New transport incubator named after Suzanne Aubert

The Sisters of Compassion used to care for the elderly and sick in South Canterbury through St Vianney’s Home of Compassion. While the home is now closed, its legacy lives on through St Vianney’s Timaru Trust, which contributed significantly towards the purchase of the two incubators.

St Vianney’s Timaru Trust chair Dale Walden said naming this incubator “Suzanne” is a fitting tribute to her legacy: “Suzanne Aubert devoted her life to caring for people who were vulnerable and in need.”

Now when “Suzanne” is called into service on board the Westpac Rescue Helicopters or NZ Flying Doctor fixed-wing air ambulances, it will carry Meri Hōhepa’s spirit of compassion, helping sick and premature babies access the care they need.

The Sisters of Compassion expressed their gratitude to St Vianney’s Timaru Trust and everyone who helped make this possible.

St Vianney’s has supported the South Canterbury community making grants to health-related charities. In the last four years, the Trust has granted more than $500,000 to organisations including Presbyterian Support, St Vincent de Paul, Hospice and Women’s Refuge.

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New incubators from St Vianney’s Timaru Trust (Sisters of Compassion/Facebook)

St. Vianneys’s Timaru Trust (Aoraki Foundation)