Every year around 200 adolescent and young adult (AYA) kiwis are told that they have cancer, with many treated at CCDHB. Navigating the complex and sometimes messy terrain of a cancer diagnosis is challenging for anyone, and it is especially so for young people who are just emerging into the independence of adulthood. When you… Read more »
You may recognise Jill Reid as one of our lovely Kenepuru Hospital Guides, but for the last 8 years she has also been an integral volunteer member of Kenepuru’s preschool neurodevelopmental hydrotherapy programme. This programme is an extension of dry land therapies, with the warm water making exercises either easier or more difficult, thereby increasing… Read more »
It was lovely to welcome marines from the US Embassy New Zealand to the children’s hospital this morning as they kindly delivered toys as part of their annual ‘Toys for Tots’ gifting programme. Embassy families and guests attending a Kiwi BBQ to farewell outgoing US Ambassador Scott Brown all generously donated pressies. Huge thanks to… Read more »
The Foundation was pleased to be able to fund, with our community’s support, a new Colposcope for the Child Protection Unit of Wellington Regional Hospital. This new technology will make examinations of suspected child sex abuse victims much easier and far less traumatic.
In these last few weeks before Christmas we have received many beautiful cardigans, beanies, booties, blankets and quilts from many wonderful volunteer knitters and sewers. We are incredibly grateful to these talented folks who have gifted hours of their time to create warm items for our hospital’s smallest patients. Some work on Christmas projects throughout… Read more »
Hospi’s enjoyed some fabulous Community Christmas events in the last few weeks! He had a wonderful time at Very Welly Christmas! The clinic was buzzing with happy faces and toy Hospis having their Annual Well Health Check. The community Christmas parades were also fantastic – even though one was a little damp! Thanks to all… Read more »
Wellington’s King Edward VII Memorial Children’s Hospital was New Zealand’s first hospital to be devoted exclusively to the treatment and care of children. Fortunately, modern paediatric healthcare is a world away from early Victorian practices when children were shut away in dormitory style wards. Young people and their families admitted to Wellington’s stunning New Regional… Read more »
On this final day of ‘Neonatal November’ the Foundation is thrilled to announce funding to establish a Mother’s Milk Bank – Pataka Miraka, for Wellington Regional Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. ‘Pataka Miraka’ means ‘Milk Storehouse’, and this exciting new service will help and protect our hospital’s tiniest and most vulnerable patients. This is a… Read more »
As a part of ‘Neonatal November’ the Foundation team also celebrates ‘World Prematurity Day’ today. We have a strong relationship with the incredible NICU team, and for many years we have been able to provide medical equipment and care items that help precious prem babies and their families. With our community’s generous donations we have… Read more »
We are delighted to be the charity of choice for Kiwi Christmas Books’ Christmas donation to the Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital. Last year Kiwi Christmas Books provided 1600 new books to Auckland’s City Mission and Woman’s Refuge, through the generous support of the public. After their success in the big smoke they have kindly extended… Read more »
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