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AMANDA FREELY
HOPE
IN ACTION
A message from Dr. Jodi Abbott, President and CEO of the University Hospital Foundation
hat do the words “hope is here”
mean to you?
If you know someone who
has received life-saving care at
the University of Alberta Hospital, I suspect those
words will have a deeply personal meaning. You
may even nod your head as you read them, as if to
express your agreement.
If you are a doctor, researcher or staff member who
works at one of the many buildings at the University
of Alberta Hospital, you are the reason or conduit
for that hope. You may feel a sense of pride and
accomplishment — as you should.
And if you are a donor to the University Hospital
Foundation, or one of our corporate or strategic partners,
supporting strides in research, care and prevention,
you should know that hope is HERE because of you.
What does that hope look like? I am so glad
you asked.
This issue of HERE magazine has it all, including
our first ever illustrated story (page 11) that tells a
narrative, in unique format, about kidney disease.
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We profile some of the people who fund the work
of our amazing health teams at the hospital and
researchers at the University of Alberta, including
Harold Roozen (page 18); Kim Mihalcheon of
Steel-Craft Door Products (page 30); and
representing the next generation of philanthropic
leaders in our community, Ken Rosenau, Rachel
Edwards and Daniel Charbonneau (page 8).
There is a feature on the music, poetry, paintings
and interactive activities that make the University
Hospital Foundation’s Arts in Health one of the
leading programs of its kind in North America.
Included in the article are dazzling photographs
of some of the artwork in our 2,000-plus piece art
collection, and two inspiring stories from hospital
patients who not only benefited from the presence
of art in the hospital, but upon reflection, see it as
a springboard to their recovery. To find out more
about the amazing healing powers of the arts, read
our story on page 23.
As always, thank you for reading about us. And
remember — hope is HERE.