Vital medical equipment funded by the 2025 Annual Appeal has arrived at West Gippsland Healthcare Group (WGHG) in time for the new year. Additional equipment will also be ordered thanks to exceptional community support.
Together, community groups, businesses and individuals raised $127,000 for WGHG’s 2025 Annual Appeal – $52,000 more than the $75,000 target.
The unexpected support allowed WGHG to purchase every item on the appeal wish list, plus additional Emergency Department trauma stretchers to complete the fleet rollover, a second patient sling for Cooinda Lodge Residential Aged Care, and portable bladder scanner for Allied and Community Health Services.
Major donors contributed a collective $63,816, with remaining funds coming from the community. Our major donors for the 2025 Annual Appeal were:
- Snowfest
- Big Blokes BBQ
- The Downtowner Sports Bar
- Vin Rowe Farm Machinery
Items already purchased and put to use include a defibrillator, an observation machine, the patient sling hoists and the portable bladder scanner.
A paediatric procedure chair and the remaining trauma stretchers will be ordered in the new year.
Chief Executive Officer, Shannon Wight says “Thank you to everyone who donated, and to the community groups and businesses that chose us as their fundraising partner. You’ve made a tangible difference to our healthcare service and our ability to evolve and continue providing the high-quality healthcare that this community deserves.”