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Welcome to the New Thomas Kevill Advanced Vitreoretinal Imaging Lab  A cutting-edge research space for retinal diseases has been established by and named after a grateful patient who made three donations in the past two years to support the work of Dr. Varun Chaudhary and his team at the Hamilton…

Opening Up 2025 – Register Today for the January 31st Event  Join us virtually from 11am – 2pm on Friday, January 31st for the Opening Up forum, hosted by the Women’s Health Concerns Clinic at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, which specializes in perinatal, premenstrual and perimenopausal mental health, supporting women and…

Two Benefit Concerts in Memory of John Cappelli Raise over $60,0000 for Schizophrenia and Community Integration Services at St. Joe’s  On September 6, 2024, Adam Cappelli hosted an outdoor benefit concert in his backyard to honour his late brother, John Cappelli and raise funds for the Schizophrenia and Community Integration…

Celebrating 10 Years of the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research This story was originally written by Jamie Bennett of The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton On November 21, 2024, the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research celebrated its 10-year anniversary since its inception in 2014. The celebration included presentations from faculty…

Wanda’s Way of Giving Back An Estate Gift of Nearly One Million Dollars Supports Two Kidney Care Programs at St. Joe’s Wanda Marie Jakubowicz was born with polycystic kidney disease, a genetically inherited condition that causes clusters of cysts to develop on the kidneys, gradually making them lose their ability…

St. Joe’s 27th Annual Gala Raises $750,000 for Robotic Surgery On Saturday, November 2, 2024, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation hosted our 27th annual gala at LiUNA Station, entitled Art, Science & Innovation of da Vinci. Thanks to the creative vision of the Gala Committee, and expertly curated by Co-Chairs Joe and…

St. Joe’s Foundation Re-Accredited Under Imagine Canada Standards St. Joe’s Foundation Hamilton is excited to announce that we have been re-accredited under Imagine Canada’s Standards Program. We first received accreditation in 2013 and 10 years later, we’re still committed to meeting 73 rigorous standards spanning areas such as fiscal management, transparency…

A Mental Health Morning, featuring Dr. Samra Zafar, Raises Over $45,000 for Care at St. Joe’s Thank you to everyone who joined us earlier today for A Mental Health Morning – presented by ArcelorMittal Dofasco. With thanks to the support of our guests, sponsors and speakers, today’s event raised over…

Support from Sun Life to Fund Research into New Mental Health Treatments for Women Living with Trauma A new donation of over $200,000 made by Sun Life is earmarked towards two research projects investigating novel treatments to support the mental health of women who have experienced trauma and are affected…

Sunday Morning Fever Raises $22,000 for Kidney Care St. Joe’s On Sunday, September 28th kidney transplant recipient Saverina Scozzari celebrated her 27th birthday in style. She and 80 of her closest family and friends gathered at the C Hotel by Carmen’s for Sunday Morning Fever – a weekend morning dance party featuring…