Equipment and Technology

More than 25 different types of equipment will be upgraded helping the RCH continue to provide the best diagnosis and treatment.

NanoString technology provides a faster and more accurate pathway to tumour diagnosis, meaning kids receive treatment sooner.

Kids with cancer and a range of other conditions will benefit from faster and more accurate diagnoses of their conditions.

Undertaking surgery on a child’s developing brain is a difficult and risky operation.

The RCH is home to the Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory, a state-of-the-art facility for the assessment and analysis of walking disorders in children.

Thanks to funding from the Good Friday Appeal, the RCH was the first paediatric hospital in Australia to have a machine enables surgeons to perform MRI scans during brain surgery.

For premature babies or infants in critical care, maintaining body temperature in critical. Thanks to the Good Friday Appeal, new and improved infant warmers will be used in critical care units.

Thanks to the Good Friday Appeal, The Royal Children’s Hospital is establishing its first Digital Command Centre.