Support your local Emergency Departments at Angliss, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals.
Life-saving equipment for emergency care
As a rising number of patients rush through the doors, our hardworking doctors and dedicated nurses urgently need new equipment to respond quickly and effectively to every medical emergency.
Your gift will go towards the highest need
This is an example of the equipment needed throughout the year
Vital signs monitors
Vital signs monitors are able to monitor a patient’s vital signs including heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels.
Importance: Extremely high
Likely frequency of use: Multiple times per day
Need: Provides clear and essential vital information for the care of patients
Portable defibrillators
Defibrillators are devices that restore a normal heartbeat by sending an electric shock to the heart after it has stopped from cardiac arrest.
Importance: High
Likely frequency of use: Multiple times per day
Need: For defibrillation and transporting a critically ill patient through the hospital
Ventilators
Ventilators help patients to breathe on life support via a breathing tube into their lungs.
Importance: High
Likely frequency of use: Daily
Need: Allows for breathing support and transportation of critically ill patients through the hospital