No scripts. No actors. Just people. We sat down with real UHN patients, researchers, clinicians and staff and asked them one simple question: "Tell us about UHN." Their stories became the foundation of our new #UHNITED ad campaign A celebration of what's possible when extraordinary people come together around one goal: helping patients move forward. UHNITED, we make more tomorrows possible. 💙

POV: You're watching the future of health care under construction. 🏗️ Every beam, floor and crane lift is bringing us one step closer to a new era of surgical care, research and innovation at @UHN. Once complete, the new Surgical Tower at Toronto Western Hospital will add 20 state-of-the-art operating rooms, advanced surgical technologies and dedicated spaces for research and education, helping more patients access world-class care for generations to come.

The future she planned disappeared overnight. @UHN gave it back to her. The best medicine isn't just about treatment, it's about hope. For Vishma, that hope came from a team that took the time to understand what mattered most to her and supported her every step of the way. Because getting people back to the lives they love is what UHN is all about. #UHNITED, we make more tomorrows possible. 💙

Three days. $47 million raised. The 22nd annual UHN Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival presented by @HBNGholborn Charitable Foundation was one for the books. From a transformative $35 million gift from the Ajmera family to unforgettable culinary experiences, world-class wines and the incredible generosity of our community, Grand Cru once again showed what's possible when people come together in support of a shared cause. Thank you to our donors, sponsors, chefs, @UHN physicians, wine partners, hosts and guests for helping advance the future of health care at UHN. A special thank you to Todd, Colin and Adam Halpern and @HalpernWine, our longstanding Grand Cru partner, and to @GrandTouringGTA, @BMO, Bondi Produce, Butterfield & Robinson and Kaviari Paris for helping make it all possible. Here's to 22 remarkable years of impact, and to everything we'll accomplish together next. 💙🥂 Photo credit: George Pimentel

He lost both his legs. He vowed to walk out of the hospital no matter what. Del Taylor's road to recovery wasn't easy. But with extraordinary care, perseverance and the support of a team that never stopped believing in him, he achieved what once seemed impossible. #UHNITED, we make more tomorrows possible.

For transplant patients, the impact of a breakthrough isn't measured in papers or headlines. It's measured in birthdays celebrated, families reunited and futures made possible. The Ajmera family's extraordinary generosity will help advance transplant care, research and innovation for patients across Canada and beyond. And because discoveries made at @UHN help shape transplant medicine globally, this impact will reach far beyond any one hospital, province or country. To Sam Ajmera and family, thank you for helping create more stories of hope and helping drive breakthroughs that will change lives for generations to come. 💙

Sam Ajmera came to Canada hoping to build a better life for his family. Today, the Ajmera family is helping build a better future for countless others in Canada and around the world. Their landmark $35 million gift, raising their cumulative giving to $62 million and establishing the Ajmera Transplant Institute at @UHN, is helping advance the discoveries, treatments and innovations that give patients facing organ failure new hope. As Canada's leading transplant centre, UHN cares for patients from across the country and develops breakthroughs that shape transplant care around the world. Inspired by the opportunity to improve care for all Canadians, the Ajmera family's extraordinary generosity will help extend that impact even further for generations to come. Thank you, Ajmera family. 💙

Big ideas need people willing to believe in them. Thanks to donor support, the work of @drandrewb and @UHN's Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine has grown from a bold vision into Dunn House, with an expansion that will help even more people access housing, care and support. None of it would have happened without donors who believed in the idea and helped make it real. 💙

She came to cheer on her child's soccer game. She ended up saving a stranger's life. Dr. Jessica Liu, Division Head, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at @UHN, was on the sidelines at Rosedale Park when a young man suddenly collapsed nearby. Alongside Dr. Hedieh Molla Ghanbari and Daniel Tiberini, she jumped into action, performing CPR and helping revive him until paramedics arrived to take him to Toronto General Hospital. Today, he's fully recovered. Dr. Liu was honoured with a Toronto Citizen Hero Award, because lifesaving moments can happen anywhere and heroes often show up when you least expect them.💙

A missed step. A face you didn't see approaching. A blurry spot that glasses can't quite fix. The signs of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) can be easy to overlook, but their impact can be life changing. For people living with IRDs, those changes can raise difficult questions. Dr. Brian Ballios, Clinician Scientist and retina specialist at @UHN's @DKJEI_UHN, is helping connect patients to specialized care while pushing the boundaries of retinal research. With every new discovery, we're moving closer to a future where more patients have answers, more families have hope and more people can hold on to the gift of sight.💙

Your brain and body are constantly talking. What if better understanding that conversation could change medicine? Researchers at @UHN and CAMH are joining forces in a world-first partnership to better understand how our mental and physical health shape one another. Their work could help explain why people living with mental illness are more likely to develop chronic disease and why physical illnesses can have such a profound impact on mental health. By bringing together experts across disciplines, they're exploring questions that could unlock new treatments, speed up discoveries and improve care for millions of people. Together, UHN Foundation and @camhfoundation are helping build the future of brain health. 🧠 #WorldMentalHealthDay

Before every discovery, there is a patient. Behind every innovation, there is a family searching for hope. At UHN, we're driven by the people who trust us with their care and inspire us to keep pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Together, we're creating more answers, more breakthroughs and more tomorrows for patients here and around the world. That's what it means to be #UHNITED.

Thank you Prime Minister Carney for recognizing that housing is health care. This expansion reflects a shared belief that everyone deserves the opportunity to live with stability, dignity and support. Dunn House has demonstrated the life-changing impact of combining supportive housing and health, and we're excited to see this initiative reach more people.

This is the power of a bold idea, backed by partners who believe in it. 💙 What started as a groundbreaking vision from @drandrewb supported by Emmanuelle Gattuso, has grown into Canada's first Social Medicine housing initiative, connecting patients experiencing homelessness or housing instability with supportive housing, health care and community supports. With our commitment of $20 million, and thanks to the partnership of @UHN, @buildcanhomes, @_CreateTO and the @cityoftoronto, this incredible model is growing by creating approximately 200 more supportive housing units for UHN patients across three sites. Together, we're helping turn a bold idea into lasting impact for more people in our community.

Only a handful of surgeons in the world can do this surgery. One of them is at @UHN. When Maria was 18, doctors found a rare tumour in her heart that had likely been there since she was a baby. Removing it required an incredibly rare operation, one that very few surgeons have the experience to perform. Dr. RJ Cusimano, a cardiac surgeon at @PMunkCardiacCtr, was one of them. Today, he’s helping patients with some of the rarest and most complex heart conditions while also sharing his expertise with surgeons around the world. Because when it comes to rare diseases, advancing care takes a global effort.🫀 #WorldHeartDay

What does it take to change the future of health care? Some of the world's best clinicians. Brilliant researchers. Courageous patients. And a community that believes anything is possible. The people of @UHN show us every day that progress is powered by collaboration. When patients, care teams, researchers, donors and supporters come together, lives are changed. At UHN, that's not just our vision. It's our reality. That's what it means to be #UHNITED.