The Surrey Hospitals Health & Research Network (SH Network) is one of Surrey Hospitals Foundation’s Pillars of Care, supporting collaboration across health care, research, academia, and philanthropy in Surrey and the South Fraser region.

The SH Network supports research and innovation embedded directly within hospital and care environments, helping accelerate discovery, improve patient outcomes, and strengthen the future of care in Surrey.

For more than a decade, the Foundation has worked alongside academic institutions, health partners, and donors to support research and health initiatives and fortify care environments that respond to community needs.

Amplify

The SH Network amplifies research and health initiatives by strengthening what already exists in Surrey expanding reach, accelerating progress, and increasing impact across hospitals and care sites.

Align

The SH Network aligns partners, priorities, and investment to reduce fragmentation and ensure research, education, and health initiatives are coordinated, complementary, and focused on shared outcomes.

Fund

Through targeted funding we prioritise research and health initiatives directing investment where it can be leveraged, shared, and embedded across the network.

Catalyze

By bringing people, ideas, and resources together, the SH Network catalyzes innovation creating momentum that turns opportunity into action and drives lasting change.

Why Surrey, why now?

With one of the fastest-growing and most diverse populations in Canada, and the busiest emergency department in British Columbia, Surrey is uniquely positioned to advance hospital-based research and innovation that reflects the needs of a rapidly evolving region

The SH Network brings together clinical, academic, philanthropic, and community partners to strengthen collaboration and accelerate health innovation across the South Fraser region

 

Advisory Council

The Surrey Hospitals Health & Research Network is guided by an Advisory Council composed of healthcare, academic, philanthropic, and board leaders who support strategic direction, stewardship, and alignment with community priorities.

Details about the Advisory Council and its members will be announced shortly.

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Research Initiatives

The SH Network supports research that improves care and advances understanding in areas that matter to Surrey.

These initiatives may include clinician-led studies focused on patient care, innovation pilots and evaluations, and training and mentorship opportunities for healthcare professionals.

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Some Examples of Research Initiatives Supported:

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Health Initiatives

The SH Network supports initiatives that strengthen health and well-being beyond the hospital walls.

This includes equitable and accessible, community-centred initiatives designed to enhance patient experience and reflect the needs and voices of Surrey’s diverse communities.

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Some Examples of Health Initiatives Supported:

  • Ongoing – Scotiabank Social Work Fund · Surrey Memorial Hospital · Ongoing
    Supporting patient and family social work services
  • UBC Student Welcome Events · UBC / Surrey Memorial Hospital · 2024–2026
    Supporting student engagement and connection to clinical learning environments
  • Surrey Memorial Hospital Neonatal Care Conference · Surrey Memorial Hospital · February 2025
    Inaugural conference supporting neonatal care education and collaboration
  • Movement Disorders Program (Deep Brain Stimulation Clinic) · Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre · June 2025
    Launch of an integrated Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) clinic in Surrey
  • Indigenous Maternal Child Liaison & Cultural Safety Initiatives · Surrey Memorial Hospital · 2024
    Supporting culturally safe maternal and child health care
  • Point-of-Care Ultrasound & Procedural Mannequins · Surrey Memorial Hospital · May 2024
    Supporting simulation-based internal medicine education and training
  • Indirect Calorimetry for ICU Nutrition · Surrey Memorial Hospital · June 2024
    New technology supporting personalized nutrition for critically ill patients
  • Art & Music Therapy Program · Surrey Memorial Hospital · September 2023
    Funding music therapy in partnership with Music Heals for CYYA MHSU patients
  • ENT Research Student Support (Dr. Anderson) · Surrey Memorial Hospital · December 2023
    Supporting student-led learning and research in ENT care
  • BMO Education Grant · Surrey Hospitals Foundation · 2022
    Supporting nursing education and professional development, including the Spotlight on Diabetes Conference