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Montreal, April 25, 2012 – The Fondation du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the McGill University Health Centre Foundation (MUHC) announced today that Domtar is donating $1 million to their Joint Corporate Campaign. The funds will be used to support the redevelopment projects of the two academic healthcare institutions.

On June 15, 2012, a tribute concert for the late Kate McGarrigle, one of Canada’s most iconic folk singer-songwriters, will be held at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, as part of the Luminato Arts Festival. Kate’s family and friends, including her children Rufus and Martha Wainwright, and her sisters Anna and Jane, will be joined by special guests Emmylou Harris, Bruce Cockburn, Peggy Seeger, Robert Charlebois, and others for this very special evening.

The Montreal Chinese community will be hosting a special gala to support the McGill University Health Centre's Best Care for Life Campaign. This fundraising event is taking place on Saturday, May 12 and will play host to many distinguished members from Montreal’s Chinese community as well as the health and social services sector.

Watch all of the must-see moments from Dancing with the Docs with the evening’s official video! Relive your favourite performances from our 10 exceptional MUHC professionals and their partners.

Montreal, February 10, 2012 – The Fondation du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation today announced a $500,000 contribution from the law firm of Norton Rose Canada to the joint fundraising campaign in support of projects currently underway to modernize academic medicine in Montreal. The donation is the collective total raised by individual donations by the firm’s team, including lawyers, patent agents, and their colleagues.

Montreal, February 6, 2012 – Ten MUHC doctors amazed, thrilled and thoroughly entertained the 800-plus capacity crowd at the event held on February 4th at Métropolis.  The event raised $203,000 for the hospital’s Best Care for Life Campaign.

Montreal, January 31, 2012 – The Auxiliary of the Royal Victoria Hospital is pleased to announce a $1 million donation to the McGill University Health Centre’s (MUHC) Best Care for Life Campaign, making this the largest contribution in the Auxiliary’s 167-year history.

Montreal, January 23, 2012– The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation, the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Fondation du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) announced today that TD is donating $2 million to the Joint Corporate Campaign. The funds will be used to support the redevelopment projects of the two academic healthcare institutions.

On Sunday, December 11, Montrealers were treated to an exceptional evening of entertainment as the 2011 edition of the A Not So Silent Night: Christmas with the Wainwrights and McGarrigles concert was held at the St-Denis Theatre.

 RE$EARCH Infosource Inc., one of Canada's leading consulting firms, recently released its ranking of the top 40 Research Hospitals for 2011. The Research Institute of the MUHC (RI-MUHC) has claimed the fourth overall spot and the top spot in Quebec. The results were tallied based on research intensity, which includes both grants and contracts.

The McGill University Health Centre Foundation (MUHC) and the Montreal General Hospital Foundation announced today that Lundbeck Canada is contributing $250,000 over five years to The Best Care for Life Campaign, in support of the Mental Health Mission of the MUHC.

Montreal, October 5, 2011— National Bank is giving $8 million to the Joint Corporate Campaign of the Fondation du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the McGill University Health Centre Foundation (MUHC). Announced today, the donation will support the Montreal projects’ goals of enhancing academic medicine, including research. Both centres will be able to acquire state-of-the-art equipment and create ultramodern facilities so as to better meet current and future healthcare needs.

The Fondation du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the McGill University Health Centre Foundation (MUHCF) announced today a generous contribution of $8 million by the J. Armand Bombardier Foundation to the joint financing campaign being conducted by the two foundations among Quebec businesses. The amount will provide significant assistance to projects aimed at modernizing Montreal's academic hospital environment. The healthcare donation is the highest in the history of the J. Armand Bombardier Foundation, founded in 1965. Read more about Bombardier's significant gift to the MUHC Foundation.

When the MUHC purchased the aptly named DaVinci surgical robot, they knew they would be working with an exceptional piece of equipment. Both surgical specialists and patients alike are experiencing the benefits of this cutting-edge robot, funded in part by a generous donation from the Larry and Cookie Rossy Family Foundation. Read More...