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Mum’s Jam launches at Monash Children’s Hospital

  Last week, the Monash Health Foundation hosted the teams from Hospitals United for Sick Kids (HUSK) and Coles Group for a morning tea in the Monash Children’s Hospital atrium to celebrate the launch of ‘Mum’s Jam’ – the newest addition to the ‘Mum’s’ range at Coles Supermarkets.    The partnership between HUSK and Coles

Kids with Cancer Foundation celebrates 20 years with Monash Children’s Hospital – Alaina’s story

This year, we acknowledge and celebrate 20 years of our relationship with the Kids with Cancer Foundation. Over the past two decades, Kids with Cancer Foundation has worked closely with our doctors and nurses to help provide over $4 million in support to patients and their families as they navigate one of life’s biggest challenges.

Leave a lasting legacy this Include a Charity week

  September 2-8 2024 is ‘Include a Charity’ week – and it is during this week that we encourage those who are in the midst of writing their Will, or a looking to review their Will, to consider leaving a portion of their estate to the Monash Health Foundation. The more people who leave a

Monash Health to purchase its first robotic surgical system

The Monash Health Foundation is pleased to announce that thanks to the extraordinary generosity of an anonymous donor, Monash Health is set to purchase its first robotic surgical system. The gift of $4.2 million is the largest single donation ever received by the health service and will ensure Monash Health continues to deliver world-class care

HUSK launches Blip to help sick kids get home sooner

The Monash Children’s Hospital is a  proud member of the Hospitals United  for Sick Kids (formerly Curing  Homesickness) alliance. With the  launch of a new character Blip, who is  trying to get back home, the alliance  continues to partner with major brands  to raise funds for children’s hospitals throughout Australia.   With special thanks to Coles

Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM)

In November 2023, 12 nurses and Aboriginal Healthcare workers from across Monash Health gathered at the annual Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) conference in Kingscliff, NSW.   Monash Health employees were able to attend thanks to the support of Maxxia and HESTA, two of the Monash Health Foundation’s corporate partners. 

Victorian Heart Hospital artworks donation

The Monash Health Foundation is pleased to have facilitated the donation of 15 spectacular artworks to the Victorian Heart Hospital (VHH) from Melbourne based artist Paul Laspagis.  Paul generously donated 15 carefully curated pieces to Monash Health and the Victorian Heart Hospital valued at just under $100,000.   Paul visited VHH in early May alongside Sophie