Donations and Charities

Gifts and Donations to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital

Gifts and Donations Gratefully Received

The Women’s and Children’s Hospital is extremely grateful to receive donations or gifts from the public.

As a Health Service, we are guided by strict infection control policies and safety considerations which may prevent us from distributing certain types of gifts.

Below is some information to help donors get the best results for our young patients out of their generous donations

Care and Handling

All donations are assessed for their safety and appropriateness. Hospital Play Therapists ensure that our patients receive the best toy for their age group, gender, medical needs and interests.

Safety Considerations

Special thought needs to be given to the types of toys donated to make sure that they are suitable for the young babies, sick children or adolescents.

• Please keep in mind that most of our patients are confined to a hospital bed. If possible, try to give gifts that children can do something with, and that are stimulating and engaging for them. Please avoid toys with small parts that can be a potential choking hazard.
• Please ensure that toys and gifts are not gift wrapped, to allow for individual safety assessment and age grouping by hospital staff.

Types of Donations and Gifts Needed

The following items are always popular:

• Art and craft supplies
• Birthday or celebratory decorations
• DVDs suitable for children or adolescents
• Interactive (computer and console) games
• New soft toys
• New handmade quilts
• New books
• Baby toys
• Board games
• Jewellery, fragrances, or other gift items for young teenagers
• Gift vouchers
• Please note: we currently have a large stock of knitted baby clothes and beanies, and limited storage space. Please ring Public Relations in advance if you would like to donate knitted clothes to the hospital.

Accepted as New Items Only

• All soft or fluffy toys, wooden items and games donated to the Hospital must be new, never used items.

Some Second Hand Items Can be Accepted

• Some large second hand plastic items may be accepted if they are in excellent condition and can be easily cleaned and disinfected. Please ring Public Relations first to check if the hospital can use your donation.
• Second hand books, magazines , comics (in excellent condition) can be used in waiting rooms
• Second hand clothing (in excellent condition) for babies and children can be used by several departments.

Items Not Accepted

Unfortunately the following items cannot be accepted:

• Donations of food or sweets of any kind
• Dirty or damaged items of any sort
• Second hand soft toys
• Second hand dolls of any sort
• Furniture or second hand bedding
• Second hand books or novels
• Second hand wooden toys
• Unfortunately second hand computers or analogue televisions are not compatible with technical systems at the hospital. However these second hand computers may be useful for the Department of Premier and Cabinet’s 'Smart State PC Donation Program'.

More Information

For special donations or if you have any queries please telephone the Communication and Public Relations Assistant on (08) 8161 6173.

For donations of money please contact the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation on 8464 7900.

Delivery of Goods

To ensure your delivery reaches us, please label your donation clearly to:

Attention: Communications & Public Relations Assistant

Community Engagement and Media

Samuel Way Building, Mezzanine Level

Women’s and Children’s Hospital Campus
72 King William Road
North Adelaide SA 5006

Donations may also be left during business hours at the hospital Information Kiosk, in either the Kermode Street entrance foyer or the Queen Victoria entrance foyer.

Women's and Children's Hospital Foundation

The WCH Foundation provides valued support to the Women's and Children's Hospital through fundraising for equipment and facilities. Please visit their website for information on how to donate.

Women's and Children's Hospital Foundation website

Friends of WCH

The Friends of the WCH was formed in 1989 as a result of the amalgamation of the Queen Victoria and Adelaide Children's Hospitals. The Friends Association has approximately 2,500 members and is divided into four divisions:

• Shops Division
• Volunteer Service
• Auxiliaries Division
• Queen Victoria Hospital Auxiliary

As well as being wonderful ambassadors for the Hospital, members of the Friends have also taken on a new role as Ambassadors for Good Health, through the "Friends Promoting Good Health" program. This program is a partnership between the Friends of WCH, Corporate and Community Relations, the Department of Nutrition and Food Services and the Centre for Health Promotion. It aims to encourage the Friends of WCH to promote the Hospital's health messages in the wider community.

This group of dedicated people provides invaluable fundraising and practical support for the Hospital.

For more information contact Special Projects and Community Relations (08) 8161 6439

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