Hervey Bay Hospital - SCN ward (AU, 67558031153) Browse events

Make today count (AU, 55807875372) Browse events

L'il Aussie Prems Foundation (AU, 42701326952) Browse events

Providing support and services to families of premature and sick newborns online and in the community, raises awareness of premature birth, provides equipment to Australian NICU/SCN’s and awards selfless volunteers who make a difference each year.

The Lucas Foundation (AU, 60881196152) Browse events

Every year 150 families from the Sunraysia area go through the heartache, pain and financial stress of a treasured infant requiring medical treatment hundreds of kilometres away from home for illness or unforeseen circumstances. With little or no financial support available for the many regional families with a sick child, The Lucas Foundation has been created to provide a helping hand, and to assist in alleviating burden on families that find themselves in these most trying of times.   TLF aims to care for our local families whilst they strive to meet the needs of their sick children. Our mission is twofold; to heighten public awareness of children’s medical issues in our community, and second, raise much needed funds to assist families to continue to meet the medical requirements of their children.   Through The Lucas Foundation, we strive to give these children and their families a fighting chance at a better today and a more fulfilling future.

Macquarie University Hospital (MUH) (AU, 46141203125) Browse events

  Macquarie University Hospital is part of a large and integrated medical community that features the latest technology, much of it unavailable anywhere else in the country. The hospital has superb patient facilities and our medical staff take an integrated approach to clinical care.   The 183-bed state-of-the-art hospital offers a comprehensive range of services and specialist areas, with links to the Macquarie University Clinic and the    Located on the leafy grounds of Macquarie University’s North Ryde campus, the hospital is owned and operated by the University. As an academic hospital, our doctors are committed to a culture of continuous improvement in patient care through teaching and research.   To bring the best outcomes to our patients, Macquarie University Hospital follows three simply stated aims: to heal, to learn, to discover

St George Hospital NSW - SESLHD (AU, 22877041939) Browse events

 

Ronald McDonald House Hobart (AU, 25245515031) Browse events

At a time when they need it the most, Ronald McDonald House Hobart is there to help by providing a place for families to stay when kids are sick and need to be in Hobart for treatment. We do this because we know that families are stronger when they are together.

Ronald McDonald House Monash (AU, 75938679084) Browse events

Ronald McDonald House Monash provides accommodation to families with seriously ill children who require treatment within Monash Children's Southern Health Network. Our House primarily caters for families from rural or remote parts of Victoria and interstate. Some families stay just one night, others can be here much longer.

Liverpool Hospital (AU, 46738965845) Browse events

Liverpool Hospital is located approximately 50 minutes drive from the Sydney CBD, with 23 operating theatres, capacity for 877 beds, diagnostic and imaging services, emergency and trauma care, maternity, paediatric, cancer care, mental health, ambulatory care, allied health and medical and surgical services from birth to aged care. Liveprool Hospital is the major health service for south-western Sydney, providing services to the LGA and provides a range of statewide services in areas such as critical care and trauma, neonatal intensive care and brain injury rehabilitation.

South Belgrave Football Club and Very Special Kids Split Donation Account (AU, 48679905806) Browse events

Run for the Hills has been organised as a fundraiser the Very Special Kids www.vsk.org.au and the South Belgrave Precinct Development.  This is a fun run with a 10km and 4km circuit which will start and end at the Belgrave South Recreation Reserve. Very Special Kids cares for children with life-threatening conditions by providing Victoria’s only children’s hospice and professional support services to families.   We help more than 900 families across Victoria who have a child with a life-threatening condition with ongoing support from diagnosis all the way through to bereavement.  Sadly, almost all of the children we care for will not reach adulthood. We provide free of charge care for these children and families, but we can't do it on our own. It costs more than $7 million each year to operate Very Special Kids and we rely substantially on the generous support of the community, so please give generously and together we can make a difference.

Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation (AU, 38117167683) Browse events

Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation aims to ensure every Australian requiring a transplant will receive one. Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation strives to increase the number of people who honour the wishes of their loved ones to donate their organs and tissues through the implementation of Zaidee's National Awareness Campaign. We have DGR Status.

