Ararat Conference of St Vincent de Paul has donated seven new televisions to improve East Grampians Health Services' Dialysis Unit.
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The Ararat Conference of St Vincent de Paul was bequeathed the funds by the late Father Brendan Davey, a recipient of dialysis treatment while a parish priest in Ararat.
East Grampians Health Services chief executive Andrew Freeman said the televisions would be welcomed by patients, who often have to spend a considerable amount of time in the unit.
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"Our dialysis patients undertake treatment three times a week and for four or five hours at a time," he said.
"So having new, high-quality televisions to help pass the time for them has been a wonderful addition to our unit."
Father Davey was a priest at St Mary's parish for 25 years and held the chaplain's role to Ararat prison for more than two decades.
He passed away in 2016, aged 80.
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Mr Freeman said Father Davey was remembered fondly.
"Father Davey was a much-loved member of the Ararat community and also within EGHS when he was a patient here," Mr Freeman said.
"We are very grateful for this bequest, which will benefit our patients well into the future."
The televisions have been mounted to allow patients undergoing dialysis treatment easy viewing.
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