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Buzzy is a very cute vibrating bee with ice pack wings that decreases sharp pain when placed upstream. Buzzy uses natural pain relief by confusing your body’s own nerves and distracting attention away from the jab, thereby dulling or eliminating sharp pain. In the same way that rubbing a bumped elbow helps stop the hurt, […]

We are starting a new project for the Tree Hutt and would love your support. We are going to produce a book that will be given to children as they are admitted to the Hutt Hospital Emergency Department. The book will be free and based on ‘distraction therapy’. It will have several stories that follow […]

The new Airvo 2 donated by Isaacs Financial Planning has made a difference to 20 month old Caleb Jacques and this mother Catherine who wanted to say thank you for the new airvo 2.

The Special Care Baby Unit has received Tree Hutt curtains to provide visual stimulation for babies during their stay in the unit. The curtains were developed and donated by the Hutt Hospital Foundation Trust and are the same as the curtains found around the beds in the Tree Hutt section of the Hutt Hospital Emergency Department.  

Trust is winding down

The Hutt Hospital Foundation Trust (HHFT) was formed in 1993 in response to the potential closure of Hutt Hospital. Since then – with support from the Hutt community - we have supported the hospital, raising funds for equipment, nurse development and patient comfort.

The Trust is now winding down due to the regionalisation of hospital support services through the Wellington Hospitals Foundation. Its substantial fund-raising capabilities will greatly benefit the Hutt.

Any accumulated funds and resources upon cessation of the Hutt Hospital Foundation Trust will be handed over to the Wellington Hospitals Foundation for its continued work on behalf of patients and their families in our area.

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