Royal Columbian Hospital 50/50 News Stream

New Westminster, BC, January 24, 2023 — The last day to buy tickets for Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s 50/50 lottery is Wednesday, Jan 25! With an anticipated jackpot of over $100,000, this is a draw you don’t want to miss!

Lucky winner #7 will take home half the jackpot, with the rest going to support the work of Royal Columbian and the Foundation, including priority equipment purchases, major projects, facility upgrades, research and more!

Ticket purchases close on Wed, Jan 25, at 11:59:59 p.m., with the grand prize draw happening on Thurs, Jan 26, live on Facebook.

Buy Your Tickets Now:
Tickets are 10 for $10, 75 for $25 and 350 for $50 (Best value)!

Don’t miss your chance to win big and support critical healthcare in BC.

Buy tickets today! Tickets must be purchased online.

Ticket Sales Close: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 11:59:59 p.m.
Draw Date: Thursday, January 26, 2023
Tickets available to British Columbia residents over 19 years of age

New Westminster, BC, January 20, 2023 — Just days left to enter Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s 50/50 lottery for a chance to win half! The jackpot is already over $75,000!

The last 50/50 winner took home $67,698. How would your year change with that amount of money? Enter now for a chance to start 2023 off with a bang!

Buy Your Tickets Now:
Tickets are 10 for $10, 75 for $25 and 350 for $50 (Best value)!

Deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday, January 25, at 11:59:59pm, and the draw will happen live Thursday on Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s Facebook Page.

Enter now for a chance to win big and help Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation. The lucky winner will take home half the final jackpot!

When you play, our patients win:

Like Dave Castle, who received life-saving care from Royal Columbian’s 24/7 acute stroke team.

The 73-year-old was at work at his barbershop when he began to feel wobbly. He was rushed to Royal Columbian, where the acute stroke team performed an emergency thrombectomy to remove the clot in his brain.

A few weeks later, Dave received follow-up treatment to place a metal stent that would prevent the artery from closing again and causing another stroke. Royal Columbian is one of only a small number of hospitals in the province with the capability to perform these procedures. 

Donors to the Foundation have since added to the technology by funding some artificial intelligence software that assists the medical team in the patient’s initial diagnosis.

Just weeks after his stroke, Dave was back at work in his barbershop and said he feels great.

Support innovative new technologies and exceptional patient care at Royal Columbian and enter for a chance to win big.

Ticket Sales Close: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 11:59:59 p.m.
Draw Date: Thursday, January 26, 2023
Tickets available to British Columbia residents over 19 years of age

New Westminster, BC, January 13, 2023 — There are less than 2 weeks left to enter RCHF’s first 50/50 lottery of the new year! The jackpot is already over $64,000 and growing fast! Lucky winner #7 will take home half!

6 people have already won Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s 50/50 lottery, winning prizes totaling more than $300,000! Previous winners include:

♦️ Susan T  – $67,698 – Sept ‘22
♦️ Kathryn H ­– $44,030 – June ‘22
♦️ Michael W – $53,265 – Mar ‘22
♦️ William J – $52,750 – Nov ‘21
♦️ Don M – $48,395 – Sept ‘21
♦️ Calvin P – $37,955 – June ‘21

What would you do with the jackpot money?

Buy Your Tickets Now:

Tickets are 10 for $10, 75 for $25 and 350 for $50 (Best value)!

Deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday, January 25, at 11:59:59 p.m. Enter now for a chance to win big and help Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation. The lucky winner will take home half the final jackpot!

Buy tickets today! Tickets must be purchased online.

When you play, Royal Columbian’s caregivers win:

Royal Columbian Hospital provides critical care for almost 2 million British Columbians, from Burnaby to Boston Bar. We are the only hospital in BC to offer all the following services on one site:

Support exceptional patient care at Royal Columbian and enter for a chance to win big.

Ticket Sales Close: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 11:59:59 p.m.
Draw Date: Thursday, January 26, 2023

Tickets available to British Columbia residents over 19 years of age

New Westminster, BC, January 6, 2023 — It’s a new year and Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation is looking for their first winner of 2023! The 50/50 jackpot is already over $40,000 and growing fast!

When you play, Royal Columbian’s caregivers win:
Royal Columbian Hospital provides critical care for a third of British Columbians, and is the only hospital in BC with trauma, cardiac, neurosciences, high-risk maternity, and neonatal intensive care all on one site. The lucky winner will split the jackpot with Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, supporting the funding of:

♦️ Priority equipment needs
♦️ Facility enhancements
♦️ Major projects
♦️ Research & education
♦️ And more at the hospital!

