The Art of Hope

Sienna4-year-old Sienna is a real chatterbox! She especially loves talking

about “her” hospital - where she spent her first two years and where

brain surgeons were able to save her life using high-tech equipment

funded by the community.

There is an art in caring for sick children.

We know that knowledge and optimism create hope. What lifts that hope into a higher realm are incredible people – people like you – who add warmth, passion and vibrancy into the big picture of child health. We are tremendously grateful to our donors who – even in uncertain economic times - so generously invest their hard-earned money into the crucial research, programs and high-tech equipment that advance pediatric healthcare. Thank you for leading by example and motivating others in our community to join in your kindness.

To our volunteers who enthusiastically offer their energy and talent in countless ways - at events, in our office and at our Boardroom table, we know how precious your time is and we appreciate every minute of it. Of course, the more than 80,000 kids and families who rely on care from our hospital every year are our inspiration. Their courage and grace in the face of often unimaginable struggles help us add perspective into our lives, simply by considering theirs.

Alongside each family fighting for the health of a child out of necessity is a team of professionals who fight for thousands of young lives...by choice. The therapist who makes a game out of re-learning how to walk, the nurse who stays after shift to reassure a nervous mom, the housekeeping staff who remember kids by name, the researcher who dedicates years to finding a less toxic cancer drug, and the doctors and surgeons who share with families tears of joy and sorrow – they choose to help all of our kids as if they were their own…every single day.

Together, all of you - donors, volunteers, families and health care providers - take pediatric medicine beyond the science and into an art form: the Art of Hope. For everyone involved, it’s personal…and it shows.

This report is dedicated to you. We hope you take personal pride in reading about some recent successes - highlights and new sights made possible at our hospital and research institute over the past two years because of your commitment and support. Thank you for making the Alberta Children’s Hospital a reflection of our community’s character… and for valuing children as the masterpieces that they are.

Sincerely,

Saifa Koonar President & CEO

Jim TruesdaleChair

SaraWhen 7-year-old Sara was hit by a truck last year, her story made the

headlines. Today, thanks to the team at the Alberta Children’s Hospital,

she is skating her way back into the spotlight.

Imagine being handed a baby whose heart has stopped and your job is to revive him.

Most people would be overwhelmed by the pressure. Thankfully, our specialists have

a different view.

They know that every year one out of four children in Calgary – and thousands more

from across the province – needs their help. 59,000 times, those kids are rushed into

Emergency. Thousands of them require specialized care for hours, days or weeks. And

over 900 are admitted to Intensive Care with life-threatening illnesses or injuries so

serious they demand second-by-second critical care in the fight to keep them alive.

With faster metabolisms, less blood and fluid reserves and a higher sensitivity to

changes in body temperature, a child’s condition can rapidly change from stable to

life-threatening, making him or her more vulnerable than an adult in a medical crisis.

Specialists at the Alberta Children’s Hospital understand these unique susceptibilities

and accept the responsibility of caring for children to make a difference in their

young lives.

Thanks to community support, our team provides exceptional care in

comprehensive emergency medicine. Our experts are recognized nationally for

particular strengths in human patient simulation training, trauma, and knowledge

translation. In addition, our hospital is home to one of the foremost pediatric

emegency medicine researchers in North America.

With your help, our specialists are now ready to become national leaders in all areas

essential to critical care - including acute care, surgery, resuscitation and prevention.

By doing so, the quality of care for our sickest children will significantly increase, the

severity and frequency of long-term affects will decrease and the implementation

of best practices and treatments required to improve child health and safety in our

community will improve overall.

LIFE-SAVING CARE

As with art, working in pediatric medicine is all about Perspective.

• Becoming an international leader in saving the lives of babies with intestinal

failure. As a founder of the Pediatric Intestinal Failure Consortium, our specialists are

collaborating with 18 research hospitals across North America, including Harvard and

Stanford. Through the integration of their research efforts, surgical techniques and

specialized care and treatment, our experts have increased survival rates at our

hospital from 72% to 100% over the past four years, which is the best result of any

hospital in the world.

• Becoming the first children’s hospital in Canada to acquire a highly-sophisticated

O-Arm and Image-guided Navigation System, enabling surgeons to "see" organs and

structures hidden from the naked eye. More than 180 children have benefitted from

this new technology that reduces radiation exposure and improves safety and

accuracy to help children requiring surgery for their spine, brain, tumours, eyes

and ear, nose and throat conditions.

• Becoming a western Canadian leader in cardiac imaging. Recognized for their

expertise in 3-Dimensional Echocardiograms and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

Imaging, our heart specialists hosted the first ever 3D Echo and Cardiac MRI Course

for Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada trainees in Cardiology – all

of Canada’s cardiologists who will graduate over the next three years. Our team

provided crucial education for the country’s future cardiologists in using technology

to gain a more precise understanding of heart problems in children.

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• To create Canada’s largest KidSim laboratory and continue providing national

leadership in the life-saving field of pediatric simulation training. Like flight

simulation for pilots, high-tech Human Patient Simulation (HPS) gives healthcare

professionals the crucial opportunity to practice trauma and resuscitation drills on

sophisticated life-like mannequins using real-life scenarios to better prepare staff for

real emergencies. In addition to providing invaluable training at our hospital, our HPS

team trains healthcare professionals across southern Alberta and provides leadership

to the new Faculty of Medicine HPS program in Calgary.

• To build a leading-edge pediatric intensive care program with two significant

enhancements: cardiac by-pass capabilities within PICU and increased expertise in

detecting and treating children at risk of sepsis – a severe blood infection that is

among the top ten causes of death in Alberta.

• To expand the hospital‘s pediatric transport service into a nation-leading program

which ensures emergency specialists can travel, provide timely expert intervention,

stabilize and transport southern Alberta’s sickest children to our hospital where they

can receive further specialized care.

