New Bedrooms Open
Eight new bedrooms have now been created and already have their first residents. The building work has been ongoing since the end of last year and involved the conversion of some old clinical rooms and the creation of new bedrooms upstairs. Manager Maxine Winch, commented “Our aim has been to offer more beds for use by the local community and to meet the ever-changing needs of the community we operate in. I am very grateful for how all of our staff, residents and their families have dealt with the necessary disruption and thank them for their patience during the building work. The new bedrooms are built to a very high specification thanks to the work of building contractors D Brown.” Three of the new bedrooms have been furnished thanks to money donated by the Hospital’s League of Friends.
The eight new bedrooms will be a mixture of re-ablement (rehabilitation) beds and nursing home beds. The rehabilitation beds are a new concept, where the hospital is working with the NHS to provide beds for people who are in need of rehabilitation or assessment before returning home from primary care hospitals. The residents are cared for by Holbeach Hospital but supported with Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams provided by the NHS.
Chair of Directors, Chris Penney remarked that, “the new rooms are an additional asset to the community and were full within a week of opening. It is important that Holbeach Hospital remains sustainable in the future and these new bedrooms will assist with that. But we must not stand still; we still need to do more to ensure our future sustainability. I would like to acknowledge on behalf of my fellow directors a benefactor who has contributed a significant proportion of the funding for this project. The building work has highlighted that we need an ongoing programme of building work to upgrade the existing ageing building to bring it in line with changing standards.” Holbeach Hospital is a registered charity and donations are always welcome.
Holbeach Hospital currently have a waiting list in operation for nursing home beds – if you would like to add your relative to the waiting list please email info@holbeach-hospital.org.uk.
Holbeach and East Elloe Hospital Trust is owned and run by the community. After it was threatened with closure in 1988, local community leaders came together to raise funds to keep the facility open. The Trust provides beds for use by local doctors, nursing and residential home beds as well as reablement beds. We also have our own Physiotherapy clinic and have a visiting Warfarin clinic. The people of Holbeach saved their hospital and provided a resource which continues to grow as we undergo expansion. Compassion and a constant spirit of empathy are at the heart of everything we do.
2019 will be our 30th anniversary of being run by the community, having officially closed in March 1989 and reopened in September of the same year. We are planning several celebrations in 2019 to mark the occasion.
Staff raise money for Alzheimer’s Society
Congratulations to our team “Holbeach Happy Feet” who completed the Memory Walk in Peterborough on 16th September and raised lots of money for the Alzheimer’s Society.
Update on our current building work
You may have noticed that Holbeach Hospital has been undergoing some building work in the past few months. Eight new bedrooms have now been created and are getting the final finishing touches. We hope you agree that they look fantastic. Our aim is to be able to offer more beds for use by the local community and to meet the ever changing needs of the community we operate in. We currently have a waiting list in operation for nursing home beds – if you would like to add your relative to the waiting list please email info@holbeach-hospital.org.uk
Summer Fayre Thank You
We had a wonderful time at our Summer Fayre. It was a lovely sunny day and we hope everyone who came enjoyed themselves. Thank you to the local community for once again supporting our event and helping us to raise funds for the hospital. The event was a great success and overall we managed to make a net profit of over £800 to go to the hospital.
Thank you to the many people who donated prizes, bought raffle tickets, donated teddies and came and supported us on the day. We would also like to thank the many staff, Trustees, residents, their families and friends who helped on stalls and came to see us.
You are warmly invited to join our residents and families at our annual summer fayre
You are warmly invited to come and join us for a summer picnic inspired summer fayre on Sunday 1st July 1-4pm at Holbeach Hospital“Full House” for Charity Bingo Afternoon at WI Hall
Trevor and Teresa Gibbons hosted a bingo afternoon on Saturday 10th March, at Holbeach Women’s Institute Hall, with proceeds going to Holbeach and East Elloe Hospital.
Funds raised will be of great benefit to Holbeach Hospital residents and the community we serve and enable us to continue to provide the very best care and environment for the people who stay with us.
It was a hugely successful event and a fun afternoon was had by all involved. Not only that but an amazing £928.30 was raised for Holbeach Hospital!
We would like to say a massive thank you and well done to both Trevor and Teresa Gibbons and all that were involved and attended the bingo afternoon.
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Jack’s fabulous festive Christmas lights display raises another £900 for Holbeach Hospital
Jack Turner of Fleet, is renowned for his wonderful winter wonderland Christmas light display, which he puts on every year to raise money for local good causes. This year once again, he has chosen to support local charity, Holbeach and East Elloe Hospital Trust.
This week, he presented Holbeach Hospital Manager, Maxine Winch, with a cheque for a fantastic £900.15. He also gave a further £100 to Age Concern. Hospital staff and residents would like to thank Jack and his family, as well as members of the public, for the generous donation
Each year, Jack Turner, of Fleet Road Holbeach, transforms his home and gardens into a winter wonderland of spectacular lights and dazzling displays which attract visitors from miles around to raise money for Holbeach Hospital.
Maxine Winch, Manager, praised Jack and his family: “On behalf of Holbeach and East Elloe Hospital Trust, I would like to thank Jack and his family for his continued support and thank everyone who contributed to this fantastic amount. We are very grateful for this kind donation, which will be of great benefit to our residents and the community we serve and will enable us to continue to provide the very best care and environment for the people who stay with us. The money will go towards the Resident’s Fund which funds trips out, presents and other treats for our residents.”
Big Plans for Holbeach Hospital
We have great plans for the coming years; Holbeach Hospital is preparing itself for the 2020s with major building work ready for future generations of patients. We’re converting some old clinical rooms into three new bedrooms, as well as extending the first floor to have five more bedrooms, bringing the total number for residents up to 47 from 39.
The improvements currently being done are due to be unveiled in April in time for the trust’s 30th anniversary celebrations. Once it’s complete, we hope to start work on an annexe which will create another eight bedrooms to be used for palliative (life-limiting) care. During these building works we are trying to keep any disruption to a minimum and trying to keep our services running as normal as possible to ensure our residents are happy
The improvements being carried out by Moulton Seas End firm D. Brown Building Contractors are due to be unveiled next April in time for the trust’s 30th anniversary celebrations.
Holbeach Hospital Receives Generous Donations from the Fenland Working Weekend and the Fenland Flywheelers Group
Hospital Manager, Maxine Winch, and other staff members met with members of the Fenland Working Weekend and Fenland Flywheelers on Friday 24th November, to receive cheques which will go towards hospital funds. In total nearly £800 was donated.
The Fenland Working Weekend attracts many tractor and farming enthusiasts from both near and far who are able to take their tractors and machines along to plough and cultivate the fields in the traditional way. Unfortunately Fenland Flywheelers has come to an end, and as it was a non-profit idea, it was been decided to donate the money left over in the kitty from previous meetings to the Holbeach Hospital funds.
Hospital Manager, Maxine, said “On behalf of the staff, residents and Council of Management, I would like to thank all of those involved in these two organisations who have contributed to the fantastic amount donated. We are very grateful for their continued support and the money will be put to excellent use.”
