Charity Work 2017/18
Royal Derby Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
This year we are pleased to announce we will be supporting the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Derby Hospital. One staff member, Rob Stokes, brought this to our attention as the department is very personal to him. The neonatal unit looked after his son when he was born, and supported his family through a distressing time:
“They helped our son Lucas when he was born 4 weeks early. He was 3lb 11oz and they said he was one of their ‘bigger boys’. This gives you an idea of how small some of the babies they look after are.”
Another staff member, Dave Rouse, also had a son who was looked after by the neonatal unit:
“Our James was born 10 weeks early at 2lbs 10oz with chronic lung disease and was in there for about 7 weeks. The standard of care was faultless and they let him out weighing 4lbs.”
The neonatal intensive care unit looks after premature and sick new born babies, providing care in a purpose built specialist medical unit which opened in the Autumn of 2007. On average the unit looks after 360 babies per year.
The unit cares for premature babies from 26 week gestation as well as term babies with respiratory problems, congenital abnormalities, birth asphyxia, infections and other conditions which require special care. Babies who require surgery will be transferred to Nottingham.
Neonatal Family Care Co-ordinators provide advice and support to parents before and after discharge.
For more information please visit -
http://www.derbyhospitals.nhs.uk/about/depts/childrens-services/neonatal-intensive-care-unit/
If you would like to donate please use the link below and follow the instructions or you can pass it to Ashgates Corporate Services Ltd. All contributions collected will be donated to the unit at the end of the tax year.
https://www.derbyhospitalscharity.org.uk/how-to-donate/
“They helped our son Lucas when he was born 4 weeks early. He was 3lb 11oz and they said he was one of their ‘bigger boys’. This gives you an idea of how small some of the babies they look after are.”
Another staff member, Dave Rouse, also had a son who was looked after by the neonatal unit:
“Our James was born 10 weeks early at 2lbs 10oz with chronic lung disease and was in there for about 7 weeks. The standard of care was faultless and they let him out weighing 4lbs.”
The neonatal intensive care unit looks after premature and sick new born babies, providing care in a purpose built specialist medical unit which opened in the Autumn of 2007. On average the unit looks after 360 babies per year.
The unit cares for premature babies from 26 week gestation as well as term babies with respiratory problems, congenital abnormalities, birth asphyxia, infections and other conditions which require special care. Babies who require surgery will be transferred to Nottingham.
Neonatal Family Care Co-ordinators provide advice and support to parents before and after discharge.
For more information please visit -
http://www.derbyhospitals.nhs.uk/about/depts/childrens-services/neonatal-intensive-care-unit/
If you would like to donate please use the link below and follow the instructions or you can pass it to Ashgates Corporate Services Ltd. All contributions collected will be donated to the unit at the end of the tax year.
https://www.derbyhospitalscharity.org.uk/how-to-donate/
