Family firm donates life-saving heart monitor to cancer unit 'close to our hearts'
A local family-run business has donated vital cardiac monitoring equipment to Ipswich Hospital's cancer unit, inspired by friends and customers who have received treatment there.
Why it matters: The £2,900 portable electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor will help medical staff quickly identify heart attacks, irregular heartbeats and treatment side effects in cancer patients.
The big picture: Whip Street Motors, which regularly supports Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity, funded the additional monitor for the Woolverstone Wing, the hospital's oncology unit.
What they're saying: "The oncology unit is very close to our hearts as we have many friends and customers who have been treated there," says Charlie Baker, one of four brothers running the family firm.
Sandra Gosney, community fundraising manager at the charity, says the equipment "will make a life-saving difference to patients and their friends and family."
The bottom line: Thanks to Whip Street Motors, the additional cardiac monitoring equipment enhances the hospital's ability to provide critical care for cancer patients in Ipswich.
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