Health Care Foundation Our Programs
Our programs

We are improving what it feels like to be a patient in our health care system. We are achieving this by transforming your hospitals and health centres into more dignified, comfortable, and vibrant spaces of healing for patients and their families. We fund items not traditionally covered by hospital and health centre budgets, and allow staff to identify opportunities to improve the way their patients experience health care.

Improving Your Health Care Experience
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Peaceful Ports™

Through the Peaceful Ports™ program, your gift gives more than a comfortable space. It gives moments of calm, dignity, and connection.

Comfort in Care™

Since its inception in 2005, Comfort in Care™ has provided more than $1.1 million to initiatives supporting patients, residents and families throughout NL Health Services’ Eastern Urban Zone.

Moving Lives Forward

Moving Lives Forward can help individuals pursue opportunities that support personal development, build skills, strengthen independence and open new possibilities for the future.

Canadian Nurses Association Grants

Through donor support, the Health Care Foundation helps cover the cost of Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) specialty certification and recertification for eligible nurses.

NL Health Services Staff Scholarships

NL Health Services Staff Scholarships help eligible employees pursue higher education and professional learning that can strengthen their knowledge and contribute to health care.

Health Care Foundation Research Grants

The Health Care Foundation provides annual research grants to support and encourage health care research within the facilities and programs we support.

NLHS Staff Matching Program

The Health Care Foundation | NLHS Staff Matching Program supports Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS) staff who come together to raise funds to enhance the care and comfort of patients.

Santa for a Senior

Through the Health Care Foundation’s Santa for a Senior program, your gift gives residents something special to look forward to and a reminder that their community is thinking of them.

HOPE Program

The HOPE Program is a provincial intensive outpatient eating disorder program delivered by NL Health Services.

PIER Program

The Psychosis Intervention and Early Recovery (PIER) Program is an NL Health Services mental health program that provides specialized support for individuals experiencing early psychosis.

Organ Donation Program

The Organ Donation Program of NL Health Services supports organ donation across Newfoundland and Labrador, helping make the gift of life possible for patients awaiting a transplant.

Thrombosis Teaching & Research Fund

Through donor support, this dedicated fund helps foster research and learning that can enhance patient care and contribute to improved outcomes for people affected by thrombosis.

Internal Medicine Research & Education Fund

Through donor support, this fund helps advance research, foster learning and contribute to ongoing improvements in patient care.

Dr. L.A. Miller Centre Knowledge Translation Fund

The Dr. L.A. Miller Centre Knowledge Translation Fund supports continuing education and professional learning opportunities for staff within the rehabilitation program at the Dr. L.A. Miller Centre.

Give today.
Change Tomorrow.

Every gift helps strengthen health care for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador