The Gabriola Health Care Foundation
The Gabriola Health Care Foundation (GHCF) is a charitable organization focused on improving health and wellbeing on Gabriola Island, BC.
Don Butt
Knowing, representing and acting on the community’s health and wellbeing needs
Ensuring access to primary and urgent/emergency primary care facilities
Striving for organizational and operational excellence
Convening and collaborating with our partners and Snuneymuxw First Nation
Advocating for a health and wellbeing system on Gabriola that effectively meets the needs of the community
About the Foundation
The Gabriola Health Care Foundation owns and maintains the Gabriola Community Health Centre, including the medical clinic, facility and helicopter pad. We foster a resilient, community-managed health system to achieve our mission.
What We Do
The Gabriola Health Care Foundation drives community health through initiatives like health-care recruitment, wellness programs, and fund management, aiming to create an integrated, resilient health system for all.
Our Supporting Partner
The Gabriola Clinic’s Be Our Doctor campaign is backed by GHCF’s Recruitment and Retention Committee
First Nation
The Community Health Centre, owned and operated by the Gabriola Health Care Foundation (“the Foundation”), is located on the unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.
The Foundation acknowledges the value of Indigenous healing practices and is committed to learning from them. It also acknowledges that the health disparities created by the impact of colonization and indigenous-specific racism persist and it is committed to working to close the gaps in health-care outcomes by working directly with the Nation and others.
The Foundation is dedicated to increasing its intercultural competency, human rights awareness, and anti-racism efforts, thereby contributing to an inclusive and equitable health care environment for all community members.
Bill Pope