Our Purpose

The purpose of the Intensive Care Foundation (ICF) is to improve outcomes for critically ill patients by funding high quality research and supporting the education of ICU professionals. Through grants for early career researchers and educators, the ICF focuses on enhancing survival rates, improving the standards of care and improving patients' quality of life post ICU across Australia and New Zealand. Additionally, the ICF seeks to raise community awareness about critical care and provide valuable resources for ICU patients and their families, helping them understand and navigate the intensive care experience.

Our Vision

The Intensive Care Foundation’s vision is to provide excellence in intensive care. Our ultimate aim is to advance the quality of life, treatment outcomes, and survival rates for those in intensive care, saving more lives across Australia and New Zealand.

Our Mission

To provide high quality research and education grants for health professionals focused on intensive care and critical care
To secure sustainable funding, that ensures the provision of research, education and professional development in intensive care
To promote awareness and education in the community about intensive care

Australians have a 1 in 2 chance of requiring intensive care at some time during their life.

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Strategic Priorities

To improve the care, treatment and survival rates of intensive care patients
To improve the ongoing quality of life of intensive care survivors
To increase the success rate of Intensive Care Foundation funded pilot studies translating into major, government-funded research projects
To provide a sustainable revenue source to grow the capacity to fund more research
To prioritise early career investigators
To ensure all donors, supporters, recipients and friends of the Foundation are treated with respect transparency and accountability
To maintain stakeholders’ confidence and ensure an ongoing positive relationship with our three founding partners: The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS); The College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM); and Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN)

12,090

Children needing ICU

199,418

Adults accessing ICU

2,655

There are over 2,655 ICU beds across Australia and NZ.

210k

In 2023, 210,000+ people, including 12,000 children, were admitted to Intensive Care Units in Australia and NZ.