Buy Your Tickets Now:
Tickets are 10 for $10, 75 for $25 and 350 for $50 (Best value)!

Deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday, January 25, at 11:59:59 p.m. Enter now for a chance to win big and help Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation. The lucky winner will take home half the final jackpot!

Buy tickets today! Tickets must be purchased online.

Ticket Sales Close: January, January 25, 2023 at 11:59:59 p.m.
Draw Date: Thursday, January 26, 2023
Tickets available to British Columbia residents over 19 years of age

New Westminster, BC, December 30, 2022 — 6 winners of Royal Columbian’s 50/50 lotteries have already taken home over $300,000 in prizes! Will you be lucky #7?!

Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s 50/50 jackpot is already at $26,000 and growing fast. Lucky winner #7 will take home half!

The winner will split the jackpot with Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, supporting the funding of priority equipment, major projects, research, and more at the hospital.

Buy Your Tickets Now:
Tickets are 10 for $10, 75 for $25 and 350 for $50 (Best value)!

Deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday, January 25, at 11:59:59 p.m. Enter now for a chance to win big and help Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation. The lucky winner will take home half the final jackpot!

Buy tickets today! Tickets must be purchased online.

Your Impact at Royal Columbian Hospital:

When you play, our cardiac care team wins. Royal Columbian Hospital operates as the heart ER of Fraser Health Authority. Thanks to donor support, a new heart catheterization lab was opened in the hospital in 2017, and today, Royal Columbian Hospital’s cath lab is one of the busiest in Canada, while also providing some of the best patient outcomes.

Your lottery purchase helps support the exceptional care that our cardiac team provides throughout the Fraser Health region. Get your tickets now:

Ticket Sales Close: January, January 25, 2023 at 11:59:59 p.m.
Draw Date: Thursday, January 26, 2023
Tickets available to British Columbia residents over 19 years of age

New Westminster, BC, December 23, 2022 — The weather outside may be frightful, but Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s new 50/50 jackpot is delightful! Only a week in and the jackpot is almost $20,000. The sky’s the limit for how big the prize can get!

Over the Foundation’s past 6 lotteries, over $300,000 in prize money has already been given out to winners! You could be next! The next lucky winner will be drawn on January 26, 2023.

Buy Your Tickets Now:
Tickets are 10 for $10, 75 for $25 and 350 for $50 (Best value)!

Deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday January 25 at 11:59:59 p.m. Enter now for a chance to win big and help Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation. The lucky winner gets half the final jackpot!

Buy tickets today! Tickets must be purchased online.

Critical Care Doesn’t Take Holidays:

When you play, our patients win. Like Alain Champagne, whose life was saved in December 2016 after he experienced a potentially fatal brain bleed:

On the night of December 18, 2016, Alain Champagne was getting ready for bed when his wife Marion Bonner heard a loud thump. She bolted up the stairs to check on Alain. She found him slumped against a dresser, having a seizure.

He was rushed to Royal Columbian, where tests revealed he was suffering from a left frontal intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH), a sudden bleeding into the tissues of the brain. The bleeding and related swelling puts extreme pressure on brain tissue and cuts off blood supply to the brain. It can lead to permanent neurological dysfunction, and is often fatal.

Alain was taken to the ICU, where he was intubated and put in a medically induced coma. That’s when the gravity of the situation sunk in.

Over the next few days, Alain’s care team worked to reduce the pressure and control his seizures. His wife, Marion, was struck by the high quality of care he received.

By December 23, remarkably, Marion was able to take Alain home. By March, the bleeding had been completely absorbed by his body.

After his hospital stay, doctors told Alain his chances had been 50/50. “When I heard that and looked at the information related to the condition, and the fact that I was able to walk out of the ICU and not have any long-lasting effects… I feel so fortunate, so lucky,” he says.

Your participation in the lottery helps us support the highest level of care for critical patients like Alain.

New Westminster, BC, December 16, 2022 — New Year, New Jackpot: Help Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s first 50/50 Jackpot of 2023 reach record levels! The sky’s the limit for how big the prize can get!

Susan T., the winner of the last jackpot, took home $67,698 – the biggest jackpot yet! And over their 6 lotteries, more than $300,000 in prize money has been given out to winners! You could be next when the winner is drawn on January 26, 2023.

