Aviva Community Fund provided £2,138 of match funding
Ickle Pickles - Ventilator for Winchester NICU
Winchester, England, United Kingdom
Aim
To buy an SLE6000 ventilator to help the sickest of babies at Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester
My story:
My beautiful son Noah James Taylor was born 13/11/12. However, he was too precious for this world and after complications at birth he was sadly taken from us on 21/11/12 just 8 days old.
The way Noah was cared for in the intensive care unit was second to none. We are so grateful and in awe of them. They really do care and gave us 8 precious days with our son which we will never forget.
After spending hour after hour in the neonatal intensive care unit I discovered that most of the equipment was donated by the Ickle Pickles Charity. It is heartbreaking. We want Noah's name to live on and his honour make a difference to other children.
Cherish your loved ones, friends and family and help us make a real difference.
Project:
The neonatal unit at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester is a 12 cot unit which includes intensive are provision for the sickest and smallest babies in need. The unit is equipped to support babies over 27 weeks gestation until they are well enough to go home.
However, in these pandemic struck times the unit are keen to avoid transfers to other hospitals to reduce the risk of infection whilst offering the most comprehensive level of care. The clinical team have requested funding from the Ickle Pickles Charity for an SLE6000 Ventilator to help the sickest of babies to breathe as early as possible and in their most treacherous times. This specific Ventilator is designed for precise and specialist treatment of neonatal babies and it‘s range of modes, functions and options enable the clinical team to meet the unique physiological and development needs for each baby they treat.
The cost of the Ventilator includes all the necessary software, trolley, starter pack, sensors and connectors for £34,057.
It is difficult to put into words the impact this piece of equipment would have on the babies in the unit at Winchester but it will without doubt save lives and improve the outcomes of many babies in the weeks, months and years to come.
This project successfully funded on 23rd March 2021