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On this Truth and Reconciliation Day, let us all pause, reflect and acknowledge the truth of the past, and together help to shape a better future.

Our fall newsletter is out! It is filled with stories about the impact and generosity demonstrated by so many people in our community, who are committed to helping us improve the care for patients across southern Saskatchewan. You can read it now at: hrf.sk.ca/getattachment/…

Thank you to Lumsden’s Over the Hill Orchards for hosting their Ladybug Picnic Festival. It was a fun day in their orchard benefitting the Mother Baby Unit in the Rawlco Centre for Mother Baby Care, at Regina’s General Hospital, in memory of Sally Elliott.

Kelly Doka, a 70-year-old farmer and cancer survivor from the Kipling area, has first-hand experience in our catheterization labs at the Mosaic Heart Centre, in Regina’s General Hospital. Read his incredible story: hrf.sk.ca/Why-Give/Our-S…

September is NICU Awareness Month! Every year, about 500 babies from across southern Saskatchewan need specialized care in our NICU, at the Regina General Hospital. THANK YOU McDonald’s in Yorkton and Melville for raising funds in support of our most vulnerable, tiniest patients.

We are live! Discover all the incredible prizes you could win in the Hospitals of Regina Foundation Home Lottery! Your support helps us make better lives for the people of Saskatchewan. Get your tickets today for your chance to win! hrfhomelottery.com

Our new $2.5 million Cardiac Care Campaign is set to further enhance the level of cardiac care for the people of southern Saskatchewan. Thanks to the generosity of Municipal Hail Insurance, your gift will be matched up to $1 million!

Wishing all our southern Saskatchewan community a wonderful Labour Day!

6 Saskatchewan hospital foundations help fund the province’s first Diagnostic Sonography Program. Training local technicians will add capacity to the system and help keep up with the high demand for ultrasound technicians. @HRF helped lobby for the program and is providing $100K.

Get your passes now for the first annual Sweet Escape Fest, an all ages music festival on the Labour Day long weekend (Aug. 30 & 31)! $5 from each event pass sold will be donated to Hospitals of Regina Foundation. Come out and support great local health care while having fun!

Last year, the Foundation committed more than $500,000 to increase the capacity of our Trauma/Burn Unit at the Regina General Hospital by 50 per cent. We are grateful for the generous support of $50,000 from the Saskatchewan Professional Firefighters and Paramedics Burn Fund.

Did you know the Hospitals of Regina Foundation Gift Shop, at Regina’s General Hospital, provides delivery for patients on most store items? If you have a friend currently admitted at RGH, you can simply give the gift shop a call at (306) 766-4273 to make your purchase

Over the Hill Orchards & Winery will be hosting its second annual Ladybug Picnic Festival on Aug. 24. This is an event you won’t want to miss! Enjoy a picnic in the beautiful Lumsden valley and release some ladybugs into the orchard, all while supporting the Mother Baby Unit.

Thank you to the John Deere Foundation for the donation of $25,000 towards our Cardiac Care Campaign. Because of donors like the John Deere Foundation, we are investing $2.5 million to upgrade our second Cardiac Catheterization Lab in the Regina General Hospital.

Every parent dreams of welcoming a healthy baby into their world. Holly and Lee Forsberg were no different. Unfortunately, their son, and later their daughter, were both born needing life-saving care in Regina’s NICU. youtu.be/94MnHblTyWk

We are thrilled to introduce the recipient of The Dr. Chris Ekong Neuro Spine Fellowship, Dr. Babatunde Abiola. Thanks to the C. & J. Ekong Charitable Foundation, this fellowship was established with HRF, the Division of Neurosurgery at RGH and the College of Medicine at USask.

Each year, 500+ babies need care in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Rawlco Centre for Mother Baby Care, at the Regina General Hospital. Thank you to the Eric Calibaba Memorial Golf Tournament, for raising funds to support the best care possible for our smallest patients.

We are grateful to Young’s Equipment for their generous gift of $100,000 in support for our Cardiac Care Campaign, which will be matched by Municipal Hail Insurance. Join them in supporting our community and donate today: hrf.akaraisin.com/ui/MHIcardiacc…

Our new $2.5 million Cardiac Care Campaign will enhance the level of cardiac care for the people of southern Saskatchewan. Thanks to the generosity of Municipal Hail Insurance, your gift to this campaign will be matched up to $1 million! Donate today at: hrf.akaraisin.com/ui/MHIcardiacc…

Happy Saskatchewan Day!