Six-year-old Region and his mother Dominica, from Te Kuiti, were among the many families who benefited from Braemar Charitable Trust’s recent Community Surgery Days. Their story is one of resilience, hope, and profound transformation. For four years, Region and Dominica waited for grommet surgery; it was a journey of uncertainty and constant delays. “Each time…
Braemar Hospital is bringing surgical excellence to the next level with the purchase of a surgical robot, the first of its kind in the Waikato region. The multi-million da Vinci Xi robot will give patients more choices by bringing leading-edge surgical technology to the Waikato community. Due to arrive in Hamilton by the end of…
A major funding grant from the Clare Foundation will allow Braemar Charitable Trust to deliver free dental procedures and dental surgeries to six women’s refuges across the Waikato region. Clare funds groups who can make positive change happen for women, oral health, youth well-being and the environment. It will fund Braemar Charitable Trust $180,000 across…
Theatre nurses at Braemar Hospital can now earn top qualifications as the hospital continues to invest in staff and patient outcomes. The hospital is investing in training for some registered nurses to become First Surgical Assistants (RNFSA) in theatre, assisting surgeons. The qualification involves undertaking part-time study at Auckland University, working with a surgeon mentor…
Nursing is an evolving vocation with many tasks to undertake and much to learn. That’s why Braemar Hospital now has three dedicated Clinical Nurse Coaches – their role is to stay on top of research, new products and best practice in nursing and walk alongside staff while they continually boost their skills in a changing…
An 11-year-old former refugee who has been suffering with dental abscesses, is smiling once more following free dental surgery supplied by Braemar Charitable Trust and one of its long-term trustees. Aisha, one sibling and her parents were accepted into New Zealand and arrived here in 2024 under the country’s quota refugee resettlement programme. New Zealand…
Braemar Charitable Trust Manager Paula Baker’s years of work in governance and improving health in communities has been publicly acknowledged. Paula has been the manager at Braemar Charitable Trust since 2016, after initially joining the board as a trustee. The Trust fully owns Braemar Hospital, one of the largest private hospitals in New Zealand, and…
Braemar Charitable Trust and K’aute Pasifika Trust have signed an agreement to help deliver better health outcomes for Pacific people in the Waikato. The trusts, who share a vision to improve health and wellbeing, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Friday 29 November at the K’aute Pasifika Village in Kirikiriroa Hamilton. The agreement…
Braemar Charitable Trust has enabled 71 people to receive life changing procedures over two free community surgery days at Braemar Hospital during November. The 71 procedures boosted the total amount of people assisted through the Trust’s Community Surgery Programme from 1 April 2024 to 111. This is a record number for the Trust who…
Tucked in behind Braemar Hospital, a well-tended garden bears the fruits (and vegetables) of Brendon Rose’s labour of love. “This is my happy place,” says Brendon who has been working at Braemar Hospital for two years now, developing the kitchen garden. The raised gardens and shade houses where Brendon tends his plants, quietly buffer…