Community Raises $1.1M for Local ICU Care | Australia News

A Far North Queensland hospital foundation smashed its fundraising goal at a single donor dinner, raising over $1.1 million from 128 attendees—averaging more than $8,500 per person—to fund a life-saving ECMO service for Cairns Hospital’s ICU. The extra funds will now support a new imaging system for orthopedic surgeries, enabling real-time implant checks during spinal procedures. With local ECMO care eliminating the need to fly specialists in from Brisbane (up to 12 hours), patients get critical treatment faster. Major donors like Ken Frost Homes and the Mills Family Foundation helped make this transformational win possible, proving how community generosity can revolutionize healthcare access and outcomes. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0e54163c3e0ed37e