AFTER working during the extreme and traumatic circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, life-saving workers have received a boost.

Staff at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital have received a large £1,000 donation from one of Warrington’s biggest employers, the Amazon fulfilment centre in Burtonwood.

More than 115,000 people benefit from Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital’s services every year.

The donation will go to the hospital’s charity, which provides support for the staff in three major areas: equipment and training, amenities to ensure the hospital remains a warm and welcoming environment, and support for research into the future of treatment for heart and lung diseases.

Donations to Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Charity are therefore critical to improve the hospital’s services, ensure that all involved with the hospital, whether it be patients, staff or visitors, are comfortable in a safe space, and to develop scientific knowledge in relation to the hospital’s specialist areas.

The donation from the Warrington Amazon warehouse will provide valuable support for the nearly 600 nurses who work at the hospital, many of whom tirelessly worked throughout the pandemic.

Mary Liley, head of fundraising at the hospital’s charity, outlined how vital the donation from the Amazon team in Warrington will prove to all who work or visit there.

“Thank you to the team in Warrington for this support,” she said.

“The work carried out by our charity changes lives, and with heart and lung diseases remaining the main causes of death and disability in the UK, our services have never been needed more.

“We rely on donations like this to continue serving our community, and we really appreciate the support from the Amazon team in Warrington.”

The donation forms part of Amazon’s philanthropic programme that aims to support the communities of areas around its operating locations across the UK.

James Pitt, site leader at Amazon Warrington, added: “We wanted to make this donation in recognition of the charity’s fantastic work in communities across the north west.”