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  World-first project to improve ICU environment

  The patient’s experience will be at the centre of an innovative bed space design, or ‘Cocoon’, that infuses technology and personalised medicine with best practice architectural and engineering solutions.

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  Celebrating National Volunteer Week 2022

  National Volunteer Week is an opportunity for The Common Good to celebrate the vital work of our amazing volunteers.

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  Meet Doctor Mchafatso Obonyo

  Did you know that donations to The Common Good fund a number of medical research grants and fellowships? The Common Good recently awarded a Research Fellowship to Dr Nchafatso Obonyo....

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  Announcing our new Cafe for The Common Good

  Social Enterprise Expansion Did you know that our team operates a number of social enterprise businesses including cafes and a catering business? In fact, The Common Good runs a variety...

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  Child Life Therapist to Help Get Sick Kids Home Sooner

  The Curing Homesickness initiative will fund, thanks to their major partner Coles, a pilot program which will employ a Child Life Therapist at The Prince Charles Hospital’s Children’s Emergency Department and short stay unit for a period of two years. A Child Life Therapist will not only be beneficial for young patients at the hospital but also the families of children and the hospital staff.

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  Over $1.7M In Medical Research Grants Awarded

  With the help and support of the community, The Common Good awarded over $1.7M of research and equipment grants in 2021. With 13 New Investigator Grants, 13 Innovation Grants, 2...

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  Virtual Reality Helping To Cure Homesickness

  Medical experts at The Prince Charles Hospital Children’s Emergency Department and the Caboolture Hospital are using Virtual Reality technology to make hospital visits less traumatic for children. The Virtual Reality headsets were purchased by The Common Good using funds from the National and its major partner, Coles. The initiative helps get kids home from hospital sooner by investing in vital funding needs such as innovative research, the latest equipment and amazing health professionals that provide care for sick kids.

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  Spotlight On Vascular Dementia

  When we think of dementia we usually think of Alzheimer’s disease, which is the most common form. However, a significant number of people are impacted by vascular dementia, a form...

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  Eleven Lives Saved Due To Transplant Revolution

  The Prince Charles Hospital’s Critical Care Research Group is revolutionising the way donated organs are transported, addressing one of the major challenges facing the transplant field. Researcher Dr Louise See...

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