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Westfield donates £50k to hospital appeal
Westfield Health has given the Sheffield Leukaemia and Blood Disorders Appeal a £50,000 boost.
Chair of the appeal committee Michael Hanlon, Westfield Health Chairman Graham Moore and head of fundraising at SHCT Emma Dickens
The first fundraising appeal to be launched by Sheffield Hospitals Charitable Trust (SHCT) is aiming to raise money to fully equip the newly refurbished haematology ward and day room within the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield.
The unit looks after leukaemia, myeloma, haemophilia and bone marrow transplant patients from across South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire.
Funds raised by the appeal will be used to equip the proposed new wards, provide isolation rooms for bone marrow transplant patients, install patient entertainment systems and create a teenage cancer centre.
Westfield’s donation will go towards sponsoring an isolation room and purchasing new equipment for the ward and day unit, including important patient monitoring equipment, ECG machines and specialist chairs.
Emma Dickens, head of fundraising at SHCT, said: "We are very grateful for the support we have had from Westfield, which brings us incredibly close to the final target of the first phase of the fundraising appeal.
"Patients can stay in isolation rooms for months at a time, so it is vital that they are provided with a clean and comfortable environment with the most up-to-date equipment.
"The donation from Westfield will effectively sponsor one of the new isolation rooms, and enable a whole range of vital equipment to be purchased, which will make a huge difference to children with blood disorders across the region."
Graham Moore, Chairman of Westfield Health, said: "This is a fantastic appeal that is going to make a huge difference to the lives of many people. We are delighted to be involved with the appeal and I am looking forward to seeing the new facilities when they are finished."
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