The Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution (RFBI) has gifted the Bowral and District Hospital with 10 new wheelchairs.
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General manager Joel Bardsley said the chairs would be made available to patients for short term use across the hospital.
“Our community palliative care patients will also benefit, as they will make it easier and safer for their carers to move them,” Mr Bardsley said.
RFBI CEO Frank Price said helping people in need and improving people’s lives was at the core of the RFBI.
“We are delighted to provide these 10 wheelchairs to make the lives of these patients a bit easier. Through our benevolent program, we have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to support individuals and provide assistance to those who need it most,” Mr Price said.
The RFBI was founded in 1880 to assist people in need “at a time when there were no Government funded social welfare programs.”
The not-for-profit organisation currently operates as an aged care provider across NSW and ACT, managing 21 residential care villages, 22 retirement villages and offering a range of home car services.
“While we spend most of our time providing quality care and services to older people in our communities, supporting people in need remains an important and valued part of our work at RFBI,” Mr Price said.
“Generous donations like this make a real difference to the service we are able to provide to our community, and the more equipment we can provide, the more patients we can serve,” Mr Bardsley said.
