Success Stories

Every day at Royal University Hospital we meet people whose lives have been turned upside down in a single moment — a diagnosis they never expected, a brain tumour.

Lorna Clarke was in peak health when her heart problems started.

Having a loved one in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) can be one of the hardest times a family will ever face.

Dr. Amit Persad aspires to be one of the world’s best brain surgeons. In an era of rapidly evolving medical technology, this task requires
innovative life-saving treatments. Dr. Persad wants to provide patients with these options here in Saskatchewan at Royal University Hospital (RUH).

Thanks to the generosity of donors Jim and Lisa Yuel, Royal University Hospital (RUH) is now home to life-saving prostate cancer imaging that is setting new standards in diagnosis and care.

When it comes to complex and life-saving surgeries, Royal University Hospital (RUH) is setting the standard for excellence, innovation, and world-class care.

For families navigating epilepsy, access to advanced treatment is life-changing. At Royal University Hospital, a state-of-the-art neurosurgical stereotactic robot can make specialized care more accessible for patients whose seizures don’t respond to medication. This means fewer families will have to leave the province—or country—for surgery. For parents like Lori and Greg Newman, whose son Luke […]

Pulmonary Embolism. A blood clot in my lung creating havoc with my heart. When I heard these words, I was shocked and terrified. My name is Patty Timmerman and in August of 2024, I was suddenly and unexpectedly a cardiac patient. Royal University Hospital’s Electrophysiology (EP) Lab team members—the “electricians” of the heart—need your help […]

For Bob Steane, former Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Cameco, philanthropy wasn’t only about a financial donation to improve our community, it was a passion he embraced with hands-on enthusiasm. Whether making a lead donation for the newest generation of interventional imaging at Royal University Hospital, volunteering at the Lighthouse, serving breakfast at […]

Royal University Hospital Foundation and BHP are pleased to announce a $1 million donation from BHP that will transform the way the most utilized diagnostic procedure—X-ray imaging—is done at Royal University Hospital (RUH).