• To become a national leader in incorporating bedside ultrasound during

resuscitation and emergency care. Acquiring the technology and building this

expertise will enable experts to diagnose internal bleeding within seconds and also

use image-guidance for intravenous access. Children will benefit from quicker and

more accurate diagnoses, more timely treatment and less exposure to radiation.

• To fully equip an additional resuscitation suite within the Emergency department

and expand our hospital’s trauma service to include all children under the age of 18.

Today, teenagers older than 15 who suffer severe, multiple injuries caused by motor

vehicle collisions and serious falls receive treatment at adult hospitals. Expanding

our trauma program would enable them to benefit from the expertise in adolescent

medicine, psycho-social, therapeutic and educational supports offered at our facility.

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Davis 15-year-old Davis maintains a quiet strength in his fight against

cancer. Normally cool as a cucumber, the one thing that gets him fired

up is talking about his beloved Calgary Flames.

How do you fight a disease so insidious that it has spawned over 200 variations and

kills millions of people around the world each year? Our cancer team will tell you that

it takes teamwork and an unwavering belief that a cure is within reach.

Cancer is the leading cause of death due to disease among children, killing one in five

of those diagnosed. Unfortunately, even beating childhood cancer can come at a high

price, with 60% of survivors suffering at least one late side effect, many of which are

severe or life-threatening.

Our cancer experts are playing an important role in the global fight against this

disease, particularly in two key areas for which they’ve earned national and

international recognition – blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) and

experimental and applied therapeutics.

Thanks to community support, our hospital is home to the largest BMT centre in

western Canada and is the only children’s hospital in the same region with the

expertise to conduct Phase I Clinical Trials: leading-edge research that involves

testing promising drugs on patients for whom all other treatments have failed.

Based on their strengths, our cancer specialists are determined to find more effective

and less toxic ways to treat cancer. Their vision has inspired unprecedented support

from Alberta Health Services, the University of Calgary and cancer-fighting

organizations across Alberta.

With such incredible partnership and support from our community, our cancer team

is creating new hope for the 20% of children who do not survive cancer, those who

suffer the significant side effects of current treatments as well as children who

battle other life-threatening diseases. Their work will raise the standard of care

across all areas of our hospital and the knowledge they gain will also extend

to adults with cancer.

Together, we can have an international impact on healthcare and ultimately yield

benefits beyond kids, beyond cancer and beyond Calgary.

CONQUERING CANCER

Like artists, people who fight cancer must have Passion.

• Becoming the first in western Canada to provide BMT as a cure for a child with

sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease causes life-long debilitating inflammation and

pain in the joints and organs.

• Successfully providing BMT as a cure for severe combined immunodeficiency

syndrome. SCIDS is a usually fatal disorder often referred to as "bubble boy" disease

since it leaves children without any immune system and forced to live in virtual

isolation to avoid contact with all germs.

• Developing a crucial new test for BMT patients which lets families know if their

child’s new cells have grafted successfully - twice as quickly and at one third the cost

to the health system of previous testing. This test has proven so effective, it is being

used for all BMT patients across Alberta, including kids and adults.

• Recruiting the hospital’s first Immunogeneticist – an expert who examines the role

of genetic factors that control individual immune response. This important addition

to our cancer team is helping our specialists better understand how a child’s immune

system re-grows after transplantation, and also how it responds to drug therapy.

• Opening up seven new Phase I and Phase II Clinical Trials, giving hope to families

whose children would otherwise have no more treatment options. Our hospital

conducts these trials as the only Canadian member of the Pediatric Oncology

Experimental Therapeutics Investigators Consortium (POETIC), an elite group of

cancer research hospitals which includes Johns Hopkins, MD Anderson and

Memorial Sloan Kettering.

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Thanks to you

• Acquiring state-of-the-art high-throughput chemical screening technology that

enables our researchers to quickly screen thousands of compounds for their ability to

kill cancer cells that have been isolated from children with cancer. This technology is

crucial in finding new cancer drugs and making important new discoveries within our

integrated Pediatric Experimental and Applied Therapeutics Program.

• To develop and bring into clinical trials new drugs for children with specific types

of brain tumors and high-risk cancers of the nervous system for which survival rates

are only about 30%. Some of these aggressive forms of cancer have not seen

improvements in therapy in twenty years.

• To become the first in Canada to establish a comprehensive Psycho-Social

Oncology Program for children and families. Working as a team, experts in

psychology, neuro-psychology, social work, child life and spiritual care will

develop and implement strategies to decrease the catastrophic and often

long-term distress caused by cancer treatment.

• To establish Canada’s first Nursing Professorship in Child and

Family Centred Cancer Care. This unique new position will draw

upon patient and family experiences to determine research

priorities, identify and share best practices in treatment delivery

and ultimately improve clinical care in the hospital.

• To establish Canada’s first pediatric oncology "Hospital at

Home" support program. Studies show that children thrive the most

at home with their families and can experience better outcomes with

safe, earlier transfers after transplant. Routine blood work, medication

management and 24-hour on-call service would be part of assisting

kids with recovery at home or in their home community.

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Jayce When medications failed to control Jayce’s epilepsy, specialists at our

hospital prescribed a strict therapeutic diet to change the chemical

balance in his brain. Today, this smiley 7-year-old is seizure free, off

the diet and hooked on Justin Bieber.

Who we are and who we become are rooted in the brain. It is central to

development, intelligence, personality and life-long potential.

Studies show that like a house, a child’s brain is built over time, beginning in utero

and continuing into adulthood. Early experiences – including injury and illness –

affect the stability of the brain’s overall foundation and impact each child’s future

successes and challenges.

