The Friends are pleased to be supporting the purchase of the updated equipment for the hospital’s Telehealth Conference room.

On Wednesday, 19th September, during the 3rd celebration of Person and Family Cantered Care Week, we had a chance to look back at the last year’s Passion Projects.

Yet another successful year of fundraising by the Friends for the 2017/18 financial year has resulted in the handover of more equipment to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

The Friends were pleased to welcome Associate Professor Belinda Lange at the recent Auxiliary Divisions Region 1 Conference held at the WCH. Professor Lange spoke about the Virtual Reality (VR) program current being trialled in the Medical Day Unit.

Minor invasive procedures such as blood draws, cannula insertion and catheter insertion can be extremely stressful for children, their family members/carers and Women’s and Children’s Hospital staff.

The Person and Family Centred Care Passion Projects initiative was launched in September 2016 during Person and Family Centred Care Week.

The Passion Projects initiative was launched in September 2016 during Person and Family Centred Care Week as a direct response to consumer feedback.

The initiative referred to as HUG (Helping You Give) will spread the happiness to families in the Women’s and Children’s Hospital by surprising some families with one of three types of vouchers.

Committee members from the Queen Victoria Auxiliaries Division presented a new Resuscitation Cot to the Neo-Natal Unit of the Women’s and Babies Division.

Approximately 240 children per year from around South Australia attend the Orthotics Department at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for the manufacture of custom-made orthoses and prostheses.

At a time of joy and stress, coming into Hospital over the Christmas period is sometimes the last thing that families need.  It is often the little things that brighten people’s days.

The Paediatric Rehabilitation Botulinum Toxin Program at the Women's and Children's Hospital provides a consumer-focused, family-friendly service for patients who require Botox injections for muscle spasticity, usually 2-3 times per year.