Scooter donation will help orderlies

9 November 2020

Norman Eden from Darfield has kindly donated a mobility scooter to the Christchurch Hospital Campus. Norman, now in his 91st year, is a regular user of both Eye Outpatients and the Burwood Hospital Outpatients Procedure Unit.

Norman also wishes to acknowledge the staff support he received when his wife Maureen passed away in Christchurch Hospital after months of outpatient care from the Oncology services. Orderly Manager Alan Heney says the scooter will be used to transfer blood products from the Blood Bank in Parkside to the new Waipapa. “This journey takes an orderly around 17 minutes and we could do this journey several times a day. The trial with the scooter shows we can reduce each trip to eight minutes.” The kind donation from Mr Eden will ensure that orderlies can carry out this duty in an efficient and timely manner, Alan says. A big thank you to Norman for this wonderful donation.

Norman Eden with the scooter he has donated to the Christchurch Hospital Campus

Senior Orderly Daniel Mayers with Orderly Cherie Begbie riding the scooter