HyLife donates $100,000 to the HSC Foundation for minimally invasive technologies at HSC
L-R: Jonathon Lyon, President & CEO, HSC Foundation and Lyle Loewen, Chief Operating Officer, HyLife.
Every donation has the power to make a difference. For HyLife, that difference is life-changing.
The Health Sciences Centre Foundation is proud to celebrate a remarkable gift from HyLife, whose generosity will help shape the future of health care in our province.
Hylife’s $100,000 donation to HSC Foundation’s Operation Excellence is an investment in expanded operating room capacity, leading-edge surgical technologies, and modernized patient-flow systems to improve timely access to care and patient outcomes.
“What makes this gift especially meaningful is that it marks the beginning of a philanthropic partnership. Every donor’s journey starts with a first gift, and this gift demonstrates how businesses can play a key role in shaping the future of health care,” says Jonathon Lyon, President and CEO, HSC Foundation. “Even more, I have come to appreciate the integral role HyLife plays in our province, and I am deeply grateful for their support in advancing care.”
While HyLife’s premium farm-to-fork pork business operates worldwide, they are proudly based in Manitoba.
Lyle Loewen, COO, HyLife: “Our recent gift is more than just a contribution—it’s an investment in life-saving technology and innovation that benefits everyone.”
“HyLife feels deeply responsible for the well-being of our employees and their families. With more than 2,700 team members spread across the province, it’s vital for us to support causes that truly make a difference in our communities, like Manitoba’s trauma hospital, HSC,” says Lyle Loewen, COO, HyLife. “Our recent gift is more than just a contribution—it’s an investment in life-saving technology and innovation that benefits everyone. While we sincerely hope that none of our employees or their loved ones ever require critical surgeries, we want to be certain that, should the need arise, they have access to the most advanced equipment available.”
Lyle Loewen, COO, Hylife, experiencing first-hand the impact Operation Excellence donors have on patient care at HSC, Manitoba’s hospital.
HyLife’s gift is already helping to ensure patients have access to life-changing—and life-saving—care when they need it the most. While this may be the beginning of HyLife’s partnership with the HSC Foundation, its impact will be felt for generations to come.
Content Warning (for the video below): This video contains footage from a surgical procedure that some viewers may find graphic.
HyLife’s gift was made through Operation Excellence’s Corporate Challenge—a way for business leaders to accelerate the purchase of state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical equipment and the construction and redevelopment of new operating rooms and clinical spaces at HSC. Learn more here.
