Four outstanding individuals and groups are being recognized by University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) for their dedication and generosity.

A groundbreaking Alzheimer’s blood test that is already in clinical use across other G7 countries is coming to Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), thanks to funding from the YGK Healthcare Champions. 

At 72, Chris Forster has spent a lifetime walking alongside others in moments that matter most. Now, as a volunteer with Providence Care, he is being recognized for that quiet presence through the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF)’s Honour Your Caregiver program.

Local patients will soon benefit from earlier detection of osteoporosis and faster, more efficient treatment for a specific type of brain bleed, thanks to this year’s recipients of the Elaine and Michael Davies Award for Innovation. 

The 2025 awards, funded through an endowment created by longtime Kingston community champions Elaine and the late Michael L. Davies, will provide a combined $83,000 to support two transformative hospital-based innovations at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC).

The University Hospitals Kingston Foundation’s (UHKF) 2025 Holiday Campaign was a resounding success, as just over $775,000 was raised by nearly 3,300 donors.

When the YGK Healthcare Champions announced that buying a new automated cuff-pressure monitoring system for ventilated patients, called CuffGuard, would be one of the projects they support in 2026, the Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) team behind the proposal could hardly believe it.

When a community comes together with a shared purpose, the impact can be felt far beyond a single day. That spirit was on full display during the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation’s (UHKF) 2025 Giving Tuesday campaign, which not only met its fundraising goal but surpassed it—delivering meaningful support for patients and care teams.

Held on December 2, 2025, Giving Tuesday is a global day dedicated to generosity and giving back, encouraging people to support causes close to home. 

When Willem Sagriff steps on the Point Municipal Park track in Sydenham on October 3, there will be no starting gun, no competitors and no medal waiting at the finish line. Instead, what will drive him forward, lap after lap, is something far more powerful.

This is a first-person story written by Julia Morris, who had open heart surgery in January 2025. The procedure is very rare because she was in her second trimester of pregnancy.

Last New Year’s Day, I was praying for a miracle.

This year, I get to hold one in my arms—because of the care, compassion and skill that saved us both.