Royal University Hospital officially opened on Saturday, May 14, 1955, during a public ceremony officiated by then-Premier Tommy Douglas. The seven-wing, seven-storey hospital took eight years to build. The opening of RUH fulfilled a huge need in the province: 1. A first-class hospital facility with diagnostic equipment and laboratories was now linked with the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine to deliver a comprehensive health program. 2. A partnership between training and healthcare was in place to create the most important medical centre in the province, one which would raise the standard of medical treatment throughout Saskatchewan. Within Saskatoon Health Region, Royal University Hospital serves as a leader in providing acute-care services for the province. The hospital serves as the main trauma centre for the entire province, houses many maternal and child services, neurosurgery and cardiovascular surgery, oncology including Saskatchewan’s only Stem Cell Transplant Program, PET-CT Centre, and cardiology, oncology, and respirology departments. RUH Foundation was established in 1983, and has since raised and invested more than $115 million of donor funds into innovative research, education, and patient care priorities for healthcare advancements at RUH. Working together with donors and medical teams, we are saving lives. RUH continues to enhance its programs and services through innovation, technology and research, ultimately improving patient outcomes. This provides a great opportunity for donors to support transformational care for patients and provide a difference in healthcare for the people of Saskatchewan. The RUH Foundation continues to partner with the Saskatoon Health Region to make that happen. The RUH Foundation creates excellence in health care by raising funds that anticipate and respond to needs for innovative research, education, and patient care at Royal University Hospital.