A GENEROUS donation from the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation is set to save nursing time at Cairns Hospital. Renal and Respiratory Ward Nurse Unit Manager Anne-Marie Tolsma said the $15,554 portable bladder...
Year: 2015
Cardiac Challenge unites
THEY are generations apart but Tony Bainbridge and Cooper Bell have one important thing in common – cycling to save lives. While Tony was born before WWII and Cooper just 11 years ago – their common bond...
Colin’s hearty donation
He survived a dramatic car racing accident, but it was a heart attack on a Far North golf course that almost ended Colin Haste’s life. But thanks to Cairns Hospital’s cardiac catheter laboratory moving...
Copperlode closed for Challenge
CYCLISTS are expected to flock to Lake Morris Road on Saturday morning for the first of three road closures as training rides for the Mount Franklin Cardiac Challenge. Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation...
Rewarding reason to recycle
Recycle, raise money and reward yourself with a fabulous new piece of furniture while having a fun night out. SeaFM’s The Power of Pallets auction and cocktail night ticks all the boxes for a great feel-good event,...
Josie’s reason to ride
Every pedal of the bike on the 330 kilometres of the 2015 Mount Franklin Cardiac Challenge will hurt Josie O'Shea. But you would be hard-pressed to find a person with more motivation to tackle the three-day fundraiser...
Sea Breeze Café reopens
One of Cairns' longest running cafes has just unveiled a new look. It is fitting that the week that Sea Breeze Cafe at Cairns Hospital flings open its’ doors again, that one of its longest serving employees...
Last chance for Dry July
CAIRNS Hospital cancer ward patients will be the beneficiaries of Dry July 2015 fundraising. Almost 190 participants raised more than $16,000 this year for cancer care services through the Far North Queensland Hospital...
Our diagnosis contribution
Cancer patients in the Cairns region will not have to leave the city for diagnostic scans following the arrival this week of a $2.4 million PET-CT scanner. Queensland Health Minister Cameron Dick visited Cairns...
Research grants awarded
Ground-breaking research into box jellyfish venom has netted a James Cook University research fellow the first $25, 000 grant from the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. Foundation CEO Tony Franz said smaller...
Taking the cardiac plunge
By day, Karolyn Menzies is a mild-mannered accountant. On days off she is a passionate SES volunteer and now a keen cyclist. After being caught up in the passion, atmosphere and camaraderie of Cardiac Challenge as an SES...
Harley win no joke
IT'S Saturday night, you're sitting at home and you get a phone call saying you've won a Harley Davidson motorcycle. Most people might think it was friends playing a joke or a scam, but Stephen Hodgkinson knew...
Matters of the heart
Valentine's Day is about matters of the heart, and it sure was for Jim Bradley this year. A heart attack and surgery later, Jim is an avid devotee of Cairns Hospital's Cardiac Care Unit and eager to support...
Rest more easily
COOKTOWN Hospital patients are able to rest a bit more easily thanks to donations from the Endeavour Lions Club and Cooktown Friends of the Foundation. The Cooktown Multi-Purpose Health Service became the beneficiary of...
MOTOmed up and running
PHYSIOTHERAPY outcomes for patients in Cairns will be enhanced as the result of a generous donation provided through the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. Donors Les and Anne Mills inspected the MOTOmed rehab...
Heart-warming motivation
People take part in the Cardiac Challenge for all sorts of reasons, but Bronwyn and Mick Reid's reason is one of the best – their 11-year-old son Landon. Born at Cairns Hospital with Truncus Arteriosus in...
Serre family commitment
We all need medical help at some point – or know someone who does. Joe and Sally Serre’s two daughters have been grateful recipients of care at Cairns Hospital and this year their parents have decided to...