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Meet the children your generous donations support directly—hear their stories, meet their families, and see the impact the Foundation has on these young lives. News and media coverage give us the opportunity to share our stories with the broader community, important for continuing to garner support for those who need it the most. Here we share Foundation news that matters the most to people we support, our generous donors, and the broader WA community.
Our stories.
Can a ‘Magic Coat’ ease pre-surgery anxiety?
A PCHF-funded study is set to determine if a new app can help to ease anxiety among kids waiting to undergo surgical procedures. The Magic Coat app – based on
WA leads the way with RSV prevention study.
The REVIVE study – funded by Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation – will evaluate the effectiveness of the first RSV prevention program in the Southern Hemisphere. A groundbreaking WA study is
Perth’s top brokers cash in for a cause.
Euroz Hartleys raised $300,000 for three local WA charities, including PCHF, during its annual Commission for a Cause event. This month, the Euroz Hartleys team hit the trading floor for
Coaches stumped as kids takeover Scorchers training.
PCHF ambassador kids bowl over coaches as the Foundation launches official partnership with the Scorchers. The Perth Scorchers coaching team were left stumped as a group of fresh talent took
Meals that heal.
Supporting PCHF with Mum’s Sause: Mum-of-three, Di, shares her simple, toddler-approved recipes. A home-cooked meal with family is a simple pleasure that we can sometimes take for granted. But for
Shock on-air shake-up.
Red carpet rolled out as PCHF ambassador kids stun in radio station takeover. Earlier this month, popular local breakfast radio hosts Pete and Kymba were replaced by a group of
The beat goes on.
Music therapy becomes permanent at PCH. When Archie was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour and had surgery at 11 years of age, he went from being an active, soccer-loving
Retail therapy.
Meet Janet and Nancy, the thrifty duo who’ve raised $300,000 for WA’s sick kids through their in-hospital one-stop-shop. For over 25 years, PCHF supporters Janet Reynolds and Nancy Chiam have
Early Moves: Major recruitment milestone for Aus-first study.
Patient recruitment is officially closed for Early Moves, one of the biggest and longest-running studies of its kind. Around 3,000 babies were successfully recruited into the Australian-first study over the
