The CHUS Foundation:  committed to your health and that of your loved ones.

Every day, the CHUS Foundation mobilizes the Estrie community to support the institutions of the CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS, including the Fleurimont Hospital, the Hôtel-Dieu de Sherbrooke and the CHUS Research Center.

Thanks to the donations collected, we finance research projects, let's support medical teams with technological advancements and allow staff to offer more accessible and humane care.

Our mission

Inspire and mobilize our philanthropic community so that our determination and solidarity serve as a lever for development and allow the CHUS to surpass itself through its university mission and its centers of excellence.

Together, we contribute to the continuous improvement of the care and services offered in all our facilities in order to have a significant impact on the health of the entire community, now and for the future.

Our vision

We are committed to encouraging research and medical excellence so that the people of Estrie benefit from the best: health care that gives hope, saves lives and accompanies with dignity.

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Commitment

With enthusiasm and conviction, we deploy our energy and efforts in order to achieve our mission and to enrich the well-being of our community.

Overtaking

In search of excellence, we constantly aim to improve, innovate and give the best of ourselves to maximize the impact of our actions.

Recognition

With respect and gratitude, we honor the commitment of those who contribute, through their support and dedication, to the success of our mission.

The Foundation Over time

With enthusiasm and conviction, we deploy our energy and efforts in order to achieve our mission and to enrich the well-being of our community.

Some highlights

1977

August 24

Creation of the Sherbrooke University Hospital Center Foundation.

1978

June 2nd

Launch of the Sherbrooke University Hospital Foundation by the Minister of Social Affairs, Dr. Denis Lazure.

1978

September 16

First donation of $75,000 to the Sherbrooke University Hospital Foundation by the Société des Médecins de l'Université de Sherbrooke.

1980

From 1980 to 1985

More than $2 million donated to Fleurimont Hospital by the Fondation du CHUS

1995

July 1st

Merger of the 3 hospitals in Sherbrooke and their foundations — the CHUS, Des Amis de l'Hôtel-Dieu and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul — to create the Fondation du CHUS.

1995

Adoption of a new logo by the Fondation du CHUS, with a butterfly as the main symbol of its identity.

2012

Update of the Fondation du CHUS logo: the butterfly changes from pink to yellow and orange to reflect a more dynamic and warm image.

2018

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Fondation du CHUS with several events, including a historic fundraising campaign involving 40 ambassadors and the launch of the Grand Draw de la Santé Desjardins.

2022

Modernization of the Fondation du CHUS's brand image for the orange butterfly — a symbol of human warmth, optimism, creativity and dynamism — with two inverted hearts, which represent the human side of its mission.

2026

Intégration de la Fondation Vitae au sein de la Fondation du CHUS.

Your donations, a legacy for the future

Since 1977, the CHUS Foundation has donated more than $100 million to improve health care in our region.

The sum of your efforts helps to develop advanced medical technologies, support medical research projects and make healthcare ever more humane.

See the impact of donations

An impact that can be seen and felt

Each year, the CHUS Foundation publishes its impact report and financial statements to highlight how far you have come thanks to you.

The numbers reflect the results we have achieved together for the health of our community. Behind each funded project, there is a face, a family, transformed lives.

Consult the impact report

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