Designed for patients. Driven by discovery.
Cancer has a way of stealing time. Days quickly fill with appointments, travel, and waiting rooms. Hours are lost to coordination and logistics — time that could otherwise be spent resting, healing or simply being with the people who matter most.
In its first year of operation, the Arthur Child has begun to change that experience for Albertans facing cancer. By bringing specialized oncology teams and researchers together under one roof, the centre creates an interconnected environment where discovery and care inform one another in real time. Questions from the clinic move quickly to the lab, and new insights return to patient care. The result is a more responsive system designed to turn knowledge into better outcomes, faster.
For patients, this means fewer transitions between teams and clearer conversations about what comes next. For families, it means less time navigating the system and more time being present. For care teams, it means working side by side, sharing insights and advancing research together.
“You can feel the difference,” says Dr. Don Morris, medical director of the Arthur Child. “Having teams together changes how care unfolds, and it allows research to be part of everyday practice.”
That progress is made possible through philanthropy. While public investment built the centre, donor support shapes what happens inside every day. Programs, equipment and services funded through the OWN.CANCER campaign enable clinicians and researchers to work side by side, accelerating new treatments and approaches that begin here in Alberta and have the potential to shape cancer care around the world.
“We are able to dream big and future-proof here because of our donors. Their generosity has created incredible opportunities. We can be the purveyors of hope.”
—Amanda Weiss, executive director of the Arthur Child