Our experts in pediatric neurosciences, psychology and psychiatry devote their lives

to all aspects of brain health. They understand that a child’s brain – still in the stages

of construction - has a greater ability to repair itself than the fully formed brain of

an adult. As a result, our specialists are committed both to minimizing the impact

of brain injury and disease as well as maximizing the young brain’s ability to rewire,

adapt and re-construct itself.

Thanks to community support, the Alberta Children’s Hospital is one of a select few

centres in Canada which provides comprehensive care for children with injury and

illness of the brain and spinal cord. Our hospital is home to world-class experts in

pediatric neurology, neuro-surgery, neuro-oncology and neuro-rehabilitation. It is the

only children’s hospital in Canada to provide all four services in one facility.

By enhancing care for kids from diagnosis to treatment and rehabilitation, by

developing an exceptional trainee program, and by building on clinical research

strengths to include basic science and translational research as well, our experts

are determined to provide national leadership in pediatric brain health within

the next decade.

BRAIN HEALTH

Ultimately, both art and life depend on our State of Mind.

• Creating Canada’s first pediatric brain stimulation lab. Using non-invasive

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), our experts map connections within the

brain to better understand conditions like childhood stroke and epilepsy. Their hope

is to further utilize this technology to help the brain rewire and repair itself.

• Becoming a national leader in endoscopic brain surgery to help children with

brain cysts and hydrocephalus. This type of procedure reduces the invasiveness of

traditional brain operations by utilizing high-tech scopes - equipped with tiny lights

and cameras - which are inserted through a small incision in the child’s skull.

• Recruiting the first holder of the Dr. Robert Haslam Chair in Child Neurology,

Dr. Jong Rho. A world-renowned clinician-scientist from Phoenix, Dr. Rho is also

the new Division Chief of Pediatric Neurology and now will recruit and lead experts

at both our hospital and research institute to help develop novel treatments for

children with epilepsy, brain and spinal cord trauma, brain tumors and other

neurological conditions.

• Recruiting the first holder of the Cuthbertson and Fischer Chair in Pediatric

Mental Health, Dr. Frank MacMaster from Detroit. Dr. MacMaster represents a new

generation of specialists using high-tech imaging in their research to examine the

structure, chemistry and function of the brain. His biologically-based research is the

first in the world to inform the application of a new class of drugs for children and

adolescents with mental health disorders. These drugs are now being evaluated in

clinical trials to treat obsessive compulsive disorder.

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• To become the first children’s hospital in western Canada to acquire a 3 Tesla

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (3T MRI) scanner – state-of-the-art radiation-free

technology that holds twice the diagnostic power of the hospital’s current MRI.

The 3T MRI is expected to help revolutionize the field of diagnostic imaging by

enabling our specialists to see not only how a child’s brain is structured, but

also exactly how it is functioning.

• To become a world-leader in understanding how diet and nutrition impact

chemical changes in the brain and throughout the body. Epilepsy is the leading

example of an intractable medical disorder that can be treated successfully with

a precisely controlled high fat, low carbohydrate diet. Our experts intend to improve

the effectiveness of existing nutritional therapies and their research findings will

help direct the development of novel drugs that could enhance therapeutic

responses for many childhood diseases.

• To continually impact the training of Canadian neurologists by establishing

innovative teaching programs and assuming leadership roles in professional societies.

For example, one of our doctors, an internationally recognized clinical and academic

pediatric neurologist, will present a special course on the developing brain and its

disorders in the fetus at the next Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation

meeting in 2011.

• To establish a comprehensive and

multidisciplinary Neurosciences program by

enhancing services for children with seizures

and epilepsy, as well as neuro-trauma and

stroke. At present, about half of the 5,800 kids

who rely on care from our neurology team are

faced with seizures caused by epilepsy and

related conditions such as autism,

metabolic and genetic disorders.

The next highest need involves children

who have suffered some form of injury

to the brain as a result of trauma,

birth injury or stroke.

Strengthening these areas will

ensure more kids receive the best

possible care right here in Calgary,

without the need to seek

help elsewhere.

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Anthony & Kyla When Kyla and Anthony were born 3 months prematurely, their parents could hold them each in one hand. Today, after 4 years of incredible care at the Alberta Children’s Hospital, they are a whole other kind of handful.

Our experts know that what makes a good hospital a great hospital is how it

contributes to the science behind improving treatments and cures. They understand

the sad reality that some therapies for children are as toxic as the conditions they

combat, many disorders are as yet untreatable, and countless illnesses remain

medical mysteries in both diagnosis and treatment.

Thanks to community support, the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute

for Child and Maternal Health (ACHRI) has united a team of more than 180 leading

experts in research, education, clinical care and community health who are

committed to working together to solve today’s most pressing child and

women’s health problems.

Our investigators are working to bridge the gap between studies conducted in the

science lab and care provided in hospital. Each informs the other to ensure our

experts develop new therapies that reduce suffering and help sick kids get better,

faster. They’ve identified priority areas that hold the key to improving care and

treatment in our community, including:

• Childhood Cancer

• Behavior & the Developing Brain

• Healthy Living, Injury Prevention & Optimizing Health Outcomes

• Molecular & Genetic Basis of Child Health

• Reproductive, Maternal, Fetal & Newborn Health

Knowing that all health is rooted in childhood, ultimately, we know researching new

cures and better treatments for kids promises long-lasting and life-changing rewards.

INNOVATIVE RESEARCH

Great work is driven by Ingenuity.

• Launching the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute for Child and Maternal

Health. Last year, donations from the community helped our researchers publish 310

research papers and secure more than $28 million in external grants.

• Recruiting the first holder of the Husky Energy Chair in Child and Maternal Health,

Dr. Brent Scott. As the former Regional Division Chief of Pediatrics and a driving force

in shaping health care for kids in southern Alberta over the past two decades, Dr. Scott

has now taken on the responsibility of building the research side of our hospital.

