Southern Cross Health Trust charitable activity
Making quality healthcare more affordable and accessible for a greater number of Kiwis – that’s the vision of the Southern Cross Health Trust.
The Trust supports a range of charitable initiatives addressing unmet health-related needs in Aotearoa. A key activity is funding nursing capability at the Auckland City Mission Calder Health Centre which supports some of our most vulnerable New Zealanders. This sits alongside other charitable activities including making hospital facilities, medical supplies and staff available free-of-charge for charitable surgeries.
Charitable Surgery Programme
Good health is everyone’s right. Unfortunately, certain elective procedures which help people maintain quality of life can be out of reach due to financial restrictions or prohibitive waiting times for publicly funded surgery. The Trust offers support for some patients in these circumstances in partnership with specialists who offer to undertake these services pro bono. Since 2019, the Trust has provided over $1.5 million towards charitable surgical procedures.
Auckland City Mission
The Auckland City Mission (Te Tāpui Atawhai) is a charitable partner of the Trust. Part of its service to Auckland’s most vulnerable citizens is the Calder Health Centre which provides essential health support to 2,000 patients each year. Its primary health care model is nurse-led, providing medical care on-site and in the community through an outreach service. Since 2018, the Trust has supported the Calder Health Centre by contributing towards its nurses’ salaries.
