The donation was used to purchase two state-of-the art neonatal transport isolettes (incubators). One is used to transport premature and critically ill infants throughout hospital facilities, and the other is specifically used for transferring infants to the Level IV NICU at Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Cedar Crest from other hospitals.
“The new isolette can be used during helicopter transports when infants need to be transferred to our highest level NICU and receive critical care quickly,” Kowalski says.
The funds have also been used to support the Children’s Hospital’s Neonatal Transport Program overall, which transports sick infants via ambulance or helicopter 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from any hospital in the region to one of Lehigh Valley Health Network’s three NICUs at LVH–Cedar Crest, LVH–Pocono and LVH–Muhlenberg.
Some of the money donated will also be used for future updates to NICU facilities.