Local Philanthropist Ivy Tam Makes $100,000 Gift to Help Bring MRI Services to Delta Hospital

Long-time Ladner resident Ivy Tam has made a generous $100,000 gift to the Elevating Care: Bringing MRI to Delta Campaign, helping bring MRI services to Delta Hospital for the first time in its history. The donation brings the community one step closer to ensuring local residents can access advanced diagnostic imaging close to home. The campaign aims to raise $18 million to fund the MRI equipment and renovations required to establish MRI services at Delta Hospital.

Tam has called Ladner home for the past 17 years and has become a dedicated supporter of local healthcare through Delta Hospital and Community Health Foundation. Since first connecting with the Foundation in 2025, she has made a series of meaningful contributions to support patient care, including a $100,000 gift to the Beedie Long-Term Care Centre campaign and an additional donation to replace aging chairs in Delta Hospital’s Emergency Department.

For Tam, the decision to support the MRI campaign was rooted in a desire to help address a growing healthcare need in her community.

“I believe it is important to help when we can, especially when there is a need close to home,” said Tam. “Healthcare touches all of us at some point in our lives. Bringing MRI services to Delta will make a meaningful difference for patients and families, and I am pleased to play a small part in helping make it happen.”

Once operational, the new MRI service is expected to provide up to 10,000 scans annually and reduce the need for Delta residents to travel outside the community for diagnostic imaging appointments. Last year alone, more than 5,400 Delta residents travelled elsewhere for outpatient MRI services.

“Ivy’s generosity reflects the incredible spirit of our community,” said Lisa Hoglund, CEO of Delta Hospital and Community Health Foundation. “Her support of local healthcare has been both thoughtful and impactful, from long-term care and emergency care enhancements to now helping bring MRI services to Delta. We are deeply grateful for her commitment and leadership.”

The MRI project is a partnership between Fraser Health and Delta Hospital and Community Health Foundation. Fraser Health will oversee construction, staffing and operations, while the Foundation is responsible for raising the $18 million needed for equipment and renovations.

For more information about the Elevating Care: Bringing MRI to Delta Campaign or to support the project, visit dhchfoundation.ca/mritodelta.