Month: September 2019

Makeover for Heart and Lung Unit

Did you know that 2850 patients are seen by the Wellington Regional Heart and Lung Unit a year! Many having angiograms for coronary stents, heart valves or other diagnostic procedures, and there are over 500 heart and lung operations performed every year. With your help we recently helped refurbish the unit’s patient lounge, installing a… Read more »

Sick kids drive super cool cars to surgery!

Having an operation can be very scary, even for the bravest among us! To help make the experience a lot loss less frightening and overwhelming for our wee patients, the Foundation recently funded a fleet of five super cool electric cars for children to travel to theatres in, at both Wellington and Kenepuru Hospitals. Among… Read more »

Walk Through the Heart of the City 2019

Grab your shoes and loved ones and join us for a fun walk through the heart of the city to build a stronger heart for Wellington Regional Hospital!  All funds raised will go towards supporting Wellington Regional Hospital’s Heart and Lung Unit.  Go the extra mile and encourage family and friends to sponsor you too!… Read more »