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The #FoundationsOfGratitude campaign, launched today, encourages all Albertans to show their appreciation for healthcare workers and support staff during this challenging time by decorating their windows with hearts.
To all of the frontline service workers who are keeping the Royal Alexandra Hospital functioning during this critical time, we want you to know that we see you and we thank you.
On behalf of the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation thank you for the many kind and caring gestures of support for the men and women on the frontlines of care at our hospital. All of your kind words and well-wishes are inspiring.…
Donor support puts clinical trials in motion at uniquely positioned Royal Alex.
Edmonton, AB – April 8, 2020 marks the official tenth anniversary of the opening of the Lois Hole Hospital for Women and it comes at a time when the importance of healthcare facilities and healthcare workers has perhaps never been…
The Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation is changing leadership at the end of March 2020 with Andrew Otway's completion of his term as President and CEO; and current Vice President and COO Sharlene Rutherford named as his replacement…
In March of 2020 Andrew Otway exited his role as CEO, concluding an exceptional 23-year career with the Foundation.
The health and well-being of all of our donors and our community are important to us. A Covid-19 update on foundation business and events.
For those facing mental health or addiction, it can be tough to ask for help, but when they do patients must know there is someone there who can say I know what you are going through and I am here for you. Donors to the Royal Alexandra…
Ever wonder what exercise is best for your heart? Listen as CK Hui Heart Centre Cardiologist Dr. Ben Tyrrell shares his thoughts on heart-healthy exercise.
Doxycycline is an antibiotic medication used to treat bacterial infections. However, local research has discovered that taking a doxycycline pill can actually help reduce the size of a heart attack.
Physicians from around the world have been coming to the Royal Alexandra Hospital to study advances being made, and right in the thick of it is Dr. Benjamin Tyrrell. ''I have been lucky enough to be involved in many areas, hopefully…
"Cardiovascular health is important for everyone, regardless of your age, and I think that the Royal Alex and the CK Hui Heart Centre do an incredible job at providing cutting edge therapies to patients and their families."
When women are forced to spend days, weeks, and sometimes even months on bedrest in the hospital due to complications during their pregnancy it is not only their physical medical needs that need to be addressed. Caring for a patient's…
When mental health services are set up, the focus is naturally on the client. But there are often unaddressed stresses experienced by those closest to a person experiencing mental illness or addiction: their family.
“When I share with people that more women will die of lung cancer, nearly 70%, than breast cancer at 18% they are shocked. After his own lung cancer diagnosis Tim Monds is on a personal mission to spread awareness about the lung…
“I am so grateful to the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation for their support, and to Dr. Tyrrell and Dr. Cheung, not only for their training but their support as well. I never thought that this would happen and I am very thankful.”
“The Stollery Charitable Foundation has a long history of supporting the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation and we have faith and trust them to administer the projects that we fund.”
Gifts to the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation come in many shapes and sizes and are valued, appreciated and celebrated in our annual report. This year, however, we are doing things a little differently.
BRA Day Edmonton, hosted by the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation, in partnership with local reconstruction experts and the Canadian Cancer Society, is designed to help women with questions about breast reconstruction easily find…