Patients and staff at Emersons Green NHS Treatment Centre have raised more than £600 for a life-saving local charity, Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC).
GWAAC provides the air ambulance and critical care service to people in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset and surrounding areas who are in a state so critical that they require specialist skills as the result of an accident or medical emergency.
Critical Care Doctor, Richard Jeavons, said: “We provide emergency care to people who are in a state so critical that they require the specialist skills of our team at the scene of the accident or medical incident.
"Though we are part of the regional 999 response service and work closely with NHS hospitals, we are a charity entirely funded by local people, through activities such as the treatment centre’s raffle.
“Without the support of people who do things like buy a raffle ticket, attend a coffee morning or take on a challenge we could not carry out our life-saving work.”
Holly Wale, who works at the treatment centre and who coordinated the fundraising efforts, said: “I am delighted that our raffle raised £630, which can be used to buy equipment that will help the crews save lives across the region.
“Our surgeons carry out planned surgery, such as joint replacements, cataract removals and hernia repairs.
"The work carried out by GWAAC is a very different form of care, dealing with the unexpected and critical.
"We, and our patients, greatly respect the teams’ work and we are all grateful that they are here to support all of us in the region as we go about our daily lives.”
