Comfort. Care. Hope.
This Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation Donor Impact Report highlights a few of the many ways our community is making a difference for patients across Niagara Region who are fighting to rebuild their lives.
A new chapter of Strength. ‘AWESOME’ in capital letters is how Alice describes her time at Hotel Dieu Shaver. “Everything up until this point had been decided for me (diagnosis’s, surgery details etc.)”, Alice shares. “But joining the Rankin Family Cancer Rehab Program was the first positive choice I made for my own recovery”.
HDS Foundation is wild with excitement to announce a special partnership between Hotel Dieu Shaver and Safari Niagara! When you purchase tickets - all summer long, $10 from each adult ticket and $8 from each child/senior ticket will come roaring back to support the programs and patients at Hotel Dieu Shaver.
A Berry Sweet Celebration! This past Wednesday, Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation hosted a Strawberry Social in the Mountainview Courtyard. The event celebrated our generous supporters and allowed guests to explore interactive stations learning about specialized tools like the Neubie, Sara Stedy, AAC devices, BITS, and more, seeing firsthand how their support transforms care at HDS.
Annual Tim Hortons® Smile Cookie Campaign raises $147,724 in support of Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation and Community Care St. Catharines & Thorold!
In March 2024, while returning home from a relaxing family vacation, a devastating car accident changed Kamala’s life in an instant. In just two months at HDS, Kamala went from bed bound to walking with no assistance!
“Nearly three years ago, I was a perfectly healthy 36-year-old driving my car to work when my life changed in an instant.” – Katelynn Wild, Hotel Dieu Shaver patient.
“Hotel Dieu Shaver is the ticket to better health” – Henry Beckman, Hotel Dieu Shaver patient. Henry’s medical journey began 10 years ago when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. “HDS provides a real service to the community. For a small city like St. Catharines to have this… it’s BIG”.
After a Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2007, John underwent several medical interventions to aid with his symptoms. A spinal fusion in 2017 for his back problems, and brain surgery in 2019 to insert a brain implant which stimulates parts of the brain to reduce tremors were among the procedures.
Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation has relocated to the southeast corner of the Outpatient Building.
Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Foundation raises and manages funds for patient-care equipment, education, specialty programs, and improvements to treatment areas to support exemplary patient care at Hotel Dieu Shaver, Niagara’s Only rehabilitation and complex care hospital.