Wellington Hospitals Foundation is the official charity for the hospitals operated by Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley . This includes Wellington Regional Hospital, Kenepuru and Hutt Hospitals, Te Wao Nui Child Health Service, Kapiti Health Centre and the Mental Health, Addictions and Intellectual Disability Service. Community support enables the Foundation to fund medical equipment, resources and services that help thousands of people in the Greater Wellington Region receive better healthcare.
Wellington Hospitals Foundation is an accredited member of the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) – www.pfra.org.nz.
100% of our funding comes from the community.
Our region covers in excess of 900,000 people. We are the official charity for Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district, who provide specialist tertiary-level care to patients across central Aotearoa New Zealand.
We've funded over $160 million in essential medical equipment and resources, that improves healthcare for patients and their families
Every year our volunteers provide over 50,000 hours of invaluable support to patients, visitors, families, and staff.
Today, on World Prematurity Day, we’re celebrating the difference you make for the tiniest patients in Wellington Regional Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Because of your generosity, these little ones and their families are never alone – they have a caring community rallying behind them. In the past year alone, you’ve contributed over $560,000… Read more »
Hospital stays can be tough for little ones, like three-year-old Coby (pictured), who is far from home for surgery and also sad about missing his big sister’s school farm day. Cuddling a soft toy can work wonders, helping ease the anxiety and fear that comes with being in a hospital. Last year alone, nearly 4,000… Read more »
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti recently joined Wellington Regional Hospital’s radiology staff to celebrate the installation of cutting-edge x-ray technology, the first of its kind in Australasia. This marked the start of a project to install eight new digital radiography machines across Wellington and Kenepuru Hospitals by the end of the year. These new machines… Read more »