• Publishing a study by hospital researchers in the Emergency department showing

that a combined drug therapy for bronchiolitis – inflammation of the lungs - resulted in

a 35% decrease in hospital admissions. In Calgary and across Canada, so many children

suffer from bronchiolitis during the winter and early spring months that it causes a

significant spike in hospital admissions, pushing bed capacities to their limits.

• Leading an international study to find ways to predict, prevent and treat pre-term

birth. Alberta has the highest rate of premature birth in the country, a condition

associated with more than 75% of infant death and long-term disability. Along with 21

investigators from Canada, the USA and Australia who have expertise in 13 different

disciplines, our researchers are addressing this important issue from all angles,

including the genetic and social factors behind the problem, its effects across our

population, real solutions to be used in the community, and policy recommendations

for government.

• Developing new, patented technology capable of personalizing the provision of

oxygen to newborn babies who require resuscitation. Traditionally, newborns who

require resuscitation are given 100% oxygen. While effective in reviving them, this

treatment puts premature babies at risk of losing their sight. The new technology reads

each baby’s individual oxygen levels before providing a personalized dosage.

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• To establish Canada’s National Child Health Training Centre for Knowledge

Translation to ensure important new medical knowledge is adopted broadly and

put into practice to benefit the overall population. Studies show that about 1/3 of

patients in developed countries do not receive medical treatments which have been

proven effective. To help address this, our experts have had great success in creating

"care maps" for such prevalent and debilitating illnesses as asthma, appendicitis and

gastroenteritis. These step-by-step guidelines are helping physicians across southern

Alberta diagnose and treat children more efficiently and effectively.

• To use Next Generation DNA Sequencing – and its power to read genetic code tens

of thousands times faster than current technology - to help find answers for the 70%

of genetics patients at our hospital who remain undiagnosed. This state-of-the-art

technology will also help fine-tune diagnosis and treatment for children with cancer,

cystic fibrosis and countless other diseases across all areas of the hospital. It will

also help our experts explore components of personalized medicine and in the future

develop individualized treatment plans for children based on their genetic makeup.

• To improve the health outcomes of children with kidney disease by building on the

nationally-recognized research findings of two clinician-scientists recently recruited

to our institute. Their impressive work in early kidney development, the relationship

between heart disease and pediatric kidney disease, and their establishment of the

Canadian Pediatric End-Stage Renal Disease Database are helping specialists better

understand and improve treatment for kidney disease in children.

• To develop new approaches to create, test and

monitor vaccines for children in Canada and around the

world. A Calgary led group of experts, working with colleagues

from across the country, is developing a large multidisciplinary

team with expertise from "bench to bedside to public

health" to improve knowledge to optimize the use

of current vaccines, and to develop new vaccines for

common germs that cause pneumonia, sepsis

and meningitis.

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Eric14-year-old Eric loves drama and storytelling, especially when he’s performing for his little sister Katrina. Katrina and her whole family benefit from care at Rotary/Flames House and the Alberta Children’s Hospital.

Certainly what frames the Art of Hope at the Alberta Children’s Hospital is a strong

commitment to family centred care – a philosophy which embraces family as essential

members of a child’s healing team. Our specialists know that the impact of a child’s

illness is felt by parents, siblings and loved ones. They also understand that respecting

and including the family in a child’s care can help kids get better faster.

Thanks to community support, our hospital has one of the most family-friendly

facilities in North America. Families were involved in the original design of our

hospital and they continue to be consulted on many special services.

For example, families and youth played a big part in designing Rotary/Flames House,

Alberta’s first hospice for children. Rotary/Flames House opened this year right next

to our hospital and now offers crucial support for the families of some of our

community’s sickest children.

Inside the warm, home-like facility, parents have access to many services designed

especially for them, including temporary 24-hour respite care, help learning complex

medical routines and comprehensive end-of-life care. Like the hospital, Rotary/Flames

House has specially-designed play areas for patients and siblings and offers

popular programming such as art and music therapy, as well as a great library

and computer services.

Whole-heartedly, families in both facilities say that these donor-funded initiatives

provide invaluable color, distraction and laughter that lift their spirits - children

and parents alike – and enhance the overall healing effect of exceptional care.

FAMILY CENTRED CARE

At the heart of it all is Love.

Highlights• Opening Rotary/Flames House, the province’s first hospice for children, providing

crucial services for Alberta families whose children are living with a progressive life

threatening condition.

• Creating one of Canada’s most comprehensive therapeutic arts programs which

includes art, music and horticultural therapy, provided in a custom-designed arts

studio, in patient rooms and in the six acres of Healing Gardens which surround

the hospital.

• Building a Family-to-Family Connections Program, matching parents adapting to

the uncertainty of serious diagnosis, the strain of intensive home care, or the anxiety

and isolation of managing their child’s chronic condition with experienced volunteers

willing to offer psycho-social support.

• Establishing a Child Health Family Centred Care Steering Committee. With half

the committee made up of families and the other half represented by a wide range

of staff - including health professionals, porters, parking and security personnel - the

committee is focused on balancing both family needs and safety into all aspects

of hospital care and research.

• Hosting the 2010 National TransCultural Health Conference. Co-chaired by

our hospital’s Diversity Program Coordinator, the conference attracted health and

community professionals from across Canada interested in learning more about

providing services to a diverse community.

Thanks to you

• To share our successful family centred care practices with hospitals across the

country through leadership in the Canadian Family Advisory Network. Next year,

this national advisory group will be co-chaired by Alberta’s first dedicated

Parent Advisor, the mother of a teenager whose complex condition has resulted

in her essentially growing up at our hospital. This new Parent Advisor role is

ground-breaking in Canada and follows the lead of a number of well

known children’s facilities in the United States.

