RBWH Foundation

12/03/2026

🩺This , we're celebrating how the extraordinary power of giving is evolving kidney care for young patients, by highlighting a project that redefines how we support adolescent and young adults (AYA) living with kidney disease.

Young people with kidney disease often face challenges, not just medically, but emotionally and socially. To help improve this experience and their outcomes, a project led by Alexandra Cation and Brianna McCoola and proudly supported by the RBWH Foundation, identified the need to design care with these patients - not just for them.

The project brought together AYA patients, their families and clinicians to co-design the future of outpatient kidney care by understanding what matters most to young people. This collaborative process helped pave the way for creating care that is not only clinically sound but also compassionate, relevant and empowering.

Transplant recipient Holly and her mum Caroline explain their experience in an interview here > https://vimeo.com/1090690952?fl=pl&fe=sh

10/03/2026

RBWH Foundation grants are designed to fund research projects and patient care initiatives that improve the health and wellbeing of patients.

Some of these initiatives have included supplying appropriate clothing to patients impacted by sexual assault, domestic violence and homelessness, providing access to a virtual reality coffee shop where patients and speech pathologists can work on communication skills in a realistic setting, or offering portable radios to older patients for stimulation while hospitalised.

The generosity of our donors makes it possible to have funded these initiatives and many more that help foster positive health outcomes and wellbeing of patients. We are incredibly proud to support extraordinary opportunities in patient care.💜

09/03/2026

Returning home after a hospital stay can be challenging, especially for patients with little or no food available. Some people live alone; others are too unwell to shop or have been discharged late in the day.

To ease this critical transition, RBWH Dietetics and Food Services has launched the Food Parcel Project, sending vulnerable patients home with two days' worth of tailored, shelf-stable food. Not only does this RBWH Foundation grant project reduce the risk of malnutrition and stress, it's providing compassionate, holistic care beyond the ward.

Dietetic Assistant Jennifer Gillies explains more about the Food Parcel Project here: https://vimeo.com/1102369144

07/03/2026

Today we celebrate all the incredible women in our lives.🌷

To the doctors, nurses, researchers, allied health professionals, support staff, frontline responders and all our healthcare heroes - thank you.

Your strength, compassion and commitment lifts our community across every moment of care.

Today and everyday we honour the women shaping the future of healthcare.



Pictured L_R: Adjunct Professor Dr Merrilyn Banks, RBWH Director of Dietetics and Food Services; Dr Adrienne Young, RBWH Dietitian Researcher; and Lisa McGuire, Assistant Director of Food Services

06/03/2026

We're proud to strengthen our contribution to Closing the Gap!💪🏽

Our new grant helps foster and support emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health innovators and researchers across the Herston Health Precinct.

Learn more about our RBWH Foundation grants. Visit https://bit.ly/rbwhf_grants

05/03/2026

Philanthropy in action, saving lives: a research partnership between the RBWH Foundation, Jamieson Trauma Institute (JTI) and RACQ could see children under 16 banned from riding e-scooters and e-bikes, and riders limited to 10 km/h on footpaths in Queensland.

Read more about the sweeping recommendations, fuelled by the extraordinary power of giving > https://bit.ly/4lacMu1

02/03/2026

📣RBWH Foundation Grant Applications are NOW OPEN!

Don't miss the opportunity to advance your research or bring your patient care initiative to life.

Visit our website to learn more about the three grant categories - including our NEW! Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Grants!

🖋️Apply today! Applications close 11:59 pm AEST Thursday 2 April 2026.

Click here to apply or learn more: https://bit.ly/rbwhf_grants

27/02/2026

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25/02/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Jim and Jasmine Li of the Sunshine Coast Royac Dragon Fruit Farm for raising an incredible $7,150 in their fourth year of supporting the RBWH Foundation through their annual dragon fruit fundraising sale in Brisbane and Gold Coast Chinese communities on 15th February.

The funds received will help support R4LPH (Returning all the Little People Home), a NeoRESQ vehicle which transports babies from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Brisbane back home to their regional hospitals when they are well enough. Over the last 5 years, R4LPH has travelled more than 177,000 kilometres, supporting 1,968 babies and their families during some of the most challenging moments of their lives.

We would also like to give our sincere thanks to Mr Paul Shih, owner and CEO of Professional Real Estate Training Pty Ltd as well as his family, friends, volunteers and sponsors, for their dedicated support and philanthropic spirit to make the annual fundraising sale another success. Thank you, Paul and everyone involved, for helping us to provide life-changing patient care for the littlest patients and their families.

23/02/2026

RBWH Foundation Grant Information Session! 📝

Would you like to learn more about our RBWH Foundation Grants?

Join us for our applicant information session.

🗓️Date: Wednesday 11 March 2026
🕑Time: 2:00 pm
Join us virtually or in-person.

Visit https://bit.ly/rbwhf_grants to RSVP via the RBWH Foundation Grants page.

18/02/2026

The NeoBuddy project came to fruition during NeoReturn Coordinator Karen's experience as a NeoRESQ (NICU) nurse. 💕

While retrieving and returning babies between RBWH and regional hospitals she noticed that when the parent/carer could not accompany their vulnerable or critically ill newborn, parents were left with no tangible object or memento of their baby's journey.

Karen explains, "It has been rewarding to see the parents/carers get some enjoyment and comfort from receiving the NeoBuddy. They proudly tell us that they will keep it to show their child as they grow and learn about their time in nursery."

We are incredibly proud to support initiatives such as the NeoBuddy that help transform and advance patient care experiences.

Was your baby a 'NeoBuddy' recipient? 🚗

RBWH parents - was your baby a ‘NeoBuddy’ recipient? 🚑

The NeoBuddy is a special keepsake gifted to those families who use the Neo Return service, established in 2020, following a need to coordinate more efficient transfers between tertiary and regional hospitals. 🥰

Neo Return Coordinator Karen said the organic cotton NeoBuddy gifts are a reminder of the journey and the safe transfer of their baby.

"The service is about getting families back closer to home, familiar surroundings, community and other family members,” Karen said.

"The return vehicle, affectionately known as R4LPH (Returning All Little People Home), is also the star of the show on the NeoBuddy that we have created, which was possible with support from the RBWH Foundation."

17/02/2026

We're excited to announce our Patient Care Initiative and Research Project Grants have been joined by a NEW! Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Grant! 🌟

Do you have a patient care initiative or research idea? We would love to hear more.

🗓️ Applications open 1 March 2026.

Visit https://bit.ly/rbwhf_grants for more information.