2020 Champion Child to bring awareness to rare blood disease
January 17, 2020
As she steps into the role as this year’s Champion Child, 13-year-old Torrie Schaffer of Balcarres is ready to share her story of perseverance, after being diagnosed with a rare blood disease at just nine years old. “What excites me…
We’re Goin’ Into Overtime! Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery Extended
December 11, 2019
Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Saskatchewan Roughriders Foundation have announced the deadline for the Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery has been extended. The two foundations have made this decision to extend into 2020 to help raise as much as…
Swift Current woman wins $500,000 in the Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery Early Bird Draw
December 5, 2019
Christine Newton from Swift Current is the lucky winner of $500,000 in the early bird draw of the Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery. “Oh my gosh! This is really shocking,” Christine said after first receiving the news alongside her husband…
Provincial Children’s Hospital Radiothon Raises $750,109
November 7, 2019
Donors from across the province helped raise $750,109 in just two short days at the first-ever province-wide Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Radiothon presented by CIBC Wood Gundy. The event was broadcast live from the main lobby of Jim Pattison Children’s…
Children’s Hospital Radiothon goes province-wide
November 6, 2019
To celebrate the opening of the first-ever dedicated children’s and maternal hospital in Saskatchewan, the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Radiothon is going province-wide for the very first time on November 6 and 7. The Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Radiothon presented…
Successful first patient day at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
September 30, 2019
This morning, as the first pediatric surgery and outpatient clinics opened, Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) began its first full day of operations in the province’s new children’s and maternal hospital. After years of design, building, planning and preparation, patients are…
New partnership enhancing research grant program to help moms and kids
September 25, 2019
Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation is excited to partner with Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF), in order to produce the very best maternal and pediatric research projects across Saskatchewan. Each year, Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation (JPCHF) grants up to…
Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation and Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation team up on New Millionaire Lottery
September 20, 2019
The Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation and Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation are proud to announce the Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery. The lottery, which will make one lucky person an instant millionaire, is expected to raise significant funds for both Jim…
Children’s hospital move-in day ready for Sept 29
September 20, 2019
Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) staff and physicians are preparing for the move of patients on Sunday, September 29 to the new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital (JPCH), as scheduled. All pediatric, maternal and children’s emergency services remain inside the Royal University…
Get a smile, give a smile: Tim Hortons Smile Cookies are back
September 16, 2019
Cookies just taste better when they support a good cause! Smile Cookies are back from Sept. 16 to 22, helping support our province’s kids in hospital. For one week only, you can purchase signature chocolate chunk cookies, decorated with blue…
New Children’s Hospital Celebrates Grand Opening
September 5, 2019
The new Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital (JPCH) in Saskatoon was showcased today, as partners achieved their vision of having Saskatchewan children and expectant mothers receive exceptional health care closer to home. The JPCH will officially open to patients on September…
Cannabis dosage studied to reduce seizures in children with severe epilepsy
July 5, 2019
Medicinal cannabis oil containing both cannabidiol (CBD) and a small amount of THC can reduce or end seizures in children with severe, drug-resistant epilepsy, according to a study largely funded by Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation. Children with severe epilepsy…
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