Sunday 5 February 2012
Published: 05/02/2010 10:41 - Updated: 05/02/2010 10:51

Princess Alexandra Hospital to launch £½m baby unit campaign

By Web Reporter
HOSPITAL chiefs in Harlow are to launch a £½m fundraising campaign to provide new faciilties for the care of premature babies.
 
Baby unitBuilding work is due to start in April and will include a state-of-the-art unit with an additional four neonatal cots as well as a dedicated paediatric outpatient department to improve services provided for children.
 
The fundraising campaign, to be launched in the next few weeks, will seek the support of local businesses, individuals and local personalities.
 
Wendy Matthews, associate director for women’s and children’s services, said: “Our neonatal service has performed well in a number of external assessments over the years. However, we must include in our long-term plans the need to increase the capacity and environment of the unit to care for the number of premature babies and their families we are seeing.”
 

Anyone who is interested in getting involved with the project should contact the communications team on (01279) 827403.

 

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