Our Purpose
At Flinders Foundation our purpose is you.
We want you, our community, to live a longer and happier life.
We want you to overcome disease and illness so you can spend more time with the people you love. And while you’re fighting, we want to ease your pain, suffering and concern, and your family’s too.
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.
Thanks to enormous support from across the community, answers are being uncovered and significant medical breakthroughs at Flinders are having a global impact.
But there’s still such a long way to go. Help bring us closer to life-saving research and patient care.
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NEWS
A simple injection could better manage the pain of patients with knee osteoarthritis
Thanks to your generous support, Flinders’ Professor Michael Shanahan will investigate whether a simple injection could better manage the pain of patients with knee osteoarthritis. Professor Shanahan spoke with Seven News Adelaide about the trial of a nerve block injection near the knee to numb the geniculate nerve which supplies pain fibres to the knee
A simple injection could better manage the pain of patients with knee osteoarthritis
Thanks to your generous support, Flinders’ Professor Michael Shanahan will investigate whether a simple injection could better manage the pain of patients with knee osteoarthritis
Flinders Foundation funds 31 health and medical research projects
In a partnership between Flinders Foundation and Flinders University, $750,000 in seed grants has been awarded to help researchers advance their knowledge of a variety of illnesses, diseases and social issues.
Flinders Foundation funds 31 health and medical research projects
The next health or medical discovery is a step closer, with thirty-one exciting research projects across the Flinders medical precinct receiving funding in Flinders Foundation’s annual Health Seed Grant Round.
Bouncedown for Brad
Across the Nullarbor, nearly 3000kms from Flinders, a special group of friends recently gathered for their annual footy match to remember their mate Brad Richards, while also raising $20,000 for cardiac research at Flinders.
Bouncedown for Brad
A special group of friends recently gathered for their annual footy match
Patricia’s thanks for new life-saving ECMO machine
Patricia shared her story as part of our recent campaign to raise $120,000 to buy a new Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) machine with the latest technology for the Intensive and Critical Care Unit at Flinders Medical Centre.
Patricia’s thanks for new life-saving ECMO machine
It was a beautiful moment when we recently welcomed patient Patricia back to Flinders Medical Centre
New Ultrasound Equipment for Cancer Patients
Funded by a generous, long-time supporter of Flinders Foundation, the $17,000 bladder scanner allows nurses on Ward 5G to quickly examine the bladder for signs of discomfort, avoiding the need for the patient to be sent to radiology.
New Ultrasound Equipment for Cancer Patients
Cancer patients at Flinders are receiving faster care at their bedside thanks to new ultrasound equipment.
Little Champions on Today Tonight
Take a look at Today Tonight's story about how your generous donations are helping to create a special memento of babies medical journeys in the Flinders Medical Centre Neonatal Unit.
Little Champions on Today Tonight
Babies in the Flinders Medical Centre Neonatal Unit now have a special memento of their medical journey with the arrival of a new bead program.
Improving the lives of patients with sleep disorders.
The world-leading Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health has opened! It houses 40 sleep health experts and includes dedicated research and laboratory spaces allowing for a full range of human sleep research.
Improving the lives of patients with sleep disorders.
With your help, Flinders is now home to a new $4 million high-tech sleep research facility.
You did it! Cancer Wellness Centre set to open in October
Over the past two years, the South Australian community has rallied together to raise the $500,000 needed to open a Cancer Wellness Centre on the ground floor of the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer (FCIC) to help ease the burden of cancer on patients and their loved ones.
You did it! Cancer Wellness Centre set to open in October
In just a few short weeks, patients and their families affected by cancer will be closer to receiving the extra support they need. And it’s all thanks to you!
Now open: flinders foundation health seed grant round 2019/20
Researchers across the Flinders medical precinct including all Flinders University and Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) researchers involved in health and medical research are eligible to apply.
Now open: flinders foundation health seed grant round 2019/20
The 2019/20 Flinders Foundation Health Seed Grant Round is now open
Closer to a cure thanks to Tour de Cure
Set against a picturesque backdrop, the group of 110 cyclists and support crew rode more than 300km over three days from 24-26 May, from Victor Harbor and across to Kangaroo Island aboard SeaLink.
Closer to a cure thanks to Tour de Cure
Cancer research at Flinders has received a boost thanks to Tour de Cure’s inaugural SA Discovery Tour.