UCA Frankston Regional Parish - Mother & Baby Health Clinics in North India (AU, 33494950128) Browse events

IN the West we largely regard maternal and child healthcare as 'a given'... but this is not something that can be said when having a baby in India. In fact, in India, a woman dies in childbirth every 10 minutes and a child under the age of five dies every 15 seconds.  We want that to change. This is why we're supporting the new Mother & Child Health Clinics Project in North India and we'd like you to support it too... To improve health in mothers and children in villages (will affect 11,000 women and 7,000 children); educate re; health, hygiene, literacy, nutritional and environmental issues; establish network for long-term-effectiveness; maintain smaller families and expand contraceptive methods/acceptance in all castes, creeds and religions. Reduce maternal mortality, child mortality and malnutrition/morbidity. Provide ante and post-natal care to 70% of rural women within next 5 years. Provide health education to prevent STD and HIV. Encourage expectant mothers to have a female child (highlight dangers of female feticide.) Formation of monthly 'Health Posts' in 30 villages in 3 districts of Punjab - inccluding mobile clinic, counselling centre, immunization awareness - supervised by community organiser and nutrionist/health worker. Health education at Health Posts Home visit/individual counselling to identify high risk mothers and children and educate re health, contraceptive issues. Ongoing training of ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) worker and Community organiser. Training of volunteers. Health camps/Posts - Free check ups; distribution of free medicine. Seminars in each village on reproductive health and contraception. Exposure trip - to a 'model' village and hospitals to show other mothers how well the scheme is working in other areas. Monthly and weekly meetings of the CBOs and Women's Committee to monitor and ensure long-term effectiveness beyond 3-year start-up phase. Village Health Committee to monitor proper functioning of programme. Link Sub-centre and Block health dept to facilitate medicines, contraceptives and IEC materials after the handover of the project to the community.

Himalayan Health & Hearing Inc. (AU, 26514693457) Browse events

A COMPASSION IN ACTION CHARITY bringing PRIMARY EAR CARE AND HEALTH EDUCATION via LOCAL ORGANISATIONS to REMOTE REGIONS IN NEPAL AND surrounding HIMALAYAN REGIONS. We are merely POSTMAN, delivering the KINDNESS OF THE AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE to those IN REMOTE AREAS REQUIRING OUR UNIQUE SERVICES. We RAISE FUNDS to PROVIDE EQUIPMENT, TRAINING, TRANSPORT, CLINIC INFRASTRUCTURE (POWER SUPPLIES), HEARING DEVICES, MEDICAL TREATMENT - MEDICINES, EAR HEALTH PROCEDURES and OPERATIONS. ALL FUNDS RAISED ARE SPENT OVERSEAS on LOCAL WAGES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT. ALL administration costs in Australia are donated NO Australian team members receive any financial support for any expenses incurred in Australia or Overseas. WE collect Donated new and used hearing devices and distribute them in our hearing camps in remote regions. We have strict Policies re Non discriminatory practice, fair trading and respect for all human rights Volunteers may attend our camps - see our policy on the web site Through local organisations, we have three permanent sites, paid professional staff, who provide primary ear care, fit hearing devices with locally made ear moulds on a continuing basis. We must be invited to a new village, they have strict guidelines to satisfy, to ensure their participation. WE THANK YOU FOR ALSO CARING.

Paraplegic Benefit Fund Australia (PBF) (AU, 39521178651) Browse events

PBF is a charity aiming to prevent the incident and the impact of spinal cord injuries. PBF was founded by spinal surgeon, Sir George Bedbrook in 1984 to help ease the financial burden of a spinal cord injuries. Donations will directly benefit the individuals who live with spinal cord injuries through the PBF gifting program.

Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation (AU, Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation - N/A) Browse events

The Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation works hard to guarantee that health care facilities throughout this region possess up-to-date equipment and health care professionals have access to training opportunities to enhance their skills.

Blue Care (AU, 96010643909) Browse events

Blue Care started as the Blue Nursing Service in 1953 and has grown into one of Australia's leading providers of community health and residential aged care, caring for more than 13,000 people every day across Queensland, Northern New South Wales and the Northern Territory.

PQSA (The Paraplegic & Quadriplegic Association of South Australia Inc) (AU, 92713327348) Browse events

Please support PQSA (The Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of South Australia Inc) to rebuild lives across South Australia. Each year, PQSA supports hundreds of people and their families to rebuild their lives after a Spinal Cord Injury. This life-changing injury or illness – which can happen while driving, playing sports, at the beach, gardening, doing the housework or because of a medical condition – can have a profound effect on the person injured and their families and friends. PQSA has been providing a range of vital Support Services to people with a Spinal Cord Injury and their families since 1963, including Accommodation, Home-based Counselling, Lifestyle Advice, Peer Support, QWERTY Internet Café, Recreation Program, Support Dinners and Volunteer Program. Each service provided by PQSA is designed to support people living with Spinal Injury to live life to its fullest.

