Birthing Kits save lives North Shore Private Hospital support the Birthing Kit Foundation with a simple and small but valuable package called a Birthing Kit. One Birthing Kit could mean the life of one woman and one child in a developing country. Birthing Kits are used by birthing attendants or midwives where women cannot get to clinics to have their babies. They are used to provide a clean birthing site and to reduce the risk of infection, reducing maternal and infant mortality rates. Contents of the kit are: soap for cleaning hands, a plastic sheet to give birth on, a scalpel to cut and ties for the umbilical cord, gloves for the midwife to wear and gauze to wipe the eyes. The Birthing Kit Foundation send these kits on to locations around the world where they are desperately needed. Although North Shore donated the $3,000 required to purchase the materials for the kits, staff generously contributed $1,112.80 towards this cost by supporting the BBQ fundraiser on the day and helping volunteers to assemble a staggering 1,000 Birthing Kits. Act of generosity overwhelms Mildura For Setaita Mosa’ati her 30th birthday was all about giving, not receiving. 14 The Ramsay Way 2015 | 04 Staff at North Shore Private Hospital help assemble 1000 life-saving birthing kits Setaita Mosa’ati delivers 30 bunches of flowers to patients at Mildura Base Hospital on her 30th birthday. Peel staff raise over $7,000 for Ronald McDonald House Peel Health Campus (PHC) staff have raised over $7000 for the “adopt a room” project at the new Ronald McDonald House in the centre of Perth. The House provides accommodation to families of sick children undergoing treatment for serious illnesses. PHC has had strong links with the Ronald McDonald House in Perth since the charity provided the hospital with a family room for their paediatric wing in 2010. So when the charity announced they were opening their new house next door to the Perth Children’s Hospital to provide more support for sick children and their families, Hospital CEO Dr Margaret Sturdy jumped at the opportunity to give something back and help out with a $10,000 donation. Margaret invited staff to get involved through fundraising across the hospital, with results exceeding all expectations. The staff, along with the hospital volunteers, raised over $7000 of the total donation. Fundraising activities included sponsored runs, bake offs, sausage sizzles, raffles and book stalls. “Staff fully embraced the campaign and their efforts will make a world of difference to the lives of these families. I am very moved by the generosity of spirit shown by the Peel staff,” said Dr Sturdy. The new house opened December 4th in Nedlands and PHC are incredibly proud to be part of it. Setaita decided that when she turned 30 on December 4, she wanted to put together 30 bunches of flowers to give to 30 random patients at Mildura Base Hospital. She put out the call out on social media for a little help to reach her goal, and was overwhelmed with donations of flowers, jars, money and vouchers and offers of assistance. Setaita’s work came together when she took her children Judah 10 and Jacob 2 to the hospital to distribute the flowers. “There’s so much bad news going around in the world, I would like to bring some kind of peace and joy into someone’s life for my 30th,” Setaita said. “I want my children to know that there is as much pleasure in giving as there is in receiving, especially at this time of year, just before Christmas,” she said. “I would rather give than receive and I wanted to a put a smile on someone else’s face and make someone else feel better.” That was certainly the case. “People were really overwhelmed and surprised that someone would take the time to be so generous,” said Janet Hicks, General Manager of Performance Improvement at Mildura Base Hospital. “It can be a tough time for people spending time in hospital and it was a real boost for not only the people who received the flowers, but even for our staff, to see that kindness,” she said. Setaita said making the donations to patients at the hospital was a gesture close to her heart. “Before they passed away both my Mum and Dad were patients at the hospital, Mum many years ago with breast cancer and Dad underwent dialysis treatment here. So it was particularly special to visit the patients in the dialysis unit,” she said. “I didn’t really want to make a big thing of doing this – for me the big thing was giving and seeing the happiness.” Find us on Facebook facebook.com/ramsayhealth COMMUNITY NEWS Peel staff raise $7000 for the adopt a room project at Ronald McDonald House Peel staff raise $7000 for the adopt a room project at Ronald McDonald House
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