CHRISTMAS APPEAL 2026
Your Christmas gift will help more people like Dean get their lives back
Pain had taken away so much of Dean’s life – from working and getting outdoors to making plans with his mates.
This Christmas, your support can help strengthen St Vincent’s orthopaedic expertise, so more patients can receive the complex care they need now and into the future.
For Dean, hip pain didn't just make it difficlut to move. It changed how he could live.
He had to turn down a camping trip with mates. Everyday things like mowing the lawn became harder or impossible. His world was getting smaller.
“There were nights I’d lie in bed and get teary. I was in pain and frustrated by everything I couldn’t do."
After hip replacement surgery at St Vincent's using MAKO robotic technology, Dean's world began to open up again. Dean is back at work, he can walk 10,000 steps a day and is getting back to the life he loves.
And that camping trip with mates? Dean is booked to go to the Wombat State Forest this summer and cannot wait.
Behind every patient like Dean is the expertise of St Vincent’s surgeons, clinicians and physiotherapists.
Dean’s story is one example of what expert orthopaedic care can make possible – helping people regain their mobility, independence and confidence to enjoy everyday life again.
Your support this Christmas can help raise $120,000 or more to transform an existing space into a dedicated orthopaedic training centre.
With demand for orthopaedic care continuing to grow, the new centre will give registrars and expereinced surgeons more opportunties to learn, practise and refind their expertise – helping our teams prepare for complex care for an increasing number of patients.
St Vincent’s orthopaedic teams already perform around 760 joint replacements and 600 emergency surgeries each year.
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“Training strengthens the expertise our patients depend on. This new centre will give our registrars and surgeons more opportunities to learn, practise and prepare for the patients who rely on us."
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Dr Jarrad Stevens
Head of Orthopaedics, St Vincent's
Bringing training equipment, surgical stations and new technology together in one reimagined existing space that will create more opportunities for hands-on learning and collaboration.
$5,000
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3D Printing and anatomical models
Supporting surgical learing and pre-operative planning for complex procedures
$15,000 - $20,000 (each)
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Dedicated surgical training stations
Three specialist stations where surgeons can practise joint replacement, arthroscopy and fracture fixation techniques – strengthening the expertise they bring to patient care.
$10,000
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Practical surgical training equipment
Supporting surgical learning and pre-operative planning for complex procedures
$25,000 +
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Transform the existing space
Transform the space into a dedicated environment for surgical learning – with upgraded lighting, flooring, worktops and storage that support practical training and sharing of expertise.
Your donation will help fund this reimagined space at St Vincent's to create a dedicated orthopaedic training centre.
Please make your tax-deductible gift this Christmas.
Thank you for helping us meet the demand for complex care for our orthopaedic patients now and into the future.
