The Barwon Health Foundation Grants were established to ensure our Foundation funds the areas and items of greatest priority across Barwon Health.
The Grants Program allows Barwon Health employees to submit proposals for funding which align with our goal to improve the health and happiness of our community.
The Grants Program allows the Foundation to invest in and celebrate the amazing work happening across the entire organisation.
There are 5 focus areas that Barwon Health staff can apply for funding for:
- Medical Equipment
- Research and Innovation
- Environment and Sustainability
- Staff Wellbeing
- Patient Comfort and Care
Inaugural Grants Round
Department |
Grant project |
Children's Ward |
Paediatric cots and temporal thermometers for the comfort and care of patients in the Children's Ward at University Hospital Geelong |
Safety and Quality |
Refurbishment of the mortuary bereavement room to improve the experience for families |
Ambulatory Rehabilitation |
Purchase of an ECG machine for the Sunrise Centre to improve care for outpatient cardiac patients |
Orthopaedics |
Purchase of additional equipment for early hip fracture rehabilitation to improve patient outcomes |
Wallace Lodge |
Purchase of bench seating at Wallace Lodge entrance for improvement of patient care and comfort |
Intensive Care Unit |
Provide a safe and private space for visitors to wait before they see their loved ones in the Intensive Care Unit at University Hospital Geelong |
MND Clinic |
Purchase of a shower buddy to improve patient wellbeing |
Aboriginal Health |
Purchase of iPad pro to capture information regarding Aboriginal community's experience of their healthcare via the "Yarning about Hospital" program |
Alan David Lodge |
Provide shade and outdoor seating to allow patients to enjoy the barbeque facilities |
Vascular Surgery |
Purchase of a toe pressure machine to better evaluate peripheral arterial disease outcomes, especially in diabetic or renal patients |
Blakiston Lodge |
Recliner chair for the comfort and quality of care for dementia patients |
Birthing Suites |
Purchase of a breast pump to ensure mothers of babies requiring care in Special Care Nursery have the ability to express and their babies have access to breast milk |
Maternity Ward |
Purchase of two foetal monitors for midwifery clinic to ensure timely and accurate monitoring |
Corio Community Health Centre |
Purchase of new exercise bikes for the Corio Physio Exercise Group to ensure all patients attending have access to appropriate equipment to maximise benefits |
Emergency Department |
Purchase of a treatment chair for the eye room in the Emergency Department at University Hospital Geelong |
Special Care Nursery |
Purchase of recliners chairs to facilitate Kangaroo Care for families |
Blakiston Lodge |
Recliner chair for the comfort and quality of care for dementia patients |
Maternity Services |
Purchase of iStat machine to allow timely testing of blood sugar levels of babies born in theatre |
RAPU |
Purchase of Sara Stedy for safe and efficient transfer of patients |
Blakiston Lodge |
Purchase of bladder scanner to ensure patients have access to timely and accurate monitoring |
Impatient Rehabilitation |
Purchase of two Thera - Trainer Tigo stationary assisted cycling machine to increase patient treatment options during physiotherapy sessions |
Aged Care |
Replacement of two fireplace areas to create a positive, welcoming space for residents and their families |
Andrew Love Cancer Centre Dayward |
Purchase of four chemotherapy trolleys for safe and effective delivery of care within the Andrew Love Cancer Centre Dayward |
Maternity Services |
Purchase of CPAP machine for the benefit of mothers with sleep apnoea during pregnancy to minimise adverse maternal-foetal outcomes |
Staff Care |
Purchase of twenty Smokerlyser PICO devices to assist with smoking cessation treatment at Barwon Health |
Maternity Ward |
Purchase of foetal monitor to ensure timely monitoring for pre-natal patients |
Cancer Services |
Purchase of a SOZO machine to provide bio-dependence measurements to better assess manage and monitor for lymphoedema and cachexia patients |
Community Health Services |
Purchase of X-Sensor Foresite SS system to enable comprehensive assessment of client pressure distribution enabling targeted intervention and education |
Department of Diabetes |
Purchase of Insulin Pump Therapy and Continuous Glucose Monitoring for patients with Type 1 diabetes |
Volunteer Services |
Purchase of new vehicle for Volunteer Services Patient Transport Program |
Child Health Research Unit |
Contribution to low temperature upright freezer for Barwon Infant Study biological specimen storage |
Heath Wing 6 |
Purchase of new blinds to increase patient experience |