The BOPDHB ’ s recently launched Strategic Health Services Plan is now available to read online .
Decade of fundraising yields nearly $ 800k for Bay ’ s sick children
The Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal has raised nearly $ 800,000 towards the care of sick children in the Bay of Plenty during its ten years of fundraising .
The annual appeal was launched recently at Tauranga Hospital ’ s Paediatric Ward .
Countdown Whakatāne Store Manager Tony Chegwidden says staff never lost sight of the fact it ’ s all about the children . He says the appeal was personal to him as his daughter had health issues when she was born at Tauranga Hospital .
“ Thanks to the staff here I now have a wonderful 17-year-old daughter and that so nearly wasn ’ t the case .”
Last year alone a staggering $ 128,958.90 ( the most ever in the Bay of Plenty ) was donated .
Examples of equipment purchased in recent years with Countdown funds are the Panda Resuscitaire ( used for resuscitating babies soon after birth - cost $ 25,000 ); the Bilisoft ( used for treating jaundiced babies – cost $ 15,000 ); and the i-Stat Handheld Blood Analyzer ( used for testing babies ’ blood glucose levels for example - cost $ 11,000 ).
Countdown donates to 11 hospitals across the country including Tauranga and Whakatāne .
TO DONATE TO THIS YEAR ’ S APPEAL SIMPLY :
■ Visit your local Countdown supermarket and donate at the checkout
■ Purchase a Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal raffle ticket in-store
■ Donate while you ’ re doing your online shopping .
Ready for take-off : Whakatane Store Manager Tony Chegwidden ( left ), Countdown regional ambassador 12-year-old Te Ariki Berryman ( centre in rocket ) and BOPDHB Nurse Leader Maurice Chamberlain ( right ) launch the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal 2017 .
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The BOPDHB ’ s recently launched Strategic Health Services Plan is now available to read online .
The Strategic Health Services Plan sets the scene for what the DHB will focus on to support people in our communities to live healthy lives in the next decade .
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You can read it by following the link below . http :// bit . do / BOP-SHS-Plan