BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI
BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
WHAT’S NEW
WHAT’S NEW
Baptist Hospital now calls a “Code Hero” to honor those who make the decision to donate their organs at the end of their life. Known as the Honor Walk, families often refer to it as the “loneliest walk,” as our heroes travel a corridor from the intensive care unit (ICU) to the surgical suites where the organ donation process begins. With the family’s consent, when a “Code Hero” is called over the intercom, staff, patients and families have the opportunity to line up and escort the hero in this life-changing journey. It’s a silent, but powerful, way to pay tribute to the organ donor patients and their families and an opportunity to express gratitude, respect and compassion to the family. Families are invited to fly the organ donor flag at Baptist Hospital and receive special recognition as a reminder of their loved one’s selflessness.
Spreading kindness through acts of generosity is exactly what Little Palms Press achieves when they donate specialty items to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Baptist Children’s Hospital. The local Miami organization began donating items for our hospital’s NICU babies and their families as a way to give back to the community. Some of the items donated include NICU graduate onesies, graduation caps for the babies to wear when they leave the NICU and tumbler cups for the parents. Little Palms Press is making a difference at Baptist Children’s Hospital. These small and thoughtful acts of kindness show us the importance of supporting one another and in how spreading the warmth of one’s generosity can impact lives in the most positive of ways.
FUNDRAISING AT GLANCE FUNDRAISING AT GLANCE Baptist Hospital is undergoing a sizeable renovation, touching on several different areas. Top priorities include the renovation of the surgical suites to accommodate new technology and increased complexity of surgical cases. Simultaneously, patient rooms, as well as common areas, such as the lobby and waiting rooms, are being renovated to be more functional and suitable for our patients and their families. Philanthropic funds
Currently, Baptist Children’s Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has a capacity of 22 level II and 14 level III neonatal intensive care beds. The unit provides around-the-clock care for babies with a wide variety of medical problems – including extreme prematurity, respiratory distress syndrome, perinatal asphyxia, persistent pulmonary hypertension, sepsis, congenital anomalies and complex neonatal surgery. Having a level III rating means that Baptist Children’s Hospital can care for sick newborns who require immediate surgery and for those who weigh less than 1,000 grams (2.2 lbs.). Despite the current high-quality services already provided in the NICU, modern equipment and renovations are needed to carry out both the medical and programmatic elements of care that are on par with today’s standards. Philanthropy is essential to help bridge the gap as we continue to reach new heights of excellence.
are being collected to support this effort, highlighting Baptist Hospital’s commitment to maintaining a patient-centered approach to healthcare. Philanthropy helps our organization advance our mission and vision to deliver high-quality services to our community. Environment plays a significant role in one’s healing process and so, we have established a dedicated focus to improve our facilities to better each patient’s experience at Baptist Hospital.
DID YOU KNOW? As part of the renovation currently underway at Baptist Hospitali, we have identified ways we can improve our patients’ experience. While we focus on the modernization of surgical suites and creating more functional waiting rooms, we are also establishing a roadmap to enhance patient satisfaction. An important area that Baptist Hospital identified as part of this roadmap is to color code the entire facility. The objective is to make it easier for visitors to navigate the hospital and help eliminate stress and save time. Each area of the hospital will be distinguished by a color, which makes for more seamless hospital visits. Colors have been selected and the project is underway as part of the renovation. Shifting our attention to create opportunities to increase patient satisfaction is vital to establish a healthy community that feels cared for when they walk through our doors. 24
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DID YOU KNOW? The modernization project of Baptist Children’s Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has an estimated cost in excess of $15 million to expand the unit’s footprint with the reconfiguration of the existing units in order to better accommodate patients and their families. While increasing single-family rooms, the new layout will also allow for stateof-the-art equipment, clinical administration and provider spaces. The reconfiguration will provide more comfortable
spaces for family members to remain at the bedside so that they may exercise greater control over the environment of their newborn. Evidence shows that a more private setting improves the clinical patient experience, enhances the wellbeing of the babies and improves clinical outcomes.
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