{"id":24485,"date":"2025-08-26T09:17:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/uncategorized\/grant-recipients-announced"},"modified":"2025-09-01T06:43:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T20:43:48","slug":"grant-recipients-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/qheps-news\/grant-recipients-announced","title":{"rendered":"RBWH Foundation grant recipients announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

RBWH Foundation grant recipients announced<\/h1>\n
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RBWH Grant Round 4 Recipients at the recent Celebration of Giving<\/p><\/div>\n

The Round 4 Grant Awards were presented at the RBWH Foundation\u2019s Celebration of Giving, which paid tribute to curiosity, commitment and courage which, through the extraordinary power of giving, has kept healthcare strong over the past 40 years.<\/h4>\n

RBWH Foundation CEO Simone Garske said the combination was a powerful catalyst for medical and patient care innovation.<\/p>\n

\u201cCuriosity from brilliant medical minds who ask, \u201cWhat if we could do better?\u201d, commitment from a community of donors who say, \u201cWe believe in that vision\u201d and courage to keep going, even when the path is long, uncertain or ahead of its time,\u201d explained Ms Garske.<\/p>\n

RBWH Foundation Patient Ambassador, Mark Berridge, who suffered a severe spinal cord injury in 2019, shared his journey from tragedy to triumph and demonstrated how routine medical care, delivered daily by expert healthcare teams, can change the course of a patient\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy recovery was built by many people \u201cjust doing their job\u201d,\u201d said Mark.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome days it may feel like you are just doing your job \u2013 but believe me, that gift you ae giving is priceless.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grant Round 4 projects featured pioneering technologies like next-generation infection diagnostics and sensory rehab for stroke survivors, to embedding consumer voices in how care is delivered and how future clinicians are trained, these projects are reshaping healthcare to be more personalised, equitable and effective.<\/p>\n

\u201cExtending from the labour ward through to Palliative Care, this Grant Round will deliver real impact during some of life\u2019s pivotal moments,\u201d said Ms Garske.<\/p>\n

\u201cResearch and innovation are all about questioning the status quo, testing ideas and solving problems, and we\u2019re enormously proud to be supporting compassionate, enquiring minds to drive change not only across RBWH and STARS but throughout the healthcare system as a whole.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether creating culturally safe pathways to care, walking with young people as they navigate cancer, or making the hospital experience better for older adults,<\/p>\n

RBWH Foundation donors are partners in an exceptional program of change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Projects include:<\/strong><\/p>\n