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Sweetness Overload At Wakato Hospital NICU
Sweetness Overload At Wakato Hospital NICU
It’s not
only the gorgeous wee babies in Waikato Hospital’s
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) providing staff with
their sweet fix this week.
The hospital’s NICU staff have been enjoying some sweet treats of the baked goods variety from local eatery The Girl on the Swing after being nominated as a deserving group to receive the shop’s daily leftovers.
And as delicious as the cupcakes and cakes they have received daily are, it’s the plethora of warm fuzzy comments on The Girl on the Swing’s Facebook page about the unit that has NICU charge nurse manager Christine Woolerton buzzing.
“It was so lovely to see the lovely unsolicited comments from our past mums come up when The Girl on the Swing announced NICU as being this week’s recipients,” she said.
“It’s great to see that we have provided a service to our community which has left a positive impression on the families, even years after their stay with us, that they think to nominate us for this kind of treat.”
With 368 likes on the Facebook status, one mother wrote: “Yay!!! What a brilliant idea...my boy spent the first month of his life in NICU and all the staff were sooooo amazing and supportive ... can't think of a more deserving bunch of people ...”
While another wrote: “Best possible place!
They helped my son when he was born two years ago. What they
do is beyond amazing!!”
Neonatal intensive care is the specialised medical and nursing care of newborn babies who are very premature or with health concerns.
The
unit at Waikato Hospital is one of six level three
(intensive care) newborn units throughout New Zealand and
caters for babies from Waikato, the wider Midland health
region and sometimes babies are transferred in by ambulance
or rescue helicopter from parts of the country where a level
three intensive neonatal unit is not available or the
nearest unit is full.
Check out The Girl on the Swing’s Facebook page for all the wonderful feedback about NICU and the work they do, and to find out how to go about nominating charities, community groups and non-profit organisations for some of their cupcake and cake goodness.
ENDS
Waikato District Health Board
Healthy People. Excellent Care
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) employs over 6500 people and plans, funds and provides hospital and health services to more than 391,770 people in a region covering eight per cent of New Zealand.
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