Stawell Foundation donates urology tools
Grampians Health Stawell will be able to further increase surgical output thanks to a healthy donation from the Stawell Hospital Foundation.
The foundation donated $28,000 toward instruments for performing urology operations as part of a total $36,580 donation to expand surgical services at the Stawell campus.
Stawell Operating Theatre Nurse Unit Manager Sally Hamilton said the new instruments would make a huge difference to surgery by expanding current services as well as increasing surgical output.
“The new instruments are all essential for performing a range of urological procedures. It means we can now plan to implement a urology service in one theatre while simultaneously using the second theatre for other operations,” Ms Hamilton said.
“The instruments will help reduce surgical wait times for our urology patients and local communities. The resourcing of high-end instruments for our operating theatre also supports the attraction of new clinicians.
“It’s a great win for us and we are very grateful for the support from the Foundation.”
Foundation chair Graeme Ellen said he was pleased that the Foundation was able to provide such high-end equipment to the theatre, knowing that it was going to make such an important difference for surgical care to our community and beyond.
“The instruments were part of a package donation that also included a new Telehealth cart for Stawell’s Urgent Care and gym equipment for Allied Health services,” Mr Ellen said.