Toowoomba Hospital Foundation (AU, 29572118270) Browse events

St Vincent's Foundation (AU, 11083730778) Browse events

 

St Luke's Hospital Foundation (AU, 69002385999) Browse events

St Luke’s Hospital Foundation provides vital funding to support St Luke’s Care. St Luke’s Care is a non-denominational, not-for profit organisation that has delivered excellence in health and aged care to the Eastern Suburbs community for 95 years. St Luke’s Care comprises four divisions – St Luke’s Hospital, Aged Care, Home Care and Apartments. The St Luke’s Care motto is “Quality Care with a Personal Touch” and we pride ourselves on the closeness of our St Luke’s family of patients, residents, staff and supporters. In the last 12 months the Foundation has purchased vital medical equipment including a Nerve Integrity Monitor which enables St Luke’s to undertake Cochlear Implants and give the gift of hearing. In addition we provide the innovative Elder Clown program to our residents with dementia in Lulworth. This program is making a huge difference to their lives and in particular their quality of life “I want to thank St Luke’s Hospital Foundation for the Elder Clown Program – I have not seen such joy in my mother for at least six years”.

Monash Intensive Care (AU, Monash Intensive Care - N/A) Browse events

Monash Medical Centre Intensive Care Clayton, is a 20-bed combined adult and paediatric unit. It provides the highest standards of care to children and adults in cardiothoracics, renal, neurology, obstetrics, surgical and general specialties. Funds will improve the ambience of the Intensive Care Unit to benefit patients, families and staff.

AQA Victoria Ltd (AU, 90006691185) Browse events

AQA - improving the quality of life of people affected by spinal cord injury by providing spinal injury information & peer support. A spinal cord injury changes everything in an instant ... nothing will be the same. AQA together with your help provides opportunities for people with spinal cord injury to learn what is possible and how they can participate in activities to improve their quality of life. Your contribution is vitally important to AQA and the people we support. For more information please visit our website at: www.aqavic.org.au or email [email protected]

Open Heart International (AU, 76096452925) Browse events

Open Heart International provides urgent specialised medical care to patients living in developing countries. We teach and train medical staff so that they can be self-sufficient. We believe that where you live should not determine whether you live.

The Trustee for Bendigo Health Care Group Foundation Charitable Trust (AU, 13340801870) Browse events

The Bendigo Health Foundation is dedicated to improving the health care of those in central Victoria by raising valuable funds for Bendigo Health. Donations from individuals and businesses ensure patients receive the finest health care possible. Every donation large or small is an investment in the health and wellbeing of our community. The foundation does not contribute to operating costs, our focus is the purchase of equipment and to support further education of staff.  Enthusiastic community members often generate fundraising ideas and events and we work with them in partnership to support their initiatives.

Bear Cottage - Children's Hospital Westmead (AU, 47156167609) Browse events

Just a stone's throw from Manly, Bear Cottage is a children's hospice that was established in 2001. Bear Cottage helps families cope with the impossible - to care for a child who has a life-limiting illness. To care for a child who is unlikely to see their 18th birthday, or their ninth birthday, or sometimes even their first birthday.   For the special kids that stay with us, there is no happy ending, no miracle cure.   This is heartbreaking to think about. But that's only part of the story. Even though the outlook for these kids is a sad one, Bear Cottage is actually one of the most uplifting and inspiring places you could ever visit. Here, children laugh and play.   Life is celebrated, lived to its fullest and also fondly remembered.   Bear Cottage is the only children's hospice in NSW, one of only two in Australia, and the only one in the world affiliated with a children's hospital. It is a very special place that's dedicated to caring for children with life-limiting conditions and their families.   Planning began for Bear Cottage almost 20 years ago, when Dr John Yu and Dr Michael Stevens from The Children's Hospital at Westmead decided to enhance the hospital's palliative care program.   Located on Sydney's Northern Beaches, in Manly, Bear Cottage is like a home away from home - as far removed from a hospital environment as possible. Here staff do not wear uniforms, no medical procedures are carried out in the bedrooms, the children's rooms are designed to like a normal bedroom, and we even have a family pet, Frankie, our adorable Labrador. That said, Bear Cottage is set up to provide excellence in paediatric medical care 24 hours a day, and our affiliation to The Children's Hospital at Westmead means we have access to some of the best medical resources in the world.   The facility was established entirely through community support, at a cost of $10 million, and was officially opened on St Patrick's Day, 17 March 2001,   Bear Cottage does not receive any recurrent government funding and so continues to rely on donated funds and community support to raise over $2.9 million required to operate each year.   Bear Cottage provides support, respite and end of life care for children with life-limiting illnesses and their families.   We care for children from across Australia, regardless of where they receive their primary care, although the majority of families that access the service are from NSW. The children who visit Bear Cottage will range from newborn infants to 18 years of age; however accommodation is also available for parents, as well as siblings, of the children staying.   When these families are told that their child's life will be cut short, their everyday existence takes on a monumental change. As they embark on such a terrible journey, there are limited options available to help them get through each day, and answer the many questions that arise. Having Bear Cottage available to them for care and support enables these families to focus on the important things, such as spending quality time together and making every moment count.   Most families staying at Bear Cottage will come for respite; with the average length of stay is around one week to ten days. Families are generally able to visit Bear Cottage around 4 times a year for general respite, however for end of life care this can be open ended.