Mining for Miracles, the BC mining community’s long-standing fundraising campaign for BC Children’s Hospital, presented a cheque for $2,167,054 at the 31st Annual Miracle Weekend on June 3, 2018.

The 31st Annual Miracle Weekend raised a record breaking $21,005,878 for BC Children’s Hospital, hosted by Global BC on June 2 and 3.

Type 1 diabetes—when the body fails to make insulin—often appears in childhood. For those kids receiving this diagnosis, it comes with a lifetime of painful insulin injections and finger pricks, but new research might change that.

Anesthesia is tricky in kids. Because they vary greatly in size, their response to the drug also varies. Two of our experts—Drs. Guy Dumont and Mark Ansermino—found a way to tackle the problem.

Parents often keep a close eye on their kids while they play. But years of research from Dr. Mariana Brussoni discovered that doing so isn’t always best for a child’s health.

Long-time donor, Selwyn Wong designated BC Children’s Hospital Foundation as a beneficiary in his Will to elevate care for BC’s children for years to come.

Nine and ten year olds from across British Columbia and Washington State fundraised for BC Children’s Hospital in their communities, then played for fun at the fourth annual Apex Winter Classic Hockey Jamboree in January.

Canada’s only drop-in immunization clinic has opened at BC Children’s Hospital, made possible thanks to a transformational gift from lead benefactor Save-On-Foods. Over 2,000 patients and families have been vaccinated since the clinic opened its doors in October.

Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, currently located in East Vancouver, and the only rehabilitation centre of its kind in BC, is preparing to move to BC Children’s Hospital’s Oak St campus

Survival rates for many types of childhood cancers have reached 80%—a huge increase from a few decades ago. But there’s still more to do to ensure the treatments used to treat kids don’t harm them down the road.