Royal Jubilee Hospital - Renal Unit
The renal unit is the main dialysis centre for all hemodialysis patients on Vancouver Island. Those that are well enough may attend one of the self-care community dialysis facilities in Victoria (Hillside), Duncan, Nanaimo, or Port Alberni, Cumberland. However, all these patients start in this main dialysis unit and must return here when they become too ill to be treated elsewhere.
• Vascular Access Ultrasound Scanner (a portable ultrasound scanner specifically designed to aid physicians when guiding needles for inserting a central venous catheter for hemodialysis when the normal graft is either not present or not ready for use). This greatly reduces the chances for physician error, thereby increasing patient comfort.
• Transonic hemodialysis monitor package that measures discrepancies in blood-flow during hemodialysis that can help prevent emergency surgeries on the vascular access. This reduces hospital emergency surgeries and reduces patient anxiety. As technology changes, so does the need to upgrade this machine
• Various mattresses (Spenco), covers, and cushions
• Dialysis machine
• Dialysis chairs
• Television sets for individual patient stations are being maintained and upgraded on a ongoing basis
• VCR’s
• Cordless phones, replacement and repairs
• Book cart
• Industrial coffee maker
• Small electrical appliances replacement and purchasing
• Fish aquarium in the waiting room
• TV Remotes, etc are subsidized by VIKPA for patient use
• Major appliances (example refrigerator)
• A card table and puzzles
• 450 - 1 inch orientation binders for new patients
• Card table for waiting area
• 1 Waterproof phone

Royal Jubilee Hospital - Royal One
Royal One is the main renal ward at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria.
This unit is the home hospital for all renal patients on Vancouver Island.
• Assorted furnishings
• Cordless phones, replacement and repairs
• Fax machine (for medical professionals to send and obtain timely patient blood-work and other information)
• Small electrical appliances
• Patient's lounge furnished by VIKPA
• Floor, desk and table lamps
• TV set
• Cot and mattress with plastic cover, a second cot cover.
• 2 Stryker Beds
• 2 IV infusion pumps
• 1 Bladder Scanner
• 2 Cordless phone2
• 1 Waterproof phone

Home Dialysis – Royal One Extension
Peritoneal &  Hemodialysis

This unit is located at the end of Royal One serving patients requiring training prior to
starting peritoneal or hemo dialysis at home.
• TV and VCR for teaching purposes
• 4 dialysis chairs for training
• Laptop for training
• Renal recipe books for patients
• Four carts for transporting patients' samples
• 100 pedometers for patients (Walk Across Canada Program)
• Four over-bed tables for training
• Blood pressure monitor
• Extra large dialysis chair
• Stand/trolley for the clinic

Kidney Care – 2nd Floor Renal Unit
This unit provides education and support to pre-dialysis patients.
• Water cooler and ongoing water services
• VIKPA members provide peer support
• TV for training
• Blood pressure monitors
• 4 more blood pressure monitors


Kidney Care – Nanaimo Unit
• Industrial weigh scale
• Cushions ++

Victoria Regional Transplant Clinic
This unit serves the majority of the renal transplant patients on Vancouver Island. It is located in the new Diagnosis and Treatment Centre on the Royal Jubilee Hospital site.
• Coat rack
• Small electrical appliances
• Health reference books for renal patients
• TV with VCR for teaching purposes
• Blood pressure monitor on wheels
• Industrial weigh scale

Victoria Community Dialysis Facility
This self-care facility located on the corner of Quadra and Hillside provides care to patients living in Greater Victoria that are well enough that they don't need to be treated in the main renal unit at the Royal Jubilee Hospital.
• Transonic hemodialysis monitor package that measures discrepancies in blood-flow during hemodialysis that can help prevent emergency surgeries on the vascular access. This reduces hospital emergency surgeries and reduces patient anxiety. As technology changes, so does the need to upgrade this machine
• Tables used at individual dialysis stations
• Cordless phone upkeep and replacement
• Medical equipment not funded by medical/hospital unit budgets (ear thermometer, blood-pressure cuffs, privacy screens)
• Dialysis chairs, on going purchases, replacement, and repairs
• TVs for individual chairs (dialysis stations)
• Renal cook books
• Small appliances, including kettles and microwave ovens
• Site minders
• Brita water cooler
• Blood pressure cuffs and machines for patient home-use
• Cushions for Dialysis Chairs
• Ice machine
• TV's for individual patient stations maintained and upgraded on a ongoing basis
• Global dialysis book for patients
• New microwave
• Cordless phone
• Cushions, Kettle, and four overhead tables.

Duncan Dialysis Clinic
The Duncan self-care renal unit is located in the Cowichan District Hospital and serves patients in the Duncan area that are well enough that they do not need to be treated at Royal Jubilee Hospital (instead of Victoria).
• Medical equipment such as patient privacy screens, wheelchair, and dialysis chairs
• Unit furnishings, including tables
• Small appliances including coffee maker, microwave and toaster oven
• Major appliances (for example: refrigerator with icemaker)
• Dishes and cutlery used by patients
• Cordless phone, replacement and repairs
• TV at each dialysis chair
• Cushions for dialysis chairs
• site minders
• Side by side fridge with ice maker
• 3 blood pressure monitors
• Microwave

Nanaimo Community Dialysis Facility
This unit serves patients that are relatively well living in Central and North Vancouver Island.
• Assorted medical equipment including, blood-pressure cuffs, ear thermometers and patient site-minders
• Unit furnishings including tables, cots etc
• TV’s with VCR at each patient dialysis chair
• Braun hand-held blenders
• Site minders
• Blankets and cushions

Port Alberni Community Dialysis Facility
This unit serves patients that are relatively well living in the Port Alberni area.
• Cot and covers
• Dialysis chairs
• Braun hand-held blenders
• Site minders
• Cushions for dialysis chairs
• 6 more cushions ++


Cumberland Community Dialysis Facility
This unit serves patients that are relatively well living in the Comox/Courtenay area.
• Patient privacy screens
• Dialysis chairs
• Refrigerator with ice-maker and microwave ovens
• Small appliances including coffee maker, hand-held blender, microwave oven
• site minders
• Gel packs
• Brita water jug, cutlery
• TV at each dialysis chair
• 7 new TV's