Healthcare

Know your UHN heroes: Gianluca Sorrento

Organization: UHN Foundation
Location: Toronto, ON

Gianluca Sorrento is a scientific associate at UHN's Toronto Western Hospital. Join him for a glimpse behind the scenes of his daily work and what keeps him striving to do what's never been done for his patients.

Know your UHN heroes: Vanessa Ong

Organization: UHN Foundation
Location: Toronto, ON

Meet Vanessa Ong, a University Health Network physiotherapist who loves helping her Toronto Rehab patients achieve their goals and watching them get better.

Donor & advocate Marvi Ricker’s journey with UHN’s palliative care program

Organization: UHN Foundation
Location: Toronto, ON

For Marvi Ricker and her late husband John, palliative care wasn’t about death – it was a solution for a better life. Palliative care is often misunderstood as end-of-life care. In reality, it is a program which can be the key to improved quality of life for those living with a life-limiting illness. University Health Network (UHN) is leading the way in providing early integrated palliative care, no matter where a patient may be in the course of an illness.

A heart transplant saved Michelle's life

Organization: UHN Foundation
Location: Toronto, ON

After giving birth to her son, Michelle was given devastating news – she needed a heart transplant. Thanks to the life-saving care she received at UHN, she was there for his 17th birthday and is looking forward to his high school graduation.

Why I rally with Brendan Yhip

Organization: UHN Foundation
Location: Toronto, ON

Dov Markowich honours his care team after they saved his life

Organization: UHN Foundation
Location: Toronto, ON

Dov Markowich was working from home when a sudden cardiac emergency brought him to UHN for a life-saving surgery. To say thanks, Dov honoured his care providers through UHN Foundation’s Honour Your Hero program.

Meet Julie Quenneville, UHN Foundation's New CEO

Organization: UHN Foundation
Location: Toronto, ON

An exclusive peek into Julie Quenneville’s world as she discusses her move from Montreal to Toronto, her passion for philanthropy in health care, and life beyond the office!

Exposures: early days on the front lines of the pandemic

Organization: UHN Foundation
Location: Toronto, ON

In April 2022, the Bau Xi Gallery in Toronto hosted a curated art show entitled Exposures: early days on the front lines of the pandemic featuring artwork from UHN Emergency Medicine physicians, Drs. Megan Landes and Brant Slomovic exploring what life was like for our heroic healthcare workers during the pandemic.