Ms. Audrey Brooks
With the increasing number of patients requiring dialysis treatment at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Anguilla, the Health Authority is receiving valuable assistance from the Friends of the Hospital.
The long-established charity organisation has been making financial contributions over a period of time towards the care and treatment of patients, and for many years has been focusing its attention on the fight against diabetes. The donations have been particularly targeted at assisting patients needing dialysis treatment.
The latest contribution to that effect was received by the Health Authority of Anguilla on Tuesday, June 16. That was when the President of the Friends of the Hospital, Ms Audrey Brooks, presented a cheque for US$1,500 to Department manager, Ms Alicia Haywood.
“The Friends of the Hospital adopted the Dialysis Unit many years ago as our yearly project,” Ms Brooks told the gathering of medical and health executive managers and members of her organisation. “The effort is well supported by friends, well-wishers and members of the business community to whom we are very grateful. This financial donation would not have been possible without the hard work of the members. We are pleased that the Governor’s Office continues to support the Friends of the Hospital; and we want to express our thanks to all well-wishers and friends who have, over the many years, supported us.”
Nurse Haywood accepted the contribution on behalf of the Health Authority, the Nursing Division and the Dialysis Unit. “The Unit currently provides service for eighteen clients and we are expecting to have an additional client shortly,” she stated. “We were able to purchase a new dialysis chair with your previous donation, and we have saved last year’s donation to add with this year’s donation, to purchase an automated external defibrillator, two pulse oximeters and a few portable privacy screens for the Unit.”
The presentation ceremony was chaired by Mr Raphael Evans, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Health Authority of Anguilla. The Montserrat national joined in thanking the Friends of the Hospital for their adoption of, and continued support for, the Dialysis Unit.
