Why a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit?

October 1, 2015
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REHABILITATION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE NEONATAL
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND PREMATURE INFANTS
DEPARTMENT WITHIN CLINICAL COUNTY EMERGENCY
HOSPITAL “SF. APOSTOL ANDREI” CONSTANTA
Photo: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has not been modernized since the construction
of Hospital, over 50 years ago.
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Reality in figures:
= 40 premature infants, representing approximately 10% of the total
number of newborn, died in 2014 within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Constanta*
= Every week an infant dies in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Constanta
before reaching 1 month of age **
= Infant mortality at the level of Constanta county is 3 times higher than the
European average ***
*Source: Statistics Department of the Clinical County Emergency Hospital Constanta a
**Source: Constanta County Directorate for Statistics
*** Source: EUROSTAT
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2015: Context
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2013: Constanta County
Despite of an apparent
Total child births
3360
economic development, infant
Deceased before reaching 1 year old
73
mortality reaches alarming
levels in Constanta County.
Deceased before reaching 1 month old
41
The high level of poverty in
Infant mortality rate
rural areas, and also the lack of
(deceased before reaching 1 year old
per 1000 living new-born)
medical assistance offered to the
Europe
3.2
women in rural areas during
Romania
9.0
pregnancy, have lead to a
worrisome increase of pre-term
9.7
Constanta
births.
In 2014, 500 infants were born
before term, such number
representing 15% from the total number of registered births; 40 of these
infants died in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, in County Hospital
Constanta.
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Why a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit?
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within the Clinical County
Emergency Hospital Constanta is the only
intensive care unit providing healthcare
In the hospital’s
for the newborn, premature infants or
infants with medical conditions in the
history has never
South-Eastern part of Romania.
been created a
 Even if the unit’s capacity
is 8 beds, this unit provides
medical care for 20
infants every day.
 Incubators for the new-born
infants are spread out on
two floors of the hospital –
where an oxygen source is
available.
 Medical equipment is
obsolete, insufficient and
overused
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 Lack of an efficient
structure increase the
conditions for infections
 Medical gas equipment has
not been replaced for
approx. 50 years.
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material and
operational
structure to serve
as a Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit
with a department
dedicated to
premature infants.
Our Solution
In June 2014 “Daruieste Aripi” Association has designed a
rehabilitation and modernization project of the neonatal intensive
care unit, benefiting of the expertise of Catalin Carstoveanu, MD, Head of
Neonatology Department within “Marie Curie” Children Hospital, and with
the help of a team specialized in hospital architecture.
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The
new
structure
shall have
an area of
approx.
670 sq. m
and shall
be
equipped
with all the
medical
equipment
necessary
to provide
effective and
efficient medical
assistance to
newborn infants.
= modern and efficient structure adjusted to the
needs of Constanta county in accordance with the
highest standards in the medical field.
= increase the number beds from 8 beds, currently, to
24
= training and expertise exchange for the medical
stuff (TINN (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
department of Marie Curie Hospital)
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Expected results
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1. Create an efficient structure for medical care of newborn infants
by rehabilitation of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within the
Clinical Emergency Hospital Constanta
The project will include updated rules the entire infrastructure
of a newborn care units ( complete medical fluids, equipment
shops,laundry,emergency exits , air conditioning, etc. )
+
 improving epidemiological circuits and childcare in individual
rooms = decrease the risk of infections
 concentrate the area of activity = efficient monitoring of
newborn infants
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2. Decrease the mortality at the
level of Clinical County
Emergency Hospital Constanta
from 8% in 2014, to 4%.
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3. Increase the local intervention
capacity in emergency cases by
training and expertise exchanges
with leading medical centers in
Romania, for a number of 8 MDs,
and 20 medical assistants
4. Counseling and support for 50
mothers with child abandonment
risk, and low social-economic
status, annually.
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“Daruieste
Aripi”
Association has
submitted with
the Ministry of
health a
memorandum a
requesting that
while
rehabilitation
works was being
performed, the
unit to be
provided with
performing
medical
equipment
funded by public
resources
Beneficiaries
1. Main beneficiary of this project are the families and newborn
infants in the South-Eastern area of Romania, for which the
intensive care unit in Constanta is the only medical unit to
provide healthcare.
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Recently, the hospitals in Tulcea and Medgidia have announced
closing their pediatric and neonatology department, and
transferring all children having medical conditions to the
hospital in Constanta.
Tulcea and
Constanta
counties are
entirely
serviced by the
Neonatology
Intensive Care
Unit in
Constanta. In
addition, severe
cases from
Braila, Ialomita
and Calarasi are
referred to
Constanta
Hospital.
From the total case of 3.300 child births recorded in Constanta in
2014, 25% are represented by infants requiring intensive medical
care. Moreover, approximately 200 children per year are transferred
here from their beneficiary hospitals.
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2. A second category of beneficiary is the MDs and medical
personnel that will be trained in neonatal intensive medical
care.
3. A number of 7 Hospitals in Constanta and Tulcea counties are
direct beneficiaries of this project.
County
Beneficiary Hospitals
Constanta
Clinical County Emergency Hospital Constanta
Medgidia Municipal Hospital
Mangalia Municipal Hospital
Cernavoda Municipal Hospital
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Harsova Municipal Hospital
Tulcea
Tulcea Clinical County Hospital
Babadag Municipal Hospital
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Benefits for partners
1. A partnership for the right for life
The initiative to realize a
rehabilitation and modernization project
for the neonatal intensive care unit
dedicated to the newborn infants in the
South-Eastern Romania meet the
commitment of the partner to support
community by improving the life of
persons in need.
Furthermore, this partnership
supports the right for life of one of the
most vulnerable category – newborn
infants.
 Access to medical
services for a
population over 1
million inhabitants
 Support the
community by
increasing the local
capacity
 A large number of
involved stakeholders
 Association with a
model project for the
entire country
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An efficient intensive care unit shall
cause immediate changes and create the
opportunity to directly intervene in
increasing the chances for life for
hundreds of children that are born there
every year.
Moreover, this projects proposes the direct participation to a program
that get together public and private sectors, in a long-term partnership at
the level of NGOs, state institutions, business community, volunteers,
as to be able to generate an increased value both for the involved
partners and for the cause.
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2. Communication and visibility:
The name PARTNER, as partner shall be communicated in all
actions both during project development, and subsequently on the
coming period as follows:
 EVENTS:
o 1 event launching the project + press conference
o 1 event project finalization “Open Day” + press
conference
o 1 intermediary communication event, on status
of works
 DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS AND TAKE-AWAY
o Placing PARTNER name at the entrance of new
department on visible support
o Direct visibility within admitted children within
this department, from the entire South-Eastern
Romania
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 ONLINE
o Promote the partnership on the webpage
www.daruiestearipi.ro
o Create a clip to promote the partnership and
distribute on the main social media platforms
o Promoting a partnership sites hosting the
banner “Give Wings”
The great interest of the community and local media and central topic
will be the platform for promoting the project and partnership.
In addition, the Association "Give Wings " has created a reputation of
being the only association of Constanta who managed to start charity work
in the medical field state only with the support of the business community
and enjoy media attention.
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Our mission is to identify the most severe issues in the
medical field in order to promote the fundamental human rights
– the right to health and life.
We believe in transparency of our actions, in
responsibility, compassion and correctitude.
Daruieste Aripi: about us
“Daruieste Aripi“ Association is a non-profit organization
whose purpose is to support projects in the medical field in order
to bring a real progress in treatments of patients in the Romanian
state-owned medical system.
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Founded in 2013 by Alina Vasea, a volunteer of “Daruieste Viata”
Association, our association is always looking for paths to improve the
quality of life and we always
try through our projects to
get involved the entire
community.
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2014 in figures:
FOCUS on health
In February 2014, “Daruieste
Aripi” finalized a project entirely
realized with the support of
business community in
Constanta –FOCUS Day-Care
Medical Center, the only
medical center focused on the
diagnosis, treatment,
monitoring and support of
children with oncologichematologic and
rheumatologic conditions in
south-eastern Romania.
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WHY FOCUS?
= Early diagnosis of cancers in case
of children
= Treatment and monitoring close
to home
= Family support
= Psychological comfort for child
and family
= Efficient use of resources
= Improvement in medical care
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 Over 300 children with
oncologic-hematologic and
rheumatologic conditions on the
records of FOCUS Medical Centre
 14 new cases of children with
cancer were diagnosed in 2014
 15 children are evaluated,
treated, monitored don a daily
basis within FOCUS Medical
Centre
 1 MD supra-specialization in –
pediatric oncology, 2 medical
assistants, 1 phycologist
 3 resident MDs
 30 active volunteers
 10 events dedicated to children
with cancer, that are on the
records of FOCUS Medical Centre
 250 children participating in
Creative Workshops
 150 children that took part in
celebrating Children’s Day on 1st
of June
 270 families supported within
FOCUS Medical Centre
The “Daruieste Aripi” association has
created a project called “10 eroi la
Disneyland” (10 Heroes in
Disneyland), in order to help sick
children and offer them trips to
Disneyland Paris.
Everything free for the children
Every year, groups of 10 child-heroes who
are fighting cancer will go to a magical
land, away from all the suffering, and enjoy
4 days of play together with other heroes:
the characters of the Disney movies.
For the children who have been diagnosed with cancer,
participating in such a project means:

