WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT

6 – WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – March 19, 2008Do you remember the Queen?The Queen Elizabeth Hospital has been closed for many years,but its legacy lives on, and you may have helped.A few years prior to its official termination in August 1996 as one of our Community’svital care-giving facilities, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) asked its Foundation(QEHF) to raise funds for the expansion and improvement of the Hospital’smany services. You might have donated to this cause. With the closure of the QEHapplication was made to redirect the Foundation’s resources. Accordingly the QEHFhas continued to remain involved in our health care institutions with particularemphasis on those that received patients from the QEH.Initially the QEHF was a principal supporter of the Queen Elizabeth Health Complexopened within the buildings of the Hospital. This support was an integral part of thesuccess of this valuable addition to the neighbourhood.With the assistance of McGill University the QEHF established a Chair in PediatricAnesthesiology, thus enabling critical research to be done in conjunction with theMontreal Children’s Hospital.A lead contribution helped establish the state-of-the-art St. Mary’s Hospital CommunityCancer Care Centre, opened February 1, 2008.The QEHF transferred the remaining assets by way of endowment to the Foundationof Greater Montreal. The income from this endowment allows the Foundation to fund,annually, contributions to teaching hospitals associated with McGill University. Thesefunds form valuable additions to the successful operation of the eight designatedrecipients.This information is provided to thank once again the many donors who generouslycontributed to the Queen. Your donations continue to provide a reminder of thegoodwill you felt toward a Hospital that set the standard for so many values ofcommunity service and spirit.Advertisement