The Great Wheelbarrow Race 2024 has resulted in purchases for the Mareeba Hospital. Funds raised by these dedicated teams have resulted in buying two rooming-in cots for the Mareeba Hospital maternity unit through...
Year: 2024
Arrow walkers hit goal
INTREPID adventurers have raised more than $82,000 for the BDO Arrow Experience – supporting the Donate for DaNi campaign. The annual walk of the arrow trails of Mt Whitfield exceeded its $80,000 goal, despite...
David’s hearty gift
PATIENTS recovering from heart issues now have access to a new exercise treadmill, thanks to a fellow patient. David Ireland said he underwent a cardiac rehabilitation program after suffering his own heart attack...
Heroes join forces
WHAT do an accountant, a road builder, a car yard, a radio station, a cruise line, and renovation experts have in common? This Sunday, they are all coming together to sponsor the BDO Arrow Experience, uniting their unique...
Donations drive equipment
POST office box keyholders are among donors helping buy medical equipment for Cooktown Hospital. Two patient monitoring devices have been bought thanks to several fundraising initiatives by the hard-working...
$747K raised at Starlit Soiree
IN an extraordinary show of community support and generosity, a fundraising dinner hosted by the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation on Saturday night raised more than $747,250 for the "Donate for DaNi"...
Atherton Hospital needs you
COMMUNITY-minded volunteers are needed to help run the vital trolley service at Atherton Hospital. This essential service, operated by the Atherton Hospital Friends of the Foundation, offers comfort and convenience to...
Hyundai helps premie babies
The smallest neonatal babies in Far North Queensland can now have breathing support, thanks to a generous donation by Hyundai Help 4 Kids. The donation enabled the purchase of a special glidescope for the tiniest babies...
Monitor enhances Malanda care
A NEW piece of equipment bought through a generous business’s support will be used daily to support patient care at Malanda. The donation of a vital signs monitor came about through a donation from John Cole Toyota...
Non-Executive Volunteer Director
The Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation is a non-profit charitable organisation dedicated to supporting the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, as well as the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service. The...
Donate for DaNi
FAR North Queenslanders have been called on to Donate for DaNi – a DaVinci surgical robot to help improve patient outcomes. The Donate for DaNi campaign, instigated by the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation,...
Recycle for Health
SAVING lives while helping save the environment is the goal of a groundbreaking partnership between the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, Containers for Change and Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health...
Volunteers warm lives
INNISFAIL cancer patients will be more comfortable thanks to the hard work of a dedicated group of local volunteers. A $7186 blanket warmer bought for the Innisfail Hospital oncology unit is...
Gordonvale farewells Evie
THE Gordonvale Hospital Friends of the Foundation have recently farewelled their friend and fellow volunteer Evelyn Jorgensen. One of six children, Evelyn, affectionately known as Evie, was born at Gordonvale Hospital in...
Cafe Chat – Niomi
Name: Niomi Skillbeck Role: Café Attendant When and why did you join the Foundation’s café team: Have been with the Foundation for about a year now. I enjoy working with the vibrant bubbly team...
Vollie Q&A – Genty
Name: Genty Ginn Role: Information Desk What’s your background: I grew up in Atherton. With my late husband’s work we were transferred around Australia. Our last posting was Melbourne. I have been back in...
Riding for Special Care Nursery
LITTLE Dante Anderson has not had the easiest start to life, but with the support of his loving parents and exceptional health care, he is off to a flying start. Dante was born at 37 weeks at Cairns Hospital on March 6 and has now...
Kelsea’s brave battle
It was one average Friday afternoon that Kerryann Bayliss had a midwife appointment and returned home to have some lunch and a lay down while her son was at school. Pregnant with her second child, Kerryann was laying on the...
Field days lifts Dimbulah health
PATIENTS accessing the Dimbulah Primary Health Centre will have almost immediate access to blood test results, thanks to support from the Rotary FNQ Field Days. Through the Mareeba Hospital Friends of the Foundation, a...
Tech boosts ICU care
NEW devices bought for the Cairns Hospital Intensive Care Unit might weigh less than 500 grams, but the information they hold can be the difference between life and death. Four PICCO devices bought through the QSuper...
$245K research boost
RESEARCH focusing on the health needs of Far North Queenslanders will be delivered thanks to more than $254,000 in grants issued by the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. Foundation CEO Gina Hogan said the...