • Gifts, big and small, help to improve local healthcare. Our average gift is under $1,000. When you give, you join thousands of supporters who love the Comox Valley and value exceptional local healthcare.

Didn’t find what you were looking for? Contact us today.

Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation
101 Lerwick Road
Courtenay, BC V9N 0B9

P: 250-331-5957
F: 250-331-5947
E: info@cvhealthcarefoundation.com

We would love to connect with you.