Calgary Health Foundation is a community-based charity raising funds to advance our city’s healthcare. We are a driving force propelling healthcare advancements and improving lives. Through collaboration, philanthropy, and strategic investment, we enable new levels of excellence across the entire healthcare system. All with a view to enhance outcomes and build healthier communities.

Online, through mail or at one of our offices in each of our hospitals.

We are appreciative of every donation we receive and do our best to ensure that each dollar goes towards improving our healthcare. Gifts can be given to Calgary Health Foundation or to a particular hospital or unit.

Foothills Medical Centre, Rockyview General Hospital, South Health Campus and Peter Lougheed Centre. We also support all 12 Carewest facilities and numerous Community facilities including Sheldon Chumir and Richmond Road Diagnostic & Treatment Centre.

Spotlight specialties at each hospital:

Foothills Medical Centre

• Foothills Medical Centre Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Critical Care – Adult Intensive Care (Neuro, Trauma, Coronary, and Cardiovascular), High-Risk Labour & Delivery
• Specialty Women’s Health
• Burn Unit

Rockyview General Hospital

• Ophthalmology
• Gastrointestinal (GI) and Genitourinary (GU)
• Seniors’ Health
• Mental Health Services
• Orthopedics

Peter Lougheed Centre

• Vascular Surgery
• Limb Preservation Clinic
• Mental Health and Addiction Services
• Alberta Kidney Care
• Pediatrics
• Complex Disease Management

South Health Campus

• Wellness Centre
• Wellness Kitchen
• Maternity and Wellness
• Pediatric Emergency
• Dementia Care
• Gastroenterology Outpatient Program
• Hepatology Outpatient Progra
• Home Parenteral Therapy Program (HPTP)
• Surgical Program
• Transition Services 

Carewest

• Chronic Complex Care
• Equal (Enabling Quality of Living)
• Seniors’ Care
• Mental Health Care for adults with complex behaviours
• Supportive living

Community Health Centres

The following are just two examples of the community health centres supporting our community.

Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre (SMCHC)

• Urgent and outpatient care
• Provides 24/7 medical care non-life-threatening injury or illness
• General Radiography (X-Ray) and Computed Tomography
• Wound Centre
• Calgary Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Clinic
• Calgary Sexual & Reproductive Health Clinic
• Communicable Disease Control
• Immunization Clinic
• Public Health Clinic
• Addiction and Mental Health – Opioid Dependency Program
• Elbow River Healing Lodge
• Central Teaching Clinic (CTC), University of Calgary, Faculty of Family Medicine

Richmond Road Diagnostic and Treatment Centre (RRDTC)

• Rheumatology Clinic
• Calgary Eating Disorder Program
• Chronic Pain Centre
• Dermatology Clinic
• General Radiography (X-Ray) and Computed Tomography
• Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program
• Alberta Healthy Living Program
• Grief Support Program
• Diabetes Centre – Endocrinology & Metabolism Program
• Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program
• Community Assessment Consultation Service – Child and Adolescent Addiction and Mental Health Specialized Services

We have two lotteries, Foothills Hospital Home Lottery and Hospital Home Lottery.

• Foothills Hospital Home Lottery supports us in raising funds for Foothills Medical Centre.
• Hospital Home Lottery supports us in raising funds for Rockyview General Hospital, Peter Lougheed Centre, and South Health Campus.

Proceeds from these lotteries enable new levels of excellence across the entire healthcare system.

For more information on Foothills Hospital Home Lottery, go to: https://www.foothillshospitalhomelottery.com/

For more information on Hospital Home Lottery, go to: https://calgaryhospitalhomelottery.com/

Yes. You will receive a tax receipt for one-time donations of $20 or more by email in 3-5 business days. Tax receipts for monthly donations are sent monthly as well.

We encourage you to first consider an undesignated donation, which gives us the flexibility to give funds in the areas of greatest need. However, if you do decide to designate your donation to a specific area, we can make sure your donation goes to the area you want it to.
 
The Foundation applies a fee of 10 percent to all designated donations. The 10 percent fee significantly enhances our capacity to raise and grant funds for the highest priority needs within our healthcare community. It further enables us to cover essential administrative costs such as stewardship, granting, and reporting, ensuring the sustainability of our operations.

This administrative fee gives Calgary Health Foundation flexibility in strategic investments, giving increased flexibility for charitable disbursements. This fee is aligned with industry standards which means 90% of restricted funds will go directly to charitable disbursements.

If you need to make a change or cancel your monthly donation, contact us at: give@calgaryhealthfoundation.ca or call (403)943-0615.

If you’re interested on running an event, please contact Heather Innes, Director, Community Engagement & Donor Relations at heather.innes@calgaryhealthfoundation.ca.

To update your contact information, please email: fundraising@calgaryhealthfoundation.ca.

We work with two telemarketing agencies, Public Outreach and Frontline Fundraising to conduct thank you and fundraising calling. If you are concerned about the call’s legitimacy, please reach out to us and we will confirm any ongoing campaigns.

We’re always looking for volunteers to help make a difference in our community! If you’re interested in volunteering, fill out the volunteer form here.

Yes. We would like to thank you and also ensure that your gift is properly recognized and that we understand specifically where you want your gift to go. We are genuinely moved when a donor’s last wishes include Calgary Health Foundation. We are committed to fulfilling your wishes. Making a bequest is easy and you don’t need to re-write an existing will to add a charitable gift. For more information on an estate gift, click here.