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Te Whatu Ora in Waitaha is asking people to urgently
return any items of medical equipment they have borrowed but
no longer need, before the holiday break.
“Anyone
who borrowed equipment and has forgotten to return it – no
matter how long ago – is asked to give it back, no
questions asked,” says Jacqui Lunday Johnstone, Executive
Director of Allied Health, Scientific and
Technical.
“We are running low on some of the
equipment that we issue to patients from Christchurch
Hospital and Burwood Hospital, such as shower stools and
toilet frames.
“People sometimes simply don’t get
around to returning equipment, or they put it away and
forget – but this means another patient in need may miss
out, or face delays in being able to leave the hospital and
go home.
“If we don’t get some of this equipment
back there will be an impact on discharges over the holiday
period. If anyone has any equipment that’s simply sitting
unused and unneeded in their home or garage, please return
it to Christchurch or Burwood Hospitals.”
To drop
off at Christchurch Hospital:
Come in the main
entrance off Riccarton Avenue. Drive past the Emergency
Department entrance (on your left) and down the ramp in the
lower ground car park. Drive around the carpark back towards
the exit. There is a trolley on the left near the double
doors where you can leave the equipment.
To drop
off at Burwood Hospital:
Occupational therapy
department, Physical Medicine Building, Gate 3, Mairehau
Road, Burwood.
Please label the equipment with the
borrower’s name.
Equipment includes (but is not
limited to):
- Shower stools
- Toilet
frames - Bed levers
- Crutches
- Pulse
oximeters - Any hospital equipment you no longer
need.
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