Congratulations to these Auxiliaries Celebrating Special Anniversaries Quesnel – Auxiliary to G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital – 110 years Slocan Community Healthcare Auxiliary Society – 110 years Princeton Hospital Auxiliary Society – 110 years Invermere Healthcare...
Fall President’s Message September 2020 When I assumed the role of BCAHA Vice President, there was a clear path ahead of me and our organization was on firm ground, thanks to the diligent efforts of those that came before me. This past year we had a grand plan for...
A word from the President: The global COVID-19 pandemic has affected all our lives in the past weeks. BCAHA’s executive and Board of Directors have been monitoring this unprecedented situation and decided, on March 12, to cancel the April 20-22 AGM & Conference in...
First Prize – Auxiliary to the Lions Gate Hospital (North Vancouver): An Auxiliary volunteer takes a reading break in the Auxiliary lounge in the 1970s. A youth Auxiliary volunteer takes a break in the same lounge in 2019. In 25 years, what will our volunteer be...
Season of Joy: Jolly Santa greets Chilliwack Auxiliary volunteer at a breakfast event hosted by the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation.
Youth Volunteers and Bursary Recipients Recognized: Across our province, enthusiastic youth volunteers continue to make a difference. The Auxiliary to the Abbotsford Regional Hospital’s Marilyn Goodwin, Candy...
Chemainus Health Care Auxiliary (1899 – 2019) Today is our Auxiliary's 120th Anniversary!! Thank you to all of you who carry on this very valuable work, supporting health care in the Cowichan Valley and beyond. I wish we could announce the dollar amount we have...
Florence Nightingale Celebration Dawson Creek Auxiliary members Sandra, Lorraine, Fran and Helen prepare and set up their annual Florence Nightingale Celebration. This is a time to reflect and honour our nurses for the outstanding care they give to our patients, each...
Hello Members! The BC Association of Healthcare Auxiliaries (BCAHA) wants to work closely with members to ensure it is delivering the resources, education and connections that will help auxiliaries thrive into the future. We are asking all local auxiliary members to...
...Since assuming the role of Lieutenant Governor I've attended many events in support of wonderful organizations throughout the province, but seldom does it give me as much pleasure as it does to meet with you today. Having spent much of my own professional career in...
Healthcare Auxiliary Day May 10th Auxiliary Day is celebrated in Richmond, Kelowna, Summerland, Chilliwack, Sunshine Coast and Powell River. BCAHA salutes our member Auxiliaries and congratulates them for being difference-makers in healthcare and in their community....
In 1919, in the aftermath of World War 1 and amid a flu pandemic, a group of dedicated women formed the Prince George Ladies Auxiliary. In the 1920s, the Auxiliary raised funds for a much-needed X-ray machine. During the Depression, they stored food items and produce...
Greetings to all, Spring is in the air! Winter has been colder than usual and I am more than happy to embrace the words of the poet, “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” The sun is shining, trees are budding out and the daffodils are blooming here on the...
A creative idea from the Sunshine Coast has generated interest and smiles from the residents of Totem Lodge and the Shorncliffe Care Facility. As described on its Facebook Page (March 5, 2019), volunteers from the Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary offered the...
