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September 20, 2023

Did a doctor, nurse, or other staff member at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) make a difference to you or a loved one? The Hero Project provides a meaningful way for you to express your gratitude – and pay it forward via the JGH Foundation.

August 8, 2023

The JGH’s Hospital@Home program allows some patients to complete their hospitalization at home while being constantly monitored by the virtual care team.

“Donor support was crucial in allowing us to get Hospital@Home off the ground quickly, rather than waiting for government funding,” said Erin Cook, Director of Quality, Transformation, Evaluation, Value, Ethics and Virtual Care.

July 4, 2023

Dr. Gerald Batist is enthusiastic when he talks about projects of the cancer research team he heads as Director of the Segal Cancer Centre at the JGH.

“We’re making progress on all fronts,” he said. “We’re able to diagnose cancers earlier, we can do liquid biopsies using just blood samples to learn the DNA of tumours, and we have new targeted treatments and ways to deliver them. There are many exciting projects we are working on.”

June 5, 2023

The JGH is the home to an innovative program to help scleroderma patients called the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN), led by psychologist Dr. Brett Thombs. Dr. Marie Hudson is a member of the SPIN steering committee and works closely with the program, though her focus as a rheumatologist is on medical research into treating the disease.

May 11, 2023

To mark Leave a Legacy Month in Canada, two generous supporters of the JGH explain why they’ve planned legacy gifts and why others should too.

“Planned giving is crucial to sustain the JGH’s growth and longevity,” said Donna Levy Kane, a JGH Foundation donor.

April 5, 2023

The hemodialysis unit at the JGH has grown steadily over the years that Dr. Mark Lipman, the JGH Chief of Nephrology and Associate Physician-in-Chief, has been at the hospital.

 “The support we receive from the JGH Foundation is absolutely critical,” he said.

March 9, 2023

“Care Everywhere.” Those two simple words represent the current strategy of the JGH and its associated healthcare network.

For Dr. Lawrence Rudski, the JGH’s Director of the Azrieli Heart Centre and Medical Director of Virtual Care, the words guide a large part of his team’s innovative work at the hospital, much of which has been made possible through donations to the JGH Foundation.

February 14, 2023

Since 2021, the JGH’s donor-funded Command Centre has provided a panoramic view of what’s happening throughout the JGH’s healthcare network.

“The Command Centre is a game-changer,” said Dr. Shannon Fraser, Medical Director of the Command Centre and Head of General Surgery at the JGH.

January 11, 2023

The current challenges in the JGH’s Emergency Department (ED) – which has approximately 84,000 visits a year – are very real. But the comparatively high standard of care is partially the result of community support in the form of donations to the JGH Foundation.

“It’s our donors who bring us to the highest level,” said Dr. Marc Afilalo, Director of the ED.

December 2, 2022

In 2023, the JGH Foundation is on the cusp of publicly launching a major multi-year fundraising campaign with an unprecedented fundraising goal. The centrepiece of this campaign is a transformational digital health initiative inspired by the notion of “Care Everywhere”.

"We don’t believe the status quo is in the best interests of patients,” said Bram Freedman, President and CEO of the JGH Foundation.