• To provide guidance and support to the University of Calgary by helping to

incorporate family centred care into the Faculty of Nursing teaching curriculum.

By introducing the overall concept, evidence-based learnings and best practices

and research opportunities to nursing students, family centred care can be

implemented more broadly across the health system.

• To further develop web-based support groups for families so they can offer

each other encouragement and assistance for similar diagnoses as well as

parental strategies for similar challenges, from the comfort and convenience of

their home computers.

• To expand the therapeutic arts program beyond services for children who are

hospitalized to include more kids who rely on out-patient care; to explore the health

benefits of drama, dance and movement therapy; and to work with other allied health

professionals to develop collaborative individualized arts therapy.

• To expand the therapeutic clown service to work in more areas throughout the

hospital; and to work with staff to introduce the value of laughter into their own work

lives and to the experience of the children and families they serve.

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HighlightsFrom 2008-2010, the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation received $40.3 million in fundraising revenue from generous people like you. As a result, we were able to provide $29.7 million in funding for crucial child health programs, life-saving specialized equipment and innovative pediatric research to help children and families who rely on the Alberta Children’s Hospital and the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute for Child and Maternal Health.

New SightsOur specialists have the vision and expertise to provide strong national leadership in child health - especially in the areas of childhood cancer, life-saving care, brain health, research and family centred care. The success stories outlined in this report are just the beginning. We greatly appreciate your support and hope you continue to see the tremendous value in helping find new discoveries, treatments and cures for kids in our community and beyond.

Thanks to you

Meryn When she’s not busy chasing her puppy, Rosy, around the house, 3-year-old Meryn is busy warming hearts with her beautiful smile around the Alberta Children’s Hospital.

Our financial statements are available on-line at www.childrenshospital.ab.ca.

Specialized Equipment 15%

Rotary/Flames House 40%

Research 20%

Child Health Programs 15%

Education and Emerging Needs 10%

Our Donors

AA & H Steel Ltd.Dr. Mohamed AbousalemAcklands-GraingerAcrodex IncAgrium Inc.Air Canada Kids’ HorizonsAirSprint Inc.AJM Petroleum ConsultantsAlberta Dental Association and CollegeAlberta Egg ProducersAlberta Golf AssociationAlberta Health ServicesAlberta Prairie Steam Tours Ltd.Alberta Pressure Vessel Manufacturers’ AssociationAlberta Royal Purple Lodges AssociationAlberta Wireless 2002 Inc.Alliance Entertainment ServicesAltus Energy Services PartnershipAmarone Oil & Gas Ltd.Stephen Ames FoundationCarl and Helen AndersonAndora Energy Corporation Partners - Tyler CranAnonymous DonorsARC Financial Corporation and ARC Energy TrustMark and Anne ArissArt Advisory CommitteeArtek Exploration Ltd.ASAT Solutions Inc.Jim AsheAssociated GrocersATB FinancialATCO Employees Participating in Communities Fund (EPIC)Louis and Carmie AugerAux Sable Canada Ltd.Avenir Capital CorporationAvnet International (Canada) Ltd.

BBand-Aid Johnson & JohnsonBanff Fire-Fighters AssociationBar None Enterprises Ltd.Estate of Mary Kathryn Helen BarberDr. Karen BarlowBartok Hungarian Dance AssociationBaytex Energy Ltd.Craig and Becky BedardEstate of Thomas Harry BentonErrol BiebrickJamie and Pamela BilukNorm and Irene BirbeckRene and Lisa BjornsonBlack Diamond Group Inc.Estate of Anne BlazenkoBlockbuster Canada Co.Blue Grass Garden CentreBMO Employee Charitable FoundationBMO Financial GroupBonasera Pizza Restaurant Ltd.Bonavista Energy TrustThe Borbandy FamilyJeff and Julia BoyceEstate of David Clough BratonScott and Janice BrattBrawn FoundationBrianne’s LEAP of HopeThe Broadfoot FamilyDedicated to Chase BrockhoffBrowns ShoesIan and Darlene Bruce & FamilyTom and Kim BuchananBuffalo Target Shooters AssociationBunt & Associates Engineering (Alberta) Ltd.Burn Care For KidsBURNSWEST CorporationBusiness Fore Calgary Kids Foundation

CCadbury Adams CanadaCadbury Cocoa PartnershipCalaway ParkCalgary Aviation Community AssociationCalgary Co-operative Association LimitedThe Calgary FoundationPercy and Lois Cole Fund at The Calgary FoundationBrent and Barbara Fraser Fund at The Calgary FoundationLindsay Rachel Giacomelli Memorial Fund at The Calgary FoundationGreig and Brenda Nicholls Fund at The Calgary FoundationWatson Family Foundation Fund at The Calgary FoundationCalgary Harley-DavidsonCalgary HeraldCalgary Hon Hsing Musical SocietyThe Calgary Minerva Fundraising FoundationCalgary Minor FootballCalgary Mountainview Lions ClubCalgary Naval Veterans AssociationCalgary North Hill Lions ClubCalgary Police Service Serious Habitual Offenders ProgramCalgary Produce Marketing AssociationPeter Campbell and Buck BrannamanCanada Safeway LimitedCanadian Cancer Society - Alberta/NWT DivisionCanadian Natural Resources LimitedCanadian Oil Sands TrustCanadian Progress Club - Stampede CityCanadian Society of Exploration GeophysicistsCanadian Wealth Management Group Inc.Canadian Western BankCan-Am Geomatics Corp.Cargill Limited

