Critical Care
The hospital charity makes a difference in Critical Care.
The Charity funds a number of items to help patients on the Critical Care wards at the QE, Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals, from a portable CT Scanner to bedside TVs, games that help motor skills and ceiling projectors for those who need to lie on their backs.
For patients and their families, being on the Critical Care Ward can be an anxious period, which is why the Charity does all it can to make their time there as comfortable and supportive as possible.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham has the largest single-floor Critical Care Department in Europe.
For many patients at QEHB, particularly those who have suffered major head trauma, the transfer to Radiology is not without risk. These patients need to be disconnected from the ventilator and bedside monitoring, laid flat and then transported 2 floors down for the scan. When the scan is complete, the process happens in reverse.
That's why the hospital Charity funded a portable CT Scanner for approximately 150 patients a year needing crucial treatment to reach them sooner, not only potentially saving their lives, but improving their quality of life post-injury as head injuries can cause life-long disability if the brain sustains permanent damage.