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Health and homelessness: Understanding the stats, barriers to care and solutions (Healthing)
People experiencing homelessness are subject to higher rates of health declines due to lack of access to care.
UHN’s peer support program targets repeat ER patients (Toronto Today)
Last year 51 patients with no fixed address showed up at Toronto emergency departments a total of 3,300 times
Fundraising for University Health Network’s largest capital project to date (Globe and Mail)
From The Globe and Mail's National Philanthropy Day Report.
Pitching in: Promoting heart health and funding research into heart failure with Test Your Limits (Globe and Mail)
The organizers: Dale Shippam and Heather Ross | The pitch: Launching Test Your Limits | The cause: To raise money for research into heart failure
UHN Foundation celebrates Thank You Thursday with photo essay by Christopher Wahl (Globe and Mail)
Portraits of Giving showcases the extraordinary donors who are helping UHN reimagine health care
Portraits of Giving: Photographer Christopher Wahl Captures the Spirit of Generosity in New Photo Series (Zoomer)
Renowned portrait photographer Christopher Wahl may be best known for capturing some of the world’s most famous cultural icons with his lens. But it’s the photos that allow him to highlight the extraordinary characteristics in everyday people that tend to resonate with him most.
Where Toronto photographer Christopher Wahl goes for the city’s best oysters, a world class wine list and insanely good chicken (Toronto Star)
Inspired by this collective generosity and the care his family is currently experiencing through the University Health Network for his daughter’s lifelong health condition, Wahl is releasing a portrait series highlighting the many faces of philanthropy and their incredible impact on how we’re able to look after one another. “I hope to show that everyone, no matter the size of their donation, can play a vital role in advancing health care in our city,” he says. “The world is a beautiful place — let’s all take care of each other.”
How Philanthropy is Building UHN’s New Surgical Tower (Foundation Magazine)
At University Health Network (UHN), we’re shaping the future of healthcare through a bold vision: a state-of-the-art surgical tower that will redefine patient-centered care and surgical innovation. This ambitious $1.1B capital project – the largest in UHN’s history – will be a pivotal addition to UHN, a beacon of hope for patients and their families, a symbol of excellence in Canadian health care, and a testament to the power of philanthropy.
The Influentials 2024 (Toronto Life)
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
ATN Attends UHN’s Diwali Gala (ATN)
UHN Foundation hosted the 12th annual UHN Diwali – A Night to Shine, on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Beanfield Centre - ATN was there!