Emergency Assessment Fund

The Emergency Assessment Fund is an Eastern Bay of Plenty charity that helps people to get the urgent medical assessments they need. In many cases people are having to wait too long for critical assessments simply because they cannot afford it.

This initiative was launched by a group of concerned medical professionals to bridge the gap between public waiting lists and specialist appointments.

So far we have helped with the following:

- 798 patients assisted with assessments and investigation

- 87 patients urgently upgraded for healthcare assistance in the public system

- 12 GPs utilised the service referring their patients for assessment

- 1,440 patients provided with surgical services

Here is one of our many case studies:

A male in his mid 50s has been having stomach pain for 18 months. GP refers and the patient is faced with a six month wait in the public system for an endoscopy. The Emergency Assessment Fund pays for a private endoscopy and esophageal cancer is confirmed. The patient is listed for urgent surgery and potential cure.

You can read more on our Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/EmergencyAssessmentFund/