Advancing the healthcare workforce

Our healthcare teams make a world of difference every day. Your support helps the dedicated individuals who provide the vital care we receive at Auckland City Hospital.

Your gifts allow us to go above and beyond, providing growth and wellbeing opportunities and assistance to our hospital workforce, and helping them deliver the best possible care to patients and their whānau.

This team is at the forefront of cancer treatment in New Zealand

Your impact goes over and above the essentials

While government funding covers the essential expenses of supporting our healthcare workforce, your support provides the extra support to help those who care for us thrive.

Many compassionate and dedicated people believe healthcare as their calling, but barriers often stand in the way of them fully following their passion. The need is urgent – New Zealand is facing a shortage of 15,000 nurses by 2035 – and we are grateful to our supporters for playing their part in bolstering this vital workforce. Our Rise scholarship programme has so far helped around 100 aspiring nurses and midwives overcome challenges by providing crucial financial support throughout their training.

Our Manaaki Fund gave immediate relief to 900 health workers during COVID-19 and supported those displaced by Auckland's floods. Ongoing assistance not only eases urgent pressures, it fosters long-term wellbeing for those in crisis and hardship who need a helping hand.

Our supporters help healthcare workers get the extra assistance, resources, and education they need to perform at their best. Helping them thrive is at the heart of why we exist: to ensure every patient and every whānau receives the best possible care.

"When I received the news that my scholarship application had been successful, it lifted a huge weight off my shoulders. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity that Rise supporters have given me."

- Tauafu Fonua Havili, Rise scholarship recipient and nursing student

Your impact at a glance

Here’s a glimpse at what your support has made possible so far:

90 aspiring nurses and midwives have received scholarships and graduated

Manaaki Funds provided vital support to 900 health workers during COVID and 30 during the floods

CEHI Fellowships are enabling students to specialise in health-focused construction

An AGES Fellowship is helping train specialists in laparoscopic gynaecological surgery

Allied health staff have received advanced training in neurology, stroke, and neuro-rehabilitation

An Electrophysiology Fellowship is supporting specialist training in cardiac care

Your impact in advancing our healthcare workforce

Be inspired by news and stories that showcase the difference our supporters are making at Auckland City Hospital

A birthday with a difference

“Mum didn’t want any presents for her birthday; she wanted to do something for the hospital.”

Coming together after cyclone chaos

Co-funders and colleagues step up to help those in our Auckland City Hospital wh?nau hit the hardest.

Lauren’s legacy of love

A husband’s loving tribute to his late wife, Lauren, following her two-year cancer battle.

An occasion to rise and shine

Our donors and Rise scholarship supporters came together to share their experiences.

Rotary Club of Auckland’s 50th trophy

Auckland Hospital Nurse Unit Manager honoured with Trophy of Tradition.

Midwifery dream comes true

Margie is living proof that dreams can come true, thanks to a nursing and midwifery scholarship.

Easing the burden of COVID-19

The Todd Foundation has provided a donation to our health workers as part of its response to COVID-19.

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Your support will help Auckland City Hospital’s teams do even more for patients and whānau in their care, beyond what government funding can provide.

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