New donated medical gear for Grafton Base Hospital Children’s Ward and Women’s Care Unit helps Clarence mums and bubs
Clarence Valley mums and bubs have been given a helping hand with the generous donation of essential medical equipment for their local hospital.
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Clarence Valley mums and bubs have been given a helping hand with the generous donation of two essential pieces of medical equipment for their local hospital.
The new equipment will significantly enhance care and support for patients at Grafton Base Hospital’s Children’s Ward and Women’s Care Unit, thanks to a generous contribution from Westlawn Finance.
The donation was recently presented by the Grafton-based financial services company to Our Kids, allowing the children’s health trust to purchase the new equipment for the hospital.
The equipment includes a portable Nitrous Oxygen Unit for the Children’s Ward which helps to sedate children and babies when undergoing procedures.
The Radical-7 Pulse CO-Oximeter, which is a hi-tech monitoring system that assists medical teams in monitoring the respiration and oxygen levels of preterm babies admitted to the hospital’s Special Care Nursery has also been donated.
The purchases were made possible via the Westlawn annual charity golf day which attracts community and business partners to dig deep to support their communities.
“ … 28 teams, filled with friendly competition and community spirit at Grafton Golf Club … all proceeds from this event go towards lifesaving equipment that will make a real difference for families and babies in need,” a spokesman for Westlawn said.
Westlawn Finance Executive Director Geoff Scofield said the fundraising efforts of Our Kids to deliver much-needed equipment in the maternity and children’s wards at Grafton Hospital was “truly inspiring”.
The community partner said their goals are also to keep children and their families in the region without them needing to travel far from home.
Our Kids Fundraising Coordinator Rebekka Battista expressed gratitude for the continued support of local businesses and the community in raising funds for the Grafton Hospital.
“A massive thanks to the Westlawn Finance team, their customers and supporters of the Westlawn Charity Golf Day – it is always a great day and the results impact so many families in the Clarence region,” Ms Battista said.
To date Our Kids has purchased more than $2.7 million in pediatric equipment for the Grafton, Lismore and Tweed hospitals.
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