EUROLAB, a local oncology company donated R50 000 on October 10 to Stepping Stone Hospice in efforts to extend the centre’s in-patient unit (IPU) care facility.
Stepping Stone’s IPU currently has eight dignity wards (where patients are admitted and cared for by trained nurses, care workers and counsellors). However, Tersia Burger (CEO of Stepping Stone) says that fund-raising efforts have been geared towards extending the IPU from eight to 12 wards to allow for more patients to receive the necessary care.
Lynne du Toit, Eurolab CEO, said: “Our vision aligns with Stepping Stone Hospice as we have a whole-of-cancer approach that focuses on the patient and their health and relieves financial stress during and after a life-threatening illness. As a South African company specialising in all aspects of cancer treatment, therapies and technologies, we believe it is our responsibility to support care centres where possible.”
“We are extremely grateful to Eurolab for its support of our project which will benefit the quality of life for our patients,” said Burger.
“We share a common ethos with Eurolab in that our patients are our main focus, so every donation we receive helps keep our doors open.”
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