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                                                        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... Read More »... Read More »

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 Penticton. The health and well-being of our members and those they... Read More »... Read More »

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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 doing during her/his break?   Second Prize – Langley... Read More »... Read More »

Season of Joy: Jolly Santa greets Chilliwack Auxiliary volunteer at a breakfast event hosted by the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation.        ... Read More »

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 Striper/Cadet Convenor, makes a bursary presentation to 2019 candidate, Sarah Neufeldt (top left), a first-year Bachelor of Science and Nursing student at The University of the Fraser Valley. ... Read More »... Read More »

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 donated over all those years; I’m sure it would be... Read More »... Read More »

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 and every day. In the 1800s, during the Crimean War, Miss Nightingale was responsible... Read More »... Read More »

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 participate in this survey so that we can obtain a broad understanding of members’... Read More »... Read More »