The NORTH Foundation, (formerly the Kolling Foundation), is the official fundraising partner of the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) including Royal North Shore Hospital, Ryde Hospital, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital and the Kolling Institute of Medical Research. We work in partnership with our hospitals and research units to raise much needed funds so they can continue to provide the best in patient care and drive research to find solutions to real-world health problems impacting our community. The NORTH Foundation is driven by a single vision to be widely recognised as a major contributor to world-class medical research and a community health system in which people enjoy improved health throughout their lives. By striving to deliver our vision the NORTH Foundation will be able to improve community wellbeing by supporting innovative health research and the delivery of exceptional care for patients (and their families) in ways that are meaningful and valuable to the individual patient.