Since April this year, the charity has invested £203,926 in vital equipment including:
- cardiac monitors, which continually track the heart’s electrical activity
- a transurethral laser ablation system, which removes abnormal tissue in the bladder
- paediatric ventilators, which assist or control breathing in children
- blood gas machine, which measures gases and imbalances in blood
- spirometer, used to measure lung functionality
- replacement defibrillators, which shock a person’s heart to restore normal heartbeat.
This follows on from a generous £268,772 donated from April 2024 to March 2025, which included recliner chairs, patient monitors, bladder scanners, machines to help diagnose heart attacks and machines which create sounds for people who have no voice box after cancer treatment.
Siobhan Callanan, Interim Deputy Chief Executive at Medway NHS Foundation Trust said: “We are very grateful for the generosity and support from Medway League of Friends in helping us to put patients first.
“It’s amazing to see how these donations make a real difference in helping patients feel more comfortable during their hospital stay.”
The charity, which has supported Medway Maritime Hospital since 1961, runs the First-Rate Café and Shop at Medway Maritime Hospital and a small shop at Montgomery Court in Wainscott. It is also planning to open a shop in Sheppey Community Hospital.
If you are interested in volunteering for the Medway League of Friends, you can find more details on their website or email them on enquiries@medwayleagueoffriends.org.uk.
