Donors and supporters, like you, play a key role in advancing research and innovation. By generously raising funds for the Hospital, you make it possible for our team members to conduct research projects with the aim of ultimately improving treatment and care for the thousands of people in our communities who come to our Hospital for care every year.

This edition of ACTION — our twice annual publication highlighting our work in Innovation and Research — takes us back 20 years to the humble beginnings of our research team, when we began conducting our first clinical trial in oncology, made possible by the opening of the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre.

As a nurse, Leaha Beattie-Palmer is aware of the signs and symptoms of a stroke. She also knows how important it is to take immediate action to help a patient experiencing a stroke, in order to improve recovery outcomes. And still, her experience caught her by surprise.