The collection for the intensive care unit of the Ohmatdyt Hospital of the Centre for Children’s Medicine, which was held by Forum Lviv shopping mall in cooperation with the Healthy Children Charitable Foundation, has been completed.
In total, over three months, Forum Lviv shopping mall visitors sent donations totalling UAH 120,000. For this money, the Healthy Children Charitable Foundation, which operates at the hospital, purchased the necessary materials for equipment that will help to quickly examine and assess the condition of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.
“For this amount, we bought cassettes for electrolyte and blood gas analysers. We bought so many that they will last for six months! That is, for 6 months, doctors will be able to perform modern tests very quickly, which are necessary to catch the slightest changes in the condition of babies from the first days of life and prescribe effective treatment,” explains Andriana Malska, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the hospital (Board of Trustees of the Okhmatdyt Hospital) and co-founder of the Healthy Children Foundation.
Electrolyte and blood gas analysers are modern medical devices that help to quickly and accurately determine the level of oxygen (O2), carbon dioxide (CO2), pH, pO2, pH, electrolytes and other important blood parameters. These tests provide important information about respiratory and metabolic function, as well as the balance of water and electrolytes in the body. This examination is essential for patients on mechanical ventilation with respiratory, cardiovascular, developmental and septic conditions. This data allows the child’s doctor to assess the condition of the young patient and make quick medical decisions. After all, the speed of decision-making is crucial in paediatric intensive care.
“We would like to thank the Forum Lviv shopping mall team for their constant support of the young patients of the Okhmatdyt hospital. Many thanks to all the caring visitors of the shopping mall who supported the collection and brought modern care for little Ukrainians closer to world standards,” sums up Halyna Zaremba, head of the neonatal intensive care unit.