Burnaby Hospital Foundation

Name :

Burnaby Hospital Foundation

Address  :

3935 Kincaid Street

Town  :

Burnaby

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V5G 2X6

Phone  :

604 431 2881

Fax  :

604 434 9357

Web URL  :


Description

About Burnaby Hospital Foundation
Burnaby Hospital Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Burnaby Hospital The Foundation raises financial resources needed for innovative health care equipment stateoftheart technology capital projects and educational outreach Established in 1982 the Foundation has raised over 24 million from over 68000 donors

As the official charitable organization for Burnaby Hospital the Foundation works in close partnership with the hospital to fund the highest priority needs The Foundations role is to inspire motivate and link donor and community support to invest in Burnaby Hospital Through a donorcentred approach the Foundation raises funds to

Purchase stateoftheart medical surgical and diagnostic equipment
Advance the education of hospital professionals to help improve effectiveness efficiency and quality of patient care and
Provide inspiration leadership and options for those wishing to support Burnaby Hospital

Every dollar donated to the Foundation stays at Burnaby Hospital

Our Mission

Our mission is to raise funds through community partnerships to make Burnaby Hospital the best it can be

Our Vision

Our vision is to be known as Burnabys charity of choice ensuring the community benefits from a leading edge health care facilityBurnaby Hospitalnow and into the future
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