Over the past month, I’ve been reminded once again of the vital role our hospital plays in the life of our community. When it matters most, we all want access to world-class care close to home. Each morning when we wake up, none of us expects to end up in hospital unexpectedly. Yet that is exactly what happened to someone I know earlier this year.

Kane, a North Shore local, builder and father of three, values his health and starts most days with regular exercise. In mid-January, he headed out for his usual bike ride. It was routine. Familiar. Ordinary. Within moments, everything changed. Just a few hundred metres from home, he was hit by a car. Lying on the roadside, he instantly knew his legs were badly injured and felt grateful simply to be alive. Kane was taken to North Shore Hospital’s Emergency Department, where he says the staff were incredible. His injuries required major surgery and a two-week stay on Ward 9. He is now back home recovering, adjusting to a less active life - for the time being - and facing several weeks of rehabilitation ahead. Kane’s experience is a powerful reminder that none of us expects to need hospital care. Yet any one of us, at any time, can find ourselves relying on the skill, compassion and dedication of our local hospital team. When that moment comes, we all want to know that exceptional care is available close to home.

Through the Well Foundation, our community helps advance healthcare at North Shore Hospital. Donations support initiatives that enhance the hospital experience for patients, families and staff, from enabling cutting-edge clinical equipment and enhanced facilities to providing access to advanced clinical training.

As we end the financial year on 31 March, I invite you to consider donating to your local hospital. Your gift will help advance medical care now and into the future. We cannot predict when we might need our hospital, but together, we can make sure it is the very best it can be when we do. Scan the QR code or visit wellfoundation.org.nz/donate. A reminder that donations over $5 may be eligible for a 33.33% tax credit.

Thank you and take care.

Well Foundation is the official charity of North Shore and Waitākere Hospitals
09 447 0138 
info@wellfoundation.org.nz 
wellfoundation.org.nz