Pictured above is Esso Longford Plants Manager, David Anderson (centre front) inspecting one of the new trauma trolleys purchased by Sale Hospital through a donation from Esso/BHP Billiton Gippsland Basin Joint Venture. Also pictured are (from left) Emergency Department Nurse Unit Manager, Kate Roberts, Director of Nursing and Clinical Support Services CGHS, Denise McInnes and CGHS Chief Executive Officer, Frank Evans.
The purchase of new equipment for Sale Hospital’s Emergency Department has been made possible through a donation from Esso/BHP Billiton Gippsland Basin Joint Venture.
The donation of $15,000 has secured equipment including two new M9 trauma trolleys with high/low function, two oxygen cylinders and IV (intravenous) poles.
Central Gippsland Health Service Chief Executive Frank Evans said this latest donation brought Esso/BHP Billiton’s total support to CGHS over many years to around $400,000.
“This financial support means we can purchase additional, much needed equipment for our hospital,” he said.
The M9 trauma trolleys featured fully electric functions for fast, safe and effortless trauma care. These trolleys not only ensure the safety of both patients and caregivers by reducing manual handling but have features such as a contouring radiolucent deck for full length X-ray imaging.
“The Esso/BHP Billiton joint venture has been a generous donor to CGHS for many years allowing us to purchase this equipment for the benefit of our community,” Dr Evans said.
Esso Longford Plants Manager, David Anderson, visited Sale Hospital recently to see the new equipment in operation in the Emergency Department.
He said the Esso/BHP Billiton joint venture contributions program had been supporting the Sale Hospital for 35 years.
“We’re proud of our partnership with the hospital which provides a vital service to the community,” David said. “It is another example of the significant investment Esso has been making to the Gippsland community for nearly five decades of operation.”
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