What we do
Bruyère Health is Eastern Ontario’s leading health organization specializing in aging, rehabilitation, and care for those with multiple complex medical conditions.
We bring together compassionate, person-centred care with world-class research to maximize quality of life for those we care for and their loved ones.
Bruyère Health has a proven history of addressing gaps in our health system with compassion, innovation, and courage.
Today, as an academic health sciences centre, we are training the next generation of health professionals to see—and take action on —creating a better health system for all.
We provide bilingual care across four campuses: Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital and Élisabeth Bruyère Residence in the Byward Market area; Saint-Vincent Hospital in Centretown; Saint-Louis Residence and Bruyère Village in Orleans, and now Greystone Village, a transitional care unit in Ottawa East.
The Bruyère Health Research Institute’s work leads to constant innovation in the services we provide with a focus on providing care that promotes independence.
The Foundation’s volunteer board of directors and professional staff are responsible for inspiring donations from the community to enhance patient and resident care at Bruyère Health.
In 2023-24, the Foundation contributed $1.8-million on behalf of our community of donors to support Bruyère Health’s top priorities.
The most significant accomplishment this year was the completion of our $6-million Celebrating Life at Every Stage campaign which enabled the construction of the new William and Maureen Shenkman Palliative Care Unit at Bruyère Health’s Saint-Vincent Hospital. The unit opened in June 2023, and staff and patients and the community now have a modern facility befitting those in their final stage of life.
In addition, nearly $1-million was contributed to acquire state-of-the-art equipment so that Bruyère Health’s exceptional staff have the tools they require to provide the best possible care to their patients.
Gifts made through estates continue to be an important source of support for Bruyère Heath. We are grateful to those who have chosen to include Bruyère Health in their estate plans and to those who carefully administer their wishes.
How you can help
As a donor, every time you choose to give, it helps Bruyère Health fulfill its daily goal – to make life better for our patients, their loved ones, and our care teams. Each year, Bruyère Health establishes fundraising priorities for the Foundation based on the most pressing requirements to ensure patients receive the very best care.
Your gift provides patients and residents with the compassionate, innovative medical care they need to rehabilitate and thrive and supports all the great work of Bruyère Health.
- Imagine the difference you can make in someone’s life:
- You can help a stroke survivor rebuild their future
- Help a retired nurse who is given only months to live to make the most of her remaining time
- Support a husband in getting the best care for his wife who has memory loss
These are real people in our community – your neighbors, friends, and family members – who you can help with your generous gift to the Bruyère Health Foundation.
To find out more about other ways to make an impact, including legacy giving, gifts of securities, life insurance, and more, please contact our team of fundraising professionals at 613- 562-6319 or foundation@bruyere.org.
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