October 2002

Bowling up to raise funds for the Royal Women’s

New state-of-the-art gynaecological examination couches have been designed and bought especially for the Royal Women’s Hospital thanks to the Victorian Lady Bowlers Association (VLBA).

The VLBA nominated the Women’s as its charity in 2000/2001 and raised $107,500.

The funds have been used to design and buy 18 couches for consulting rooms in the hospital.

‘This is a wonderful initiative and one which will make a real difference to improving the comfort for women and will allow us to provide better quality of care,’ said Outpatients

Manager at The Royal Women’s Veronica Love.

‘Importantly, they allow older women, heavily pregnant women and those in wheelchairs to transfer themselves and avoid being lifted by machine or staff,’ she said.

The new style couches were specially designed by hospital nursing staff, in partnership with engineers from ABCO Health Care, and were built in Victoria.

The Royal Women’s Hospital looks after the health needs of women of all ages and cultures and newborn babies.

Around 150,000 outpatient appointments are made every year for gynecological and ante-natal care, family planning, menopause and well-women’s clinics.

Every year, the Victorian Ladies Bowling Association nominates a charity project and each of the 520 member clubs and 26,000 members work raise funds through charity days.

In the past decade they have raised more than two million dollars.