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Australia Day @ The Durham
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Head down to The Durham this Australia Day and support the Newborn Intensive Care Foundation (NICF). The Durham will be streaming the Triple J Hottest 100 from 12.00pm midday. Gold Coin Donation BBQ with money raised going to Newborn Intensive Care Foundation (NICF). Doors open at 12pm.
Newborn November @ Costco
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Throughout the entire month of November, Costco will be supporting the Newborn Intensive Care Unit by raising funds in a variety of exciting ways. All funds raised throughout November will go to the Newborn Intensive Care Foundation (NICF) that supports the NICU at the Canberra Hospital with donations of medical equipment, funding for research and nurse education grants.
You can get involved by:
Purchasing special message cards at the register. For a gold coin donation, you can write your own ‘well wishes’ message on the card which will be displayed on the wire fence inside Costco until the end of November. The aim is to completely fill the fence with cards. Once November is over, all of the cards will be collected and taken to NICU in the Canberra Hospital to be distributed to sick babies and their families.
Purchasing Fairy Floss. This will be a favourite with the kids during November. Fairy floss can be purchased for a gold coin donation at the entry to Costco. Please feel free to drop in any extra change you have on your way out as well!
Attending the ACT Health Directorate Shopping Day on the 24th November. If you are a staff member of the ACT Health Directorate, you are invited to attend a shopping day on the 24th November without having to pay the $60 membership it would normally cost you. All you need for entry for yourself and up to two friends is your ID Badge and a $20 donation to the NICU. This is a perfect opportunity for everyone to get started (or even finish) your Christmas shopping for the year. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity!
Peter Cursley, Chairman of the Newborn intensive Care Foundation said “100% of funds raised by the NICF goes directly to helping sick newborns of the Canberra region in the form of equipment, research and nurse education grants for the neonatal intensive care unit at Canberra Hospital. The Costco funds raised through Newborn November will help fund equipment needed when the new Womens & Childrens Hospital opens in 2012."”
A huge thank you to Costco for their generous support of the NICU and the Canberra Hospital Foundation.
We look forward to seeing you there!
"Wen-Al Gardens" OPEN DAY 2/10/11
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
When: Sunday 2 October 2011
Time: 11am to 4 pm
Where: 8 Lakeview Drive, Merryville Park, Murrumbateman, NSW (Follow the signs from McIntosh Circuit)
Entry by gold coin donation. A variety of plants for sale also trash and treasure stalls. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea available.
All proceeds to the Newborn Intensive Care Foundation in memory of Jamie Alan Dawes.
2012 Firefighters Calendar
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
The 2012 ACT Firefighters calendar will feature photos of 12 firefighters from across the ACT. The calendar showcases the physical strength of our firefighters with the primary aim of the calendar is to raise funds for the community. Proceeds from the 2012 ACT Firefighters calendar will benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of The Canberra Hospital, with 75 per cent of all monies raised going to the NICU. Last year, the ACT Firefighters raised $30,000 for the NICU, helping to care for more than 1,000 babies who suffered illnesses or complications following birth. The remaining 25 per cent of proceeds from our 2012 calendar will be distributed to our range of benevolent charities, including the annual MIX106 Special Childrens’ Christmas Party. Support this initiative and purchase a 2012 ACT Firefighters calendar. Calendars will be available to purchase direct from Firefighters at various shopping centres through ou December or from King O'Malleys Irish Pub in Canberra's CBD (phone 6257 0111), Canberra's Tradesmens Clubs or from the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at Canberra Hospital (phone 6244 4056)
Babies in Beanies photographic competition
Friday, July 1, 2011
For the third year in a row Leonie from Snowgum Studio is conducting the Babies in Beanies competition with the aim of raising funds for the Foundation to purchase another warming bed. To vote for your favorite baby in a beanie go to http://snowgumstudio.com.au/blog/
We have recently ordered the following
Friday, July 1, 2011
Webcam - linking family and newborns
Friday, May 15, 2009
Health Minister Katy Gallagher says parents are not always able to visit their sick babies in the hospital, particularly if they live in regional New South Wales. She says the new webcam service will help parents to bond with their children. "What we're saying is if those parents can't be around or families and friends can't get into the NICU then this is another way of seeing that baby, of that baby being real and also seeing those baby changes," she said. "Some of these babies will spend four months in the NICU, that's a long time and those babies will change enormously. "With a password and in a secure environment they'll be able to go and have a look. So I think from a bonding point of view there's a lot of potential here."Parents with babies staying at the Canberra Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are now able to monitor them from home via a webcam.
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Current Projects - Items Purchased (PDF - 31 Kb)
Past purchases and initiatives funded by the NICF
Thursday, January 15, 2009
The NICF has recently funded the purchase of the following equipment and initiatives:
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Sony Portable LCD Projector |
1 |
8,450 | |
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Dragar Ventilator |
1 |
435,830 | |
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Sony MVC FD 75 floppy disk digital still camera |
1 |
908 | |
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Neonatal retrieval system Mansell power lifter |
1 |
96,910 | |
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Intensive Care Transport Cot |
1 |
120,000 | |
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Suction biopsy tool |
1 |
12341 | |
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Safe n Sound baby capsule |
2 |
380 | |
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Rinnai Ice Machine |
1 |
4,077 | |
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Advanced Life Support |
1 |
348 | |
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Paramedic Bag |
1 |
405 | |
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Rad 5 Hand Held + accessories |
4 |
4,400 | |
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Patient cables |
4 |
1,060 | |
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DL2001 Download software |
1 |
1,340 | |
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Customised height & tilt adjustable mobile chart stands |
10 |
2,000 | |
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Chart stand document tray |
10 |
1,500 | |
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Chart stand document tray |
10 |
550 | |
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KH 220 Mobile Medication Cart |
2 |
3,498 | |
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Locking castors |
4 |
110 | |
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Neonatal Ultrascopes as per specification |
40 |
6,634 | |
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Parents Room furniture upgrade |
Donated | ||
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Hard Manufacturing Cribette, green 24x36 |
1 |
3,875 | |
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UPGD Cardiology upgrade |
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ScanHead P12-5 |
34,650 | ||
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Ameda Elite Electric Hospital grade Breast pump |
10 |
8,965 | |
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Nurse Television |
Donated | ||
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Software maintenance |
10 |
2,250 | |
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Medala Bilibed |
2 |
7,799 | |
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Alaris GH Syringe Pump |
10 |
20,000 | |
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Medication safety Software |
10 |
5,000 | |
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Eye Laser |
1 |
77,000 | |
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Nurse Education Fund |
30,000 | ||
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Travel bags - for retrieval cots |
1 |
750 | |
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Mobile oxygen saturation monitors |
4 |
8000 | |
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Video Cameras |
3 |
3000 | |
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Toys for Manuka Occasional Childcare Centre |
576 | ||
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Retrieval Backpack for Neonatal Unit |
1 |
681 | |
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ALS Baby Trainer |
2 |
5280 | |
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Research Nurse
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65,000 | ||
Document Download:
Recent equipment and initiatives purchases (PDF - 17 Kb)