Baptist Children’s Hospital

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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

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.

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.