Ryde Hospital’s Ward 8 has received a motorised tilt chair to support stroke and immobile patients, thanks to a generous donation by the Pink Ladies. 

The chair will help patients with poor sitting balance – and who cannot manage a normal high back chair – to get out bed and change positions throughout the day. 

Ryde Hospital General Manager Heather Gough said it will accommodate patients with support so they can sit up and eat properly and participate in physiotherapist. 

“It is a great addition to the ward and will benefit our most immobile patients that would normally be nursed in bed,” she said. 

“A huge thank you to the Pink Ladies – this purchase was made possible due to their fantastic fundraising efforts.”