Revitalized BCEHS Foundation Appoints New Members
November 27, 2024
In this 50th year of celebration for BCEHS, there couldn’t be a more fitting time to announce the revitalization of the BCEHS Foundation with the appointment of four new members.
The foundation supports the vital work of BC Emergency Health Services and the board members are experienced leaders who will help support the services we provide.
The BCEHS Foundation was created to fund initiatives and resources that directly benefit our staff, patients, and communities. Through charitable contributions, the foundation helps us advance key areas such as innovative patient care research and equipment, staff wellness and recognition initiatives and educational opportunities for our employees.
Although the board has existed for several years, it has been limited in its activities and is currently in the early stages of re-establishing its processes and structures.
The new board members will join Leanne Heppell, Executive Vice-President and Chief Ambulance Officer, as the foundations five-person board.
The new board members are:
Teri Nicholas (Chair)
Barb Fitzsimmons
Lynn Klein
Dr. Stephen Wheeler
BCEHS Foundation Funding Priorities:
- Initiatives that help build the mental health and resiliency of our employees
- Specialized innovative equipment that advances the care paramedics can provide patients
- Initiatives that acknowledge our employees contributions and improve their morale and work environment
- Education opportunities that help improve the license levels and training of our front-line employees
- Initiatives that improve access to emergency care in Indigenous communities
- Innovative research in out of hospital care
Donating to the Foundation
As one of its early initiatives, the foundation is developing a website, which will raise the profile of the foundation and enable on-line donations. Until then, if you or your employees are approached about how people can donate to the foundation, please direct them to our BCEHS Finance staff who are supporting the foundation in the interim – Gerry Cheng (Geraldine.cheng@bcehs.ca) or Daisy Dheenshaw (Daisy.Dheenshaw@bcehs.ca ) As part of the board’s strategic planning work, there will be opportunities for BCEHS employees to have input into potential fundraising initiatives for the foundation to consider. In the interim if you have any questions or fundraising ideas for the foundation board, please send them to Leslie.white@bcehs.ca