Every year, RBWH cares for more than 600,000 people.
That's 600,000 reasons to give....who's your reason?
Every year, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) cares for more than 600,000 people - providing world-class medical treatment, care, and comfort to dads, mums, children, and loved ones in our community.
This RBWH Foundation Giving Day, we are asking you to make a donation by 12 June so it can be DOUBLED by our generous Giving Partners, going TWICE as far to improve advancements in patient care and life-saving medical research for those who need it most.
What is RBWH Foundation Giving Day?
The RBWH Foundation Giving Day is an annual event that gives Australians the chance to say thank you to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), STARS, and other prestigious research Institutes and Centres at the Herston Health Precinct — showing gratitude and raising much-needed funds for worldclass research and patient care.
Franky’s story
Franky Nawei was a young and healthy IT Project Manager who loved spending time with friends and volunteering at a community centre. In 2020, life changed forever when, at age 32, he was diagnosed with a lethal form of blood cancer.
His immediate reaction was simply, why me?
One year later, Franky became one of the first patients in Australia to receive breakthrough CAR-T cell therapy thanks to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), the only centre in Queensland that offers this treatment. A small sample of blood was reprogrammed to attack the cancer and was returned for infusion back into Franky’s body. It was expensive but it worked.
“People who donate to medical research have a very compassionate mind where they donate money or time that actually gives people like me a second chance at their life.”
“Thankful is just a word, but I am very, very and truly grateful to have their gift of research,” Franky said.
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Beaudine's story
Watch Beaudines full story.
“My parents tried seven different hospitals and only Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Brisbane had the expertise to save my leg. We were swimming about an hour south of Darwin, when I felt this big rip on my leg. The water just turned red. About a month later, it swelled up and was infected. There was an abscess. I went through 13 operations on my leg in three years, well actually I lost count after a while. I got sepsis. I was ready to get rid of my leg,” Beaudine said.
“When I got to RBWH, I was greeted with five different teams of doctors – orthopaedics, infectious disease, immunology, plastics, medical – I could breathe again. It was like a breath of fresh air!
They didn’t just save my leg, they gave me back my life and I’m always going to be so thankful for that!”
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The Barnett family story
Not one, not two, but three generations of the Brisbane-based Barnett family were urgently screened and diagnosed with life-threatening brain aneurysms after daughter Annie, now 23, underwent emergency surgery and complex treatment at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) for two ruptured aneurysms in 2021.
“Until all of this happened to our family, we really didn’t have much knowledge on how dangerous aneurysms are or even what they were,” said Carol Barnett.
RBWH is a national leader in aneurysm research and with the support of RBWH Foundation funding has developed software to improve detection of aneurysms – ideal for use in regional and remote hospitals where neurosurgical expertise is lacking.
“We didn’t realise that most medical research is funded by grants and that the doctors that do this amazing work have to apply for them,” said Carol.
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Who's your reason?
Share the reason for your generosity this Giving Day.
Double your Donation
In a year, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
cares for more than 600,000 people.
That equates to:
Almost
700
Completed reasarch projects
Providing
200,000+
Cancer care treatments, consultations and admissions
Conducting
220+
Clinical research trials
Close to
27,000
Surgeries
Providing close to
1,100,000
Instances of health care
Completing almost
90,000
Emergency and Trauma admissions
Are you ready to become a Giving Day Fundraiser?
Whether you do it your own way or join one of our Giving Day activations, our team are here to support you on your fundraising journey. And the best news? All funds raised through Giving Day will be DOUBLED.
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Your donation immediately helps fund these vital areas
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 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 donation 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.
ICU Family Care
RBWH Foundation donors have funded a two-year pilot program providing care and comfort for families with loved ones in Intensive Care. Help extend this vital program so more families are supported.
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. Find out more.
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.
