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BRAEMAR CHARITABLE TRUST

IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR WAIKATO COMMUNITIES

WORKING FOR BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES IN THE WAIKATO

ABOUT BRAEMAR TRUST

What we do

Braemar Trust is a Waikato-based and focused charitable trust and the 100% shareholder of the Braemar Hospital, which has grown to be one of New Zealand’s leading private surgical hospitals. 

The Braemar Hospital story starts with the vision of one pioneering and entrepreneurial woman, a nursing sister named Frances Young. In 1926, Young saw the need for a private hospital to treat patients from the Waikato and so the seed of today’s hospital was sown.  After selling the hospital in the 1950s, its ownership remained in the hands of private medical practitioners until 1970, when it was transferred into the ownership of the Braemar Charitable Trust (then known as Braemar Hospital Charitable Trust). In 2021 we marked our 50th year as owners of Braemar Hospital.

Trust launches online store with a difference

Shopping for life-changing surgery is now possible thanks to a new online donation portal launched by Braemar Charitable Trust. The Waikato-based Trust owns Braemar Hospital and works to advanceRead more

First free surgery day changes 50 people’s lives in the Waikato

Relief and being able to get on with their lives was a common theme for the 50 people who received free procedures in Hamilton on Saturday 9 November, the first in a series of two Braemar CharitableRead more

The health scholarship that helped Saya make a difference for Māori

A health scholarship has been a pivotal experience for Saya Karauna (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu), inspiring her to make a difference for Māori in rural communities through the health system.Read more

Kate is kicking high after free surgery

People have no idea, says Kate Le Papillon how a small operation can make such a big difference to a person’s life. Having free surgery through Braemar Charitable Trust has meant Kate can liveRead more

Free surgeries for dozens of Waikato people in November thanks to Braemar Charitable Trust

Braemar Charitable Trust will provide free surgeries for up to 70 people in November as part of its long-running Community Surgery Programme. The Trust owns Hamilton’s Braemar Hospital, and withRead more

How Rose beat the surgical waitlist to find freedom

Rose* had struggled with severe back pain and anguish since she was 13 years old. After being turned down for life-changing breast reduction surgery, the 25-year-old felt she was out of options. ButRead more

Braemar Hospital a case study for innovators

Braemar Hospital went under the x-ray vision of 20 leading CEOs and executive leaders from across Aotearoa New Zealand at the renowned Institute for Strategic Leadership Programme in Queenstown.Read more

Braemar Hospital CEO Fiona Michel speaks at Waikato Chamber of Commerce Inspire event

This week Fiona Michel, CEO Braemar Hospital Hospital, spoke at the Waikato Chamber of Commerce Inspire Event on Visionary Leadership: Inspiring Successful Organisations. The CEO Panel DiscussionRead more

Congratulations Braemar Hospital Director, Bella Takiari- Brame

The Braemar Charitable Trust would like to congratulate Bella Takiari-Brame, Independent Director on the Braemar Hospital Board, for being a recipient of The University of Waikato DistinguishedRead more

Trust Manager presents at the Charity Law Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference

Last week Paula Baker, Trust Manager Braemar Charitable Trust attended the Charity Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (CLAANZ) Annual Conference on Global Issues Facing Charities held inRead more

Braemar Medical Associate provides anaesthesia support for NZ surgical team in bringing complex laparoscopic surgical care to patients in Tonga

We are delighted to see that Robert Martynoga is doing what he does best and helping bring care to people in need. As a guest of the Tongan Ministry of Health and the Pasifica Medical AssociationRead more

Applications Open for Braemar Charitable Trust funded place on the 2025 CELF Leadership Programme

The Braemar Charitable Trust have funded a place on the 2025 CELF Elevate Leadership programme for a “for purpose” leader/aspiring leader in a community-based organisation that has a strong focusRead more
 

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