Fundraising for the new BEACH building at Royal Bournemouth Hospital has hit a milestone of £500,000.
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity still has a bit to go though, with an overall goal of £1.5 million.
The BEACH Appeal will help fund additional items and enhancements – above and beyond NHS funding – for the services moving into the new building.
These projects include funding for an additional CT scanner in the heart of the future Emergency Department; electronic items to help children engage in education while receiving treatment in the Children’s Health Department; an outdoors space for critically unwell patients and NHS staff on the Critical Care Unit; and more.
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity fundraising manager for The BEACH Appeal, Jessica Tyler, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to reach this fantastic £500,000 milestone just seven months after launching The BEACH Appeal.
“The support from our community groups, individuals, charitable trusts, and local businesses has been truly inspiring.”
The new six-storey building is the size of 115 tennis courts and known as the ‘BEACH’ for Birth, Emergency, Critical Care and Children’s Health Department. It will provide new purpose-built maternity and children’s units, an improved major emergency department and one of the biggest critical care units in the country.
See more about the appeal here.
Photo left to right: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity fundraising manager Karen Smith; University Hospitals Dorset matron for Critical Care Ruth Dodgson; University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity fundraising manager (BEACH) Jessica Tyler; University Hospitals Dorset strategic health planner Alison Pressage; University Hospitals Dorset matron for Emergency Department Oisin Conroy; University Hospitals Dorset stroke outreach practitioner Kerry Hunt; and University Hospitals Dorset transformation director Steve Killen.