Boost for community hospital in Limerick town following donation of new equipment
“GREAT news” for St Ita's Community Hospital as new rehabilitation equipment is donated to the west Limerick facility, which continues to help “accelerated patient rehabilitation”.
The Friends of St Ita's have donated further high-tech medical exercise equipment to the Newcastle West hospital's rehab department costing close to €50,000.
St Ita's provides services including rehabilitation, assessment, palliative day care, respite and continuing care to the people of Limerick and beyond.
On the donation, chairperson of the voluntary group, Fergus Scanlan said, “this is in addition to other very specialised electronic exercise equipment which we donated to this department in 2021 at a cost of €63,500.”
In total, this brings the group's “overall expenditure on this type of equipment to close on €113,500,” he added.
According to the fundraising group, they have raised €4.3 million to date, and over the last 20 years, have spent €3.7 million which has “helped fund many of the major projects and improvements that we have been involved with”.
Continuing, the group added that the donations they give to boost the hospital have only been possible with the help of various fundraisers, donations, and “the outstanding support and generosity of all sections of this great community and beyond.”
The most recent fundraiser organised in aid of the community hospital was the CD fundraiser, Autumn Melodies, which was released by now valued members of the committee, Theresa Doyle, Siobhan Doody, and Mary T Mulvihill.
This fundraiser alone has now raised over €10,500 and is expected by the group to make €11,000 with the sale of more CDs, which are still on offer in outlets across the region.
Having seen first hand the generosity of the Limerick community towards the hospital, Fergus added, “needless to say, we feel greatly buoyed up by our many wonderful success stories which, I might add, serve to inspire and motivate us in our quest to continue to improve the standard of care and quality of the lives of our much loved residents and patients”.
Being a 19th century building, the chairperson added that improvements and refurbishments are ongoing, and so their need to reach out for donations and financial assistance is also ongoing.
“This is why we appeal to your generosity once more for whatever support you can give to help us answer that call when it comes,” he said.
“Needless to say it will be greatly appreciated – as always,” said Fergus Scanlan.