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String quartet playing in room of people mingling at donor event

Donor thank you event 2021

In October, St John of God Foundation CEO Bianca Pietralla hosted supporters at An Evening to Celebrate Philanthropy.

Karan Lane, Nurse Unit Manager at St John of God Health Care

2021 Special Impact Report is out now

Generous philanthropic and community support in the financial year 2020-21 has created meaningful impact for St John of God patients and their loved ones. Read some of the many positive stories in our 2021 Special Impact Report.

Special Impact Report 2021

A tribute to Siegfried Westerfeld

St John of God Foundation and St John of God Health Care were deeply saddened by the recent passing of a compassionate and inspiring man, Siegfried (Siggi) Westerfeld.

Frank Costa with St John of God Geelong Hospital CEO, Stephen Roberts

Vale Frank Costa

St John of God Health Care and St John of God Foundation are saddened to hear of the passing of highly respected businessman and notable Geelong community leader, Frank Costa.

Vale Frank Costa

Giving Insight Autumn Newsletter 2021

The Autumn 2021 edition of Giving Insight is out now. Read about how donations can make a life-changing difference for our patients.

Giving Insight

A message from the St John of God Foundation CEO

18 January 2021

I am writing in relation to a media story this past weekend that reported on the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of a baby at St John of God Bunbury Hospital in December.

A message from the St John of God Foundation CEO

Vale Professor Michael Quinlan AO

St John of God Health Care and St John of God Foundation are deeply saddened by the passing of highly respected specialist medical practitioner and well-known Western Australian Professor Michael Quinlan AO.

Recognising your support in the South West

To recognise the remarkable community support to the South West Coronary Care and Cancer campaign, a new digital honour board has been installed at St John of God Bunbury Hospital.

Recognising your support in the South West

Caregiver fundraising

The compassionate caregivers in the St John of God Murdoch Hospital Cancer Centre are fundraising in support of cancer research

Caregiver fundraising

Clinical advances through research

With generous community support, the Bendat Respiratory Research and Development (BRRD) Group is at the forefront of world leading medical research into respiratory medicine and respiratory oncology.

Your Impact in FY 2019-20

Thank you to our generous philanthropic supporters who contributed over $1.62 million in FY 2019-20. This is how your donations were allocated in accordance to your wishes.

A message from our CEO, Bianca Pietralla

Your generous support in 2019-20 continues to enable transformation in health care through state-of-the-art medical technology and leading research to improve people's lives.

A message from our CEO, Bianca Pietralla

Generous donation for Warrnambool Hospital

The Midfield Group has generously donated $200k to the Foundation to support improved patient experience at St John of God Warrnambool Hospital.

Generous donation for St John of God Warrnambool Hospital

Compassion in action

Jennifer Fraser, a caregiver (staff-member) of over 18 years, is striving to raise $3,000 for the Foundation to support cancer research at St John of God Subiaco Hospital. Jennie works as a nurse...

Donor funded Intraoperative Radiation Therapy

Thanks to the generous support of the Carcione family and other donors, St John of God Health Care has become the first private hospital provider in Australia to introduce a rapid radiation treatment for breast cancer, called Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT).