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New respiratory machine for Starship Childrens Hospital

  • The MetaNeb has landed!

      2 June 2017
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    Today was a great day. The MetaNeb that we collectively helped purchase for Starship Childrens Hospital has been delivered and is in play!

    Kelly and I attended the first training course on how to use the new MetaNeb along with the excited nurses and physios - I even got to be a trial patient for a while (see the photos).

    It was very rewarding for us to see the enthusiasm that the hospital staff had towards being able to offer a ‘new to New Zealand’ treatment option. There is a definite desire and goal to share this equipment with other hospitals across New Zealand and also into the adult treatment domain as well.

    The Martels and Starship collectively, would like to thank you for your donation that helped enable this all to happen. It is going to make a difference.

    But wait, there is more to come…….more equipment will be delivered in the coming weeks to other parts of the hospital. So our combined impact has still more to offer – details to come.

    Thanks again – you have all honoured Liam with your generosity and support.

    ~benm

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  • We got there and more!

      9 March 2017

    All,

    Thanks to all of you for your support and honouring Liam. Having reached the goal and a bit more we will be able to deliver on the Martel family promise to Starship Hospital for their new MetaNeb system.

    Liam can't thank you personally but please be assured that if he could he definitely would. He just wanted others to have as easier a path through ill health as possible.

    The extra money raised will go towards a extra machine called an Accuvein. It a device that shows up where your veins are using infrared light. A no touch painless way of helping make the process of getting central lines easier.

    I met with the team at Starship last week and they are incredibly excited about being able to make a difference.

    Once again thanks and I will be in contact at the end of March when we will be closing the campaign.

    Liam's Dad Ben

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