4 March 2022
We’ve achieved a major milestone in the vital redevelopment of our North Shore facility, with phase one of construction now complete.
Nine months after starting the project, our Inpatient Unit (IPU) is open again, with staff returning to 7 Shea Terrace in January 2022 to welcome back patients and their families.
The reopening of the IPU has been highly anticipated, with the redesign offering modern fit-for-purpose spaces and lighter, brighter patient rooms. The clinical team is delighted with its new workstation which includes a treatment room fitted out with state-of-the-art equipment gifted by local medical supply company, Endoventure.
Patient room with ceiling hoist
Top floor & IPU corridor
Five of the patient rooms feature ceiling hoists – three supported by the Hugo Charitable Trust and one by a generous couple. The hoists allow for improved manoeuvrability and greater independence for patients who will be able to operate the controls once they’ve been helped into position. They also mean reduced physical strain for staff.
In addition to the completion of the clinical area, our new dedicated whānau space is well underway. This special area will give families their own dedicated space while their loved one is being cared for in the IPU.
The top floor of the building is complete, housing a non-clinical / administration area (including its Volunteer Services team), meeting room and staff facilities - although, for now most staff members continue to work primarily from home due to the fast-moving nature of Covid-19 variants, Delta and Omicron. Fit-out of the office area has been generously supported by Grassroots Trust.
It’s due to the thoughtful people who remembered Harbour Hospice in their Will that the North Shore project was first made viable. Their Gifts In Will have grown the Harbour Hospice Development Foundation, a reserve fund built up over past decades, and it was the Foundation which provided the first crucial $10 million towards the project. To date, our wonderful community has donated a further $8.9 million.
"To all the individuals, Trusts, organisations and community groups whose generosity has made North Shore’s redevelopment a reality, we are incredibly grateful.”
Jan Nichols
“With the first stage of our redevelopment behind us we’d like to say a huge thank you to all of our supporters who have made this possible,” Harbour Hospice Chief Executive Jan Nichols says. “To all the individuals, Trusts, organisations and community groups whose generosity has made North Shore’s redevelopment a reality, we are incredibly grateful.
“We still have a long way to go to complete the rest of the project which includes dedicated community and training spaces, but we look forward to celebrating that very special milestone in early 2023 with everyone in our community.”
To find out how you can help, or to learn more about the project, visit harbourhospice.org.nz/shore-project or email Fundraising Manager, Sandy McGregor, here.
To discuss how you can make a difference with a Gift In Will, contact Partnerships Manager Milly Whitefoot on 021 783 437 or email.
Nurse Venne Niu & Healthcare Assistant Liz Harris in the new nurses work station
