Rural Australians crowdfunding for local hospitals

People living in regional areas often fall through the cracks, struggling to obtain access to the life-saving medical equipment and specialist doctors that people living in metropolitan areas often take for granted. The standard of health and wellbeing in rural Australia needs to be improved - locals are banding together to improve their rural hospitals without relying on government funding via medical crowdfunding. 

Raise funds for a rural hospital 

Former Cohuna local Kane Church was inspired to help staff and patients at Cohuna District Hospital after listening to Dr Peter Barker talk to 3AW’s Tom Elliott. Dr Barker was lamenting the recent boost of funding for St Kilda’s penguin colony.

“It makes me feel like we should be standing out the front dressed in penguin suits,” jokes Dr Barker.

According to Dr Barker, the hospital desperately needs additional equipment that is expensive and lacking in rural hospitals.

mycause contacted Kane with the wonderful news and the target was soon increased to $25,000 to purchase additional hospital equipment. A twitter campaign was also launched to promote the page and increase online awareness for Kane’s cause.

Kane has also been regularly updating his donors, which is a great way to keep the lines of communication open with supporters who can increase the reach and power of your campaign.

“So far we have raised $23,965...which is amazing considering the page has been online for just a few days. The page will be open for a couple of weeks, so keep on sharing and we will hopefully surpass $25,000 soon.”

With over $38,000 raised to date and over 880 campaign shares online, Kane’s crowdfunding efforts were a huge success and provided vital funding for the medical equipment the Cohuna District Hospital desperately needs. 

Raise funds for vital medical equipment 
Rural Australians deserve the same level of care as those living in metropolitan areas. The healthcare issues in regional Australia, such as a lack of doctors in the local communities, having to travel significant distances for care and longer wait times to gain access to health services. 

Elissa and her husband Grant were given the heartbreaking news that their little boy Archie had passed away at 23 weeks gestation. The devastated couple were given the opportunity to say goodbye to their little boy, making precious memories and spending two days with their baby thanks to the hospital’s cuddle cot. Elissa and Grant soon launched a mycause campaign to crowdfund for another cuddle cot, raising over $5000 for cuddle cot charity the Emerikus Land Foundation.

If you live in a rural community and want to raise funds for medical equipment or simply raise funds for your local hospital, then start a mycause crowdfunding campaign today.