The Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre is Now Serving Patients but the Funding Need Continues - We Need Your Help

A car skids off a slippery road… a senior walking his dog has a sudden heart attack… a carpenter falls from a roof… accidents that happen every day and result in some of the 58,000 plus visits to the Emergency Department at the QEII Health Sciences Centre - the busiest emergency facility in the region and a leading centre for emergency medicine education and research.

In 2007, the Foundation announced its partnership with the Nova Scotia Department of Health to construct a $21 million new, greatly expanded Emergency & Trauma Centre - the largest of its kind in Atlantic Canada. In June 2009, the Centre opened its doors to patients. Officially named the Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre, in honour of the late Mr. Keating, a lifetime philanthropist and generous donor, it was a proud day for the QEII Foundation and the many donors who recognized the value of investing in health care and supported the construction along the way.

While the Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre is now serving patients, the funding need for this facility continues. With over $4 million of its funding commitment successfully secured by the Foundation to date, the remaining portion to be raised offers donors an opportunity to become involved in a project that has an immediate impact on countless lives.