Buy Your Tickets Now:
Tickets are 10 for $10, 75 for $25 and 350 for $50 (Best value)!

Deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday January 25 at 11:59:59 p.m. Enter now for a chance to win big and help Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation. The lucky winner gets half the final jackpot!

Buy tickets today! Tickets must be purchased online.

Your Impact at Royal Columbian Hospital:

When you play, our healthcare workers win!

Serving British Columbia since 1862, today, Royal Columbian Hospital is one of the province’s busiest hospitals. 1/3 of British Columbians rely on our hospital for critical care. We are a regional referral hospital for cardiac, trauma, neurosciences, high-risk maternity and neonatal intensive care. No other hospital in the province provides all of these services, at this level of care, on one site. We provide the highest level of care to the most critically ill and injured from throughout the province.

­­­By supporting Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, you’re supporting our caregivers. We fund major projects, priority equipment needs, facility enhancements, research, education and innovation at Royal Columbian.

New Westminster, BC, September 28, 2022 —Today is your last chance to enter. Don’t miss this chance to enter to win AND support critical care for almost 2 million British Columbians. It’s a win-win!

The winner will split the jackpot with Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, supporting the funding of priority equipment, major projects, research, and more at the hospital.

The current jackpot is over $105,000!

Buy Your Tickets Now:
Tickets are 10 for $10, 75 for $25 and 350 for $50 *Best value*!

Ticket Sales Close: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 11:59:59 p.m.
Draw Date: Thursday, Sept 29, 2022
Tickets available to British Columbia residents over 19 years of age

New Westminster, BC, September 27, 2022 — Tomorrow is the last day! Don’t miss your chance to enter. Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s 50/50 jackpot is anticipated to grow over $100,000!

The winner will split the jackpot with Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, supporting the funding of priority equipment, major projects, research, and more at the hospital.

The current jackpot is over $90,000!

Your Impact at Royal Columbian Hospital:

When you play, our patients win. Like Darby Hamilton, who was minutes away from death when she arrived at Royal Columbian:

Darby Hamilton had been plagued with headaches for the past few years, but this time was different. The pain left the 26-year old Mission resident screaming in agony. She was eventually transported to Royal Columbian Hospital – the region’s brain and spine centre – where she soon slipped into a coma.

Darby was diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a benign tumour located right in the geographic centre of her brain. It was blocking the regular flow of cerebrospinal fluid, a condition called hydrocephalus, causing immense pressure in her head.

“The day that Darby presented, she came closer to death than anyone that I have ever looked after,” says neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Nikolakis.

Darby was rushed into the operating room for an emergency procedure to ease the pressure in her head. Dr. Nikolakis inserted two catheters to drain the fluid. Darby was stabilized.

But in order to remove the tumour, which was in a very difficult and dangerous location, the medical team at Royal Columbian Hospital ordered a new piece of equipment that had never been used before in its facilities.

The NICO BrainPath allowed Dr. Nikolakis to slide a microcatheter right next to the tumour and gradually cut it off in pieces. Thanks to the new device, Dr. Nikolakis says, the operation went smoothly.

“It essentially caused no brain damage on our way in or out,” notes Dr. Nikolakis. “Darby woke up neurologically intact.”

Now, four months later, Darby has not had a single headache. She’s returned to work and her single side-effect is a droop on one side of her face.

“Every single nurse that I dealt with was so compassionate, and they clearly love what they do,” says Darby. “The doctors, they are just wonderful. Dr. Nikolakis, I mean, he saved my life. I couldn’t say more angelic things about the man. I just love this hospital.”

Your participation in the lottery helps us support the highest level of care for patients like Darby.

Get your tickets now:

Ticket Sales Close: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 11:59:59 p.m.
Draw Date: Thursday, Sept 29, 2022
Tickets available to British Columbia residents over 19 years of age

New Westminster, BC, September 24, 2022 — Don’t miss your chance to enter! With less than a week left to enter, Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation’s jackpot is anticipated to grow over $100,000!

The winner will split the jackpot with Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation, supporting the funding of priority equipment, major projects, research, and more at the hospital.

The current jackpot is over $70,000!

Buy Your Tickets Now:
Tickets are 10 for $10, 75 for $25 and 350 for $50 *Best value*!

Ticket Sales Close: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 11:59:59 p.m.
Draw Date: Thursday, Sept 29, 2022
Tickets available to British Columbia residents over 19 years of age