How Your Support Helps
Our Wish List ranges from funding innovative medical research to purchasing vital equipment and upgrading services, your support will change the lives of Sunshine Coast patients and their families.
Under $5,000
Accommodate a Family
Make a very real difference to families facing a health crisis. You can help a family stay together by providing a night’s stay at a Wishlist accommodation facility. Cost: $80 per night.
Wishlist WiFi
Wishlist WiFi is available throughout SCUH to benefit patients and improve their hospital experience. Funding of $1,200 per year supports the maintenance and operation of this service.
Wishlist Therapy Dogs
Pet therapy touches humans psychologically, physically, mentally and emotionally. Fund a therapy dog for a year for just $1,000.
Under $10,000
iPads for Addiction Recovery Support
Cost: $8,144
Priority items under $50,000
Paediatric Midline catheter toolkit
Children needing IV treatment often face multiple painful attempts of cannulation, and many IVs fail before treatment ends. This project supports a safer alternative called midline catheters. Sunshine Coast University Hospital will join 12 hospitals to develop a toolkit with training and care resources, tailored to local needs, helping deliver safer, more effective and less distressing IV treatment for kids.
Cost: $50,000
Non-Invasive CO2 Monitoring for Critically Unwell Newborns
These specialised monitors measure CO2 levels non-invasively in critically unwell or premature newborns on ventilators. They reduce the need for painful blood tests and invasive lines, with long-term benefits for neurodevelopment and fewer blood transfusions. Two monitors are required to support this vital care.
Cost: $18,600
Remote MFM Ultrasound Supervision
SCUH is working with the Mater Hospital in Brisbane to provide remote supervision for high-level pregnancy ultrasounds. A specialised software add-on will enable expert review and support training for future local specialists.
Cost: $14,425
Paediatric Development Pharmacist
Funding a Senior Pharmacist to carefully review medications for children with complex medical issues, freeing up doctors to see more patients and reducing overall wait times.
Cost: $35,700
Clinical Education Tech Upgrade
After eight years, we’re replacing our iSimulate patient simulators with new technology, including two advanced tablets that create lifelike medical scenarios. This upgrade will enhance training for our healthcare professionals and improve patient safety.
Cost: $23,500
Transforming Lives with Robotics
Help us bring a ReJoyce Workstation to Nambour Hospital’s Day Rehabilitation Unit. This advanced robotic device boosts upper limb rehabilitation, offering scalable, intensive therapy that improves patient outcomes. By combining robotics with traditional therapy, it enhances patient engagement and frees up therapists to do what they do best.
Cost: $23,000
Remote Monitoring Ultrasound Machines
Support us in purchasing Remote Monitoring Ultrasound Machines to improve patient care and help our sonographers in training. These machines let us monitor ultrasound exams in real-time, ensuring safer, higher-quality care for everyone, especially kids, teens, and those undergoing intimate exams. This equipment will enhance the training for both student and qualified sonographers. Your help will create greater patient comfort and enhance staff training.
Cost: $27,585
Calm Fairies
The Calm Fairy helps anxious kids feel safe and calm in hospital. Ongoing funding is needed to continue this valuable service.
Cost: $20,000 per year.
Priority items over $50,000
Light Up Hidden Bacteria in Wounds
Two MolecuLight Imaging Devices used to light up hidden bacteria in chronic wounds, allowing clinicians to treat infections earlier and more accurately. They reduce unnecessary antibiotic use by up to 78% and help wounds heal faster with fewer complications. Used across two major clinics, they’ll benefit over 400 patients each year, especially older people with ulcers, diabetes, or mobility issues.
Cost: $75,790
Paediatric Cardiology Ultrasound Machine
This ultrasound machine is essential for launching Paediatric Cardiology services on the Sunshine Coast, serving both inpatients and outpatients, including premature and seriously ill babies. It will reduce the need for families to travel to Brisbane, benefiting over 1,000 outpatients and 200 inpatients annually. The machine will also support multiple departments, improving diagnosis and treatment across the hospital.
Cost: $267,000
Enhancing Care for Women with Early Pregnancy Complications
An Early Pregnancy Assessment Service (EPAS) at Gympie Hospital will improve care for women facing early pregnancy complications. Seeking a gynaecological examination chair and a dedicated ultrasound with a transvaginal probe.
Cost: $70,800
Gympie Hospital Parents Room
This project will convert an existing storeroom into a dedicated Parenting Room for staff, while constructing a new storeroom in its place. Aligning the works with the Butterfly Room construction offers a cost-effective opportunity.
Cost: $79,000
Clown Doctors
Bring laughter and smiles to sick children at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. Help continue this program.
Cost: $215,000.
You or your business can sponsor a local research project and be kept up to date with the project progression and have the researcher provide regular updates to you, your team and your supporters. Email us at info@wishlist.org.au to find out more
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