The Friends of Western Hospital Association Inc.
(Friends
of Western)
Friends of Western had its origins in late June 2002 when a group consisting of Staff, Health Service Professionals working at the Western Hospital and ordinary community members informally came together to resist the sale of the Western Hospital.
Since that initial period, Friends of Western has undergone a transition from a group whose focus was primarily to prevent the sale of the Western Hospital and has now evolved into supporting the new private consortium in its endeavours to maintain an acute hospital facility for the service of the people of the western coastal strip and neighbouring suburbs of Adelaide.
The immediate need was to promote the continued existence of the hospital services and the excellence of those services to our community.
Our current role includes:-
- Fundraising and financing the purchase of essential patient related equipment for use by the hospital and patients within our community.
- The management of all equipment purchased by Friends of Western, which provides potential donors with the certainty that the equipment will remain in community ownership.
- Ensuring that a consumer/community opinion is voiced to the Board of Management of Western Hospital.
The Friends of Western Board consists of 8 local elected members as well as:
- A General Practitioner representing our medical community.
- Western Hospital Chief Executive Officer.
- Western Hospital Human Resources Manager who coordinates the 70 volunteer workforce.
- A representative from the City of Charles Sturt.
We invite you to become a part of the Membership of the Friends
of Western Hospital. For a $10 membership fee, you will be kept
informed quarterly via newsletter of the new community initiatives
of the hospital. Membership can be accessed by
downloading the application form
and sending it
to us at:
Friends of Western Hospital Association Inc C/- Western Hospital 168 Cudmore Terrace HENLEY BEACH SA 5022
A M Piovesan
Chairman Friends of Western
