The Womens & Childrens Hospital Foundation raises funds and invests in initiatives to support the Womens and Childrens Hospital (WCH) in Adelaide. We have provided more than $30 million to the WCH over the past ten years, and are committed to ensuring that mums, children and their families have access to the very best in medical care, hospital facilities and support services at a time when they need it most.Our goal is to inspire our community to invest in health care and medical research at the WCH. The WCH Foundation supports three primary service areas provided by the WCH, namely:Equipment and Facilities - Investment in equipment and facilities to help the WCH deliver optimal care in state-of-the-art spaces.Hospital Experience - Support a range of innovative, family centred initiatives that improves the hospital and health environment for children and their families.Research - Advance the health and wellbeing of women and children through an ongoing commitment to funding ground-breaking research.As the states only dedicated specialist children's hospital and largest maternity and obstetric service, it holds a very special place in the hearts of almost every South Australian family. Around 5,000 babies are born at the hospital each year and more than a quarter of a million of our children and mums are treated by a dedicated, skilled and committed hospital community.The Womens & Childrens Hospital Foundation is committed to raising money with the South Australian community to help ensure that hospital stays are more comfortable and less stressful, and assist in advancing research into preventing disease, the search for cures, and improving quality of life.