A pair of local surgeons are keeping their legacy of giving to the Windsor-Essex community alive.
Last year, Dr. Fouad Tayfour and Dr. Barry Emara came forward with a $250,000 donation to establish the ‘Tayfour-Emara Excellence in Research & Education Fund’. For 2023, they’re upping the ante with a $330,000 boost aimed at continuing the focus on healthcare research and training with a goal of better patient care while also attracting the next generation of physicians and healthcare providers to the region.
“The partnership with Windsor Regional Hospital continues to have a positive impact on the community we serve,” explains Dr. Tayfour. “Within a short period of time we have decreased cataract wait times, recruited more Ophthalmologists to Windsor and allowed for other elective procedures to be completed in the hospital.”
“Supporting this important research fund demonstrates how this new partnership model can have lasting benefits for the community,” adds Dr. Emara.
Following its launch in early 2022, the ‘Tayfour-Emara Excellence in Research & Education Fund’ dramatically expanded the scale and scope of research infrastructure at Windsor Regional Hospital helping to support research targeting underserved and key demographic areas in our local community.
“This fund has helped put a focus on research and training in Windsor Essex which, in turn, leads to improved patient care. This helps with recruiting as well as we look to attract the next generation of healthcare researchers and providers to the region,” says Vice President of Emergency, Trauma, Mental Health, Cancer Services and Renal Jonathan Foster.
“We are so grateful to Dr. Tayfour and Dr. Emara for supporting this initiative. They truly have a passion for taking healthcare to the next level in Windsor-Essex.”
With continued investment, these funds help sustain excellence and educational activities at Windsor Regional Hospital well into the future.
The latest funding installment of $330,000 will be spread out over the next two years and will be used for clinical research training, researcher mentorship and data analytics support.
Windsor Regional Hospital and the Windsor Regional Hospital Foundation thank both Dr. Tayfour and Dr. Emara for their ongoing support and generosity.