The Saint John Regional Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit getting a big boost from Canaport LNG.
The company donated $65,000 to buy top-notch equipment for the facility.
Dr. Luis Monterossa tells us the equipment is sophisticated and will make both the babies and parents more comfortable during a stressful time.
The donation will purchase a respiratory device which is less aggressive on the babies, an on-site micro sampling methods chemical and metabolic device, a newborn symposium and a new audiovisual family library material. The family library material will help parents cope by offering e-readers to pass time and a video conference and multipurpose room so they can share and connect with parents going through the same experience from across the globe.
Canaport LNG GM Adolfo José Azcárraga Gomis say the decision to support the NICU was an easy one, and it was Dr. Monterossa who approached him.
The NICU is one of three units that cares for sick or premature babies from across the province.
