Friends of Forbes Hospital raise $15,000 for service

The Auxiliary's dedication shone through with donations worth approximately $15,000 towards essential equipment to benefit patients.

The generous contributions have helped fund vital equipment including falls prevention equipment and patient lockers. This equipment is instrumental in enhancing the quality of care provided to the community.

Katrina Mulligan, Lachlan Health Service Manager, expressed profound gratitude for the invaluable support extended by the friends of the hospital.

Katrina emphasised that without their remarkable assistance, such essential items would have not been accessible to the patients in our community.

She reiterated the significance of the Auxiliary's continued support and donations, highlighting their indispensable role.

From Lee Reynolds, publicity officer

Our last second-monthly meeting for Friends of the Hospital was on April 19 at Club Forbes.

Discussion took place about the Western Zone Conference at Condobolin, where two of our members attended and found it very enjoyable and constructive.

They discussed the branches' various forms of fundraising - ours being raffles, kind donations and lately a stall at the markets.

So next time you're there look for the United Hospitals Auxiliary flag (UHA) stall where all proceeds will go to our own lovely hospital where the care and professionalism of the staff is equal to none (from recent family experience).

Things have been happening in regards to equipment arriving for our hospital and now in good use, so many thanks to our wonderful community for supporting our fundraising efforts, and a new "wish list" is in place.

We've been saddened to lay to rest our last Patron, Val Price, who just made it to 100 long and illustrious years, and was a very loved and generous member of the Hospital Auxiliary and later Friends of the Forbes Hospital.

Next meeting of Friends of Forbes Hospital is 7 June at 2.30pm at Club Forbes when we'd really like some new members so we can continue to "hold the lamp high for the welfare of our hospital".