Freemasons have donated eight new medical monitors to help treat youngsters at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
The £6,400 monitors measure heart rates and oxygen levels and will be used on the children’s wards at the Reading hospital.
The money was donated from the Berkshire Masonic Charity Fund and brings the amount they’ve donated to the RBH to £11k over the last few months.
At Christmas the Freemasons delivered more than £4,000 worth of toys and games to the wards.
Anthony Howlett-Bolton, Provincial Grand Master for the Berkshire Freemasons, said: “When we dropped off the Christmas gifts we were talking to staff and asking what more we could do to help.
“They mentioned how useful these monitors are, so we decided it was a very worthwhile way to spend some of the money we raise at various Masonic events.
“It was a pleasure to visit the hospital, talk to the staff and see how the monitors work and what a valuable piece of equipment they are on the wards,” he added.
Susan Timperley, Matron for Paediatrics and Neonates, said: “We are, as always, extremely grateful to the Berkshire Freemasons for their very generous donations.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s a toy game or a piece of medical equipment like these monitors – they all go to improving the stay of youngsters on our wards and make a big contribution to the work we do here.”
