Hospital gets new £47k incubator to help babies

Friends at Broomfield and Broomfield Hospital's Neonatal Unit staff with the new neonatal transport incubator

A hospital in Essex received a new piece of equipment, worth more than £47,000, to help reduce the risk of complications for premature or seriously ill babies.

Broomfield Hospital's Neonatal Unit was given a transport incubator, which provided ventilation for newborns while they were being transferred from maternity wards.

The machine could also be used to help transfer babies to other hospitals when the neonatal transport team were busy during peak times.

The new incubator was donated by charity, the Friends at Broomfield Hospital.

Jackie Kane, ward manager of the neonatal unit, said: "This new equipment will make a big difference to both patients and staff. We are extremely grateful for the support from the charity."

Alison Douglas, chairperson of Friends at Broomfield, said: "We are delighted to have been able to donate this wonderful piece of equipment to the neonatal team.

"The volunteers work incredibly hard to raise the funds, and to see how pleased the staff are with it is extremely gratifying. We hope that this will help many new mums and their babies."