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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2023
SOUTH West Healthcare (SWH) has this week received a $1,000 donation thanks to the generosity of a group of local dancers. Members of the Warrnambool and District Dance Club officially handed over a cheque to SWH community partnerships manager Suzan Morey on Wednesday afternoon. “The money was raised by members attending our weekly dances at the Christ Church Hall,” club secretary
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hospital was currently fundraising for. Ken Cathie said. “This equipment will be used by our wound management “Each year we chose a local charity or organisation to team in Warrnambool Community Health, and by surgical donate to and this year we chose SWH. teams in our Warrnambool operating theatres,” Ms Morey “It’s a marvellous local facility that so many people said. benefit from. In the past, the hospital held annual balls for “This sophisticated medical equipment is a handheld many years and several of our members enjoyed those, imaging device that uses violet light to detect bacteria in so this (donation) is a carry-on from that.” wounds. Studies show that using this device can increase Accepting the cheque on behalf of SWH, Ms Morey said healing, reduce the need for antimicrobial dressings and the money would go towards a $20,700 MolecuLight the decrease antibiotic usage.”
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