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Message from the CEO & Board Chair

The theme of this year’s Annual Report – Bringing UHN into Focus – looks at the activities of the past year
as the building blocks for UHN’s future.

As part of our organizational renewal, we announced plans to focus on eight critical areas and aligned
authority and accountability in these areas to members of the executive team. This work enabled us to focus
on outcomes and improve operations in the years ahead. The first section of the Annual Report gives an
update on what we’ve done in the past year to prepare for success in each of these areas and where we are
going this year and beyond.

UHN has always served patients. Everything we do is for them. That remains as true as ever and the
extraordinary work done at UHN every day on behalf of patients is highlighted in the second section – our
Year in Review. This is what makes UHN Canada’s premier academic health centre, with extraordinary
contributions in research, education and patient care. We also spotlight the accomplishments of our four
Foundations which exist to support our mission.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we thank everyone at UHN for their dedication. And, we offer deep
appreciation to our patients for sharing their stories, which help us underscore the compassion, spirit of
discovery and commitment to excellence found across the entire organization.

We have much to be proud of in our history at UHN and we look forward to our future and to working with
everyone to continue to care for our patients and support everyone who works here to realize their potential.

This is what makes UHN Canada’s
premier academic health centre, with
extraordinary contributions in research,

education and patient care.

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