ERH Foundation

Echuca Regional Health Foundation

The Echuca Regional Health Foundation was established in 1997 to provide the community with an opportunity to have input into their local hospital and help secure the future of quality health services.

What are the Foundation’s objectives?

The Foundation works to attract and raise funds specifically for the purchase of life saving equipment and redevelopment of buildings on behalf of Echuca Regional Health. When you support the Foundation you are helping to improve and develop your health service to ensure patients receive the highest level of quality care.

Echuca Regional Health has served the community with compassion and care since its inception in 1882. The Foundation provides an ideal opportunity for you to show your appreciation for these years of service by donating funds to ensure future generations enjoy the same opportunities.

How are donations spent?

Interest earned on capital funds is allocated to:

Redevelopment of buildings.
Purchase and replacement of patient care equipment.
Important health care projects.

In order to ensure the services provided by Echuca Regional Health are both maintained and expanded, funds for the redevelopment of buildings and the purchase/replacement of equipment are of vital importance. Capital funds remain in perpetuity whilst interest earned is allocated to the purchase of patient care equipment and important health care projects. All funds received by the Echuca Regional Health Foundation remain separate from Echuca Regional Health’s operational budget.

At a cost of $200,000 the Foundation replaced manual beds throughout Echuca hospital with 40 new electric beds. The new beds not only provide additional comfort for patients and assist in reducing the risk of developing pressure ulcers, but also provide nursing staff with ergonomic and safe equipment.

The Echuca Regional Health Foundation has also facilitated the purchase of a multi functional van to promote healthy lifestyles to all sectors of our community. The van provides mobility and assists our health professionals to increase awareness and provide information regarding preventative diseases; promoting a better quality of life through improved health behaviours.

The Echuca Regional Health Foundation is a Trust Fund providing long term financial security and is endorsed as a deductible gift recipient under Subdivision 30-BA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

In the interests of the public and in particular our donors, the Echuca Regional Health Foundation prepares financial statements on an annual basis which provide a transparent account of all bequests and donations received. These financial statements are audited by the Victorian Auditor General and recorded in Echuca Regional Health’s Annual Report.

How can you help?

We will always depend on the generous support of the community to assist with the development of Echuca Regional Health.

It is hard to imagine what our most urgent need will be in the coming years, but one thing is certain, no matter how our world changes, our purpose will remain – Helping everyone to be and stay healthy.

Your support, no matter how large or small, will make a difference. Many services offered by Echuca Regional Health can be improved with your help.

You may wish to assist by:

Making a one-off donation.
Pledging a sum of money over several years.
Consider leaving a gift in your Will.

Click here to download an Echuca Regional Health Foundation donation form.

ERH Foundation donation form (238 KB)

Where there is a Will there is a way

We recognise making a Will is a very private and personal affair. After making provision for your loved ones, you might consider bequeathing a gift to the Echuca Regional Health Foundation in your Will. We suggest you consult with your Solicitor who will assist to ensure your specific circumstances are taken into account.

By making a bequest to the Echuca Regional Health Foundation you are making an ongoing commitment to the health and wellbeing of those treasured people in your life. It means that when you are no longer here to love and care for your family, you can be sure there is a team of local, skilled professionals who will do so in your absence. Your donation will be a lasting memory of you.

Who looks after the Foundation?

The Directors for the Echuca Regional Health Foundation Trust Fund comprise members of the community who are appointed by the Echuca Regional Health Board of Management:

Mr Peter Birnie – Echuca Regional Health Board of Management
Mrs Louise Hall - Echuca Regional Health Board of Management
Mr Alan Whitten – Echuca Regional Health Board of Management
Cr Peter Williams - Echuca Regional Health Board of Management
Mr John Carter – Community representative
Mrs Deborah Guy – Community representative
Mr Roger Wakefield – Community representative

For further information about the Foundation contact foundation@erh.org.au on 03 5485 5048.