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ATHERTON Hospital staff and patients had a heart-stopping moment recently, when a new cardiac testing device arrived, courtesy of the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. Hospital Emergency Department acting nurse...

NEWS of the Federal Government’s $60 million injection to help create the Cairns University Hospital has been welcomed by the local charity that has been agitating for the move. Far North Queensland Hospital...

CONSTRUCTION of the second Cardiac Catheter Laboratory at Cairns Hospital has started. The $2.8M facility, jointly funded by the State Government and money raised by the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, will...

ENORMOUS generosity and hundreds of volunteers have helped the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation achieve a record year for fundraising. The Foundation posted a record operating result of $2.35 million during...

THERE was no mistaking Brian Buffington had completed his six months of chemotherapy treatment for leukaemia this week. The 79-year-old from Mossman was the first patient to ring a new bell installed in the Oncology Day...

TONY Brunetto had never heard of a surgical microscope before falling 2.5m while painting his house. But significant leg and elbow injuries means he now knows quite a lot about the benefit of its use. He has thrown...

YOU might wonder what wrapping Christmas presents has to do with the latest technology surgical equipment. Wonder no longer, as this year funds donated at the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation’s annual...

Thank you to our hard working craft ladies, who were front and centre at the Christmas Craft Fair, recently. Mary Seles and Elsie Di Bella were among the hard-working crew who attended, helping people find that special...

Thank you to the Cairns Sequence Dancers for their donation this week. This lovely group of Bob and Denise Thomas (left) with Glenda Williams and Roger Evans (right) were thrilled to hand over $500 cash to our fundraising...

IN NOVEMBER we were honoured to receive some funds through BACC FNQ, as a result of our community nominating us as their charity of choice. The $3003 we received will go towards our surgical microscope project. ...

WE made an amazing $8929 from the Commonwealth Bank Golf day at Paradise Palms at the end of August. Funds raised on the day will go towards our surgical microscope project. Thank you everyone for your support. ...

1. Name: Fay Jeffrey 2. Age: 76 3. Have you always lived in FNQ? If not, where did you come from and how long have you been here: I have been in Cairns since 1975, I came from Sydney. 4. Volunteer role:...

Our recent contributions to health care in Far North Queensland include: Purchased in the past six months Intensive care 1 x P-D 220 / Provi Dock 220 - $7000 Emergency Department M41-DatamedFT-46 12ld...

The FNQ community is investing in the education of one of its most valued resources – doctors,  nurses and allied health clinicians. Through the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, $42,252 has been...

What an amazing Charity Golf Day in every aspect at the El Arish Country Golf Club in August. The day went without any drama so many compliments on the whole event. Thanks so much to the amazing volunteers for your hard work...

THE quote of the day belongs to one of the navy personnel from USS Green Bay, who visited Cairns Hospital in November. After visiting our beautiful OPERA Ward and taking part in the singing group, she said: “That’s...

** $25,831 raised! ** Thank you so so much to everyone who supported the Melbourne Cup 2018 afternoon at Nu Nu Restaurant. Everyone (boys and girls included) really was pretty in pink and WE sure are thrilled with...