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Fall 2026
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2026 marks 30 years for Calgary Health Foundation. But as much as we’ve achieved, demand on the healthcare system rises. The need for acute care beds, specialist appointments, and primary care spots is at an all-time high nationwide. Calgary’s greater metropolitan area is predicted to reach two million people before the turn of the decade. The City of Calgary’s population alone has grown nearly 20 per cent over the past five years. Combined with an aging population, this growth is placing increasing pressure on healthcare. And yet, this growth also inspires innovation from the physicians,
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researchers, and healthcare leaders working to improve patient care. Through philanthropy, Calgary Health Foundation helps accelerate these ideas to bring transformative treatments, technologies, facilities, and programs to patients sooner. Together with donors, we are helping turn healthcare breakthroughs into real-world solutions that will strengthen care today and for generations. One recent example includes donors who invested toward one of Canada’s first comprehensive women’s cardiovascular health clinics at South Health Campus (see page 10). The clinic is at the core of a larger network offering advanced, accessible cardiac care to women. Another is the donor who saw the need for a state-of-the-art scanner, one that can visualize the tiniest heart vessels, and gave to help Calgary acquire one. That vital equipment will meet the urgent need for improved heart disease diagnosis in women. Or consider our 2,000-plus monthly donors who collectively contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, funding cutting-edge technology, programs, and life-saving equipment. Another first for Calgary is the upcoming dedicated seniors’ emergency department pod. Catalyzed by a donor gift, the new space at South Health Campus will cater to the specific needs of older patients in terms of design, environment, and coordination of geriatric emergency medicine. Together, we are working to place Calgary at the forefront of care in Canada. Our city is recognized as one where some of the biggest and brightest in medicine come to work and train. We attract and retain these specialists in part by acquiring the most innovative tools. In partnership with our partners and donors, we can build on this reputation of healthcare excellence and catapult Calgary to become Canada’s most progressive, efficient, and patient-centered healthcare hub — and continue this drive for the next 30 years. Enjoy this issue of Breakthroughs to learn more about the projects and generous donors shaping the future of healthcare in Calgary.
ART DIRECTOR Veronica Cowan PHOTOGRAPHER Jared Sych CONTRIBUTORS Alicia L’Archevêque, Kendra Horosko, Kimberley McNeil, Karin Olafson, Olivia Piché CEO, CO-OWNER Roger Jewett PRESIDENT, CO-OWNER Käthe Lemon VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS Meredith Bailey
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Breakthroughs [ Fall 2026 ]
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