What We Do
Raise Awareness
We educate the community on Whistler health-care needs and advocate for medical services, facilities and equipment in the Sea to Sky corridor.
Raise Funds
We strive to be the conduit for health-care donation funding in Whistler by fundraising through events, campaigns and grants.
Support Projects
We financially assist health-care projects most needed in the Sea to Sky corridor.
Current Focus Areas
Supporting Mental Health
The Whistler Health Care Foundation is committed to supporting local initiatives that provide improved access to mental-health services in the Sea to Sky corridor.
Recently the Foundation donated $15,000 to Whistler Community Services Society to help it reach its $75,000 goal to support mental-health and wellness programs for our community.
We encourage any non-profit with a mental-health related initiative to contact us for details on possible funding.
Dr. Rob Burgess Primary Care Fund
We are pleased to announce the formation of the Dr Rob Burgess Primary Care Fund. Dr. Burgess was a pioneer of full service family practice in Whistler. He came to Whistler in 1978 to be the on-mountain doctor, and founded Whistler Medical Clinic, Whistler’s largest family practice, where he was family doctor to countless Whistler residents. We are honoured to be able to recognize his legacy.
This fund will support primary-care initiatives in the Sea to Sky corridor to ensure Dr. Burgess’ vision of relationship-based, longitudinal care for everyone in Whistler lives on.
Grant Funding Program
In 2021 we launched our first Community Grant Funding Program to support local non profits with their health-care related initiatives. The first year was so successful that it has become an annual program. This program is funded through the generous support of the Goudge Family and Touchet Family Foundations, and community supporters. Local non-profit groups and partners with health-care projects are encouraged to apply for the annual grants. The next application deadline is February 28, 2025.
Supporting Medical Equipment and Services
We strive to assist our local community to meet a wide variety of health-care needs. We work closely with our local health authority Vancouver Coastal Health to fund necessary equipment at the Whistler Health Care Centre (WHCC), and to support the many other divisions of health care under its umbrella.
The complexity of patient’s needs at the WHCC has grown significantly over the years and we are dedicated to ensuring that our innovative medical team has the equipment it needs to continue to provide the highest level of care to our residents and guests.
The need for new equipment is ongoing and we want to remain prepared to meet this need. If you would like to support the purchase of new medical equipment please donate now.
