November 14, 2008
Fresh Future Trust Cheque Presented to WCDHB
On Wednesday 12 November Fresh Future Trust chair Ruth Krippner and Progressive Enterprises representative Fred Hawthorn presented a cheque to the West Coast District Health Board.
Dot O'Connor (Clinical Nurse manager - Paediatrics), Ruth Krippner (Fresh Future Trust), Fred Hawthorn (Progressive Enterprises), Chris Ward and Steve Fennell (Fresh Choice Greymouth), AJ Power (Fresh Choice Westport) and Jude Bruce (Clinical Midwifery Manager).
At Wednesday’s presentation, a cheque of $65000 was presented to Dot O’Connor, the paediatric Clinical Nurse Manager and Jude Bruce, the Clinical Midwifery Manager on behalf of the West Coast District Health Board.
The money will be divided between maternity and paediatric services and used to purchase equipment that will enable newborn babies, children and their families to enjoy an improved level of care and comfort on the West Coast.
Amongst the items to be purchased is a new resuscitaire, designed to keep new born babies warm and provide all gases, etc. necessary for resuscitation in the maternity ward, reclining armchairs for breastfeeding mothers and to allow patients to stay comfortably at their child’s bedside when they are in hospital, vital signs monitors and syringe and IV pumps designed to deliver small amounts of drugs over a time period. Also to be bought is a sophisticated resuscitation manikin to enhance the teaching of newborn life support courses to health professionals.
During August and September stores from the Progressive Enterprises, including the West Coast’s Fresh Choice and Super Value supermarkets along with Dick Smith Electronics were involved in fundraising nationally to support kiwi kids and their families through paediatric and neonatal healthcare at our hospitals. Thanks to the efforts of staff and the public a million dollars was raised in this the second year of the appeal.
Chris Le Prou, General Manager Secondary Health Services, expressed his appreciation of all the efforts made by everyone involved in the fundraising process nationally, but also particularly on the West Coast. Local Fresh Choice supermarkets in Greymouth and Westport, Super Value in Reefton and Dick Smith Ltd in Greymouth were all involved in publicising and raising money for the appeal.
For more information please contact
Bryan Jamieson
Community Liaison Officer
West Coast DHB
PO Box 387
Greymouth 7840
Phone (DDI): (03) 769-7665
Mobile: 027 245-9595
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