Cellarbrations shares the love

Safe and easy patient transfers, added comfort, communication and dementia support have all been improved at Grampians Health through a generous package donation. 

Horsham business Cellarbrations has donated more than $16,000 to pay for the equipment which includes a much-needed Sara Stedy for the Oxley acute ward.  

Oxley clinical support nurse Kirsten Zwar had been campaigning for the non-powered patient-lifting device for a while now, so she was absolutely thrilled when Cellarbrations owner Mukesh Bhutani came forward with the funding. 

“The Sara Stedy makes it so much easier to lift or transfer non-ambulant patients for daily tasks like toileting or dressing and it only takes one nurse to operate it and one to ensure the patient is safe,” Kirsten said. 

“We have one in Oxley now, but it gets shared a lot with other units and it has been in such demand that we really needed another one. 

“We are very fortunate to have support from such a generous benefactor as the Bhutani family, and this will make a world of difference to both our team and our patients.” 

The Cellarbrations cheque also provided the funding for two new sofa beds for Yandilla, an intercom system that provides access for Hospital-In-The-Home patients and dementia friendly clocks plus pressure relief cushions for Wyuna sub-acute patients. 

Mr Bhutani said Cellarbrations were regular contributors to the funding of hospital equipment at Horsham and were pleased to once again support the staff. 

“We understand how difficult it can be for hospitals to get funding for the smaller ticket items that can often be just as important as the big equipment so we will continue to show our support and purchase items where we can,” Mr Bhutani said. 

Grampians Health Chief People Officer Claire Woods thanked Mr Bhutani for his continued support. 

“The funding that Mr Bhutani’s business provides is exceptional because we don’t have many small businesses contributing at such a regular level as Cellarbrations,” Ms Woods said. 

“We very much appreciate their contributions and every last dollar they provide is spent on items for the Horsham campus.”