Extraordinary opportunities to save lives
Because of the vast number of health services provided by the three hospitals RBWH Foundation supports and the world-leading research conducted at RBWH, STARS, Redcliffe Hospital, and the Institutes and Centres at the Herston Health Precinct, RBWH Foundation raises funds for almost every health area, providing extraordinary opportunities for donors to help save lives.
Read on to find out about some of the important health areas that the RBWH Foundation supports.
Medical Research
In the past year alone, 700 potentially life-saving research projects occurred at RBWH. With your support we can achieve so much more.
Curing Cancer
RBWH Cancer Care conducts cutting-edge clinical trials to develop new cancer treatments, giving many cancer patients the gift of more time. Find out more about life-saving projects like these.
Saving Lives Globally
As one of the largest teaching and research hospitals in the Southern Hemisphere RBWH impacts far beyond its Herston campus.
Infectious Diseases
RBWH and the Herston Infectious Diseases Institute are world-leaders in infectious diseases research and treatment. Your support could help save countless lives.
Premature and Sick Babies
15% of babies who are born 12-weeks premature do not survive. Your donation could help change this statistic.
Mental Health
RBWH Foundation supports youth mental health research and care projects. Find out more about how this work is saving and improving lives.
Neurology
Help our researchers investigate new treatments for neurological diseases and injuries such as brain injuries, stroke, Alzheimers and MND.
Critically Sick and Injured
The RBWH Intensive Care Unit has a remarkable 92% survival rate and works closely with the Jamieson Trauma Institute. Donor support can improve ICU survival and recovery rates even further.
Don't just take our word for it....
Hear from those who see and have felt the impact of medical research.
"Donating to medical research is absolutely vital and allows us to find new treatments and implement these into patient care....without medical research, we will not be able to make any progress in the fight against disease."
Professor Sandhir Prasad, RBWH Senior Staff Cardiologist and Researcher
"It's a pretty special thing for your life to be saved. RBWH was a pivotal part of why I was able to recover so well after my injury.
I would hope everyone understands the important research that goes on behind the scenes at the Royal, as without it I don't know where I would be today."
Angus McLeod, RBWH brain injury patient
"Without research, things don't improve. It was nearly 10 years, give or take, before we found a drug (for epilepsy) that I could tolerate and that controlled the seizures without too many side effects."
Tegwen Howell, RBWH Foundation donor
