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LETTER: More wonderful care from Chilliwack General Hospital staff

‘Much appreciation for the care I received’

  • May 19, 2023

 

Service in the maternity ward at Chilliwack General Hospital will be disrupted over eight days in May 2023 due to a shortage of obstetricians/gynaecologists. (The Progress file photo)

Chilliwack General Hospital maternity ward facing May closures

A shortage of obstetricians/gynaecologists means patients will be diverted to Abbotsford

 

People take part in the 19th annual Run for Mom on May 13, 2017 raised. This year’s event, which raises money for the Chilliwack General Hospital’s maternity ward, is set for May 14, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Run For Mom fundraiser in Chilliwack will support mothers and newborns

Annual event raises money for maternity ward equipment at Chilliwack General Hospital

 

Letter writer Rollie Keith lays a wreath during the 76th anniversary of D-Day ceremony at Legion Memorial Gardens in Chilliwack on Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)

LETTER: Prompt and caring attention at Chilliwack General Hospital

‘Staff were both friendly and competent’

  • Mar 3, 2023
Letter writer Rollie Keith lays a wreath during the 76th anniversary of D-Day ceremony at Legion Memorial Gardens in Chilliwack on Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)
Wilfred Kilgren. (RCMP)

UPDATE: Mental health patient missing from Chilliwack General Hospital apprehended in Saskatchewan

74-year-old Wilfred Kilgren was once charged with murder

Wilfred Kilgren. (RCMP)
Wilfred Kilgren of Rosedale. (RCMP)

UPDATE: Mental health patient missing from Chilliwack General Hospital apprehended in Saskatchewan

Police initially said 74-year-old Wilfred James Kilgren could be heading to Saskatchewan

Wilfred Kilgren of Rosedale. (RCMP)
Alana and Brennan Dekker are the parents of Ava Kate Dekker, Chilliwack’s New Year baby who was born at 2:19 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023 at Chilliwack General Hospital. They are seen here in their home with dog Maverick on Jan. 4, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Chilliwack’s 2023 New Year baby arrived right when she was expected to

‘It was like a competition to have the New Year’s baby or something,’ Alana Dekker says of busy CGH ward

Alana and Brennan Dekker are the parents of Ava Kate Dekker, Chilliwack’s New Year baby who was born at 2:19 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023 at Chilliwack General Hospital. They are seen here in their home with dog Maverick on Jan. 4, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Chilliwack General Hospital. (Chilliwack Progress file)

LETTER: Chilliwack ER treatment was caring under stressful circumstances

Carlos was one of the most compassionate, caring and committed nurses I’ve encountered

  • Dec 17, 2022
Chilliwack General Hospital. (Chilliwack Progress file)
Chilliwack General Hospital. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Donation to Chilliwack Hospital Foundation will see laparoscopic tool set purchased

Gulf and Fraser recently donated $10,000 to foundation to support Chilliwack General Hospital

Chilliwack General Hospital. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Chilliwack General Hospital. (Progress file)

LETTER: Kindness from health-care practitioners during medical emergency

Reader thanking those who helped after she had a heart attack

  • Sep 23, 2022
Chilliwack General Hospital. (Progress file)
Service in the maternity ward at Chilliwack General Hospital will be disrupted over two weekends in August due to staffing issues. (The Progress file photo)

Service at Chilliwack General Hospital maternity ward to be disrupted in August

Pregnant women with complications may be diverted to Abbotsford Regional Hospital

Service in the maternity ward at Chilliwack General Hospital will be disrupted over two weekends in August due to staffing issues. (The Progress file photo)
Run for Mom 5k run/walk event on Sunday, May 8, 2022. (Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation)

Runners, walkers, bikers raised $8,200 in 2022 Run for Mom

Maternity department at CGH is recipient of funds collected in annual Mother’s Day 5k fundraiser

Run for Mom 5k run/walk event on Sunday, May 8, 2022. (Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation)
Chilliwack General Hospital. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Chilliwack Hospital Foundation buys new equipment for CGH thanks to ‘generosity’ of community

Upgraded items include ventilator, temperature management machine, rapid infuser

Chilliwack General Hospital. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary volunteers Debbie Tracey (left) and Karen Houlden stand inside the Thrift Shoppe on Main Street on April 12. The auxiliary is looking for more volunteers to help raise funds for Chilliwack General Hospital. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

More volunteers needed to help raise funds for Chilliwack General Hospital

National Volunteer Week: Auxiliary has supported Chilliwack hospital for more than 110 years

Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary volunteers Debbie Tracey (left) and Karen Houlden stand inside the Thrift Shoppe on Main Street on April 12. The auxiliary is looking for more volunteers to help raise funds for Chilliwack General Hospital. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
The mammography unit at Chilliwack General Hospital will be getting state-of-the-art equipment, according to the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation, as fundraising begins. (FVHCF)

New mammography machine coming to Chilliwack General Hospital will cut wait times, travel

Fundraising by foundation begins as vital equipment reaching end of life, needs replacement

The mammography unit at Chilliwack General Hospital will be getting state-of-the-art equipment, according to the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation, as fundraising begins. (FVHCF)
Chayne den Ouden holds newborn daughter Sahara while snuggling three-year-old son River at their Chilliwack home on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Rookie Chilliwack RCMP officer helps bring baby into world in hospital parking lot

The second time one of Chayne den Ouden’s newborn babies makes headlines

Chayne den Ouden holds newborn daughter Sahara while snuggling three-year-old son River at their Chilliwack home on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
(The Canadian Press/Tijana Martin)

Patients with COVID in Fraser Health may now share hospital rooms with uninfected

Public health officials say hospital space is at a premium

(The Canadian Press/Tijana Martin)
Matthaus and Kayla Smith hold their newborn daughter Ada Grace Danielle Smith at their Chilliwack home on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Ada was Chilliwack’s new year’s baby for 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

3 ‘exhausting’ days of early labour result in 2022 New Year’s baby for Chilliwack couple

Ada held on for 4 days past due date to be 1st baby born at Chilliwack General Hospital in 2022

Matthaus and Kayla Smith hold their newborn daughter Ada Grace Danielle Smith at their Chilliwack home on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Ada was Chilliwack’s new year’s baby for 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Organ transplant recipient, 11-year-old Ian Sewell, hands a box of treats to a health-care worker at Chilliwack General Hospital as fellow organ recipient Cathleen Falebrinza (black shirt) looks on outside the hospital during Operation Popcorn on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

11-year-old organ transplant recipient from Chilliwack thanks CGH staff with treats

Liver recipient Ian Sewell joined double-lung recipient Cathleen Falebrinza for ‘Operation Popcorn’

Organ transplant recipient, 11-year-old Ian Sewell, hands a box of treats to a health-care worker at Chilliwack General Hospital as fellow organ recipient Cathleen Falebrinza (black shirt) looks on outside the hospital during Operation Popcorn on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
More than two dozen individuals and businesses donated cash and treats to show support for health-care professionals in 17 departments at Chilliwack General Hospital. (Margaret Reid photo)

Convoy of treats delivered to 17 departments at Chilliwack General Hospital

It was a grassroots effort to support CGH workers in wake of noisy anti-vaccine protests

More than two dozen individuals and businesses donated cash and treats to show support for health-care professionals in 17 departments at Chilliwack General Hospital. (Margaret Reid photo)