Elizabeth CarsonCarstairs District 4-H CouncilCCS CorporationCE Franklin Ltd.Central Production Testing Ltd.Centron Group of CompaniesRob and Laurel Chad & FamilyVincent Chahley and Patty IrwinChampion Concrete Development GroupRaymond and Sylvia ChanThe Charitable Gift Funds Canada FoundationDavid L. CharltonRegan ChernishThe Chernoff FamilyChianti Café & Restaurant Ltd.Children’s Hospital Aid Society (CHAS)Children’s Miracle NetworkChild’s Play CharityChinook Centre CharityCIBCBrian and Joanne Clark & FamilyDedicated to Drew ClarkCNCN Canadian Women’s OpenConform Works Inc.ConocoPhillips CanadaContinental Alloys and ServicesThe Co-operators Group LimitedCostco WholesaleCountry 105 FM and Q107 FMCountry Hills ToyotaCowgirl Cattle CompanyThe Cretan Society of Calgary AlbertaCrohn’s and Colitis Foundation of CanadaCrown Restaurant Equipment Ltd.Katherine Cumming

It is the generosity of an entire community that makes excellent healthcare possible for kids and families who rely on the Alberta Children’s Hospital. Our thanks to the thousands of people, companies, foundations and service clubs who have given time, money and resources to our hospital throughout its history. In particular, we would like to acknowledge those who donated gifts of $5,000 or more from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2010. We’d also like to give special thanks to the families and friends who chose to honor the lives of their loved ones with a gift to our Hospital this year.

DDairy Queen CanadaCarole DanylukPatti D’ArcyDavidson Enman Lumber LimitedDedicated to Gregory DavidsonTed and Maureen DawsonDaylight Resources TrustThe Desbarats FamilyDevon Canada CorporationGurdev S. and Jagdev K. Dhaliwal & FamilyDilawri Automotive GroupGordon and Marion Dixon

EEarls Restaurants Ltd.The ECL Group of CompaniesHeather and N. Murray EdwardsEECOL Electric Ltd.Elbow Valley Paving & Concrete Inc. EllisDon ConstructionEmily’s WindowEnCana CorporationEnerflex Systems Ltd.Energy Fore FriendsEnerplus Resources FundEngineered AirENMAXEnterprise Rent-a-CarShelly and Randy EresmanDarren and Sara Evans

FFactor Gas LiquidsFairborne Energy Ltd.Robert and Norma FarquharsonEstate of Vera May FergusonJustin and Donna FerraraFinancial Management Brokerage Inc.Claudia and Randall FindlayFirst Student CanadaFirstEnergy Capital Corp. and PartnersBrenda and Glen FischerCharles Fischer and Joanne CuthbertsonDave and Sian Fitzpatick & FamilyFlames Foundation for LifeThe Focus Corporation Ltd.ForestersFour Points by Sheraton Calgary WestFrank McInenly Auctions Ltd.Freedom 55 Financial, a division of London Life Insurance CompanyFreehold Royalty TrustArt and Donna FroeseEstate of Charles Edward Fulton

GG4S Security Services (Canada) Ltd.Gas Liquids Engineering Ltd.GE VolunteersGestion Robgroup Inc.Betty and Ross GilesGLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd.

Global CalgaryRoss and Liliana GourlayGovernment of AlbertaGovernment of CanadaRick and Lynn GraftonThe Graham FamilyGrant Thornton LLPDedicated to William & Ruth Grant, William Jr. and Douglas GrantDon M. and Betty Anne GravesEstate of Christopher Heeley GreenwoodGrey Eagle Casino and BingoGrosvenor AmericasGuillevin International Inc.Roberta GullacherRalph and Sheila GurevitchGuru Gobind Singh Children’s Foundation

HAnn HaesselAllen HagermanChristina HagertyHalliburton Energy ServicesHallmark Tubulars Ltd.The Hambling FamilyGlenn and Elizabeth HamiltonHanna District 4-H CouncilThe Hardwicke-Brown FamilyFred HarrisMartha HartHartley Family Trust

DaphneAfter a severe asthma attack put Daphne in hospital, specialists in

the Intensive Care Unit helped her fight her way back to good health.

Now this feisty 10-year-old has fought her way to a yellow belt in

tae-kwan-do.

Robin HarvieChris and Darlene HaslamDr. Robert and Barbara HaslamDedicated to Jarad and Alysa HauckRobert J. HolmesJohn and Denise Hooks & FamilyEstate of Robert Eason HorneJim and Pamela HouckHouse of Persian RugsEstate of Thomas Raymond HowdenCheryl and Andrew HowdenDedicated to Ashley HudemaHudson’s Bay CompanyHunt Consolidated, Inc./Hunt Oil CompanyHusky EnergyHusky Energy Charitable FundHussar Square & Compass Beneficent Society

IBarbara IbbotsonIBM Canada Inc. and IBM Employees’ Charitable FundJarome IginlaImperial Group Inc.Imperial Oil FoundationIndependent Order of Odd Fellows & RebekahIntuit Canada LimitedIrene Besse Keyboards Ltd.IRIS The Visual GroupIrving Tissue

JJ & S Campbell’s Great EscapeDaniel and Mae JardineEstate of Ethel Irene JenkinsJoe - Jays Welding Ltd.Estate of Frank JohnsonJohnston EquipmentAndrew and Suzy Judson

ElleryOne brief stay at our hospital was all it took to inspire 8-year-old Ellery to

help other children. Today, Ellery is one of our many “kids helping kids”, making the

hospital a better and more cheerful place to be.

