Nursing Leadership & Education

Husband and wife Pauline Baxter and Tony Touzeau were so grateful for the care they received at Cabrini following their heart attacks, that when it came to giving back it was simple.

Mrs Baxter was so thankful, she has left a gift in her Will to establish the Touzeau Baxter Scholarship for nurses with an interest in the care of acutely ill patients with cardiac disease, in memory of her late husband.

“Cabrini saved both our lives and gave us another six wonderful years together,” she said.

Mrs Baxter said it was her passion for education and her connection to Cabrini that led her to leave a gift in her Will.

“Both my husband and I had to do our education the hard way – we both came from poor families. So we both valued education,” Mrs Baxter said.

“Since we don’t have any family to pass it on to, I decided that two scholarships should be offered – one here at Cabrini and one at Melbourne University – in my Will.”

Mrs Baxter said she hoped her bequest would help give nursing students some extra assistance to get through their studies and to eventually care for patients like herself and her late husband.

“Tony had been treated at Cabrini so many times with heart conditions, and so had I, and the care and support we received was second to none. I think it’s the excellence of the medical staff as well as the nursing staff that always stood out for us.”