About Us Supporting people in hospitals across South Australia through vital health and medical research and improved patient care.
Financial Information THRF adopts extremely high transparency standards when reporting our financials.
Australian Breast Cancer Research Supports research into the detection, management & treatment of breast cancer.
Australian Heart Research Improving heart health through advances in knowledge & research to beat heart disease.
Kidney, Transplant & Diabetes Research Australia Our aim is to reduce & eliminate the high incidence of chronic kidney disease and diabetes.
The Road Home Supports health and wellbeing research & programs for veterans, emergency service personnel and their families.
Centre for Creative Health Driving collaboration, innovation & research to develop best-practice arts, design & health programs.
Cure For Stroke Australia Supporting world-class stroke research to improve prevention, diagnosis & acute treatment to cure stroke.
BiomeBank Providing donor stool to treat patients with bowel conditions and foster research into faecal transplant as a treatment.
Volunteers We are so grateful to those who donate their time and skills to support life-changing medical research. Find out more…
Apr 12 Giving Back for Good Health When David Rowe suffered an unexpected stroke, his wife Pauline was inspired to improve her own health and quit smoking. Amazed by how much money she was saving, Pauline selflessly decided to use the money to support THRF. read more
Apr 10 15,000 Reasons to say Thank You! A morning tea was held to say thank you to the ladies from Olympic Spirit Greek Friends, who recently fundraised more than $15,000 for The Hospital Research Foundation! read more
Mar 28 Major Milestone Reached in Study to Improve Iron Deficiency During Pregnancy Researchers at the Lyell McEwin Hospital who are looking at optimal iron treatments for pregnant women have reached a significant milestone in their trial with all 300 patients finishing their appointments. read more
Feb 15 New Research Projects to Benefit Patients in Adelaide’s North The Hospital Research Foundation (THRF) is excited to announce the recipients of three Honours and Masters Scholarships within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. read more
Feb 14 Managing Sleep to Combat Deadly Heart Condition Exciting new research is set to improve the outlook for patients suffering from a common heart disorder by treating their quality of sleep. read more
Feb 13 Colonoscopy Results in Real Time Suspicious tissue growths found during a colonoscopy may soon be able to be analysed and diagnosed in real time – avoiding the time delay of sending specimens to the lab and improving patient care. read more
Feb 12 Giving Back After Heart Surgery Michael Allford is not your typical heart patient but thanks to some excellent care informed by world-class research, he’s walking proof you can bounce back from heart surgery and live a full and active life. read more
Feb 11 Revolutionary Cancer Dye Stopping Tumour Growth Two Adelaide fathers suffering from a rare neuroendocrine cancer are getting a new lease on life thanks to a revolutionary cancer treatment being trialled at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH). read more
Feb 10 Sam’s Diagnosis Leads to a Life Legacy Meet Sam, one of our valued Life Guardians. After being diagnosed with prostate cancer, he has decided to give back to the research that saved his life by leaving a Gift in his Will. Here’s his story… read more