They're helping us change the course of patient care history: BMO Financial Group, CIBC, Italian Canadian Savings & Credit Union (IC Savings), RBC Foundation, Scotiabank and TD Bank Group each donate to the new Humber River Hospital

TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2014 /CNW/ - Humber River Hospital Foundation is proud to announce six major gifts from Canada's financial institutions towards its $225 million capital campaign to build and equip the new Humber River Hospital - North America's first fully digital hospital opening on October 18, 2015.

The financial institutions are:

BMO Financial Group
CIBC
Italian Canadian Savings & Credit Union (IC Savings)
RBC Foundation
Scotiabank
TD Bank Group

Each one of these organizations has made a very healthy investment to help change the course of patient care history in Canada.  Their generous gifts, totaling $5.35 million will go a long way towards allowing us to achieve our $225 million fundraising goal.  It will also enable our staff and physicians to provide their patients with expert, respectful and compassionate care in North America's first fully digital hospital.

We're opening the doors to the new Humber River Hospital on October 18, 2015 thanks in part to the generosity of these six Canadian financial institutions.

About Humber River Hospital:

Humber River Hospital serves a catchment area of more than 850,000 people in the northwest Greater Toronto Area. The hospital currently operates on three sites with a total of 549 beds, 3,000 staff, approximately 600 physicians and 400 volunteers. It is affiliated with the University of Toronto and Queen's University Medical Schools.

Humber River Hospital is currently building North America's first fully digital hospital, one that the organization plans to make a lean, green and technological showcase. Learn more about our plans for the future at www.hrh.ca/redevelopment

SOURCE: Humber River Hospital Foundation

Lori D'Amore, Communications and Marketing Officer, Humber River Hospital Foundation, [phone] ext. 3985, [email protected]