KThe Kahanoff FoundationThe Kaura FamilyDrs. Jim and Barbara KellnerDhirendra and Neelam KhanduriKids Cancer Care Foundation of AlbertaEstate of Frances Faye KindtKinette Club of Stampede CityEstate of Kathryn Maria KingKinsmen Club of The Stampede City and Kinsmen Care FoundationThe Dianne and Irving Kipnes FoundationKira’s DayThe Koonar FamilyDonna and Murray Korth & FamilyKristie KorthKyle KossKPMG LLP Chartered AccountantsDedicated to Hayden A. KretschmerRick Krol and Suzanne Malo-KrolMorley R Kutzner MD Professional Corporation

LGordon Lackenbauer and Joyce TrappDavid C. Lake Anthony LambertLandale Farms Ltd./Century Services Inc.Michael Lang and FamilyWendy LangtonThe Larke FamilyLedcor Group of CompaniesKelly LeechAmber LeesonEstate of Dorothy Joan LehrDr. Jean-Francois Lemay & Dr. Daniele PacaudLennox (Canada) Ltd.Philip and Harriet LibinShirley and Dick Liddell

Aaron LinesLions Clubs of Alberta & BCJames LuedtkeEstate of John Ernest Lunt

MNicholas MaTom and Beth MacInnisMacleod Dixon LLPThe MacPhail FamilyMacquarie Private Wealth Inc.Mamdani Family TrustMarriott Hotels and Resorts CanadaEstate of Michaylina MarshallLori and Douglas MartaiJeff and Melanie MartinMaverickMawer Investment Management Ltd.Douglas MayMayfair DiagnosticsJohn H. McAleerM. Ann McCaigMcCann Family FoundationEstate of Katie McCrackenRonnie and Irene McCaughertyMcDaniel and Associates Consultants Ltd.Brett and Debbie McDonaldR. Bruce McFarlane and Dr. Janice HeardEd and Linda McNallyMercado Capital CorporationCustomers and Friends of Merv Giles Trucklines Inc.Estate of Estil Dennis MesserliMichele and Bob Michaleski & FamilyMicrosoft / Xbox CanadaMike Vail Trucking Ltd.Mike Weir Miracle Golf Drive for KidsEstate of Stanley MillerDoug and Tara Milne

Harbhajan Singh and Kanta Devi MinhasBarry and Lorna MjolsnessDarcy and Lori MochMitchell and Kim MolloyMartin Molyneaux and Deborah YedlinEstate of Agnes G. MoodiePatricia and Sherrold MooreGregory J. MoroneyPat and Brian MorrisonMountain Shriners Club #44Murphy Oil Company Ltd.

NNadia’s Run for Asthma Charitable FoundationNational Bank of CanadaCraig and Carla NatlandDerek and Sherri Neldner & FamilyNew Horizon Core Storage Ltd.Newalta CorporationNexen Inc.Chieu and Ngoc Ly NgoNoise Solutions Inc.NOVA Chemicals

OOcean TrailerOil City Press Ltd.Oilmen’s Classic Squash TournamentEstate of Rose OlsenOlympia Trust CompanyOptima Manufacturing Inc.Optimist Clubs of Airdrie, Calgary & High RiverOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt

PPace Oil & Gas Ltd.Pacesetter Directional and Performance Drilling Ltd.Marilyn ParkerPartyLite Gifts Ltd.The Pattemore FamilyRobert and Jean PattersonPattison Outdoor AdvertisingPeak Energy Services Ltd.Jamie and Tracy PedersenKurt Pedersen, Ed Rha, and Jennifer Harris-MacLeanPembina Pipeline CorporationPenn West Energy Trust Management & StaffMurray and Corlienne Pennell

Mike and Marg PerlettePetrogas Marketing Ltd.Dion PhaneufEstate of Robert PheelyPhillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd.Gord and Bev PhillipsPhoenix Technology Income FundCameron Plewes & FamilyDonald PlewesPoelzer Family FoundationJoel Poissant and Alexandra BurroughsTerry and Marion PooleChris and Holly Potter Precision Drilling CorporationPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPPrincipals and Staff of Peters & Co. LimitedProfessional Excavators LPProgressive Engineering A Division of Trow Associates Inc.Provident Energy TrustPrudential Steel ULCPure Energy Services Partnership

QDedicated to Leisha Daun QuantzQuest Industrial Products Ltd.QV Investors Inc.

RKaren Radford and Jason Grelowski & FamilyBeth and Gord RankinErnie and Sandra RastJoyce and William RauschRBC Financial Group & RBC FoundationRE/MAX of Western CanadaBryon Howard-RE/MAX Calgary South Ltd.Colin Kehler-RE/MAX Mountain ViewRemington Development CorporationRenoir Management CorporationKen and Susan RentonRev Engineering Ltd.Lanne and Steve RicePatty Richards and Patrick StilesThe C. H. Riddell FamilyRip’s Pub & EateryThe RoadhouseTony RobertsDave and Drue Robinson & Family

Rockford DevelopmentsPeter RogersBob and Jeannie RooneyMike and Sue RoseJoan M. RossRotary Clubs of CalgaryRotary Club of Calgary NorthRotary Club of Calgary SouthEstate of Inga RotheRoyal & Sun Alliance CanadaRoyal Canadian Golf AssociationGreg and Cindy RoyerRundle Energy Partners/RSX Energy Inc.Estate of Bertha Mary Russell

SSamaritan Club of CalgaryDedicated to Scott SandenSavanna Energy Services Corp.Save-On-FoodsScholastic Book FairsRobert and Anne SchraderScotiabank GroupDr. R. Brent and Beverley ScottSears Employees Charitable FundThe Seasons FamilySeisWare International Inc.The Harry Sekhon FamilySentinel Maintenance Inc.ServIS Inc.SFG Investments Ltd.Mike and Linda Shaikh & FamilyShaw Communications Inc.Lauren and Martha Rogers Endowment Fund Sponsored by Shaw Communications Inc.Brad and Michelle Shaw & FamilyJR and Carol ShawSherritt International CorporationShoppers Drug MartShuckaluck’s Public Ale HouseSikh Women Culture Society of CalgarySimon D. Hunt Realty GroupGerald and Lenora SimpsonJames SinneaveSleep Country CanadaMurray and Marsha SmartDoug Smith and Laura DanielsSmitty’s Canada Limited

