1 ANNUAL REPORT ....... THE TABLE OF CONTENTS ....... ABOUT OUR PEOPLE PERFORMANCE OUR THE YEAR This Annual Report is .......US & CULTURE....... & STRATEGY....... HOSPITAL....... THAT....... WAS dedicated to all of our generous supporters, who brighten the lives 4. Our Mission and Values 24. Our People 36. Our Business Strategy 44. Our Wonderful 48. A Snapshot Hospital of Our Year of sick and injured children from 6. Messages 26. Our Staff 37. Our Review of Goals NSW and beyond. Every one of 50. Top Ten Moments 12. Our Board of Directors 27. Our Outlook 38. Our Funding Highlights of Our Year you has made a positive difference 14. The Board 28. Our Leadership Team 39. The Impact of 52. Gold Telethon Your Generosity to the lives of our young patients. 18. How Our 30. Our Precious 54. The Arts Program Foundation Works Volunteers 40. Media and You have ensured they receive Communications 20. Children’s Hospital 32. Sustainability Efforts world-class healthcare in a Hospital Foundations Australia and Awareness filled with warmth, colour and life. Your contribution, generosity and dedication to our children is truly immeasurable. ....... www.schf.org.au HOW YOUR OUR OUR OUR THANK SUPPORT HELPED PARTNERS THANKS FINANCES YOU ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 58. How Our Supporters 72. Hall of Champions Many Thanks 114. Commentary on 124. Thank You Help Us Financial Performance 73. Sunshine Guardians 80. 10,000+ How Your 115. Independent Support Helped 74. Our Platinum, 81. 5,000+ Auditor’s Report Gold, Silver and 60. The CPU Group Bronze Partners 82. 500+ 116. Statement of Work Programs 100. Gifts In Kind Comprehensive Income 62. The Simulation Baby 103. Community Fundraisers 117. Statement of 64. Neuroblastoma Financial Position Research 107. Hospital Heroes 118. Statement of 66. The Sleep 109. Workplace Givers Cash Flows Study System 110. In Celebration 119. Notes to the 68. The Ainsworth Financial Statements Building 111. In Memoriam and Bequests ABOUT .......US 4 5 Sydney Children’s Sydney Children’s care provided each year through OUR Hospital Foundation Hospital, Randwick is the Inpatient, Outpatient and Community Health services. MISSION exists to promote the one of Australia’s leading prevention and treatment specialist medical centres Our award-winning, world class of illness and injury for children, offering a Hospital is a leader in its field and AND continues to work to improve the safe and friendly healing VALUES in children. treatment of, and care for, this and environment for children future generations of sick children. ....... Our core purpose is to provide from Sydney, rural and As the principal fundraising body for significant financial assistance for regional NSW, and beyond. the support of equipment, research the Hospital, the Foundation works and clinical services at Sydney with individuals, businesses and Each year, our Hospital cares for Children’s Hospital, Randwick. organisations in the community more than 39,000 critically ill and to support the Hospital. Our vision is to be world-class in our injured children, with on average operations and a catalyst to inspiring 100 children a day coming through ....... better outcomes for critically the Emergency doors, and more ill and injured children. than 312,000 occasions of specialist ABOUT US ABOUT US 6 7 A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN SYDNEY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ....... I am pleased to present you Sadly, we mourned the untimely passing of David Coe the Sydney Children’s Hospital in January. David was a former Board Member and Hall Foundation’s 2012-13 Annual Report, of Champions supporter, whose generosity and support will be remembered for years to come. as we look back on an inspiring year of progress and generosity. Having celebrated the opening of the Ainsworth Building, the focus of our capital appeal fundraising efforts over the past two years, and a record-breaking In the Financial Year of 2012-13, the Foundation Gold Telethon, our focus is firmly set on the future and contributed $19.3M to Sydney Children’s’ Hospital, how the Foundation can play our role in investing in the Randwick, which pursues our vision to be a catalyst to best of child health projects. inspiring better outcomes for critically ill and injured children. Most notably, this record total ensured the We are justly proud of our achievements and humbled completion of the Ainsworth Building, thanks to you, by the generosity of the community. Sincere thanks to our loyal supporters. our CEO Adam Check and his team for their energies. It is an honour to chair a Board of such committed Thank you for your continuing support of members and I pay tribute to Board Members past Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation. and present for their service. Jack Ford, who most ably chaired the Foundation, serving on the Board since 1999, was fondly farewelled in October. Jack made an outstanding contribution to the progress of the Foundation and the future of child health, one that will continue in his role on the Board of the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network. Chris Jordan was also a DUNCAN MAKEIG retiree, and we thank him for his support over the past Chairman eight years, particularly in his role as Treasurer. Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation This year, we welcomed Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Ron Malek and Barbara Ward to the Board. ABOUT US ABOUT US 8 9 A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE SYDNEY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ....... The past year has been one of the therapeutic trials, supportive care for children most dynamic periods of growth and their families, and the prediction and prevention in the proud history of Sydney of cancer-related health problems. Children’s Hospital Foundation. The Neurosurgical Service received a $1M enhancement thanks to this year’s Gold Dinner. Thanks to you – our incredible family of benefactors, It will enable the building of an integrated operating supporters, advocates and volunteers – we have been theatre, fitted with the latest technology, to allow able to contribute a record amount of funds, delivering our brilliant surgeons to perform minimally-invasive on our commitment and vision to inspire better neurosurgical procedures on children with conditions outcomes for critically ill and injured children. such as brain tumours and epilepsy. As your CEO, I am truly privileged and fortunate to lead This year 13 Fellows received specialist training this great Foundation. I work with wonderful people and research opportunities in their chosen field, while every single day – our staff, our directors, our donors numerous pieces of specialist equipment have been and volunteers – and together, we make extraordinary purchased to provide the best of care for our children. things happen and we make dreams possible. Together with your support, we have touched almost every area of our wonderful Hospital. Five years ago, one of those dreams was the creation of a new building at Sydney Children’s Hospital. In Having committed to what we set out to achieve July of this year, that dream became a reality with the five years ago, we are now at the cusp of setting completion and opening of the now known ‘Ainsworth a new vision for the next five years. In addition to the Building’, in honour of one of our most esteemed important services, equipment and staffing we will supporters, and true gentleman, Mr Len Ainsworth. The continue to support, research will be at the heart of Ainsworth Building has heralded a new era of healthcare our priorities. I look forward to sharing these aspirations on the Randwick campus. This state-of-the-art, with you soon, and trust that you will remain steadfast magnificent, new building now graces our campus and in your support as we inspire better outcomes is utilised by staff and families every day. It enhances for critically ill and injured children. our mission to provide children with the very best of Thank you for your trust, your empathy, care now, and in the future. Thank you to those who and your generosity. very generously supported this important construction. This year, thanks to the outstanding support of major partner, Kids With Cancer Foundation, we also completed the first stage of our new Kids Cancer Centre. The Centre gives our Cancer team a new home, enabling 45 clinical staff, researchers and ADAM M CHECK fellows to co-locate in a dedicated, ‘best practice’ Chief Executive centre overseeing their work in drug discovery, Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation ABOUT US ABOUT US 10 11 A MESSAGE FROM CHIEF EXECUTIVE SYDNEY CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS NETWORK ....... The past 12 months has been a The Foundation has also continued to provide our period of great achievement for Hospital with support in many other ways. From the Sydney Children’s Hospital, with the funding of positions, purchase of medical equipment and refurbishing of clinical space, to the delivery of opening of our much anticipated special initiatives such as the Arts Program. new wing, the Ainsworth Building, While we are inspired daily by the strength and bravery one of the year’s key highlights. of the patients and families we care for, we are also inspired by those who support our work through The Ainsworth Building has ensured that our world-class donations or volunteering. Hospital can provide sick children and their families with access to contemporary facilities, both now and What is remarkable is the diversity of donor sources, into the future. from the children who choose to donate their pocket money to the corporate groups who donate millions. The new building is home to a brand new eight-bed Every individual donation makes a difference to the purpose-built child and adolescent mental health unit; work we undertake. a 28-bed short-stay surgical unit; a comprehensive rehabilitation centre; a world-class respiratory On behalf of the team at Sydney Children’s Hospital, laboratory, which includes the only infant lung function thank you to Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation laboratory in Sydney; a new Child Protection Unit and and supporters for continuing to support our patients, clinical office space for health care professionals from families and staff.