I’m never surprised but always impressed when I reflect each year on the successes and advancements in health care made possible by the community of amazing donors and volunteers.

While we come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, we all unite with a passion to make care at and through the QEII Health Sciences Centre the best it can be — we are advancing the future of health care, together.

In a world that is constantly changing, we are grateful to you and those who understand the need to invest in health care, to take action and to drive change. Thank you for your part in continuing to make the QEII — Atlantic Canada’s largest and most specialized hospital — the best it can be.

Your enthusiasm to transform health care in our region is encouraging us to work even harder with our partners in government and Nova Scotia Health to bring new technologies, research and innovation to the QEII and set our hospital up for the next generation of healthcare needs. To date, more than $88 million has been raised through the We Are campaign, funding 32 life-changing priorities. Technology and services that will be game changers for us when we, or our loved ones, need them most.

Philanthropy makes all this possible. Over the last year, we welcomed and witnessed the new da Vinci Xi surgical robot transform once invasive surgeries into procedures that can be performed through small incisions and with a level of precision not possible with the human hand. We have invested in research to make health care more equitable for all Nova Scotians, no matter your gender, ethnicity or where you live.