WHO WE ARE
At Flinders Foundation, our purpose is you.
We want you, our community, to live a longer and happier life.
That’s why every day, our team works to support the leading clinicians and researchers across Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University to deliver better research, treatment, and care, and ensure they are equipped with the latest technology, in the best environment. From cancer and mental health, to neonatal care, and everything in between
- we’re working together to prevent, cure and care.
While Coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed the way many of us live and work, other devastating diseases haven’t taken a break.
Multiple myeloma is just one. It is an aggressive blood cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow, with no cure.
And, it is now one of the most common cancers in Australia.
With your help, better treatments for people with multiple myeloma could be within reach. It will give people like Brian more time with their loved ones.
Your Impact
Thanks to generous supporters, corporate partners and fundraisers in our community, new discoveries are being made across a range of diseases, illnesses and social issues and extra support is available to patients and their families across the Flinders medical precinct.
Take a look at our latest news below and read more about how we're all working together to prevent, cure and care.
Thank you for helping staff care for critically ill children
Your donations recently provided two Paediatric Airway Trolleys for the Flinders Medical Centre Emergency Department (ED).
Thank you for helping staff care for critically ill children
When doctors and nurses are fighting to save a child’s life, and the clock is ticking, they will now have a little extra help…thanks to you.
Antibiotics and improving outcomes for critically ill COVID-19 patients
By looking at precision antibiotic care tailored to individual patients, Professor Geraint Rogers’ work seeks to address the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) - which is the principal cause of COVID-19 related deaths - and the associated demand for ventilators and intensive care unit (ICU) beds.
Antibiotics and improving outcomes for critically ill COVID-19 patients
Flinders University researchers are exploring precision antibiotic strategies to tackle the two areas of greatest concern in the fight against COVID-19
Help for those with chronic pain
Your generous donations are supporting a pilot project by Dr Amelia Searle which looks to better identify people presenting to Flinders Medical Centre’s Emergency Department (ED) with chronic pain who might benefit from more specialised telephone coaching support from the hospital’s Pain Management Unit.
Help for those with chronic pain
Two new research projects are seeking to improve care and treatment for people suffering with chronic pain.
COVID-19 Research: Face mask trial to keep health care workers safe
A trial will soon begin at Flinders Medical Centre to test 3D printed face mask seals moulded to the faces of individual health care workers…and it’s all thanks to your generous support.
COVID-19 Research: Face mask trial to keep health care workers safe
A trial will soon begin at Flinders Medical Centre to test 3D printed face mask seals
COVID-19: New protective gown testing facility
Your generous donations to support Flinders Heroes has established Australia’s first dedicated facility to scientifically test protective gowns worn by healthcare workers. Thank you!
COVID-19: New protective gown testing facility
COVID-19: New protective gown testing facility a boost for healthcare worker safety
Bring a FibroScan to Flinders and help patients at risk of liver cancer
“It’s not the easiest thing to ring someone and tell them there’s something not quite right on their ultrasound, that they have a suspicious lesion,” Rosemary McCormick says.
Bring a FibroScan to Flinders and help patients at risk of liver cancer
One thing Rosemary knows for sure is the importance of early detection of liver disease and liver cancer. A vital piece of equipment – the FibroScan – is key to this.
Go Dry this July and help more people like David
A FibroScan test showed some scarring of David’s liver, often a precursor to liver cancer, so he was placed on a surveillance program to regularly monitor his condition.
Go Dry this July and help more people like David
If it wasn’t for regular scans and monitoring, David would be “completely unaware” of the three tumours growing on his liver.
Thank you for helping to keep our heroes safe!
Your generous support of the Flinders Heroes campaign has purchased a new PortaCount FiT Testing Machine that determines which disposable respirator mask seal is correct for each health care worker’s individual face shape.
Thank you for helping to keep our heroes safe!
Because of you, more hospital staff can now be fitted with the correct face masks to wear when caring for patients with suspected airborne diseases or respiratory infections, like COVID-19.