There is a very small and determined group of healthcare practitioners who are finding ways to make a difference. They are saving lives and restoring hope. Their work is exciting and innovative. It has the potential to narrow the gap between the frontlines and the mainstream and improve the quality of care for millions of Canadians.

The solutions :

A laundromat in Calgary becomes the unlikely home of a thriving community centre.

A community in northeastern Manitoba, faced with the highest rate of serious kidney disease in Canada, become home to the country’s first remote, free-standing dialysis unit.

A student-led movement puts our next generation of healthcare providers into inner-city clinics in Vancouver, Edmonton and Saskatoon, taking their passion for learning and their compassion for the patient into the world outside their classroom.

These are only three of the many innovative and leading-edge solutions being developed on the frontlines of Canada’s healthcare system. Learn more