EMERGENCY Current News Baby galleries Corporate communication Investment for the smallest of patients 11/12/2021 Bocholt. In the neonatology ward for the care of premature babies and sick newborns in the St. Agnes-Hospital Bocholt, two new and ultra-modern intensive incubators have been in use since today. Together with the two high-tech ventilators, which were also newly acquired a few months ago, the care of the smallest patients in the Bocholt hospital can be significantly improved again. “We are very pleased about the investment in the new equipment. This means that we can offer our patients top medicine at an even higher level and are well equipped for emergencies, ”says Dr. Eva Hahn, chief physician at the Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at St. Agnes Hospital. Around every tenth child in Germany is a so-called “premature baby” - this is the name given to newborns who are born before the 37th week of pregnancy. Many of these children spend their first few weeks or months of life in the hospital in an incubator. This is a specially equipped warming bed that helps the newborn to grow up and enables premature babies to live outside the womb. It provides a protective environment in which vital functions can be monitored at all times. “For example, breathing and heartbeat are checked, and the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood are measured. We pay particular attention to the control of breathing in the smallest patients, because they are often not yet able to breathe (well) on their own and need support, ”adds Dr. Thomas Niemeyer, senior physician at the Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. Außerdem ist es in dem hochmodernen Intensivbettchen schön warm und es herrscht eine optimale Luftfeuchtigkeit. Der Körper von Frühgeborenen besitzt noch keine Fettschicht, weshalb in vielen Fällen die Körpertemperatur noch nicht selbstständig gehalten werden kann. Daher ist auch die Wärme im Inkubator besonders wertvoll und trägt zur optimalen Entwicklung des zu früh geborenen Kindes bei. Pressefoto: Freuen sich über die neue und hochmoderne Geräteausstattung für die Neonatologie im St. Agnes-Hospital Bocholt (v.l.n.r.): Birgit Arnold (Fachgesundheits- und Kinderkrankenpflegerin), Davina Kremer (Gesundheits- und Kinderkrankenpflegerin), Dr. Thomas Niemeyer (Oberarzt Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin), Dr. Eva Hahn (Chefärztin Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin), Petra Neteler (stv. Stationsleitung Neonatologie). ZUM ARCHIV TwitterFacebook KONTAKT IMPRINT DATA PROTECTION Privacy settings We use cookies on our website. Some of them are essential, while others help us to improve this website and your experience. Essential statistics Accept all Save on computer Individual data protection settings Cookie details Data protection imprint