We are part of our communities

We live and work in these communities. It’s important to us that we support the health of our communities.

Our WinWin50 provincial staff lottery gives AHS employees the option to buy tickets through payroll deduction. The 2016 edition of WinWin50 raised more than $2.2 million. Employees also get to designate their support to one of 96 healthcare sites in Alberta. Funds are also distributed to 44 local health foundations to improve care in the communities they serve.

There are 69 foundations and trusts affiliated with AHS, plus the United Way.

AHS’ 2016 United Way campaign brought in more than $400,000 to help reduce poverty and build stronger communities. Employee donations are used locally in the community where they live, to support healthy Albertans.

Highlights:

• North Zone raised more than $21,000 to surpass its $20,000 goal.
• Edmonton Zone received a grant of $28,000, matching donated dollars from the Edmonton Community Foundation.
• South Zone raised more than $13,000 to surpass its $10,000 goal.

Making a difference

Here’s a few of the successes urban, rural and regional foundations achieved with AHS support:

• Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation will provide $40 million over 10 years to fund children’s health research through the Women and Children’s Health Research Institute at the University of Alberta.
• Alberta Cancer Foundation’s 2015 Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer raised $7.8 million for cancer research, clinical trials and enhanced care for Albertans facing cancer. In all, 1,741 riders and hundreds more volunteers participated in the event that saw riders pedal 130 km a day.
• Medicine Hat and District Health Foundation funded an $800,000 central monitoring system for the emergency department at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. Staff can now monitor patients from each of the two nursing stations. The upgraded system also keeps electronic records of patient histories while the patient is in emergency.
• Windy Slopes Health Foundation raised $450,000 for renovations and enhancements. This makes the emergency department at the Pincher Creek Health Centre a more efficient, secure space for physicians, caregivers, patients and their families.
• Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation is the winner of the 2016 Citizenship Award from the Canadian Association of Pediatric Health Centres. The award recognizes the foundation’s ongoing commitment to the health and well-being of Canadian children and youth.
• Northern Lights Health Foundation funded an innovative Telehealth Nursery Project in partnership with the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton. It brings new medical services not previously available to children and their families in Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo.