East Kootenay Foundation for Health Thanks All Starlite Donors and Supporters

February 10, 2025

This year’s Starlite Campaign, which has been a little extended because of the Canada Post mail delays, has raised over $500,000 towards health care across the East Kootenay.

Funds have been donated towards many of our foundation’s current initiatives. These include our support of the major upcoming oncology and renal expansion at East Kootenay Regional Hospital, new furnishings at the Durand Manor Long Term Care Home in Golden, the Beneath the Surface Ultrasound Campaign in Invermere, and improvements to equipment and patient comforts across our 5 hospitals, 3 health care centres, 5 long term care homes and numerous community health care programs.

On behalf of our staff, our board, and our communities, we want to thank everyone who has spread the word and donated to this year’s campaign. We are looking forward to continuing to raise funds for these and other upcoming health care priorities across the region.

We also want to recognize everyone who has supported the work of the foundation over the years. Since 2020, you have donated over $8.9 million towards improving health care across the region. Thanks to you, we built Foundry East Kootenay for our youth. We have improved medical imaging services across the region. We have upgraded equipment and patient comfort in all of our sites. We have helped our long term care homes feel more like home. We will be bringing a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to the East Kootenay Regional Hospital for our tiniest patients and their families.

You have made an incredible difference across our region. You have helped save lives.

We are thankful for your support every step of the way.

There is always going to be a need for new equipment, patient comforts, spaces, and training in the East Kootenay. With your support, we can continue to meet those needs. With your support, we can continue to save lives.

To learn more about how the EKFH supports health care in the region, please visit ekfh.ca, visit our office in the East Kootenay Regional Hospital lobby, or call 1-877-489-6481.

Photo: Our favorite donation ever received, donated by Jean in support of the Warm Embrace Campaign. Every single donation helps!