Two new pieces of equipment will significantly enhance care and support for patients at Grafton Base Hospital's Children's Ward and Women's Care Unit, thanks to the generous contribution of Westlawn Finance.

The donation was recently presented by the Grafton-based financial services company to Our Kids, allowing the children’s health fund to purchase the new equipment for the hospital.

The equipment includes a portable Nitrous Oxygen Unit for the Children's Ward, which helps to sedate children and babies when undergoing procedures, and a Radical-7 Pulse CO-Oximeter, a high-tech monitoring system that assists medical teams in monitoring the respiration and oxygen levels of pre-term babies admitted to the hospital’s Special Care Nursery.

(Westlawn Finance Business Development Manager Damien Rouse and Executive Director Geoff Scofield examine the new equipment purchased by Our Kids with funds raised at their recent Golf Day. Photo: supplied)

Westlawn Finance's donation to Our Kids was made possible through funds raised during the annual Westlawn Charity Golf Day, an event that brings community and business partners together to support this worthy cause.

Westlawn Finance Executive Director Geoff Scofield said he was thrilled to continue the company’s partnership with Our Kids.

"The amazing work Our Kids does to raise funds for much-needed equipment in the maternity and children's wards at Grafton Hospital is truly inspiring,” he said.

“Our commitment to supporting local initiatives aligns perfectly with Our Kids’ mission to keep kids and families in our region, reducing the need for them to travel too far away from home."

Our Kids Fundraising Coordinator Rebekka Battista thanked Westlawn Finance for their continuing support for community care in the region.

"A massive thanks to the Westlawn Finance team, their customers and supporters of the Westlawn Charity Golf Day – it is always a great day and the results impact so many families in the Clarence region. Thank you to all involved," she said.

Our Kids hosts signature events like the Westlawn Charity Golf Day, the up-and-coming Lismore Samson Fitness Challenge, and Our Kids Day Out, along with contributions from donors and local businesses to help raise funds to purchase paediatric equipment for our local hospitals.

To date, Our Kids has purchased more than $2.7 million in paediatric equipment for the Grafton, Lismore and Tweed hospitals. 

To find out more about Our Kids, or to become a financial or in-kind partner with Our Kids, please contact the Our Kids team on 0438 417 085 or email info@ourkids.org.au.