Chairman’s Wishes

In consultation with Humpty’s Medical Subcommittee, we have selected these pieces of equipment as top priorities for the hospitals and health services that have requested them. They will really make a huge difference to babies and children.

FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL OLYMPIC BRAINZ MONITOR KIT:

$83,180

NEONATAL UNIT, WA

The Olympic Brainz Monitor Kit provides actionable neurological information during the early stages of newborn development. Through seamless brain monitoring and seizure detection, clinicians can make life-saving decisions in the most critical situations.

The donation of this piece of equipment will allow Fiona Stanley Hospital to monitor more babies at any one time, which will reduce the need to transfer babies to another facility and potentially separate the family and baby. The transfer of babies to other hospitals can place financial and emotional stress on the family and baby and therefore is something Fiona Stanley are aiming to avoid.

The Olympic Brainz Monitor is urgently required at Fiona Stanley as over 3,000 babies are birthed there every year, highlighting the need for this advanced equipment.

Wagga Wagga Hospital

GIRAFFE OMNIBED CARESTATION:

$61,440 each, 2 needed

PAEDIATRICS & NICU, NSW

Incubators provide the warmth and protection necessary for the optimal growth of sick preterm infants. This crib enables better access to the sicker babies and combines the best features of a traditional incubator and a radiant warmer to eliminate the stress of transferring critically ill infants from bed to bed. Over 1,200 pregnant women present to Wagga Wagga each year with an additional 300 infants admitted for care.

From these large presentation numbers, at least one baby per week will directly benefit from the donation of a Giraffe OmniBed Carestation to Wagga Wagga Hospital.

Nganampa Health Council

RAD 67 PULSE CO-OXIMETER: $4,430 each, 5 needed

AMATA CLINIC, SA (1)

FREGON CLINIC, SA (1)

MIMILI CLINIC, SA (1)

PIALYATJARA CLINIC, SA (1)

PUKATJA CLINIC, SA (1)

Nganampa Health Council (NHC) is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health service providing health care on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in the far northwest of South Australia, adjacent to the Northern Territory border. Children on the APY Lands live in an extremely remote area of Australia, where there are high levels of unemployment and poverty, low levels of educational attainment, and despite improvements in some areas, poor health outcomes.

Remotely located Aboriginal children have a high prevalence of anaemia which, if left untreated, can affect a child’s growth and development. Therefore checking and testing haemoglobin levels (via blood tests) is critical. This portable, handheld SpHb device is non-invasive and allows for low levels of haemoglobin to be easily and quickly detected and treated earlier. As well as servicing remotely located SA residents, children located in the south of the NT will also benefit greatly from the donation of these devices.

Colac Area Health

CARESCAPE B450 MONITOR: $28,300

URGENT CARE, VIC

Carescape monitors are used to observe sick patients who require continuous monitoring of their heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturations. They are used on children with respiratory conditions such as bronchiolitis, pneumonia and asthma, and children with cardiac problems or seizure disorders.

This flexibly designed bedside monitor will allow Colac Area Health to observe tiny patients safely and reliably, and to recognise and quickly respond to any changes in their conditions. The donation of this monitor will greatly enhance the care provided at Colac Area Health and has been on Humpty’s Wish List for almost a year.

Following is a snapshot of equipment urgently needed in hospitals and health services in different States and Territories across Australia. Please refer to pages 22 — 26 to view the detailed list of additional equipment needed. If you are in a position to help support by donating medical equipment, please contact us on (02) 9419 2410 or email: humpty@humpty.com.au