Central to the ministry of the Sisters has been the commitment to both clinical care and research. For the thousands of patients who walk through the door of St Vincent’s each year this is reflected in the hope, care and compassion they experience as patients. The commitment to this ministry has been further strengthened and made richer by the tradition of medical research which has evolved at St Vincent’s throughout its history. The challenge to seek new answers, better solutions and test the emerging boundaries of knowledge, skills, processes and expertise in order to alleviate human suffering has been at the heart of our Mission.

This extraordinary vision of the Sisters of Charity was reflected in the development of the research groups and Institutes within St Vincent’s - the establishment of the Garvan Institute for Medical Research, the development of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and the Centre for Immunology evolving into a new St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research.

This building which now stands on land provided by the Trustees of St Vincent’s Hospital represents a commitment by this Catholic Healthcare community to work collaboratively for the good of others and that, through these relationships, the founding mission might be strengthened in order to further the potential to bring hope and healing to future generations.

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