The Sunshine Coast community donated a record-breaking $344,216 on March 26 for Wishlist Giving Day.
It follows 12 hours of non-stop fun at the Nambour, Caloundra, Maleny and Sunshine Coast University hospitals, with 92.7 Mix FM Broadcasting live from 6am-6pm.
The proceeds will help purchase vital medical equipment – a paediatric cardiology ultrasound and two non-invasive CO2 monitoring machines – for the Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) neonatal ward, to help deliver even better health care close to home.
The ultrasound will save hundreds of Coast babies from travelling to Brisbane for treatment. The two
non-invasive CO2 monitoring machines will mean improved care and less need for invasive blood sampling for tiny babies.
SCUH director of neonatology Dr Lizelle Weber says the equipment will help keep critically ill newborn babies close to their families – and reduce the number of children who must travel
for treatment.
“At least 1200 Sunshine Coast children are travelling up and down the Bruce Highway for a range of services, often three to four times a year,” Dr Weber says.
Wishlist CEO Brendan Hogan says the local hospital charity has been humbled by the generosity of the people of the region.
“This region never fails to deliver,” he says. “Today’s donations will make a massive difference to so many lives, and we are so grateful for every single donation. Thank you, Sunshine Coast.”
