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Ronald & Irene Ward Foundation $1.6M Donation Creates New Labs for Pediatric Brain Injury Research
New research to help children suffering from brain injuries such as severe head trauma, concussion and stroke is now underway at the University of Calgary-Alberta Health Services’ Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute for Child and Maternal Health (ACHRI)

$15 Million Gift from Riddell Family
The gift, made in memory of Vi Riddell who was a nurse at the Alberta Children’s Hospital, will help to create the Vi Riddell Children’s Pain & Rehabilitation Centre.

Stan and Marge Owerko Donate $5 Million to help kids
 Calgary Family Champions Brain Health

Pint-sized philanthropists raise $340,000 for kids at the Alberta Children's Hospital
 Kids Helping Kids” party celebrates the generosity of young people in our community.

Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation Welcomes New Child Ambassador!
Meet our 2012 Champion Child part of Champions presented by Walmart Canada - Aiden

Researchers Discover Gene for Rare Disorder!
Alberta Children’s Hospital researchers have discovered a gene that has eluded scientists for more than 60 years.

Encana Donates $500,000 for New Pediatric Simulation Lab!
Like flight simulation for pilots, patient simulation is crucial in helping health professionals and students build the skills required to excel under pressure during life-and-death medical emergencies involving children.

Trican Donates $5 Million to Fight Childhood Cancer!
$5-million gift will be directed specifically to two areas in which our childhood cancer team is nationally recognized: Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT) and Novel Therapies.



 

Edwards Family NICU to be built at the Alberta Children’s Hospital
$5-million gift from local philanthropists, Heather and N. Murray Edwards to help southern Alberta's most critically-ill newborn babies.

Teaming up to fight childhood cancer!
$1.3 million gift from Cenovus Energy to help experts at the
Alberta Children’s Hospital in the fight against childhood cancer.
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New Hope for Children with Mental Health Disorders
Cuthbertson & Fischer Chair in Pediatric Mental Health – First in Alberta!
(pdf 64.7KB) 



Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation introduces new Child Ambassador
Please welcome Sienna our 2010 Children's Miracle Network
Champion Child for the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation! (PDF, 38 KB)
 


World-renowned Neurologist Recruited to Calgary!
Dr. Jong Rho to help children with injury and illness of the brain at
the Alberta Children's Hospital (PDF, 46.2 MB)

Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta
gives the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation a $2.5 million dollar gift
to fight Childhood Cancer (PDF, 30.4 MB)

CN Canadian Women's Open raises a record $1.6 million
forthe Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation (PDF, 63KB)

Kinsmen Children’s Hospital Home Lotto to Support State-of-the-art
Technology at the Alberta Children's Hospital (PDF, 129KB)

A Canadian First:
State-of-the-Art Technology Makes Surgery Safer for Kids (PDF, 93KB)