The Canberra Hospital is purchasing an oxygen humidifier to be loaned out for their palliative care cancer patients. This will facilitate quick discharge from the hospital for patients who hope to return home where they may feel more comfortable.

Previously, patients in palliative care wishing to return home have had limited access to an oxygen humidifier, making it less likely that they be discharged rapidly.

The availability of the oxygen humidifier has enabled swift transfer of clients from the inpatient environment at a time when they have very little time to wait for one to become available through equipment loans department.