Community support is helping deliver comfort, dignity and compassion to patients receiving palliative care in the Cancer Care Ward at Cairns Hospital - and with more donations, even more families can be supported when they need it...
Year: 2026
Research grants unveiled
Far North Queensland will benefit from a significant boost to medical and health research, with almost $250,000 awarded to 18 innovative projects tackling some of the region’s most pressing health challenges.The Far North Queensland...
Babinda patients supported
DEMENTIA residents at Babinda Multi‑Purpose Health Service will benefit from a new interactive wellness system designed to enhance cognitive engagement, comfort and overall quality of life, thanks to a generous community donation.The...
Safer care supported
Patients and staff in Atherton Hospital's North Ward and High Dependency Unit are benefiting from a new electric shower chair, funded by the Rotary Club of Atherton through the Atherton Hospital Friends of the Foundation.Valued at more...
Jenny joins fundraising
We're delighted to welcome Jenny Coates to the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation team as our new Fundraising and Marketing Manager.Jenny brings a wealth of experience across fundraising partnerships, marketing and community...
Shakers change lives
A NEW neurology diagnostic service has opened for Far North Queensland patients, made possible by funds raised by 10 runners who pushed a wheelbarrow 140 kilometres over three days in the 2025 Great Wheelbarrow Race, for the Far North...
Wheels in motion
CAIRNS Hospital is on track to welcome a state-of-the-art surgical robot later this year, marking an important step forward in access to highly specialised surgery for patients across Far North Queensland.The Far North Queensland Hospital...
Gift backs safer surgery
A NEW women’s health outpatient service is now being provided in Cairns, thanks to a piece of equipment donated by the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation.A myosure fluid management device and two sets of hysteroscopes have been...
Grant unlocks millions
A $25,000 Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation research grant that generated critical early data has helped secure $9.3 million in national research funding to investigate rare genetic diseases affecting First Nations people in Far...
Friends boost care
Innisfail Hospital Friends of the Foundation have helped enhance patient care at Innisfail Hospital by funding more than $47,000 worth of new equipment, as part of its ongoing support for Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation...
Charity backs upgrade
The Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation is thrilled to stand alongside the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) at the historic announcement of a $1 billion expansion of Cairns Hospital.Foundation CEO Gina Hogan...
Footy mates save lives
WHEN accountant Stephen Turner suffered a sudden brain aneurysm a week before Christmas 2024, his family was told the mortality rate was 50 percent.“I was just at the gym, doing my regular workout, nothing too strenuous when I felt this...