About
Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital (RUH) officially opened May 14, 1955, as the teaching hospital of the College of Medicine, and 66 years later remains a leader in provincial acute care and teaching.
A 400+ bed provincial hospital and center of excellence, RUH provides a comprehensive range of acute care and outpatient services and is home to dozens of departments and specialized services including the Saskatchewan Stroke Program, Saskatchewan Epilepsy Program, Saskatchewan Cerebrovascular Centre, a state-of-the-art new Adult Emergency including a level one trauma centre, The Leslie and Irene Dubé Centre for Mental Health, gynecology, cardiac and neurosurgery, respiratory, plastic surgery, orthopedics, oncology including Saskatchewan’s only Stem Cell Transplant Program, and advanced medical imaging in the Nutrien PET-CT Centre.
Royal University Hospital (RUH) Foundation was established in 1983, and has since raised and invested more than $163 million of donor funds into innovative research, education, and patient care priorities for health-care advancements at RUH.
RUH continues to enhance its programs and services through innovation, technology and research, ultimately improving patient outcomes. This provides a great opportunity for donors to support transformational care for patients and provide a difference in health care for the people of Saskatchewan. RUH Foundation continues to partner with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and College of Medicine to make this a reality.
Our Impact
Philanthropy has enormous impact by helping save lives at Royal University Hospital.
With financial support from all sectors of the community, RUH Foundation invests donor support to fund new technologies, medical research, innovation and professional education that contribute to life-changing care experienced every day by patients and their loved ones at RUH. Inspired by patient stories, the passion shown by RUH health-care teams, and by working together with people who share a vision of better health, the Foundation strengthens care delivered at RUH, improving the health and lives of Saskatchewan people.
Advances in health care is enormous. Every year, 60,000 patients come to Royal University Hospital for emergency life-saving care, and the number continues to grow. RUH is one of Saskatchewan’s leading hospitals, thanks in large part to donations from generous and caring individuals in our province. With continued support, we can continue to push the frontiers of what is possible in patient care, research and training. Every dollar counts. Every donor makes a difference.
