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| Our need for a new pharmacy is way overdue. The current facility, a large prefabricated
room was built over 10 years ago as a ‘temporary’ measure. At the present moment, medication is dispensed form
this facility to thousands of patients every month, and the impact of HIV/AIDs is resulting in an ever-increasing
number of people becoming ill, which highlights the need to address the pharmacy requirements… |
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| The good news is that we in the process of having plans drawn up for the pharmacy building
which will accommodate St Mary’s needs now – and allow for growth in the future. At a cost of around R 4 million,
the new facility will extend into the current car park area and will streamline dispensary services for the
hospital’s patients. |
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| The need for Financial Assistance |
The legacies of poverty, malnutrition, disease and violence still
predominate and the unemployment rate is high. Approximately 75-80% of the population are either looking for
work or are not economically active. The onslaught of HIV/AIDS will sustain this rate. Since its inception,
the Hospital has catered primarily to the healthcare needs of the “poorest of the poor”, living in rural
and peri-urban areas. Most of our patients are not on medical aid and are financially unable to make more
than a token payment, if anything at all. The consequence of which, many are unable to afford quality health
care!
St Mary’s receives a government grant; however this only covers 80% of the entire hospital
operational costs. The shortfall is fundraised; and it the generosity of our partners that provides
St Mary’s with the opportunity to provide holistic and quality health care to our patients, and educate
the next generation of dedicated nurses.
Every contribution counts, every contribution is a cherished! |
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| Who Supports St Mary’s Hospital |
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| Generous individuals and families, corporations and foundations who recognize the importance of our work, are members of St Mary’s diverse community of giving. |
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| How Can You Help? |
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| There are many ways you can help St Mary’s Hospital, and please know that every
contribution to St Mary’s whether large or small will improve the lives of many patients. We address our commitment
to quality, holistic health care through a wide variety of innovative programs. Your help makes a big difference! |
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| 1. Unrestricted Funding |
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Here's where your contribution will have a positive immediate impact.
By giving to our unrestricted fund, you're telling us to use your gift where it's urgently needed—to provide
high-quality health care to low-income, at-risk patients in the communities around us.
However you also have
the opportunity to align your giving more precisely with your business or personal objectives by giving to one
of our many departments or subspecialties, eg: the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission; the treatment
of HIV/AIDS patients (ARV roll-out); Children’s ward; Burn Unit; Physiotherapy department; Theatre; Maternity
and Obstetrics; High-care nurseries; palliative care. |
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| 2. Hospital Expansion |
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| St Mary’s Hospital serves a community of 750 000 people, and the Hospital
has a team of well experienced and dedicated doctors and nurses, however there is always a need for
refurbishment. A large part of the Hospital is over 75 years old and a number of temporary structures have
been erected which need to be replaced. |
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| Immediate capital projects that require your assistance are: |
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Theatre upgrade (building and equipment) |
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Approx R 4 million |
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Pharmacy upgrade (building, shelving and furniture) |
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Approx R 4,5 million |
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Repairs to roofing and gutters |
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Approx R 150 000 |
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Nursing College Clinical Laboratory |
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Approx R 300 000 |
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| 3. Education - Nursing College |
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Education is one of the two pillars which the Hospital was built on,
and is at the heart of patient care at St Mary’s Hospital. The college is proud to contribute to the nursing
profession which attained a 98,6% pass rate in 2005; 18,75% of the graduates passed with honours and 38,75%
achieved distinctions in various subjects.
A contribution to the Nursing College will allow St Mary’s to maintain its current education programme as well as expand its core programme. |
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| 4. Individual Donations |
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| Make a single gift or give monthly as a debit order, or give in memory of a person or occasion. |
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| 5. Plan a Bequest |
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| A planned gift or bequest gives long-term support to St Mary’s Hospital and can bring a variety of financial rewards to you and your family. |
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| 6. Volunteer Your Time |
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| We can always make use of additional personnel to help maintain the warm and friendly place
for sick patients and their families at St Mary’s. Our many volunteers do everything from playing with children at
their bedsides and comforting families, to providing clinical support and knitting jerseys and booties for our
newborns. |
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| 7. Corporate Philanthropy |
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| Your company's support for St Mary’s Hospital sends a strong message to your community that you are
committed to the fight against HIV/AIDS. The generosity of our corporate partners goes well beyond financial
giving - there is a real commitment and interest in making sure St Mary’s continues to contribute to quality
health care. |
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| 8. In-Kind Gifts |
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| In-kind gifts of products and technology can be keys to broadening the reach of patient care programs. Your
provision of such pieces of equipment can make a valuable contribution to our mission. |
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| Why partner with St Mary’s |
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St Mary’s is one of the only mission hospitals left in South Africa, caring for the needs of the “poorest of the poor”. |
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St Mary’s provides 15 000 people with inpatient treatment each year, a third of which are children. |
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In excess of 64 000 people visit the outpatient clinics; |
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Your contribution will make a difference in each of our patients’ lives. |
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With your permission, for donations in excess of R 10 000, we will acknowledge your
contribution on the Web and in print whenever possible, as well as on a Hospital donor wall. |
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Naming opportunities for a partnership that provides a capital investment over R 1 million |
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Publicity at Hospital events. |
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The Hospital is registered as a trust and all contributors will receive a Section 18A Tax Exemption Certificate. |
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| Other ways in which to contribute: (Click on the following links below) |
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| Many thanks To Our Partners: |
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MASTERCARD |
Rotary International |
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PetroSA |
Department of Health |
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Individual Donors |
Rotary New Germany |
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PEPFAR |
SACBC |
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CMMB |
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DG Murray Trust |
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Albert and Molly Baumann Trust |
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