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\u201cThis ensures that they always have one at the ready when there\u2019s an emergency surgery happening in the maternity unit,\u201d Ellis-Perry told NanaimoNewsNOW, who noted the device is essential for controlling bleeding.<\/p>\n
Ellis-Perry said the fetal monitors provide real-time data to more effectively monitor and react to high-risk pregnancies.<\/p>\n
The NRGH maternity unit has benefitted from significant equipment upgrades through NDHF campaigns.<\/p>\n
Ellis-Perry said state of the art incubators,<\/a> new maternity beds, and a mobile ventilator with accompanied specialized stretcher are among key successful fundraising campaigns to support the hospital\u2019s youngest patients.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re talking well over a million dollars in equipment over the last two years, we\u2019re making great progress,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n During a recent trip to NRGH as part of a Vancouver Island tour, Cycles for Kids co-founder\u2019s Rob Fetherstonhaugh and Marc Balevi expanded on the work they do.<\/p>\n With $4.5 million raised in 25-years, Fetherstonhaugh said they spend time to make strategic investments to support children\u2019s care in hospitals across the country.<\/p>\n \u201cWe go and bring money in from outside the community, so we\u2019re not impacting on the fundraising efforts here, which are phenomenal. We\u2019re kind of an add-on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Comprised of members primarily across North America, Cycles for Kids\u00a0sees \u201ca never-ending need,\u201d in the words of co-founder Marc Balevi.<\/p>\n \u201cWe fill in the gaps that they need so badly. That\u2019s kind of our mission,\u201d Balevi said.<\/p>\n Opened in 2007, the two-storey maternity ward, including perinatal\/neonatal care, is located near the hospital\u2019s main entrance on Dufferin Cres.<\/p>\n More information on the NDHF, including convenient online donation options, are available here.<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us on Facebook. Join Everything Nanaimo on Facebook<\/a> and stay connected with everything happening on central Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n info@nanaimonewsnow.com<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us on: Twitter (X)<\/a> | Bluesky<\/a> | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n