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 |