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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.

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

Celebrating Braemar Medical Associate Askar Kukkady's life-changing work in Samoa

Waikato Surgeon Askar Kukkady Continues to Change Lives in the Pacific. Twenty years ago, Askar Kukkady led the successful separation of conjoined twins. Today, he continues to make a profoundRead more

Ngā Mahi O Matariki, Te Tau Hou Māori

Matariki is a star cluster that appears in the early morning sky in New Zealand during the mid-winter months. It is known as the Māori New Year.✨ The star cluster is one of the brightestRead more

She’s got her life back – surgery recipient grateful for assistance through the Braemar Community Surgery Programme

When Andrea Jones says the Braemar Charitable Trust gave her her life back, she means it. Andrea been in pain for years, had been on the hospital surgery waiting list for years, and on occasionsRead more

Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers in our community

This National Volunteer Week we would like to acknowledge the wonderful contribution volunteers make in our community-thank you for the significant positive impact you are having across some manyRead more
 

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