o Mental comfort. When fighting cancer, mental support
can sometimes be even more important than the
treatment itself.
o Equality. Sick children have the right to equal chances
and treatment, without any discrimination.
o Reintegration. After being hospitalized and isolated for
long periods of time, the kids need to feel accepted and
know that they can enjoy being children again.

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 The first trip of this project has taken place between September 14-17th, 2015 and
the 10 children-heros enjoyed a wonderfull experience at Disneyland, for most of
them this being their biggest dream. The children are registered with Institutul
Oncologic Bucuresti and have been accompanied by 4 volunteers, one of them being
their current onco-pediatric doctor.
 We wish we could replicate at least one trip every year at Disneyland for these
children -heros.
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Our media exposure
TV stations
PRO TV
- Excursie Disneyland
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TVR 1 – Emisiunea Dosar Romania
NEPTUN TV
- Excursie Disneyland
TV Neptun –Donatie aparate Oxigen
TV Neptun - 1 Iunie 2015
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Neptun TV
- Targul Back to School
Neptun TV
Saptamana mamelor
Neptun TV Interviu Dr. Apostol
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Dobrogea TV
Emisiunea News Desk
Neptun TV 1 Iunie 2014
Litoral TV Inaugurare Centrul Focus
Newspapers & Radio
Radio Constanta
Cuget Liber
Telegraf
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