Estate of George SnyderJoan C. SnyderMohamad and Fatima SourayaThe SourceSouth Rock Ltd. Employee’s Charitable FoundationSouthern Alberta Electronics Charity OrganizationSpectra EnergySpray Lake Sawmills (1980) Ltd.Sproule Associates LimitedSpruce MeadowsStahl PeterbiltStan Poulsen Trucking Ltd.Stantec Consulting Ltd.Norman and Rosslyn SteinbergThe Stephanson Cooke Family FoundationThe Stephenson FamilyStepper Custom Homes Inc.Dedicated to R. Garnett StewartMike Stiles and Theresa MorinStone Tile West LimitedStoneham Drilling Inc.The Storoshenko FamilyThe Stretch FamilyStride Management Corp. & Creative Edge FlowersDr. Oksana Suchowersky and Dr. Chris EagleDedicated to Hussain SunderjiSupply Chain ManagementSupreme Steel Group/Walters Group Joint Venture - The Bow ProjectBob and Allison SuttonSwift Family FoundationSwiss ChaletSam and Betty Switzer Foundation

TThe Rick Tabaracci Celebrity Golf ClassicRafi Tahmazian and Michelle PagetTalisman Energy Inc.Garry and Carolyn TannerTAQA NORTH Ltd.Tarm Inc.Tarpon Energy Services Ltd.TD Bank Financial GroupTechSmart Consulting Inc.Teck Coal LimitedTELUSTemple Energy Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas

Maya & Jada Watching 3-year-old Maya chase her big sister Jada, you probably wouldn’t

guess that she spent the first couple years of her life being treated for hip

dysplasia. Today, thanks to orthopedic specialists at the Alberta Children’s

Hospital, she has dreams of becoming a world famous gymnast!

Thomas Weisel PartnersJohn and Carol ThompsonScott ThomsonEstate of Nora TigheTim HortonsEstate of Bruce TimminsMichael and Renae TimsPauline and Don TomkinsonJeff and Julie ToothTotem Building Supplies Ltd.Toys “R” Us CanadaTrail AppliancesTransCanada CorporationTri Ocean Engineering Ltd.Tri/Jay Electric LimitedTriangle Steel Ltd.Trotter & Morton Building Technologies Inc.Jim and Vivian TruesdaleDr. Ross and Marilyn TruscottTurkish Canadian Cultural Association of CalgaryJackie Twamley-HellardTwin Valley Farm & Ranch Inc.

UUnited Association Local 496United Way of Calgary and Area - Donor Choice ProgramUniversity of Calgary

VThe Valentine FamilyEstate of Leida Van DellenPaul Van Ginkel

Ian van Staalduinen and Laureen LittleVariety Club of Southern Alberta Vari-Systems Inc.Vermilion Energy Trust Viewpoint Charitable Foundation/Self Connection BooksJulie, Cameron and Owen Vouri

WWalmart CanadaThe Wanklyn FamilyRonald and Irene Ward FoundationAllan and Jean WarrackCal Wenzel Family FoundationWestJetBill and Margaret WhelanWhissell Contracting Calgary Ltd.Dr. Beatrice E. Wickett-NesbittWieland and Susan WettsteinRon and Melissa Wigham & FamilyCatharine and Thomas WisemanEstate of Esther E. WoodFred and Rosanne Woods & FamilyWoodside Golf CourseWood Wyant

YYM Inc. Charitable Foundation

ZZellers Ltd.

The Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation is fortunate to benefit from the energy and expertise of an incredibly dedicated group of volunteers who provides us with year-round guidance and support. For their time, talents and commitment, our thanks to the Foundation Board of Directors.

ChairJim Truesdale – President, Truesdale Financial Group

Past ChairRandy Findlay - Director, Provident Energy Trust

Kay Best - Community MemberRoy Boettger - Partner, Field LawRaymond Chan - Executive Chairman, Baytex Energy Ltd.Susan Desbarats - Community MemberDr. Chen Fong - Professor of Radiology, University of CalgaryDeb Gordon - Senior Vice-President, Major Tertiary Hospitals, Alberta Health ServicesGary Holden - President & CEO, Enmax CorporationDr. James Kellner - Professor & Head, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone, Alberta Children’s HospitalDarcy Moch - Partner, Bennett JonesDerek Neldner - Managing Director, Global Investment Banking Regional Head, Alberta, RBC Capital MarketsChris Potter - President, Peters & Co. LimitedKaren Radford - Executive Vice-President, Telus CorporationDr. Brent Scott - Director, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research InstituteChris Seasons - President, Devon Canada CorporationNancy Smith - Managing Director, Finance & Planning, ARC Financial Corp.Dave Sprague - Vice-President, Alberta South District, BMO Bank of MontrealSteve Stretch - Vice-President, Geophysics, Cequence Energy Ltd.Murray Wilson - Executive Deputy Chairman, Oilsands Quest Inc.

Ex-OfficioSaifa Koonar - President & CEO, Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation

Our Board of Directors

Adam and Taylor 8 year old Taylor is thankful for the surgery that saved her big brother, Adam’s, life.

This dynamic duo likes to sing - especially when it’s the praises of the experts at

the Alberta Children’s Hospital.

JoelNot much rattles 11-year-old Joel. Maybe that’s because once you’ve

battled a cancerous brain tumour and won, you understand what’s

really important in life – like taking time to smell the flowers.

2888 Shaganappi Trail NW

Calgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8

Telephone: (403) 955-8818

Toll free: 1-877-715-KIDS (5437)

Email: kids@achf.com

Fax: (403) 955-8840

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